Look out for more news across Free League’s social channels, and then get ready for a whole new chapter of sprawling, stress-inducing, blood-curdling ALIEN RPG adventures for years to come. We can’t lie to you about your chances, but you have our sympathies.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Dice Hard: Roll all the dice
Dice Hard is designed to be played with zero preparation and no learning of rules, you can play a whole session in just an hour if you like or spend the whole evening working your way through the most ridiculous encounters you’ve ever faced!
Voting open for RPG Publisher Spotlight September 2024
Can you believe we’re in August? Where has 2024 gone? It’s the Edinburgh Festival season here at Geek Native HQ but there’s still time for the RPG Publisher Spotlight.
Steamforged leads Iron Kingdoms: Strangelight Workshop to D&D and Kickstarter success
The new standalone game of occult and weird investigation in the steampunk world will use D&D’s 5e system. You can see progress, with about a week on the clock, on the pitch page.
Dungeons & Dragons Gamelings are due in November
It’s Gen Con season, and we’re getting D&D news aplenty. As ICv2 points out, WizKids is releasing a new range called Dungeons & Dragons Gamelings.
Spirit possession x ideomotor effect: WB sells Exorcist and Beetlejuice ouija boards!
It was the fact that the very American and surely wholesome Warner Bros, WB brand was selling Ouija boards that caught my attention.
Free to Download: “Mooks and Minions” TTRPG promises fun choices
Mooks and Minions plays fast, chaotic, and messy. The system uses exploding D6, and the dice even determine movement.
Taking the ‘V’ Out Of ‘Virtual Tabletop’ and Onto Your Tables
I will admit that I have always felt conflicted about playing in-person vs being online – each bringing a completely different experience!
Iconic BattleTech goes in for Total War … but discounted in this bundle
We’re looking at the digital versions of a board game here, and there’s a pair: BattleTech Total War, which returns from a run in 2022, and ebook play aids in BattleTech Readouts.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #267
This week in TTRPG news: Christmas in July sales continue, Wizards switches to Dark Horse, a new Expanse RPG emerges, CD Projekt Red teases a new game, D&D LEGO minifigs are available for pre-order, and Stormlight Archives RPG reviews are mixed.
