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Routinely Itemised TTRPG news

This is your essential weekly roundup of tabletop roleplaying games news from across the industry. The roleplaying hobby moves at a rapid pace, with a constant stream of news about new games, company announcements, and community-led projects.

Routinely Itemised serves as Geek Native’s curated intelligence briefing on the tabletop news that matters. Each week, we collate the most significant developments, from the latest Dungeons & Dragons updates to breakthrough indie titles on platforms like Itch.io and DriveThruRPG. Consider this your go-to source for a scannable list of headlines and links, ensuring you never miss a critical update in the world of tabletop roleplaying.

DateHeadlineSummaryTopics
17 Dec 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #131A look at which games published this year have sold the best and other RPG...age of sigmar, Asmodee, Autarch, carbon 2185, Catalyst Game Labs, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, darrington press, demiplane, dragon turtle games, everway, fandom tabletop, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, foundry vtt, Free League Publishing, gallant knight games, Green Ronin Publishing, Independence Games, invisible sun, lightspress media, Loke BattleMats, magpie games, mcdm, Outland Entertainment, pathfinder, rebellion unplugged, roll20, root, salvage union, sine nomine publishing, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, strixhaven, the between, the expanse rpg, the merciless merchants, TSR, warehouse 23, warhammer, wizards of the coast, World Anvil, wrath & glory
10 Dec 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #130Drama again this week with attack lawyers dispatched against Wizards of the Coast, hassles over...9th level games, Achtung! Cthulhu, Ad Infinitum Adventures, bandit camp, Brittannia Game Designs, broken shield, cairn, carbon 2185, Chaosium, Chivalry & Sorcery, coyote & crow, Dishonored, dragon turtle games, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, fairy trails, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, forged in the dark, Gunnar Roxen, Hymgho, Inkwell Ideas, ironsworn, Keith Baker, kickstarter, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Pelgrane Press, petersen games, Renegade Game Studios, runequest starter set, shannon appelcline, Steve Kenson, strixhaven, swords of the serpentine, the dee sanction, traveller, Troll Lord Games, TSR, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, worlds without number
26 Nov 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #128It's a calmer week in RPG Kickstarter land as we roll into Black Cyber weekend...adventure system, Amanda Hamon, Arcadia, black lantern productions, Darklight Interactive, dms guild, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, ed greenwood, Far Future Enterprises, Fighting Fantasy, idyll creations, Imaginary Empire, Iron Crown Enterprises, James Wyatt, laidback dungeon master, leyline press, liminal, mcdm, Mongoose Publishing, mothership, Necromancer Games, petersen games, Point of Insanity Game Studio, riotminds, runequest starter set, salvage union, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shield maidens, Skirmisher Publishing, soulmist, strixhaven, the merciless merchants, the oracle, Trudvang Adventures, wizards of the coast, wizkids
19 Nov 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #127RPG news from the week. Paizo share an update with apologies, Judge Dredd's RPG will...chamomile has adventures, Claim the Sky, cubicle 7, demiplane, demon dog, dungeon crawl classics, Dungeons & Dragons, ed greenwood, Elven Tower, Free League Publishing, goodman games, HeroQuest, Joe Manganiello, Loke BattleMats, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, Meguey Baker, Monte Cook Games, Nightfall Games, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Pelgrane Press, Ptolus, roll20, root, through the breach, vaesen, vaesen: mythic britain, vincent baker, wizards of the coast, world of darkness
12 Nov 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #126Let's get exploring this week's RPG news and new shoes.against the darkmaster, bloat games, Chaosium, cy_borg, dots rpg project, Dragon Warriors, Dungeons & Dragons, goodman games, legendlore, magpie games, onyx path publishing, open ended games, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, runequest, runequest starter set, Steve Jackson Games, strixhaven, tab creations, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, Zadmar Games
05 Nov 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #125Fortunately, there's been plenty of RPG news to keep brains distracted here in the North...2CGaming, adam lee, alien rpg, banana chan, battlelords of the 23rd century, Call of Cthulhu, chromatic dungeons, Claim the Sky, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Free League Publishing, ghost hunters, goodman games, Ill Gotten Games, Jim Butler, kickstarter, Legendary Games, leyline press, lord of the rings, modern age, Mongoose Publishing, neverending, Newt Newport, Numenera, Paizo Publishing, planebreaker, Polyhedra Games, Porcupine Publishing, roll20, salvage union, savage worlds, scp, sidequest, the grinning frog, the merciless merchants, The One Ring, traveller, Troll Lord Games, wizards of the coast
29 Oct 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #124RPG news from the week that's just been! Wizards win at court, Discworld hits DriveThruRPG,...alan bahr, Arion Games, black monk, blade runner rpg, Call of Cthulhu, demiplane, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, Eclipse Phase, edge, fading embers, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Free League Publishing, game wizards, gila, Helmgast, horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Modiphius Entertainment, moonmares games, neverending, Nova, osprey games, Paizo Publishing, posthuman studios, R. Talsorian Games, relic, Renegade Game Studios, roll20, roll20con, sandy pug games, Shotguns & Sorcery, spencer campbell, the troubleshooters, valiant fox gaming, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, zweihander
