Paizo and Archives of Nethys reach a new informal agreement to keep Pathfinder and Starfinder rules free, moving away from commercial licensing.
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Sticky pudding, GUMSHOE, and halfling sleuths: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan on Merryshire Detective Club
Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan discusses Merryshire Detective Club, a new cozy fantasy investigative roleplaying game from Pelgrane Press now live on BackerKit.
Grab $152 worth of unforgiving fantasy roleplaying in the HackMaster Revival bundle
Explore the uncompromising fantasy world of HackMaster in this massive Bundle of Holding revival featuring core rulebooks, settings, and modules.
Barkadan: Filipino-inspired survival horror roleplaying game launches on Kickstarter
Discover Barkadan, a Filipino-inspired survival horror tabletop roleplaying game setting built around community bonds and classless skill trees.
Dungeons and Shakespeare: Bringing tabletop roleplaying to the Edinburgh Fringe
Creator Shelby Bond explains how Dungeons and Shakespeare turns classic theatre into interactive tabletop roleplaying games at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Norse Fantasy Unleashed: The Thrones & Bones TTRPG bundle hits Bundle of Holding
Brave the cold realm of Norrøngard with the Thrones & Bones RPG bundle. Explore Norse myth, fight draugar, and claim glory in this mythic campaign setting.
Children of Time: Sci-fi tabletop novel adaptation hits crowdfunding
Rowan, Rook and Decard launches the official Children of Time roleplaying game on Kickstarter, bringing Adrian Tchaikovsky’s sci-fi epic to the tabletop.
Tiny Onion, Bad Idea, Mondo, and Naruto TCG reveal San Diego Comic-Con 2026 plans
Independent comic publishers and card game distributors are using San Diego Comic-Con 2026 exclusives and city activations to build direct subscriber lists.
Interview with the Vampire RPG coming to BackerKit this autumn
Renegade Game Studios is adapting AMC’s Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe into a tabletop roleplaying game, launching on BackerKit in autumn 2026.
Lord of the Dice II: Modular metal dice replacement hits Kickstarter
Discover how Lord of the Dice II replaces standard polyhedral sets with a glueless, modular metal spinner cube for tabletop roleplaying games.
