Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary column, and this week we look at TSR Games (3) threatening OSR communities, new RPGs hitting digital and physical shelves, RPG reviews and discoveries.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #94
In this week’s RPG news round-up, we have pre-orders on a giant dragon “mini”, the Fallout 2d20 RPG, a Scion RPG TV series and Free League Publishing converting Symbaroum to D&D’s 5e.
Wizards of the Coast will bring back three D&D settings; here’s what fans hope for
At D&D Celebration 2020 yesterday, during the closing panel, the Dungeons & Dragons boss Ray Winninger told us that the company is working on three old settings coming back to the franchise.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #29
A weekly round-up of RPG news including discoveries, fan-projects and Kickstarters.
Unofficial Dark Sun 5e conversion is looking great
Dark Sun was an official campaign setting for the 2nd edition of AD&D and the 4th edition of D&D. It’s set in the post-apocalyptic world of Athas, which is a desert wasteland brought to ruin by magic.
Justice for a classic: A review of Dark Sun for D&D 4e
I’ve heard a lot about Dark Sun. For years I’d been told that it was great and yet no one ever wanted to play it. I had missed the boat. By the time I was playing D&D (having started on other RPGs) Dark Sun was old news. How old? Dark Sun came out for D&D […]
Pathfinder outsells Dungeons and Dragons
You may have noticed that Paizo’s Pathfinder line went toe to toe with Wizards of the Coast in the ENnies. Paizo’s Bestiary 2 beat WotC’s Monster Vault in the Best Monster/Adversary group, Pathfinder: Inner Sea World Guide beat WotC’s Dark Sun Campaign Setting in Best Setting and in fan’s choice for best publisher; Paizo Publishing […]
New Dungeons and Dragons comic book series
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have granted IDW Publishing a license to launch several new Dungeons and Dragons comic book lines. We’re expecting the first one to be available in August. IDW’s Dungeons and Dragons contribution is expected to be set in the “core” world, but then grow to include Dark Sun (January 2011) […]
