Initial reviews for the first wave of D&D 2024 are mostly positive, while Free League gives us Alien 2e, the United Paizo Workers Union wins the Diana Jones Award, D&D’s Sigil/VTT allows Baldur’s Gate 3 character imports, and Stormborn RPG debuts with wide VTT compatibility.
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Chaosium announce The Basic Roleplaying Gamemaster Pack
BRP is surely one of the most influential game engines we have and it’s now part of the ORC license.
Free to Download: Vileborn quickstart for this nobledark TTRPG
You are the first Vileborn enlisted into the Order of Dusk. You are at the center of a rift between Church and Empire.
Paizo and Hero Lab have a 52 item Starfinder sci-fi bundle
Yyou can be among the first to explore Starfinder Second Edition, Paizo’s upcoming science-fantasy TTRPG, and help shape its development with this exclusive bundle
Alien RPG 2e (and the Rapture Protocol) is screaming towards us
Look out for more news across Free League’s social channels, and then get ready for a whole new chapter of sprawling, stress-inducing, blood-curdling ALIEN RPG adventures for years to come. We can’t lie to you about your chances, but you have our sympathies.
Dice Hard: Roll all the dice
Dice Hard is designed to be played with zero preparation and no learning of rules, you can play a whole session in just an hour if you like or spend the whole evening working your way through the most ridiculous encounters you’ve ever faced!
Voting open for RPG Publisher Spotlight September 2024
Can you believe we’re in August? Where has 2024 gone? It’s the Edinburgh Festival season here at Geek Native HQ but there’s still time for the RPG Publisher Spotlight.
Steamforged leads Iron Kingdoms: Strangelight Workshop to D&D and Kickstarter success
The new standalone game of occult and weird investigation in the steampunk world will use D&D’s 5e system. You can see progress, with about a week on the clock, on the pitch page.
Dungeons & Dragons Gamelings are due in November
It’s Gen Con season, and we’re getting D&D news aplenty. As ICv2 points out, WizKids is releasing a new range called Dungeons & Dragons Gamelings.
Spirit possession x ideomotor effect: WB sells Exorcist and Beetlejuice ouija boards!
It was the fact that the very American and surely wholesome Warner Bros, WB brand was selling Ouija boards that caught my attention.
