WizKids’ pre-painted series D&D Icons of the Realms will expand again in April 2020.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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13th Age double teams the Bundle of Holding
D&D fans might know the game as it was created by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet, who were the lead designers of D&D 3e and 4e. 13th Age combines traditional bits of d20 with story-focused rules.
The first-ever Lady Death game funds on Kickstarter
It’s a battle board game that can be played solo or with two friends.
The sleeping giant awakens – Osprey Games gets into RPGs
An interview with Philip Smith, Head of Osprey Games, the games company moving into RPGs and owned by the publishing giant Bloomsbury.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse awarded to Hunters Entertainment
In the game, players are Garou, creatures born of both the material world and the Umbra, the spirit world. The world, Gaia, is dying, and the shapeshifting wolves are divided on how to save the planet.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #25
News about Rogue Trooper, a brand new computer RPG for Pathfinder, and WotC confirm Dice, Camera, Action! will not return after being hit by a sex scandal.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG announced by Evil Hat
Thirsty Sword Lesbians battle the Lady of Chains when her enforcers march down from the frosty north.
RPG Rules that affect the use of fictional violence
A variety of RPGs provide mechanical effects that affect the use of violence in a game.
Steve Jackson’s Car Wars is firing on all cylinders
Nearly half a million pledge and over a month still for the funds to drive in.
April Fool’s joke “Barkham Horror” gets turned into a real Fantasy Flight Game
Sometimes, ideas have power. Sometimes, concepts can take on a life of their own. Each whisper or murmur lends itself to making the unreal, real.
