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Numenera: Strand short film returns as The Amber Archive eclipses original 2012 funding

March 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Ninth World returns in Numenera: The Amber Archive. Explore the mechanical shift to the Cypher System and the 10-year legacy of the stunning Strand short film.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, cypher system, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, Numenera, Sean K. Reynolds, short film, uk games expo

Tales from the Tape Deck: The music-driven roleplaying game that fits in a cassette case

March 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Suffety Games brings Tales from the Tape Deck to Kickstarter. This rules lite roleplaying game fits in a cassette case and uses a music playlist as a game timer.

Filed Under: Music, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, zine quest

Mists of Akuma: Eastern fantasy, noir, and steampunk for 5E

February 28, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Enter a world of Eastern fantasy, steampunk, and noir. The Mists of Akuma bundle offers a massive D&D 5E campaign setting of corrupted fog, warring clans, and dark magic.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, steampunk, storm bunny studios

Atlas Imprecatis: Create your own ritualistic urban legend

February 28, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Atlas Imprecatis is a collaborative horror roleplaying game about ritualistic urban legends. Build your own myth using the No Dice No Masters system.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, zine quest

Routinely Itemised: RPG #350

February 28, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

D&D digital hiring, Kickstarter layoffs and a Paizo leak. Catch up on the latest in the world of roleplaying games in this week’s Routinely Itemised.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: hard wired island, pathfinder, routinely itemised

Avantris Entertainment announces massive Neon Odyssey space opera for 5E

February 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Avantris Entertainment returns to Kickstarter this May with Neon Odyssey, a massive 1,400-page space opera and sci-fantasy supplement for fifth edition roleplaying.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

Barkane: The action-journal roleplaying game you play with your dog

February 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Barkane is a new roleplaying game you play with your dog. Follow your wizard doggo through ten walking quests in this spiral bound journal.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Wolves Upon the Coast: A Mythic Sandbox Hexcrawl

February 25, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your history is gone. You are free. Sail into a mythic, dark-age sandbox with the Wolves Upon the Coast bundle. Get the complete 540-hex OSR campaign and supplements for $17.95.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Old School Renaissance

Genre Police: Uninvent Yourself

February 24, 2026 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

The “Genre Police” explores how the shared language of TTRPGs can accidentally limit our creativity when switching between roleplaying systems.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, genre police, Mutants & Masterminds, world of darkness

Venger’s Decks launches free playtest for The Chaos card-based roleplaying game

February 23, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Venger’s Decks releases a free playtest for The Chaos, an old-school inspired roleplaying game contained within a single deck of cards.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: edinburgh, free to download, playtest, tabletop scotland, venger's decks

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