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Routinely Itemised: RPG #338

December 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pre-order the Call of Cthulhu 50th Anniversary set and the Planet of the Apes Roleplaying Game. Plus, news on The Black Company playtest, Rascal’s pricing, and Mike Tresca.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, Dungeons & Dragons, Planet of the Apes, routinely itemised, the black company

Soldiers wanted: Arc Dream Publishing opens playtest for Glen Cook’s mercenary epic

December 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Arc Dream Publishing brings Glen Cook’s grimdark world to life with a high-lethality d100 system.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, playtest, the black company

Fantasy Grounds encourages legacy users to claim compensation rewards ahead of 2026 deadline

December 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Following the transition to a free-to-play model, SmiteWorks has collaborated with partners to offer digital rewards to users who previously purchased a Fantasy Grounds licence.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Fantasy Grounds, smiteworks, virtual tabletop

Geek Native combats digital decay with Internet Archive integration

December 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has installed the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer to combat link rot and preserve the history of indie tabletop RPGs.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: geek native

5 Tabletop RPGs to celebrate International Ninja Day

December 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Looking for high-velocity combat or historical grit? We explore the best ninja TTRPGs, including Shinobigami and Feng Shui 2.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, Atlas Games, feng shui, ninja, third eye games

Review: Beyond the Woods Quick Start

December 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover Tír Nascath in this dark fantasy RPG. Our review explores the hexcrawl rules and free adventure found in the Beyond the Woods Quick Start.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Emmet Byrne, free to download, reviews

Fatshark marks 10 years of ‘Tide’ games with free Darktide Steam weekend

December 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fatshark celebrates its third anniversary with a free Steam weekend for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and a new in-game event offering 500 Aquilas.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Free to play, Steam, warhammer 40k

How to secure Conquest’s limited edition Krampus for free this Christmas

December 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Para Bellum Wargames announces the Krampus, a limited edition holiday miniature for Conquest available free with qualifying orders until December 15th.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Krampus, minis, para bellum

Entromancy publisher Nightpath announces shift from tabletop games to music

December 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nightpath Publishing is rebranding to Nightpath Studios and shifting focus from RPGs to music. Physical copies of Entromancy will cease production in 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: entromancy, nightpath publishing

Hexcrawl review: Fly Me to the Moon

December 3, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We explore the surreal lunar landscape of Fly Me to the Moon. Kabuki Kaiser delivers a high-concept OSR setting filled with crystal cities, Moonspells, and the unique Mathematician class

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Old School Renaissance

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