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It has my heart: Werewolf’s Heart of the Forest
I’ve played a short demo of Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest and loved it. The full game has a planned release date of Q4 2020.
Wanderhome charms Kickstarter with an RPG inspired by the likes of Brian Jacques and Hayao Miyazaki
In the game, characters are quirky animal-folk exploring the unique fantasy world of The Hæth. It was once ravaged by violence but now dares to imagine a better world.
Manticore Games offers a $20,000 prize fund for D&D adventure design
There’s $20,000 set aside to reward people who make the time to try an build a D&D adventure in the Core system. The top prize is a $5,000 Amazon gift card.
D&D Cyberpunk game Entromancy gets its first expansion
Entromancy is an agile cyberpunk fantasy. It feels more D&D than Shadowrun, despite the obvious parallels.
Post-apocalyptic transhuman Eclipse Phase RPG now available on laser-engraved USB
If you were to add up the cost of all the Eclipse Phase books and accessories, it would come to well over $300. You can now get them all on laser-engraved USB stick for $125.
Vampire The Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth comic now out
The comic book series is an official part of the World of Darkness and Modiphius Entertainment, the publisher running the RPG, has been involved. Each comic book includes official Vampire 5e material, stats and NPCs.
D&D: Unearthed Arcana adds College of Spirits and an Undead warlock patron
These new rules add character options for Warlocks and Bards, and both have a spooky theme.
Rich Thomas founder of Onyx Path Publishing responds to allegations of racist blacklisting
A thread on Onyx Path’s forums brings together public allegations based by RPG designer Khaldoun Khelil against Matt McElroy and Matthew Dawkins.
Roll20 reports 2020 Q2 boom in RPGs; D&D reigns supreme
D&D 5E is the unchallenged champion with 53% of all campaigns in Roll20 using the system and 58% of all players using it.
