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Genre Police: Losing To Win
Explore why players treat character setbacks as failures in roleplaying games. We analyse how shifting focus from optimal stats to story improves your campaign.
Random Monster Table CIC brings first public preview of DaunderMyth to Tabletop Scotland 2026
East Lothian social enterprise Random Monster Table CIC will debut its cooperative roleplaying game DaunderMyth at Tabletop Scotland 2026.
Deadlands: Mysterious Maze – Petersen Asylum opens its doors in Savage Worlds expansion
Pinnacle Entertainment Group is releasing free previews of the Petersen Asylum as the Deadlands: Mysterious Maze Kickstarter enters its final days.
Tabletop Scotland 2026 demo floor and playtest schedule revealed
Plan your Tabletop Scotland 2026 weekend with our verified guide to exhibitor stand demos, prototype Playtest Zone schedules, and First Floor roleplaying games.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Paul Vincent on Street Wolves: Zero Hour and the realities of indie publishing
Paul Vincent of Table Cat Games discusses porting Street Wolves to the Year Zero Engine, tactile cassette props, and the visibility challenges facing indie tabletop publishers.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #376
Weekly RPG news roundup: Vampire 6e alpha updates, AI book destruction risks, Chaosium’s Time Without Tide, Discworld pre-orders, and Audio EXP’s return.
Vampire: The Masquerade alpha playtest closes today as designers drop Drama mechanic
Paradox Interactive wraps up its initial Vampire: The Masquerade alpha playtest today, dropping the Drama mechanic ahead of Alpha 2.0.
Dark Sun creators reunite as Timothy Brown launches new 5E Dragon Kings edition
Timothy Brown and the original Dark Sun team reunite to bring savage fantasy setting Dragon Kings to 5E and 2E on BackerKit.
Free Time Without Tide quickstart lands as Chaosium sets September crowdfunding date
Chaosium has released a free 62-page quickstart for its upcoming post-apocalyptic game Time Without Tide ahead of the 1 September BackerKit launch.
