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Who Playtested This Anyway?

The first playtests of Dungeons & Dragons were by Gary Gygax, his kids, and his friends. The industry has evolved considerably since then and playtesting along with it. A new playtesting methodology was borrowed from software development, and it's likely to influence how game companies produce products in the future. ...READ MORE

Epic Monsters: Cerberus (5E)

Today on Epic Monsters we visit the underworld which means of course crossing paths with Hades’ guard dog: Cerberus!
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One Page Adventure: Winterheart

It's time for my next One Page Adventure! This one is called Winterheart. A nobles' daughter has been kidnapped by a cruel elven warlord. Her latent ice magic is causing a great winter to fall across the land, field by her despair. Can the PCs rescue CHRYSSA from SANGELLION KEEP? An adventure all on one page, inspired by the original EN5ider adventure by Esper. If you like these, please do support the Patreon! ...READ MORE

Ravenloft & Mad Mages: New Endless Quest Books From Matt Forbeck

After 2018's successful quartet of D&D Endless Quest books from Matt Forbeck, two more have popped up on Amazon with September release dates: Escape from Castle Ravenloft, and The Mad Mage's Academy. ...READ MORE

Opportunity Rover D&D Stat Block

This was posted by Walrock Homebrew on Twitter. "Though the Opportunity rover has gone on to robot heaven, it can live on in your [D&D] game. Here's a fairly-accurate statblock for our rover friend, and a nearly plausible reason for it to exist!" ...READ MORE

Who's Multiclassing With Who? More D&D Beyond Stats!

D&D Beyond has released yet more stats! We've already seen the most common adventures, classes by tier, and subclasses. This time it's a look at popular multiclass combinations! They use "active characters" which are those not deleted or suspended, and which there is "some reasonable sense that maybe they're played". There was a LOT of data whizzing by very fast in the Twitch stream, so here it is broken down. ...READ MORE

The Witcher "Easy Mode" Will Be Free On Free RPG Day

The Witcher RPG, which launched in 2018, will have a 24-page "Easy Mode" booklet on Free RPG Day on June 15th. ...READ MORE

Roll20's 4M Accounts Hacked

The leading virtual tabletop, with over 4 million accounts, has been hacked. Roll20 was one of many victims in a major hack back in December 2018. No financial details were included. ...READ MORE

Larry Elmore On Composing The Companions Of The Lance Art

This iconic Dragonlance illustration by Larry Elmore was the subject of a post by the artist this week, as he talks about things behind the scenes! ...READ MORE

News Digest: Stranger Things D&D Set, Numenera for 5e Teased, New Star Trek Adventures books, and more!

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! It’s been a rather volatile week for the roleplaying industry, so let’s focus on the good news! A new Dungeons & Dragons beginner box tie-in with Stranger Things announced, 5e note pages showing up in Monte Cook Games shipments, WOIN system has a new mini-setting with Spirits of Manhattan, new Star Trek Adventures releases, and more! ...READ MORE

Worlds of Design: The Four Stages of Magic - Part 3

Now that we've established the four stages of magic, here are some questions to ask yourself as you design your campaign world. You can read parts 1 here and 2 here. ...READ MORE

Love and Sex in the Ninth World: A Review

Despite the title, Love and Sex in the Ninth World, this supplement, or as Monte Cook Games calls it, “Glimmer,” could be very useful for any GM, not just those that run Numenera. ...READ MORE

Podcast #35: Sci-Fi Games with Ed Jowett

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Ed Jowett of Shades of Vengeance to talk about science fiction roleplaying! The guys talk about Era: The Consortium, NEW, Paranoia, Traveller, Eclipse Phase, Star Trek, and others along with what makes sci-fi roleplaying different. In the news, information on the Relics & Rarities premier, Kickstarter’s ZineQuest promotion is in full swing, new miniatures from WizKids for Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons, hints about the new D&D book, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World, a new listener-submitted sketch, and a new review! ...READ MORE

