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Routinely Itemised: RPG #316

July 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s TTRPG news summary covers Diamond’s shocking seizure of games, the 2025 ENnie nominees, Gary Con badge sales, and “new” DC roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, dolmenwood, Dungeons & Dragons, ENnies, gary con, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord

The top selling products on DriveThruRPG published in 2024

December 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This time, the top-selling products of the year are restricted to titles published this year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blades in the dark, cubicle 7, drivethrurpg, LionWing Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord, stats, Steve Jackson Games, warhammer, wrath & glory

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Schwalb Entertainment

August 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s patrons voted Schwalb Entertainment into the spotlight for August, and we’ve been lucky enough to have time with Rob himself for an email Q&A.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Robert J. Schwalb, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shadow of the weird wizard, When the Wolf Comes

Shadow of the Weird Wizard: The most anticipated TTRPG for 2024 is out and reviewing well

February 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Drawing inspiration from the acclaimed Shadow of the Demon Lord system, Shadow of the Weird Wizard promises a gritty fantasy experience filled with challenging choices and thrilling exploration.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Robert J. Schwalb, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shadow of the weird wizard

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #241

January 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news is summed up in bullet points, and this week, we’ve news of a new Warhammer TTRPG, D&D’s birthday, Evil Genius versus Netflix, the Shadow of the Weird Wizard and Assassin’s Creed TTRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice box, food, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, shadow of the weird wizard, terminator, warhammer, warhammer: the old world

Demons are for adults, Wizards are for everyone: Shadow of the Weird Wizard x10s its Kickstarter goal

August 21, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The core rules have about 325 pages, tips for running The Shadow of the Weird Wizard, traps, hazards, guidelines for making your own quests, a gazetteer, a bestiary and more than a dozen ancestries.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Robert J. Schwalb, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shadow of the weird wizard

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #216

August 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gen Con is this week, and Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s weekly RPG news roundup that provides a one-stop shop for reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, coyote & crow, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, starfinder, When the Wolf Comes

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #205

May 19, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a round-up of RPG news, reviews, deals, discoveries and factoids from the web. You can hug it, pet it and call it Harry.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, ares games, Free League Publishing, leyline press, mindjammer press, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, the lair of the leopard empresses

Which tabletop RPGs are people looking forward to the most this year?

January 4, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I think EN World started this, and they’ve done it again with thousands of votes. It makes sense to share their results rather than reinvent the wheel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, Chaosium, crowbar creative, dragonbane, exalted funeral, Free League Publishing, household, Monte Cook Games, Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, mothership, old gods of appalachia, Pelgrane Press, pendragon, schwalb entertainment, shadow of the weird wizard, the walking dead, Tuesday Knight Games, two little mice

Two times the grim RPG: Shadow of the Demon Lord deals

December 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the game, you’ll have to be quick, or you’re dead and clever, or you’re dead and lucky too. It’s grim heroism against cosmic horror, evil cults and oblivion.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord

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