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Monolith Board Games has launched Conan: The Hyborian Age – The Roleplaying Game on Kickstarter, offering fans of Robert E. Howard’s iconic character a new way to explore the world of Hyboria. Set during the reign of King Conan in Aquilonia, the game invites players to take on the roles of adventurers navigating dangerous landscapes…
Free League Publishing has revealed two new expansions for their award-winning Gothic Horror RPG Vaesen, set to launch on Kickstarter on October 29. The expansions, Mythic Carpathia and City of My Nightmares, will take players deeper into the eerie world of Nordic and Eastern European folklore. Alongside these expansions, a new Starter Set and updated…
Atlas Games has announced the successful funding of the Ars Magica Open License through a crowdfunding campaign on BackerKit. The license makes the core mechanics and the Mythic Europe setting of the award-winning roleplaying game available for free under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. The campaign, which also launched the…
The creators of The Last Wardens, the popular grindhouse horror comic series, have revealed exciting new developments for their franchise. Co-creators Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl are expanding their universe with adaptations that will bring the story to new platforms. Fans can look forward to the release of a trade paperback edition, an immersive audio…
CroWares has released Reign of the Sundered Idol, a Dungeons & Dragons 5e compatible module, now available on Itch.io. A free one-shot available titled The Luck of Padstow is also available. This 250+ page campaign, originally funded through Kickstarter, invites players to explore the shattered world of Verendrel, a land left in ruins after a…
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16th, at Noon Eastern Time, Dwarven Forge will be launching its latest Gamefound campaign, Dungeons Reforged. This campaign marks a major reimagining of their dungeon terrain line, bringing updated pieces, new additions, and a new paint scheme to the table. We recently asked Chris London, Head of Marketing at Dwarven Forge, a…
Loke Battle Mats has revealed the latest addition to its line of tabletop role-playing accessories. The Terrain Set includes two Books of Battle Mats, designed to connect seamlessly. For the first time, this set also includes reusable scenery stickers. The Terrain Set features plain terrain maps, designed to serve as a neutral backdrop for fantasy…
Chaosium has announced the return of its Call of Cthulhu Humble Bundle in an encore edition. This bundle includes over $425 worth of digital content for $25, featuring the core Call of Cthulhu rules, the Starter Set, the Investigator Handbook, and the Keeper Rulebook. The encore edition also adds the newly released Nameless Horrors 2nd…
Officina Meningi’s latest project, Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, is now available on Kickstarter. This narrative-driven, horror role-playing game offers a rules-light system that draws inspiration from ghost story classics like Poltergeist, Paranormal Activity, The Ring, Insidious, and Silent Hill. Players take on the roles of Seekers, navigating haunted locations in search of clues to…
Monte Cook Games has announced The Darkest Woods, a new horror-themed adventure. The adventure is designed to integrate into any tabletop roleplaying game, regardless of the system or setting. The narrative centers on a dark and dangerous forest filled with witches, monsters, spirits, and other threats. The Darkest Woods aims to create a unique experience…
The world of Discworld is officially stepping into the realm of tabletop RPGs with the release of Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork. The game, inspired by Terry Pratchett’s beloved series, had its world premiere actual play session streamed on Friday. The premiere showcased unique aspects of the game’s mechanics and playstyle that capture the essence of…
Lone Wolf: Adventures in Magnamund is now live on Kickstarter. This project expands the Dragonbane role-playing game with new professions, heroic abilities, and adventures for Lone Wolf and Dragonbane fans. Lone Wolf: Adventures in Magnamund brings the classic Magnamund setting back for players. Earlier editions like the d20 Lone Wolf RPG and the Lone Wolf…
Osprey Games has announced the release of War Story: Occupied France, a new cooperative board game set in World War II-era France. Designed by Dave Neale and David Thompson and illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya, the game aims to combine narrative storytelling with tactical gameplay elements, allowing players to experience both strategic decision-making and an engaging…
Don’t Panic Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their latest project, Nobi Nobi, a narrative-focused tabletop role-playing game inspired by childhood imagination and exploration. Nobi Nobi allows players to take on the roles of children navigating a world filled with wonder and challenges. The game centers on collaborative storytelling, providing an experience shaped by…
We love highlighting projects that bring a unique and personal touch to the gaming world, and “Tales of the Kytin Age” by Geoff Gray is certainly one of those. This fantasy roleplaying game has been meticulously crafted over the past 35 years by Gray himself. Gray has spent decades creating a unique rule system carefully…
Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the passing of Greg Stafford, the legendary founder of Chaosium, and in tribute to his legacy, Chaosium has launched “The Companions of Arthur,” a new community content program for the Pendragon tabletop roleplaying game on DriveThruRPG. Michael O’Brien, vice president of Chaosium, reflected on Stafford’s impact, stating, “Among the…
Sentience, a role-playing game about terraforming robots awakening to their sentience in space, will be launching an expanded edition through Kickstarter. Originally part of Modiphius Entertainment’s 2d20 World Builders program, Sentience integrates a mix of emotional and mechanical challenges within a sci-fi setting. In the game, players take on the roles of robots sent to…
Crumbling Keep has launched the second edition of Marching Order, titled Curse and Coin Edition, on Kickstarter. This edition enhances the solo and cooperative dungeon-delving game with new features such as expanded adventures and random dungeon generation. The game focuses on a group of rogues navigating dangerous dungeons in search of treasure. Players can explore…
Chaosium has released Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass, an expansion designed for both players and gamemasters of the RuneQuest role-playing game. This new supplement dives into the magical and mythological region of Dragon Pass, a key setting in the Bronze Age fantasy world of RuneQuest. The book serves as a comprehensive setting guide, covering the…
Modiphius Entertainment has announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, a new tabletop roleplaying game based on Terry Pratchett’s iconic Discworld series. The campaign is set to launch on October 15. This marks the first time in over two decades that a new Discworld RPG will be published, following the release of…
Black Cats Gaming has released its latest roleplaying game, Cursed Captains of Cthulhu, now available in PDF on the official website, DriveThruRPG, and itch.io. Developed by James Barry, the game combines elements of piracy during the Golden Age with themes from the Cthulhu mythos. Players are tasked with assembling crews to explore the Caribbean, facing…
Japanime Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for An’Imaria: Domains of Destiny, a nearly 500-page anime-inspired 5E setting guide. Drawing inspiration from popular anime like One Piece, Frieren, and Solo Leveling, An’Imaria aims to bring the vibrant worlds of anime to your Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. The campaign, which also includes the adventure book An’Imaria…
MIR, a dark fantasy TTRPG by Little Dusha, is currently live on Kickstarter. With its haunting narrative set in a world struggling against the encroaching Ruin, MIR offers players a unique journey through moral dilemmas, trauma, and dark intrigue—where every decision carries a weight that can shape reality itself. The game, which is pronounced as…
The latest video from the official Dungeons & Dragons channel has provided an overview of the upcoming changes to the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. Players can expect new magic items and expanded crafting rules, offering more customization in their adventures. The new Dungeon Master’s Guide chapter focuses on different types of treasure, ranging from coins…
Triad Trouble in the “Paris of the East” Publisher: Modiphius Entertainment Release Date: September 19th, 2024 Links: Modiphius, DriveThruRPG At a glance Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Operation Oberon takes players to the bustling streets of Shanghai in January 1943. With Imperial Japanese forces controlling the city and the sinister Black Sun faction seeking occult treasures, this…
The BBC Archive has shared a nostalgic gem on YouTube the Heart of the Matter series. In the clip from 1980, viewers can watch legendary game designers Albie Fiore and Steve Jackson from Games Workshop, delve into the world of Dungeons & Dragons during the early days of the tabletop role-playing scene. Originally broadcast on…
Free League Publishing has announced that the pre-orders for the upcoming release of Path of Glory, the first campaign book for Dragonbane is now available. Releasing on November 12, the book features three classic adventures originally published in the 1980s, now updated for the modern edition of the Dragonbane RPG. The campaign is available for…
Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance, the latest setting in the Historica Arcanum TTRPG series, is now live on Kickstarter. This new expansion is set in Venice in 1521, during the Grand Carnival, where political intrigue and conflict unfold in the shadows. The setting highlights tensions between the Medicis, the Borgias, and the Venetian Republic, while…
It appears that the Project Sigil closed beta is drawing near. While it has been known for a few months that the beta was scheduled for this fall, a recent update from D&D Beyond suggests the start could be soon. A new post on the platform now links directly to the beta signup for Project…
Osprey Games has announced the release of The Terror Beneath, an investigative roleplaying game set in a world of Weird Folk Horror. The game is scheduled for release later this month and is inspired by the works of Welsh author Arthur Machen. Players will take on the role of investigators navigating a world filled with…
