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Roll20 reveal the 10 RPGs that have enjoyed a surprising boom in popularity Green Ronin finally gets to announce The Lost Citadel RPG for 5e 7 Powered by the Apocalypse RPGs in The Bundle of Holding The Op will publish a Star Wars version of Talisman Free the forever DM:  Journey to Beryl’s Reach is a DM-less 5e adventure

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Roll20 reveal the 10 RPGs that have enjoyed a surprising boom in popularity

May 6, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s not surprising that RPGs are booming, this hobby of ours has become increasingly more fashionable. Then the combination of lockdown, presence of virtual tabletops and free video calls makes roleplaying online a clever thing to do. What might be surprising are the 10 games that have seen their online usage soar the most. Each […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, FATE, HeroQuest, ironsworn, pathfinder, roll20, tales from the loop, The Orr Group

Green Ronin finally gets to announce The Lost Citadel RPG for 5e

May 5, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Lost Citadel is a fantasy world besieged by death and the undead. It’s darkness and despair come to high fantasy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Green Ronin Publishing, the lost citadel

7 Powered by the Apocalypse RPGs in The Bundle of Holding

May 5, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the time of writing, the price (threshold price) for the Bonus Collection is $20.53, and their retail value is $60.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundle of holding, Cyberpunk, powered by the apocalypse, sales, samjoko publishing

The Op will publish a Star Wars version of Talisman

May 5, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Op, the board game masters of the license mashup, announced Star Wars Talisman.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: star wars, talisman, the op

Free the forever DM: Journey to Beryl’s Reach is a DM-less 5e adventure

May 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A pledge of $20 will get you the print and play PDF version of the game, and $35 will get you the physical copy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, limitless adventures

D&D’s Mythic Odyssey of Theros delayed at printers

May 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The setting will add Satyr and Leonin as playable races as well as M:tG inspired sub-classes like Bard’s College of Eloquence and the Paladin’s Oath of Heroism.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, mythic odysseys of theros, wizards of the coast

Soulbound Collector’s edition reveal

May 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a Stormcast Eternal Warhammer and the symbols denoting the mortal realms on the blue faux leather cover.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: age of sigmar, cubicle 7, previews, soulbound, warhammer

D&D reboots Princesses: The Princess Project at the DMs Guild

May 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What’s the theme? The Princess Project takes well know fairy tale and mythological princesses and re-invents their story.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons

Genre Police: Serial Killer

May 3, 2020 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

We look at continuity in this series of practical take-home tips to write and run better roleplaying campaigns.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Are they the baddies? M20 Technocracy Reloaded on Kickstarter

May 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Onyx Path Publishing’s Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition has a supplement that’s just sailed past $125,000 in funding on Kickstarter. At the time of writing, there are still 25 days to go.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chronicles of darkness, kickstarters, onyx path publishing

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