John Lees and Tom Mandrake bring Vampire: The Masquerade back to Seattle in Wake in Hate #1, exploring street unrest and Bloodlines 2 connections.
Archives for October 2026
StartPlaying survey reveals parents credit TTRPGs with developing youth social skills
A survey of 1,000 parents reveals tabletop roleplaying games help kids build teamwork, manage frustration, and spend meaningful time with family.
SLA Industries for Savage Worlds: Corporate splatterpunk meets fast, furious fun
Nightfall Games brings SLA Industries to Savage Worlds in a three-book hardback series featuring custom Collateral Dice and full conversion rules.
Fantasy Online 2 launches Season of Screams as indie pixel MMO expands cross-platform play
Fantasy Online 2 launches Season of Screams, bringing back haunted zones and introducing gear salvage across Steam and Android.
L.O.R.E. Tabletop RPG: Antiquarian Games launches epic tactical Kickstarter
Antiquarian Games has launched a Kickstarter for L.O.R.E. Tabletop RPG, and lead designer Gregory Wunderlin sits down to discuss its tactical depth.
Kelsey Dionne joins Kobold Press for Dark Halls in surprise Shadowdark expansion
Kelsey Dionne joins Kobold Press to write Dark Halls, a major two-book Shadowdark RPG expansion launching on Kickstarter in 2027 from North Vancouver.
Audio EXP #351: Community aid, space opera mechanics, and YouTube copyright fallout
Join Audio EXP 351 for creator interviews on Sine, Hexmoor, and Against the Starmaster, plus Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Malborn 5E setting.
Against the Starmaster interview: Massimiliano Caracristi on space opera rules, vehicle criticals, and AI disclosures
Massimiliano Caracristi explains the mechanical overhaul behind Against the Starmaster, addressing DriveThruRPG AI disclosures, d100 vehicle criticals, and tactical space combat.
Knight Errant Media revives Titan Effect Zero for an October BackerKit launch
Knight Errant Media brings Titan Effect Zero to BackerKit on 13 October, rebooting the biopunk spy tabletop roleplaying game with a standalone Year Zero Engine ruleset.
Beyond the single protagonist: How Justin Nead builds the Project Titan universe
Independent author Justin Nead discusses the Project Titan Universe, living setting rules, and releasing SHIFT and IMOGEN.









