I’d write this off as marketing speak, but I’m scarred over how long it took me to find Boop after it started winning awards!
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Cozy Companion: The Nonbinary Tabletop Award returns
The Nonbinary Tabletop Award will return this year with nominations open from August 1st, closing on December 31st, and with people encouraged to nominate themselves.
Powered by Perilous Pamphlets: Less is four times more TTRPG
Philip Reed Games, Crumbling Keep, Headcheese Productions, and Egg Embry Publishing are all in the Powered By Perilous Pamphlets promotion.
The G.I. Joe TTRPG comes to the virtual tabletop with Fantasy Grounds
The application-based virtual tabletop Fantasy Grounds has launched Renegade Games’ G.I. Joe Roleplaying Game. Fantasy Grounds is a platform that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, offering an alternative to browser-based VTTs. This non-D&D Hasbro RPG lets characters join, lead or be an established member of a team of elite agents in a fierce battle […]
Robotech: Among the Stars soars on Kickstarter as humankind leaves Earth
Among the Stars is not a standalone game; you need Robotech: The Macross Saga Roleplaying Game, which you can get as an add-on in the crowdfunding campaign.
Shadow Scar: The Witcher and Cyberpunk TTRPG publisher to launch new game
At Gen Con this year, R. Talsorian Games will launch a new RPG and IP with the Shadow Scar Starter Set. The box will be available from Booth #249.
Victoriana: Cubicle 7 returns to 5e with a steampunk classic
In 1887, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee masks a society on the brink of transformation. Magic and technology clash, the old aristocracy crumbles as the working class seethes with discontent.
Christmas in July TTRPG sales! Italian publishers make up half the top ten best-sellers
It’s a big sale with discounts as high as 80% off. In terms of publishers, there are 2,839 taking part.
ION Heart: As this lo-fi solo mech TTRPG wins crowdfunding hearts, we take a look at the game’s shady corporations
The pitch for ION Heart is that you play two characters: a pilot and a mech mentally bonded to the former fighter. The war is over, and so both have some soul-searching to do.
The Expanse TTRPG is relaunching (and will be backwards compatible)
The new game will be called The Expanse Roleplaying Game: Transport Union Edition, and Ian Lemke, who worked on the first, is the line developer.
