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Hasbro's Heroquest and Chaosium’s Role in the Board Game’s Return
The HeroQuest board game is returning soon from Hasbro. However, there’s a little more depth to this story as Chaosium had a part to play. As I have in the past (here and here), I sat down with Michael O’Brien, Vice President of Chaosium Inc., to discuss their role in this project and its impact on their RPG, HeroQuest.
Basic Roleplaying  Boardgames  Call of Cthulhu 
Lords of the Middle Sea: An Interview
I spoke with Jason Durall about Chaosium’s upcoming Lords of the Middle Sea Roleplaying Game for Basic Roleplaying. Based on Chaosium’s second board game of the same name, published in 1978, the setting is a post-apocalyptic ruined and flooded North America in 2401.
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons  RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Why the New D&D Board Game is a Big Deal
Hasbro’s recent announcement of new D&D board game is welcome but not necessarily new—Wizards of the Coast has published several D&D-themed board games in the past. What is new is that the product is listed under Hasbro Games rather than Wizards, which might be indicative of the parent company finally putting its muscle behind the tabletop role-playing game.
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons  Film & TV 
RPG Evolution: Onward: A D&D Movie for Kids
We've known for some time now that Dungeons & Dragons has become a much larger part of the pop-culture fabric, thanks in no small part to streaming, parents introducing the game to their kids, and the pandemic encouraging social games while maintaining social distance. D&D reached a new milestone when it became the inspiration for a Pixar movie, Onward. Please note that this review contains...
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons 
D&D Adventure Generator Using Talisman the Board Game
Talisman is a game of wandering adventurers who encounter goblins and dragons, drink from magic streams and in taverns, and quest while facing ever more difficult challenges. The cards from Talisman can generate idea outlines for D&D and other fantasy RPGs.
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons  Industry  Warhammer 
Tabletop Game Companies Step Up
As the pandemic continues to roil the globe, tabletop game companies have seen an uptick in play even as supply chains and distribution channels have been disrupted. But companies are finding other ways to pitch in against COVID-19 that goes beyond just playing games.
Apps & Tools  Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Pathfinder 
RPG Crowdfunding News - MÖRK BORG CULT, HârnMaster, Tiny Taverns, and more
This week I include RPG crowdfunding projects that end by May 7th. As with the last three articles, I’m incorporating information from Kicktraq to give a view into how these projects are doing during the pandemic. While the number of RPGs is light (seven are spotlighted in this article plus an RPG app), the number of RPG accessories are not (six non-dice campaigns). These numbers show the same...
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons 
A D&D Gift Guide for Everyone
With D&D's popularity, either passionate players or people interested in the game are probably on your shopping list. Below are gift ideas for a variety of circumstances and interests.
2d20  Boardgames 
Gale Force Nine Sign Master License for Dune ‘Games’; Modiphius Designing RPG!
Gale Force Nine have announced they have entered a multi-year deal to act as master Licensee for ‘Games’ for Frank Herbert’s Epic “Dune” Series. The deal will see Gale Force Nine publish a range of games based upon the property, as well as sub-license the rights to partner companies. The first of these has been assigned to Modiphius Entertainment for the Dune Roleplaying Game.

New Digital Games Studio announced by the president of Wizards of the Coast

Interesting. I look forward to seeing what comes of this - some thrilling ideas, no doubt, but I'm keeping myself reserved so as not to be let down should those thrilling ideas be brought into less-than-thrilling existence.

Fantasy Flight Games is Doing Very Well, Thank You!

This chart from a Fantasy Flight seminar at GAMA just struck a chord with me.Which chord? Was it D minor, the saddest of all keys?

Video Review of Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game

A video review of Temple of Elemental Evil is has been posted, and reveals a LOT of details about the game, including all the fighter's powers, the meaning of the runes on the tiles, the trap tokens, upgrades that can be purchased, and lots more. The review is by Tom Vasel of The Dice Tower and is about 15 minutes long.
Boardgames  Miniatures  Video Games 
State of the Mongoose 2014
Matt Sprange has posted The State of the Mongoose, the yearly address covering what is going on behind the scenes at Mongoose Publishing. Highlights include a new way of doing business, a new skirmish game set in the ancient word, a 3D WWII dogfighting miniatures game, a new look for the Traveller RPG, the new edition of Paranoia, miniatures for Judge Dredd, plus some news about video games.

[Tabletop] Patrick Rothfuss, Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton and Brandon Laatsch play Lords of Waterdeep

Wil Wheaton and guests Felicia Day (Actress, Producer, Writer -- The Guild), Pat Rothfuss (Author -- Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear), and Brandon Laatsch (Filmmaker and Co-creator of the FreddieW channel on YouTube) play Lords of Waterdeep!

Wil Wheaton's TABELETOP #14: Pandemic

Wil Wheaton and guests Ed Brubaker (Writer—Captain America, Criminal, Angel of Death), Robert Gifford (Founder—Geek Chic), and Morgan Webb (Host—X-Play) play Pandemic over on Geek & Sundry's latest episode of Tabletop. Pandemic is a cooperative board game designed by Matt Leacock and published by Z-Man Games in 2008, based on the premise that four diseases have broken out in the world, each threatening to wipe out a region. The game accommodates 2 to 4 players, each playing one of five possible specialists: (dispatcher, medic, scientist, researcher or operations expert). The game is unlike most boardgames as the gameplay is cooperative, rather than competitive. Through the combined effort of all the players, the goal is to discover all four cures before any of several game-losing conditions are reached.

This Week in TTRPG

Reviews

Other Games  Reviews 
Eat The Reich Is Here For A Bloody Good Time, Not For A Long Time
Play a vampire and kill nazis in WW2!
Other Games  Reviews 
Play To Lose Yourself In The Zone
You won't survive this tragedy of doomed heroes!
Other Games  Reviews 
Parsley Turns Classic Adventure Games Into Fun For Everyone
A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.
Cypher System  Reviews 
Use This Ghost To Show Off The World Of Old Gods
A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 
More Adventurer Corpses But Not Their Loot
Possibly the most ecologically-friendly Intriguing Organization yet.
Dungeons & Dragons  Video Games 
Dungeons & Dragons Monster Joining Dead by Daylight
Beholder may be the next killer in the multiplayer horror video game
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Kobold Press' Black Flag System Reference Document Released
Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
Dungeons & Dragons  Miniatures 
D&D Red Box: Who Is The Warrior?
A WizKids miniature reveals the iconic character's face for the first time.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
2024 D&D Core Rules Will Be Added To SRD In 2025
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Obsessive Dwarven Adventurer Seeks Rivals
Garr is obsessed with proving that he’s better at it than you are—no matter what it is.

Industry News

Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Kobold Press' Black Flag System Reference Document Released
Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
2024 D&D Core Rules Will Be Added To SRD In 2025
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Field Guide to Floral Dragons Joins Million Dollar Kickstarter Club
One of only two TTRPG creators with four separate million dollar Kickstarters!
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
The Dungeon Dudes Notch Up Another Million Dollar Kickstarter
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
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