15 Oct 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #122RPG news at bullet-point speed we headline the sad news that Hasbro boss Brian Goldner...0one Games, Achtung! Cthulhu, arc, Cowboy Bebop, critical role, cubicle 7, defenders of the new century, fantasy age, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Green Ronin Publishing, hasbro, heroic maps, Historica Arcanum, iron kingdoms, Mana Project Studio, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Planet X Games, Privateer Press, severed books, sharang biswas, sigil & shadow, sigil stone publishing, soulbound, star frontiers, star trek adventures, the gaia complex, wizards of the coast
08 Oct 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #121RPG news at bullet-point speed as we look at where D&D might be going next,...Achtung! Cthulhu, Arcanum Worlds, bloat games, Call of Cthulhu, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, chromatic dungeons, Claim the Sky, cyberpunk red, dice, dndbeyond, dungeon crawl classics, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, game wizards, gary con, goodman games, headless hydra press, holler, Iron Crown Enterprises, iron kingdoms, izegrim creations, James Ohlen, laidback dungeon master, level up, luke gygax, Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Nightfall Games, osprey games, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Privateer Press, R. Talsorian Games, relics, Rolemaster, savage worlds, scp, SLA Industries, southlands, spelljammer, steve dee, strixhaven, survive this!!, the cthulhu hack, vast grimm, wizards of the coast
01 Oct 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #120We're getting 50th-anniversary games, and that's new paper to buy, but we're not yet sure...Achtung! Cthulhu, Arcadia, blackbirds, bloat games, bounty hunter, cmon, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, Diana Jones Award, everway, HARP, Into The Odd, Iron Crown Enterprises, iron kingdoms, jackals, Modiphius Entertainment, Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, osprey games, Privateer Press, R. Talsorian Games, rackham vale, rowan rook and decard, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Shotguns & Sorcery, Son of Oak Game Studio, Steve Jackson Games, the gaia complex, the oracle, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Tiamat, Torment: Tides of Numenera, two little mice, Victoriana, wizards of the coast
17 Sep 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #118A newly announced D&D event, new directors at GAMA, controversy and a whole tonne of...a couple of drakes, animal adventures, apotheosis, brindlewood bay, Call of Cthulhu, Cepheus Deluxe, chamomile has adventures, cubicle 7, demiplane, Diana Jones Award, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dwarven Forge, edge, fat dragon games, Freddie Taylor-Bell, gama, game wizards, gencon, goodman games, Gun Metal Games, heroic maps, iron kingdoms, James Maliszewski, Jon Peterson, limitless adventures, Matt Forbeck, Meguey Baker, Modiphius Entertainment, mork borg, Mutants & Masterminds, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder infinite, Privateer Press, Ravenloft, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Shotguns & Sorcery, Skirmisher Publishing, SLA Industries, star trek adventures, starfinder infinite, talespire, tanya floaker, the dee sanction, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, vincent baker, wizards of the coast
03 Sep 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #116As it's Friday, it means RPG news in summary form. Routinely Itemised doesn't just summarise...All Rolled Up, Arcadia, blades in the dark, bloat games, brancalonia, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, character sheets, Chris McDowall, city of mist, dead channel studios, exalted, Freddie Taylor-Bell, Free League Publishing, gen con, Into The Odd, James Introcaso, jay dragon, kobold press, leyline press, long tail games, Massif Press, mcdm, mothership, Paizo Publishing, Paradox Interactive, pendragon, R. Talsorian Games, role, roll for combat, rowan rook and decard, sine nomine publishing, Stars without Number, survive this!!, the dee sanction, the oracle, wizards of the coast, Wyrmworks Publishing, zweihander
27 Aug 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #115RPG news in a week of new game announcements, franchise deals and licenses. We've attracted...a couple of drakes, Alligator Alley Entertainment, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, columbia games, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, earl of fife games, Esper Genesis, Girl Genius, goblin slayer, hard wired island, index card rpg, lupin the 3rd, magnetic press, magnetic press play, micro rpg, Modiphius Entertainment, Mongoose Publishing, Outland Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, queerz, Renegade Game Studios, rookie jet studio, runehammer games, samjoko publishing, sandy pug games, savage worlds, severed books, Shadowrun, Son of Oak Game Studio, sr 16, Steve Jackson Games, the witcher, troika, viking death squad, wizards of the coast, yen press
06 Aug 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #112Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and there's lots of big news with Avatar...2CGaming, Achtung! Cthulhu, alice is missing, avatar legends, beadle & grimm's, Brittannia Game Designs, Call of Cthulhu, chronicles of darkness, Chthonstone Games, cubicle 7, d&d beyond, dog might games, Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons, entromancy, fallout, fate of cthulhu, flying buffalo, forbidden lands, Free League Publishing, m20 technocracy reloaded, magpie games, Modiphius Entertainment, nightpath publishing, Outland Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, realmwarp media, star trek adventures, starfinder, Stygian Fox Publishing, Symbaroum, Travis Legge, uk games expo, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Victoriana, wizards of the coast, wizkids, XII: Inner Demons
