The Whispering Vault was first published by Nike Nystul in 1993, then moved to Chris Pramas’ Ronin Publishing and then in 2003 to Ronin Arts.
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D&D: Renaming dragons with more interesting themes
Sinew Dragon was such a good name and far more imaginative than D&D’s chromatic and metallic dragons that I was inspired to try to rename the TTRPG titular creatures with more interesting themes.
D&D: The Lost Episode “resurfaces” in Brazilian ad campaign
Ad agency Ogilvy Brasil partnered with Hasbro to do a nostalgic campaign for D&D’s 50th anniversary.
Free to download: Batman Gotham City Chronicles RPG quickstart
As we reported back in 2020, French board game company Monolith landed the Batman RPG license.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #287
Warhammer 40K hits the screen! Amazon nabs TV rights. Plus: Firing drama at Wyrmwood, Itch.io battles Funko bots, and Pendragon’s GM Handbook arrives!
Learning to play 4,000 board games (and AIs are learning from those too!)
The paper also describes the ancient game as “really old version of backgammon”.
Who’s helping Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity? Definitely Not Goblins
The Definitely Not Goblins: Christmas Special is taking place in Blackfriars’ Basement, Glasgow, on Sunday the 15th December at 6pm (doors 5:30), and tickets are available.
Worldbuilding Dragonbane: Path of Glory
Path of Glory continues with a three-part adventure and coverage of three new locations: a haunted forest, a dangerous ruined dwarven mine, and the large eastern lands full of undead and witches and other challenges.
Free to Download: A Monster’s Tail quickstart – PbtA RPG inspired by Pokemon
In September, Five Point Games uploaded a generous 100+page quickstart for A Monster’s Tail to DriveThruRPG.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #286
A new edition of Traveller RPG is available for just $1! Meanwhile, Hasbro ventures into iGaming with D&D, Evil Genius licenses The Return of the Living Dead, Shadow Scar faces delays, and Games Workshop may join the FTSE 100.
