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Ravnica & Dungeon of the Mad Mage Are In Stores Today!

D&D books are a lot like buses. You wait ages for one, and then suddenly two are released on the same day! Anyway, today's the day that Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage hit game stores, so this is your reminder to head on down to your friendly (or not so friendly) local (or not so local) game store and grab your copies! They'll hit Amazon and other stores on November 20th. ...READ MORE

Podcast #21: Spire RPG and Strata Kickstarter

In this week's episode, Morrus and Peter are joined by guests Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor to talk about their roleplaying game Spire and the sourcebook currently on Kickstarter, Strata. In the news, we have more previews of Dungeon of the Mad Mage, more details on RPGSports, a statement from Wizards of the Coast’s president on the state of Dungeons & Dragons, a tease of a new setting, a new roleplaying game based on the Root boardgame, and more! Plus the guests try out Our Favorite Game in All the World, a brand new sketch, and more! ...READ MORE

Pathfinder 2 Update: Doom Comes to Golarion and Class Tweaks Galore!

Hello again Paizo fans! We’re back once again to bring you slightly-belated news of the latest updates coming for the Pathfinder Playtest – complete with the final chapter of the Doomsday Dawn playtest adventure. Strap in, because there’s a whole mess of changes incoming in Update 1.6! ...READ MORE

Spectaculars: Easy To Play Superheroes In a Box!

Rodney Thompson. You may remember him from such games as Star Wars Saga Edition, Lords of Waterdeep, Dungeons & Dragon 5th Edition, and Dusk City Outlaws (to name just a few). He's back with a new superhero RPG, Spectaculars, and he's been kind enough to send me along an exclusive preview of the game! ...READ MORE

Paizo Update: City Outside Time; Cradle of Night; Faiths of Golarion; Penumbra Protocol

Hello my fellow Paizo fans and welcome to the latest-breaking edition of your Paizo news! A number of fun things were scheduled for the golem’s December schedule, including a fair amount of fun for Pathfinder 1E, so let’s get into the details! ...READ MORE

Esper Genesis: Sci-Fantasy for 5E

Are you in the market for a science fantasy role playing game that runs on the 5E engine (SRD)? Well Esper Genesis might be the easy port over from D&D that you and your group are looking for. ...READ MORE

Mike Mearls on how D&D 4E could have looked

Mearls answered this question on Twitter, describing at length how the D&D 4th edition he wanted to make differed from the one which was actually published back in 2008. ...READ MORE

John Wick Presents Lays Off 7th Sea Staff

A couple of years ago, John Wick's 7th Sea 2nd Edition smashed tabletop RPG Kickstarter records by raising a phenomenal $1.3M - a record which has only been surpassed once since, by Matt Colville's $2.1M Strongholds & Streaming. Unfortunately, it seems that the company is running into financial difficulties. ...READ MORE

Reaching KatharSys - A Degenesis Rebirth Review

Degenesis: Rebirth is the latest edition of a game whose lineage goes back to the early 2000s. Christian Günther and Marko Djurdjevic put together their primal punk universe of a post-apocalyptic Earth and with Sixmorevodka have put out this slick new edition. KatharSys is Book II of the Degenesis: Rebirth edition and holds all the mechanical information needed to be a protagonist (player) or game master in the universe of Degenesis. ...READ MORE

Waterdeep: Dungeon Of The Mad Mage Preview Roundup!

As the release of Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage closes in (Friday!), here's a quick roundup of all the previews which have snuck out of WotC HQ over the last few weeks! ...READ MORE

Remember, Remember, The Fifth Of November... Politics & Intrigue in RPGs

Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night - a night full of bonfires and fireworks! What political plots and themes have you included in your tabletop roleplaying games? Plus my three suggestions for intrigue-focused tabletop RPGs. ...READ MORE

ZEITGEIST #5 (Part 2) - Cauldron Born

The conspiracy continues in Flint's dark underbelly. Now at the king’s command it is time for the Royal Homeland Constabulary to rip this threat from its shadowy womb beneath the haunted mountain named Cauldron Hill and thrust it into the light of day. ...READ MORE

Mythological Figures: Talos (5E)

In today’s Mythological Figures entry we’re going after probably the only forged *cough cough* individual on the list: Talos, the metal man of ancient Crete! ...READ MORE

Enact the Apocalypse; Evoke Delta Green Night at the Opera

Delta Green Night at the Opera is a 204 page full color PDF by Arc Dream Publishing and written by Dennis Detwiller, Shane Ivey, and Greg Stolze. It includes six adventures previously available separately in PDF and is available for pre-order in print. ...READ MORE

RPG Crowdfunding News 120: Savage Worlds Adventure Edition, Strata, Dinosaur Princesses, Dragonflight, Marek’s Haunted House, Mimic Table-top Storage Chest, Plus Finishing Soon…

Welcome back to our weekly look at tabletop roleplaying game crowdfunding! This week we have dinosaurs, dragons, mimics, the brand new edition of Savage Worlds and the first full-length sourcebook for Spire, plus a look at the campaigns finishing in the next few days! ...READ MORE

Dragon Reflections #16 – Gygax Fights Back!

