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.
A single-player D&D video game is currently in development
The word’s out that Stig Asmussen, director of God of War III and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Fallen Order, is currently working on a single-player video game set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons in partnership with publisher Wizards of the Coast.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #308
Recent RPG news includes a fundraiser for Rick Hershey’s injured children, Goodman Games clarifying a controversial partnership, new D&D horror subclasses, a UK publisher skipping GenCon over safety, and Canada’s biggest mini maker is closing.
Wizards of the Coast offer $120 in Eberron Forge of the Artificer pre-order bonuses
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer serves as a supplementary guide to Eberron: Rising from the Last War, offering fresh character options, lore, and adventure hooks within the DnD 2024 ruleset.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #307
It’s May. We’ve celebrated the ancient European festival of May Day and had RPG news.
Alliance Entertainment’s legal complaint against Diamond claims fraud
According to the complaint filed by Alliance, the withdrawal occurred because Diamond allegedly failed to disclose that Wizards of the Coast would not be renewing its distribution agreement beyond December 2024.
Ruins of Symbaroum Setting Handbook now available on D&D Beyond
Free League Publishing has released its Ruins of Symbaroum Setting Handbook on the D&D Beyond platform.
Did Wizards of the Coast refresh their Deck of Many Things trademark before releasing D&D’s SRD 5.2?
It’s good news. Wizards of the Coast has released the Systems Reference Document 5.2 for D&D.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #304
It’s been another busy week, so let’s distract ourselves with TTRPG news.
D&D’s Game Director departs; Jeremy Crawford to leave Wizards of the Coast
Following the surprise news that Chris Perkins is retiring at the age 57, leaving Wizards of the Coast, D&D’s Games Director, Jeremy Crawford, is also leaving.
