Sidekick is to Evil Genius what D&D Beyond is to Wizards of the Coast. It’s a website where you can read the rulebooks you’ve bought and where the core rules are free.
Evil Genius Games
Evil Genius Games are the tabletop RPG publisher of Everyday Heroes. Everyday Heroes RPG is a mashup of d20 Modern and 5e, written by some of the original d20 Modern team.
The indie studio uses the ORC license for the system and has the RPG rights to some notable movie titles such as Pacific Rim, Kong: Skull Island, Escape from New York, The Crow, Highlander, Total Recall and others.
Evil Genius is successful in May 2023, launched a campaign for a legendary bundle of
Kong and Pacific Rim.
PAX Unplugged: Return of the Living Dead TTRPG, film and VR
Return of the Living Dead TTRPG is slated for 2025 and will be written by Nick Lowe, adding new rules and mechanics suitable for dark humour and undead mayhem.
Intergalactic Heroes: The sci-fi TTRPG that Rebel Moon never was
The Intergalactic Heroes Player’s Guide starts the project and will include 19 new classes, six non-human origins, new weapons and gear and the Throneworld Saga to take PCs to level 10.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #262
It’s convention season and Origins is on, which might explain why Kickstarter isn’t busy, and we finally have D&D 2024 pre-orders.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #246
TTRPG news! Discworld RPG returns, Doctor Who expands, Warhammer grows, Pathfinder updates, Cypher Tools coming, Daggerheart seeks playtesters, and a Mimic-fueled D&D surprise.
An interview with Dave Scott of Evil Genius Games: Where do we go from here?
There’s no doubt that Evil Genius has had an eventful year. There’s been a legal row with Netflix, high-profile departures from the company and Kickstarter successes.
Multiple Evil Genius Games employees quit
While some people are quitting in public, they are being more cautious about saying why.
Netflix’s settlement with Evil Genius kills the Rebel Moon TTRPG
Evil Genius had been secretly working on the roleplaying game, but the publisher insists they had permission to share those previews at GAMA.
Organized Play Foundation: Secures tax-exempt non-profit status, Evil Genius backing and a hacked website
Evil Genius’ organized play program, dubbed The E.G.O Program, will launch its inaugural Season on January 24th, 2024.
9 big name TTRPGs in Humble’s Evil Genius Christmas offer
Now, a new Humble deal will put these RPGs in front of thousands of new potential fans and introduce Everyday Heroes, the ORC-licensed system that powers them.
