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.
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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.
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| News Briefing | Summary | Topics |
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| RPG News: 7 September 2024 | It's about 2am, I'm just back from Tabletop Scotland and in about a REM cycle I'll be back on the train to head out. Is… | Wizards Of The Coast |
| RPG News: 31 August 2024 | Once again, I've failed to get this out by midnight here in Scotland, but pretend this is your Friday night RPG news round-up. Let's start… | Adam KoebelDungeon WorldLuke Crane |
| RPG News: 24 August 2024 | It's nearly the end of August, and team Geek Native has just about survived the Edinburgh Festival season. We've taken some wounds, had a long… | Dice TowersDungeons & DragonsLumpley GamesMeguey BakerPaizo PublishingR. Talsorian GamesShadow Scar |
| RPG News: 17 August 2024 | August! You have killed my wallet and my sleep. Thank goodness the post-Gen Con slump also seems to have damped crowdfunding launches. Let's start with… | Dungeons & DragonsStarfinderStarfinder InfiniteWizards Of The Coast |
| RPG News: 10 August 2024 | As foreshadowed it's a weird time! Bronwen and I are pulling early (6am) to late (2am) shifts to cover the Edinburgh Festivals. Does that mean… | Brandon SandersonCosmereShadowdark |
| RPG News: 3 August 2024 | It's the midnight oil edition of Routinely Itemised with the Edinburgh Festivals and Gen Con overlapping. So, without any more faff let's see what the… | Diana Jones AwardDungeons & DragonsLimitless AdventuresModiphius EntertainmentStar Trek Adventures |
| RPG News: 27 July 2024 | Am I just returning from a beer and music festival in the Leith docks? Is it midnight? Aaanyway, it's the week before Gen Con, so… | Critical KitDark HorseDungeons & DragonsShadow ScarThe Expanse |
| RPG News: 19 July 2024 | Today's TTRPG news round-up coincides with a computer deployment mistake that caused governments worldwide to have emergency meetings. Ah, pen and paper, eh? Mr Root… | DiceInfinite BlackPaizo |
| RPG News: 13 July 2024 | Some parts of the world are watching sportsball, but not us. We're here for tabletop news. Mr Root In fact, here comes the TTRPG summary… | Dungeons & DragonsGary Gygax |
| RPG News: 6 July 2024 | We've mainly had broadband this week, so progress and the amount of unread email about Kickstarters and new releases is slowly shrinking. That said, here's… | EnniesLimithronPirate Borg |
| RPG News: 28 June 2024 | Geek disaster. Last Saturday, I lost my broadband due to an unexplained bug, and Birdy flew off on holiday. Mr Root It took nearly a… | Dungeons & Dragons |
| RPG News: 22 June 2024 | It's been a busy D&D week! And it's Origins Game Fair so perhaps why others are keeping their heads down? Mr Root Here's the TTRPG… | Black Lantern ProductionsEvil Genius ProductionsFree Rpg Day |
| RPG News: 15 June 2024 | It's that time again - Friday! Unless it's already Saturday for you. This week, we've our routinely rounded up and itemised TTRPG news! Mr Root… | Origins Award |
| RPG News: 8 June 2024 | It's a rare double feature! The plan was to blog Routinely Itemised #259 from the hotel at UK Games Expo but in the madness, I… | CyberpunkDungeons & DragonsStamps |
| RPG News: 25 May 2024 | It's a bank holiday weekend here in the UK, and next week there's UK Games Expo. Geek Native will be spending -- me! Say hi.… | CyberpunkPaizocon |
| RPG News: 18 May 2024 | Okay, Girdy's birthday weekend is over so back to hardcore RPG coverage? Well, um, day job.. but here's the TTRPG summary of summaries! Mr Root… | Gallant Knight GamesMagnetic PressPlanet Of The Apes |
| RPG News: 11 May 2024 | It's been a decadent week, so let's dive back into the routine of TTRPG news. Mr Root WotC has confirmed the SRD 5.2 for 2025.… | Kobold PressR. Talsorian GamesTales Of The Valiant |
| RPG News: 4 May 2024 | Holy heck! It's May! Mr Root Wow. Okay, on with business and the summary of TTRPG news summaries: Wizards of the Coast are publishing their… | Arkham HorrorEdge |
| RPG News: 27 April 2024 | How was your week? Let's give it some pep with TTRPG news and the summary of summaries! Mr Root Huge gaming company Embracer, who owns… | Dungeons & DragonsSkirmisher PublishingThe Secret World |
| RPG News: 20 April 2024 | Long day! How is yours going? Shall we skip straight to the RPG news summary of summaries? Mr Root Wizards of the Coast's boss has… | Cynthia WilliamsDungeons & DragonsSteve Jackson GamesWizards Of The Coast |
