Matt Mercer steps back from DMing due to burnout, Steve Dee passes away and Leon Barillaro joins Wizards of the Coast. Plus news on the Nancy Drew RPG and Conpulsion.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #342
From the passing of TSR’s Tim Kask to a deep dive into 2025’s TTRPG sales data. Explore our exclusive best-seller analysis, roleplaying games reviews and the February Spotlight vote.
Exalted Funeral’s 2025 list proves OSE is the king of indie RPGs
Exalted Funeral has released its list of the most loved games of 2025. Old-School Essentials and Mausritter dominate the top ten.
Chthonstone Essential Enemies bundle: Weird monsters for Old-School Essentials
A porcine faerie of the darkest kind. Her hut drags itself along like a slug. The centipede-bodied Grumblewyrm shares her taste for the flesh of dwarves.
Multiple Gary Gygax books debut on Humble: Lost Works of Gygax bundle
It’s unclear where these books have been or why they’ve not been published before, although an inspection of the fine print suggests these are digital debuts because some have been published before.
Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow: Merry Mushmen are doing adventures now
Nightmare over Ragged Hollow is a sandbox so players can interact with a town and its people in any way they want.
Necrotic Gnome cancel plans for a revised Old-School Essentials
Necrotic Gnome will continue reprinting the current Old-Schools Essentials tabletop RPG with new supplements and adventures.
Flash Sale: Delver Lost Tales for Old-School Essentials
The Tabletop Engineer’s Devler Lost Takes is a collection of maps and tables for the OSR Old-School Essentials.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #141
A cluster of RPG news furnished at bullet point speed on a week of debate-sparking 5e RPG, a new boss for Roll20, the evil Red Wizards and a Daredevil star in a new show.
Six bundle deals headline “New Year, New Game” at DriveThruRPG
At the start of the year, it’s a DriveThruRPG tradition to offer a good sale, and it’s happening again this year. There’s 50% off a range of titles to persuade you to try a new RPG.
