If you’ve got loads of Shadowrun content already, then there’s good news because the publisher also has an all-new Sixth World Shadows offer.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Be gay: Defy the Gods (a messy TTRPG)
Geek Native has previously looked at Defy the Gods the messy and queer RPG so that you can take an extra look, and now Chris Sellers’ campaign is live on Kickstarter.
Chaosium’s Lynne Hardy will be at Edinburgh’s Cymera 2025
Geek Native’s Andrew Girdwood and Bronwen Winter Phoenix will both be at Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing Cymera in June.
Extended: Get DG Impossible Landscapes via Bundle of Holding before it’s too late
The Bundle of Holding has extended its DG Impossible Landscapes Quick Deal, giving you an extra chance to explore impossible landscapes and find yourself on an adventure of epic proportions.
Enrique Alcatena’s Liquid Steel Comic arrives in English, accompanied by a new TROIKA! RPG setting
Liquid Steel, the comic book series by artist Enrique Alcatena, is being translated into English for the first time.
Echoes of Steel: Dublin Dreams, Clan Wars, and the Evolving Legacy of MechWarrior 5: Clans
The year was 1995. Dublin, a city steeped in history and a vibrant, sometimes bewildering, new world for a young exchange student like myself, became an unexpected gateway to the far-flung battlefields of the 31st century thanks to the city’s many warm and welcoming bookshops.
Serenissima Obscura reveals minis & lore with more to come at UK Games Expo
Set in a fantastical 1507 Venice, Serenissima Obscura is designed to be largely system-agnostic, offering stats for 5e and its own universal shorthand system, with additional compatibility for Ars Magica.
Menagerie Shadowdark bundle offers extensive third-party adventures
Menagerie Press has been a prolific supporter of Shadowdark, with publisher William Murakami-Brundage releasing dozens of diverse dungeon crawls over the past two years.
Genre Police: The Big Short
The classic ‘white whale’ of any RPG gamer’s experience is the long-form campaign.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #308
Recent RPG news includes a fundraiser for Rick Hershey’s injured children, Goodman Games clarifying a controversial partnership, new D&D horror subclasses, a UK publisher skipping GenCon over safety, and Canada’s biggest mini maker is closing.