30 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #111Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there's mixed news with $30,000...9th level games, a couple of drakes, awfully cheerful engine, beadle & grimm's, bounty hunter, carbon grey, Chaosium, Charles Ryan, cortex prime, Cthulhu Mythos, cubicle 7, dms guild, doctor who, dscryb, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, Fire Ruby Designs, forbidden lands, gama, gm screens, legends of avallen, Loke BattleMats, lovecraft, magnetic press play, Massif Press, Monte Cook Games, Numenera, Paizo Publishing, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Sandy Petersen, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sigil & shadow, Sneak Attack Press, soulmuppet, sr 16, starfinder, stargate, Steve Jackson Games, tales of xadia, the lost citadel, third eye games, trinity continuum, tsr games, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures, warhammer, warlord games, west end games, wizards of the coast
23 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #110Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there's the latest from D&D,...13th age, Battlefield Press, beadle & grimm's, blackmoor, Call of Cthulhu, carbon grey, castles & crusades, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, city of mist, critical role, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, doctor who, Evil Hat Productions, fading suns, FATE, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, grant howitt, handiwork games, hearts of wulin, Honey Heist, injuries & vile deeds, m20 technocracy reloaded, magnetic press play, Matt Colville, mcdm, Necromancer Games, Nightfall Games, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, Pelgrane Press, roll20, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sdcc, sigil & shadow, soulbound, starfinder, strixhaven, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, the green knight, the oracle, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, Victoriana, west end games, wickerpunk, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory
16 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #109The latest shipping delays at Wizards of the Coast even as we learn more about...Accessible Games, animal adventures, arcknight, astate, avatar legends, bundle of holding, charity, chromatic dungeons, cubicle 7, D101 Games, Diana Jones Award, dms guild, doctor who, Dream Realm Storytellers, Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, fasa, Fire Ruby Designs, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, flames of freedom, fragged empire, Free League Publishing, Freyja's Tears, gaxx worx, ghostfire gaming, gildor games, Greg Stolze, grim hollow, Iron Crown Enterprises, jackals, James Wyatt, jp chapleau, just crunch games, Keith Baker, Loke BattleMats, luke gygax, magpie games, mork borg, neverending, onebookshelf, OpenQuest, osprey games, Paizo Publishing, Palladium Books, R. Talsorian Games, rod wiebel, rogue trooper, Rolemaster, savage pathfinder, sigil & shadow, starfinder, Steamforged Games, Symbaroum, tales from the loop, the dee sanction, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, tsr games, uk games expo, Vampire: The Masquerade, Victoriana, wizards of the coast, wonderfiled
09 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #108A busy week of RPG news summarised and segmented into bullet-point lists. TSR Games are...astate, Blue Rose Adventurer's Guide, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, chromatic dungeons, city of mist, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, darkraven games, dms guild, Fantasy Grounds, fate of cthulhu, flames of freedom, free league workshop, gen con, grim & perilous studios, Gun Metal Games, handiwork games, infinite black, izegrim creations, kobold press, laidback dungeon master, lone wolf, lumen, micro rpg, neverending, neverland, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, queerz, R. Talsorian Games, romance of the perilous land, Son of Oak Game Studio, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, storytellers vault, Swords & Wizardry, trinity continuum, trollish delver games, tsr games, uk games expo, vast grimm, wizards of the coast, wonderfiled
02 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #107Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary column, and this week we look at TSR...Achtung! Cthulhu, Arcadia, black void, blood sword, brw games, Chaosium, chromatic dungeons, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, dark alliance, dark sun, defiant, dms guild, dungeon crawl classics, Dying Earth, en publishing, Fantasy Grounds, gama, GURPS, hard wired island, indie groundbreaker awards, iron studios, izegrim creations, Loke BattleMats, Metal Weave Games, Modiphius Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, parable games, Pelgrane Press, peter rudin-burgess, R. Talsorian Games, runequest, runequest starter set, Sanguine Productions, Shane Ivey, shiver, Skirmisher Publishing, soulbound, soulbound starter set, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, Synthicide, the dee sanction, the fantasy trip, the yellow king, Tiamat, tsr games, Usagi Yojimbo, vaesen, wanderhome, warehouse 23, wizards of the coast, wizkids
18 Jun 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #105It's the run-up to D&D Live 2021, and Wizards of the Coast find themselves in...Achtung! Cthulhu, against the darkmaster, arc, Arion Games, bloat games, bounty hunter, Brittannia Game Designs, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, dark places & demogorgons, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, electric bastionland, fallout, forgotten realms, Free League Publishing, guy sclanders, hasbro, HeroQuest, Infinity, Inkwell Ideas, inspirisles, joseph mccullough, Ken St Andre, lion banner games, momatoes, mork borg, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, rangers of shadow deep, Renegade Game Studios, savage worlds, scp, Sentinel comics, sidequest, Steve Jackson Games, the between, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, trollish delver games, twilight: 2000, Vampire: The Masquerade, vincent baker, virtual tabletop, wizards of the coast, wizkids, World Anvil, worlds without number

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