The 17-page scenario, titled King Honk, is designed for level 8 characters.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #317
Major shifts are underway in the roleplaying industry, including a new head for Dungeons & Dragons and legal issues for Green Ronin, alongside new product announcements from Free League and others.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #312
A new CEO for Chaosium and a new lead designer for D&D? This week’s TTRPG news unpacks major industry changes, plus the latest bundles and publisher polls.
Menagerie Shadowdark bundle offers extensive third-party adventures
Menagerie Press has been a prolific supporter of Shadowdark, with publisher William Murakami-Brundage releasing dozens of diverse dungeon crawls over the past two years.
Aetherdark: Sail the Astral Seas is Shadowdark airship pirates
The Kickstarter runs until May 20th, but is already several times over the funding goal and with several hundred backers. You can see progress on the pitch page.
Listen up humans! “The Horde” is for 5e, OSE, or Shadowdark
The Horde! is a stonethrow away from reaching its funding goal and going wild. The Kickstarter campaign runs until April 30th; you can see its progress from the pitch page.
Shadowdark smashes a million again with The Western Reaches setting and a premium edition
In 2023, Shadowdark hit $1.3 million on Kickstarter and won multiple awards. Two years later, and Kelsey Dionne’s The Arcane Library looks set to repeat and better that tally with The Western Reaches setting.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #291
In a year marked by climate catastrophe and industry shifts, the TTRPG world saw Critical Role cancel streaming despite a new distribution deal for Darrington Press, Chaosium celebrate 50 years, and researchers leverage D&D expertise for AI development.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #290
Welcome to the first TTRPG news and routinely itemised summary of 2025. Let’s look at what’s happened so far.
Wrath of the Sea Lich: Gygax goes Shadowdark
Shadowdark won the 2024 ENnies for Best Rules, Best Game and Product of the Year.
