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Acheron Games reveals Helluva System 2.0 with free Helluva Kingdom preview

October 7, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Acheron Games releases a free 48-page quickstart for Helluva Kingdom, a card-driven cartoon fantasy roleplaying game funding on BackerKit this November.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download

D&D 2024 update halves Conjure damage as Wizards of the Coast releases Sage Advice errata

October 7, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast releases the first errata for the 2024 Player’s Handbook, halving Conjure spell damage and closing shape-shifting hit point exploits.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, errata, Jeremy Crawford, wizards of the coast

Adrian Tchaikovsky joins James Ohlen for Malborn 5e TTRPG

October 7, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Arcanum Worlds announces Malborn, a 5E campaign setting where players balance civilian lives with masked vigilante justice.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arcanum Worlds, Dungeons & Dragons, James Ohlen

Skynet’s CV rejected: Dragonmeet turns down AI receptionist over Terminator concerns

October 7, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

London RPG convention Dragonmeet has publicly rejected a job pitch from an AI receptionist, citing the Terminator franchise as a warning against hiring machines.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, conventions, dragonmeet, humour, terminator

Hollerween 5 opens registration alongside Deadlands 30th anniversary events

October 6, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pinnacle Entertainment Group opens registration for Hollerween 5, an online convention featuring over 30 roleplaying games, alongside physical Deadlands anniversary events.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conventions, deadlands, discord, holler, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, savage worlds

Cinematic action roleplaying game Outgunned Superheroes arrives in print

October 6, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free League and Two Little Mice launch the physical edition of Outgunned Superheroes, a standalone roleplaying game using cinematic Director’s Cut rules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, outgunned, riccardo sirignano, superheroes, two little mice

Dungeons & Dragons Horrified gets a 43% discount for Amazon Prime Day

October 6, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ravensburger’s Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons board game drops to £16.99 in the Amazon UK Prime Big Deal Days sale.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, Dungeons & Dragons, ravensburger, sales

Battlefield Press launches emergency discount sale following publisher Adam R. Thompson’s hospital stay

October 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adam R. Thompson launches an emergency 20% sale across Battlefield Press’s DriveThruRPG catalogue after a week-long hospitalisation cuts off gig-economy work.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Battlefield Press, gaslight victorian fantasy, sales

Fire & Ice: Dragon Mountain Dice: Miniature landscapes cast in sharp resin

October 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fire & Ice Dragon Mountain Dice brings handmade resin polyhedrals with captured peaks to roleplaying games. Check out funding goals, tiers, and details.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, dragons, kickstarters

Ox Games unveils Sine, a cinematic sci-fi roleplaying game set after an alien war

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Created by Canadian comedians Jason Ox and Julian Frid, Sine casts players as clone veterans rebuilding Earth using a streamlined d6 Sine Scale engine.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, crowdfunding, preview

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