The Dragon Issue 16 was published in July 1978. It is 40 pages long, with a cover price of $1.50. In this issue we Eric Holmes talks Cthulhu, we learn why clerics and wizards can't use swords, and Gary Gygax hits back at his critics and talks about realism in D&D! ...READ MORE

WotC's Nathan Stewart Teases New D&D Setting Book in 2019

WotC's Nathan Stewart, while speaking on a Twitch stream, said "Next year for our annual releases I can confirm there will be a setting book... A new setting book. A book that we have not created that is for a D&D setting." No real details yet, other than denying that it will be Spelljammer. ...READ MORE

D&D Endless Quests… in Target, B&N, Amazon, and More!

Dungeons & Dragons Endless Quest gamebooks are back in the wild! The series, which ran in the mid-80s and again in the mid-90s, returned with new books written by Matt Forbeck released by Penguin Random House and Candlewick Entertainment through a deal with Wizards of the Coast. ...READ MORE

Backstory Feats for D&D

An adventurer’s background doesn’t need to end when they begin the adventuring life. The skills learned in an adventurer’s past can grow and develop into lifelong skills throughout their adventuring career. This set of 13 feats over on EN5ider, the 5E Patreon, uses the 13 core backgrounds as prerequisites and represents the advancement and integration of their old skills with their new experience. ...READ MORE

Worlds of Design: Fantasy vs. Sci-Fi Part 1

This is a broader question than just RPGs but the same arguments apply. It’s important for RPG designers, for consistency and to avoid immersion-breaking, but it’s probably not important to players. ...READ MORE
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Previews

Dungeon of the Mad Mage Level 15: The Obstacle Course

Starting Quests: Two Page Preview for Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Waterdeep: Dungeon Of The Mad Mage Previews

Ravnica Table of Contents & More

Dinosaurs On The Streets of Ravnica In This Art Preview
Reviews

Joining the Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica -- a Review

How much you like Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica will depend upon what you want. If you're a Magic the Gathering player who wants an RPG version of Ravnica, GGtR may or may not satisfy you, depending upon how much setting depth you want from MtG. If you're looking for a full setting like the old Dungeons & Dragons' box sets, then you'll probably be disappointed because this is more of a slice of Ravnica than a comprehensive resource. If you're looking for more of a toolkit for creating adventures in the famous Magic the Gathering setting, GGtR is it If you're looking for a D&D fantasy setting because you're tired of Forgotten Realms but still want something in a similar ballpark thematically, then GGtR will also work for you.

Staring Directly Into the Invisible Sun -- A Review

Invisible Sun, the surrealist RPG by Monte Cook Games is definitely unique in many ways. While premium or high production value board games and LARPs have become increasingly common, the RPG industry version has been tame by comparison. Invisible Sun blows the concept out of the water. I've never seen an RPG that had shelving before.

Plumbing the Depths of Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage -- A Review

Wizards of the Coast has worked hard to provide a variety of adventure types for 5^th Edition and with Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage they're tackling megadungeons. Mad Mage can be played on its own, if the players begin with 5^th characters or better, or it can follow up the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist adventure, which is for 1^st through 6^th level characters. Please note: This review contains spoilers.

Esper Genesis: Sci-Fantasy for 5E

Are you in the market for a science fantasy role playing game that runs on the 5E engine (SRD)? Well Esper Genesis might be the easy port over from D&D that you and your group are looking for.

Reaching KatharSys - A Degenesis Rebirth Review

Degenesis: Rebirth is the latest edition of a game whose lineage goes back to the early 2000s. Christian Günther and Marko Djurdjevic put together their primal punk universe of a post-apocalyptic Earth and with Sixmorevodka have put out this slick new edition. KatharSys is Book II of the Degenesis: Rebirth edition and holds all the mechanical information needed to be a protagonist (player) or game master in the universe of Degenesis.
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