Cairn is a rules-light tabletop RPG with a good reputation. The second edition in boxed set form is smashing it on Kickstarter.
Chris Cocks on D&D: We want to work with streamers to make the game as big as possible
They’ve made mistakes but grown Magic: The Gathering, that nearly 45% of people who play D&D do not identify as male (35% for Magic: The Gathering) and rules in movies and computer games for Hasbro.
Love the Coen Brothers? Embrace your inner disaster with ‘Fiasco’
Imagine creating your own darkly comedic tale of ambition, greed, and spectacular failure – all in about two hours!
The Lost Bay TTRPG: Suburban Gothic in the alternative 90s
Explore a world where the lore is woven into the rules and procedures, unfolding organically as you create characters and dive into the world.
Publisher Spotlight: May 2024 vote opens to Patrons
Throughout the month, site and podcast backers of any tier can vote for an indie creator, curator, or publisher to feature. The perks, such as free merch or gaming goodies, are ad hoc but, hopefully, welcomed.
The over-excited player
Che Crawford, aka The Immortal Think Tank, is on the blog again. Why? Another comedy yet too true and sometimes annoying snippet of gamer life and quirks!
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #250
D&D goes all-in on Vecna for 50th thanks to Stranger Things, Larian pivots to new projects, Osprey drops ‘When Nightmares Come’, AND my weekend’s packed with Conpulsion & Bronwen’s solo debut – we even made local news!
Unleash the Primal Wilds with the Ruins of Symbaroum 5E Bundle!
Embark on an epic adventure in the untamed Forest of Davokar with the Ruins of Symbaroum 5E Bundle.
The world’s first digital miniature: Doppel persuades the Kickstarter to back a TTRPG hardware project
Doppel is more than hardware, although that mini display you move around the battlemap is the hero element because there are iOS and Android app companions.
Free to Download: R3volution TTRPG
It seems barely a day or so after Pawel “Skavenloft” Bodgaszewski published R3volution on Itch.io when someone asked for an English version.