New "Stranger Things" D&D Starter Set Announced

WotC is making a new Starter Set that includes what is ostensibly Mike Wheeler's adventure from "Stranger Things," with the kid's characters as pretend and 80's style dice, available for preorder now. ...READ MORE

Warming up to the Romance Trilogy: A Review

February is a month of cold temperatures and warm feelings of love and romance. If you’re looking for something to do with friends when it’s too cold to go out, why not stay in and take a look at the Romance Trilogy? ...READ MORE

RPG Crowdfunding News – Sentinel Comics, Zorro, Reach of Titan, LexOccultum - Carta Monstrorum, and more

Between February 22^nd and the 28^th, there are more than 11 RPG Kickstarters ending. Add to that, there are 15 RPG-related zines from Kickstarter’s Zine Quest ending by the 28^th as well. Some of these are RPG powerhouses have already pulled in 5- and 6-figure sums while others are making their 3-figure goals. I’m going to cover as many as possible so let’s dive in. ...READ MORE

RPG Kickstarter Zine Quest News: The Next Fifteen Zines

By my count, there are 45 zines available as of this writing (46 if you count Sentinel Comics offer). Last week, I reviewed the first 7 RPG zines that were running through Kickstarter’s Zine Quest. This week, I look at 15 of them as I sift through the zines that will end by February 28^th. ...READ MORE

What Are These D&D 5E Notes In Monte Cook Games' Numenera Shipments?

According to the official Monte Cook Game's Twitter account, recent customer shipments come with a surprise -- handwriten 5e notes on torn Numenera pages. "Some very mysterious notes are being found in a few MCG shipments... We're sure we wouldn't have the faintest idea what those scrawlings might mean. PAY NO ATTENTION." ...READ MORE

Winter is Here! How Are You Going to Play It?

Waiting for Winds of Winter to come out? Does the winter weather give you more inspiration to run your games? Eagerly anticipating the last season of Game of Thrones? Sounds like the perfect time to start an A Song of Ice & Fire (ASOIAF) or Game of Thrones campaign! However, with the license expired in 2017 for Green Ronin’s A Song of Ice & Fire, what system options are available for players? ...READ MORE

EN5ider #256 - Reputation Rules: Organization Dice

This week on EN5ider we take a look at how to manage PC interactions with organizations in a campaign setting when a faction isn't central to the story. When the rogue has curried favor with the thieves' guild or the paladin declared them heretics use Organization Dice to rapidly figure out consequences!
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Love and Sex in the Ninth World: A Review

Despite the title, Love and Sex in the Ninth World, this supplement, or as Monte Cook Games calls it, “Glimmer,” could be very useful for any GM, not just those that run Numenera.

Warming up to the Romance Trilogy: A Review

February is a month of cold temperatures and warm feelings of love and romance. If you’re looking for something to do with friends when it’s too cold to go out, why not stay in and take a look at the Romance Trilogy?

WFRPG Starter Set Review: Nailing the Fundamentals

There are a few fairly simple elements needed to make a solid RPG starter set, and while Warhammer Fantasy RPG 4E’s attempt won’t blow any minds it absolutely nails the fundamentals that new players need to get a game running.

Strongholds & Followers: A Review

After raising $2,121,465, Strongholds & Followers might be the most anticipated Kickstarter RPG (at least until the next record is broken). Of course, the bulk of the money raised went to the “Streaming” part of the Kickstarter so creator Matt Colville could get a proper studio for his very popular YouTube channel. The book definitely fills a need within the 5^th Edition Dungeons & Dragons landscape.

Match Made in Heaven: A Review of Angel Project

Tabletop RPGs, by design, tend to be somewhat lopsided affairs. With only one of the typical four to five players taking on the role of Game Master. As a result, many of the games published focus on the larger group of players, offering lots of options to create characters and rules by which characters can interact with the game in unique and exciting ways. Angel Project offers the Game Masters in the group the attention, options, and guidance necessary to run the game and ensure they are empowered to do so as intended from the start.
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