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The Fumble: Veteran RPG Player Suddenly Feels Insecure

Dec 10

Local tabletop RPG veteran Lionel Huntsworth recently shared that he has begun experiencing feelings of insecurity around his fellow players. This reporter met with him in person to learn more. "I've been playing tabletop RPGs since pretty much the beginning," Lucas says over a cup of coffee. "I mean, I was practically there when it started. I played the original Barrows & Bearowls in the...

Nominate your favourite RPG podcasts of 2019!

Dec 10

It’s that time of year again! Nominate your favourite RPG podcasts of 2019. As a reminder, here are last year’s Top 10.

Space is Not the Only Thing Trying to Kill You in the Alien RPG

Dec 10

Making a living in space is not easy. Radiation, micro meteors, and no food, air, or water. A mistake can take your life. And mankind is not alone. There are hostile things lurking in the shadows of mankind’s colonies and ships waiting to kill or worse. Things alien.

5E EN5ider #305 - Mini-Adventure: Tainted Remedies

Dec 09

Adventurers love a good deal and will be hard-pressed to pass up improved and discounted healing potions. Today's EN5ider article is all about exploiting a weakness for curatives, luring the party in with a generous offer that all too soon becomes an untenable necessity—will they become addicted or can they break the cycle?

5E Epic Monsters: Orang-Bati

Dec 09

The skies of the island of Seram in Indonesia are said to be dotted with these strange bat-men who swoop down to steal away people for food: the dreaded orang-bati!

Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Players

Dec 09

We already covered gift ideas for game masters, but this list is a bit different because it includes gifts for larger groups. A game master or another player would presumably buy them for the entire group and then each player picks a color or type as fits his character. These products are sorted from least to most expensive. Click the title to purchase them on Amazon.

GENCON IX: When Many Sought Adventure

Dec 09

GECON IX, Baby! It was happening. TSR was on a roll. The last supplement for OD&D had just been released, Empire of the Petal Throne was a reality, and Fritz Leiber’s board game, Lankhmar (based off his original cork board-game that he and Harry O. Fischer had designed and played far back in the day), was being released at the convention. As I had helped co-design the latter (see 1st link...

Werewolf: the Apocalypse 5th Edition Trailer

Dec 07

Hunters Entertainment, who created Kids on Bikes and The ABCs of D&D has announced, Werewolf 5th Edition for 2021.

Podcast #77: Dungeons & Wubbalubbadubdub The Rick and Morty Starter Set

Dec 07

This week, Morrus and Peter take a look at the Rick and Morty Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set! In the news, Chaosium snags the license to Rivers of London series, a new D&D charity release, Pathfinder Kingmaker video game getting a sequel, a new live stream to replace Dice Camera Action, and more! Plus a dog plays D&D for the first time in a brand new sketch!

Eberron: Rising from the Last War - A Review

Dec 06

Almost as soon as 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons launched, vocal fans started asking for Eberron. In multiple surveys it was a top request. In response, Wizards of the Coast released the PDF-only Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron. A “living document” that would be updated as they refined the setting,it was met with equal parts joy and frustration (e.g., it was missing the artificer class at...

News Digest for the Week of December 6

Dec 06

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! A new Pathfinder video game on its way, yet another new D&D 5e Charity release, the Alien RPG releases this week, and more!

Diversity in D&D Third Edition

Dec 05

With 3rd Ed, our main goal was to return D&D to its roots, such as with Greyhawk deities and the return of half-orcs. By staying true to the feel of D&D, we helped the gaming audience accept the sweeping changes that we made to the rules system.

Dragon Reflections #28

Dec 05

TSR Periodicals published The Dragon Issue 27 in August 1979. It is 59 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, we have the Politics of Hell, the return of Monty Haul, and Awful Green Things from Outer Space!

PF Wrath of the Righteous Pathfinder CRPG Announced

Dec 04

The next Pathfinder CRPG is going to be Wrath of the Righteous, based on the 1e AP of the same name. "Wrath of the Righteous will migrate the RPG to a new part of the world of Golarion, the Worldwound, a demon-infested wasteland where a planar tear to the Abyss—which you’ll be able to visit—has opened".

Crowdfunding News – Gradient Descent, City of Mists, GiantLands, and more

Dec 04

This article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects ending between December 13th to the 19th. As is normal for the end of the year, there are fewer projects with eleven in this article versus over double that number in the months leading up to the holiday season. As we close out the year, GameOnTabletop is picking up more RPG projects like Vast Kaviya, Of Dreams and Magic 2nd Edition, and Torg...

New D&D Stream Replaces Dice, Camera, Action!

Dec 04

The official D&D streaming campaign Dice, Camera, Action!, run by WotC's Chris Perkins, ended somewhat ignominiously earlier this year. WotC has just announced its replacement -- "DnDPresents", featuring some of the same cast.

Making Rethmar Come Alive

Dec 03

So we have our bones for Rethmar, the basic “what’s the place look like, and who governs it, with what enforcement” stuff. Now, onto the lore that makes the place come alive. That I actually did first, surfing as far as I could on the ideas that came to me, the “what stories can I tell here?” before I turned around and derived the bones (last column) from.

5E Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Dec 03

WotC has released another in its line of supplements that support the Extra Life charity. This one is entitled Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign. You can purchase it on the DMs Guild for US$9.99, with 70% of the price going to support WotC's local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. About the product: Crawling from the darkest recesses of D&D’s history...

Face a Dire Threat in Mutant: Year Zero and Stop the Gray Death

Dec 03

The Gray Death is a 96 page full color hardcover adventure for Mutant: Year Zero. I was provided a print copy to review. Spoilers about the adventure follow.

5E EN5ider #304 - Over the Next Hill: The Medieval Lord's Manor

Dec 02

EN5ider's popular Over the Next Hill series returns with an article that takes a historical approach to understanding the rule, culture, and nuances of a medieval lord's estate!