This coming week is a big week for releases. Overlight, Kids on Bikes, the mighty Invisible Sun and a host of Pathfinder and Starfinder releases are just the tip of the ice berg.  ...READ MORE

Viking Raiders, Post-Apocalypse survival, b-movie fantasy horror, 5th Edition card aids and science fiction map collections... and that's just for starters in this week's RPG Crowdfunding News!  ...READ MORE

Welcome to the latest rundown of the New Releases hitting game stores this week, and a selection of last week's PDF releases! A little later this week due to Gen Con travelling, but a great selection nevertheless. Highlights include the new Legend of the Five Rings Beginners Set from Fantasy Flight Games and R. Talsorian's The Witcher RPG, now available in PDF!  ...READ MORE

A bit of a quiet week on the RPG new releases front in stores, but it's certainly made up for digitally with a host of interesting releases! On the board game side of things we also see a new Warhammer 40,000 race game released, by Devir, called Gretchinz!

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This week will see copies of Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes start appearing in stores. The week will also bring stores the new Genesys setting, Realms of Terrinoth, which has already been a best seller in electronic format.  ...READ MORE

Let's talk about using cards in your role-playing game sessions. I don't mean as an alternative to task resolution systems, but as a tool for players and game masters at the table.

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Perhaps one of my odder choices for a theme week, but I do find it fascinating how many creators and fans are drawn to the idea of mice (and rats, and related critters) as heroes and villains within genre stories. I mean, let's face it, Secret of NIMH remains one of the most fascinating and well-done "not-Disney" cartoon movies of the 20th century. It also seems using mice is a neat way to get kids interested, as many of these games and products indicate. Last (but most assuredly not least), I get the impression a lot of artists just really enjoy drawing mice in cool costumes...
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From the focus on alt-history to the over-the-top gears-and-lightning fantastical, steampunk remains a compelling and entertaining genre that gains much of its life in the tabletop RPG world. As the company named for one of steampunk's greatest inspirations launches a car into space, it seemed like an apt time to take a look at some of the great genre offerings.
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Sometimes I get my themes for the weekly Picks from the most fun and interesting places. In this case, my friend Lana Smith (AKA Alana Smith Brown of King of the Geeks fame) was asking about games in which her group could play fairies and experience fairy-tale style storytelling. Since I delved into the subject on her behalf, anyway, here's the fruits of that labor. There's some very fascinating games and ideas below, great for kids and adults alike! PS - Changed the order from the original posting due to Faery's Tale Deluxe having too small an image.
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