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The Campaign Sleeve: Can $270 leather turn any tabletop game into a luxury experience?
Saiko Leathers launches a handcrafted journal sleeve for roleplaying games aimed at the bespoke luxury market.
Temeraire: The Roleplaying Game brings Napoleonic dragon riders to the tabletop
Magpie Games brings Naomi Novik’s Temeraire novels to the tabletop. Play as dragons or aviators in the Napoleonic Wars. Back the Kickstarter today.
Campaign Starters: 0one Games maps your next adventure
Start your next fantasy RPG campaign right. The 0one Campaign Starters bundle offers dozens of interactive, customizable .PDF maps for just $9.95.
Storytelling Collective joins forces with DriveThruRPG for PocketQuest 2026 indie game jam
DriveThruRPG launches PocketQuest 2026, a 25-page tabletop design jam focused on Time Travel. Discover the new strict no-AI rule and exclusivity details.
Tables to Tablets: How Iron Crown Enterprises is digitising 40 years of roleplaying history
Iron Crown Enterprises brings High Adventure Roleplaying (HARP) to Foundry and Roll20, bridging 40 years of crunch with modern digital automation for the fans.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #351
Dungeons & Dragons confirms the 2024 rules as version 5.5, while a major Fan Expo heads to London. Plus, Sirius Dice lands a Lord of the Rings licence, Modiphius announces a Wolfenstein roleplaying game, and the UK Ministry of Defence turns to world-building.
Cardyhedron Fold: The magnetic tri-fold spinner dice for roleplaying games
SmokyCreation brings the Cardyhedron Fold to Kickstarter. This magnetic tri-fold spinner device replaces traditional polyhedrals with smooth micro ball bearing dials.
Good Society: Regency Romance and Ruin
Create your own Regency romance or scandal with the Good Society RPG bundle. Get the complete first edition for $17.95 ahead of the upcoming 2E Kickstarter from Storybrewers.
The design challenge of TAVERS: Turning surreal art into a tabletop experience
Meow Wolf enters the tabletop world with TAVERS, a surreal mystery RPG that raised $100k in 24 hours. Explore dimension-bending mechanics from Exalted Funeral.
