Roleplay Elixir’s first DriveThruRPG listing went live this week, and it’s a very generous 160-page demo of Carovea Victor.
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MCDM lose Strongholds & Followers appeal
The US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has rejected an appeal from Matt Coville’s MCDM and will not let the publisher register “Strongholds & Followers”.
RPG Publisher Spotlight & Kickstarter combo: Wider Path Games launches Spark Sun
In a fortuitous turn of events, March’s RPG RPG Publisher Spotlight is for Wider Path Games.
Buffy and Angel both had official tabletop RPGs: Back together in a bundle!
Eden Studios had the rights to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game and the Angel RPG. Each used the Cinematic Unisystem, an RPG engine used by WitchCraft and All Flesh Must Be Eaten.
D&D’s newest senior designer hints/bluffs at Spelljammer
Wizards of the Coast and fellow D&D teammates talked about during the recruitment process, would it be one that Jason felt appropriate to mention in a tweet?
Exclusive random tables as we explore Maître Corbeau’s The Prismatic Tower
With English and French options on offer, the module contains Maître Corbeau wild magic rules for 5e designed to spice things up, impress, and hinder. An evolutive mechanism is involved.
The Agents of Dune Campaign Experience Box Set looks more board game than RPG
The Agents of Dune Campaign Experience Box Set is due to be released in June and is an adventure for Modiphius’ Dune: Adventures in the Imperium.
Wizards of the Coast get D&D ready for Dragonlance
Typically, Wizards of the Coast don’t playtest things for a laugh. As a rule of thumb, a playtest generally means the D&D publisher is seriously considering entering them into the world of 5e.
Free to Download: Essence Core RPG
Brittannia Games has made Colin Speirs’ 22-year-old Essence system a free download.
The Fallout tabletop RPG was a best seller at the end of the year
Modiphius’ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game was released in September 2021. That’s fairly late in the year, but it was enough for the RPG to become the second best-selling sci-fi on DriveThruRPG. Dune, also from Modiphius, beat it to the top position. Now, ICv2’s survey of North American retailers has revealed that the RPG also made […]
