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Arctic abominations feature in this year’s free Achtung! Cthulhu release
Download Halloween Horrors IV: Arctic Abominations and A Cold Day in Hel, two free supplements for Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20.
Happy Yuletide? Ho ho oh no! An interview with Shades of Vengeance on the Crueltide TTRPG
We interview Shades of Vengeance about Era: Crueltide, a new TTRPG where players must save Santa from snowmen and disgruntled Jack O’Lanterns.
Genre Police: Catch It On A Re-Run
Running the same roleplaying game one-shot for different groups? It’s a masterclass in GMing. Learn how re-running a scenario teaches vital skills in design, pacing, refinement, and adapting to group dynamics.
Worldbuilding TOR: Over Hill and Under Hill
Discover the new starter set for The One Ring & Lord of the Rings RPG. See why starting at the Prancing Pony with new Player-heroes offers a great launch for any Middle-earth roleplaying games campaign.
Run system-neutral Lovecraftian horror through history with the Cthulhu Reborn bundle
Bundle of Holding has a new offer featuring system-neutral Lovecraftian horror settings from publisher Cthulhu Reborn, spanning Ancient Rome to the Vietnam War.
Genre Police: System Expectations
Feeling bored with your regular roleplaying games? Challenge yourself as a GM. Learn to push systems to their limits, change basic rules, and mash up genres for exciting new play.
Free League launches major Halloween update for Vaesen roleplaying game
Free League Publishing has released three major new titles for its award-winning Vaesen TTRPG: the Mythic Carpathia expansion, a new Starter Set, and a revised core rulebook.
D&D Beyond now requires you to agree to a Class Action Waiver
Wizards of the Coast’s new T&Cs for D&D Beyond aren’t a simple update. We break down the new class-action waiver, liability cap, and one positive user change.
‘Carved in Stone’ brings myth-busting Picts to TAGS Fest 2025
Read Geek Native’s coverage of TAGS Fest 2025 in Edinburgh, where the indie roleplaying game ‘Carved in Stone’ brought Scotland’s real Pictish history to the table, busting myths and celebrating the small press.
