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July 16 2024

Quests From The Infinite Staircase

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Adventure anthology for character levels 1 to 13.
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September 17 2024

D&D Player’s Handbook (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2024 Player's Handbook.
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September 26 2024

Dungeon Master's Screen (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
4-panel screen revised for the 2024 rules.
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October 1 2024

Monstrous Menagerie II

(Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition)
The sequel to the acclaimed monster book!
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November 12 2024

D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide.
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February 18 2025

D&D Monster Manual (2025)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2025 Monster Manual.
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RPG Print News – Troll Lord Games, Modiphius, Palladium, and More

Many fantasy options this week from the newest systems to deluxe versions of RPGs. Pathfinder Second Edition gets a special edition setting supplement. Castles & Crusades gets a GM book for castles. The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game First Edition is back in foil hardcover with two included adventures. ZWEIHÄNDER has a packed starter kit to kick off a fantasy horror campaign. There are...

Dec 21, 2022 6

Conventions Dungeons & Dragons OSR

RPG Crowdfunding News – Midwinter Vampires, SYMA, Korg, and more

This week’s article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects that end around Christmas and New Years (December 26, 2022 through January 2, 2023). As we head into the heart of the holiday season, here’s some of the options available for your gaming table. This holiday sampler includes 5e options, Lancer, OSR, original systems, and more, plus a campaign for a tabletop gaming convention.

Dec 21, 2022 1

Dungeons & Dragons Novels OSR Peregrine's Nest

A Dragonlance Retrospective: Part 1

The Dragonlance setting has a long history, and as it’s the time of year for retrospection it seemed a good time to take a look at it.

Dec 20, 2022 29

Dungeons & Dragons OSR

RPG Crowdfunding News – Exalted, Heroes of Mythic Americas, Scrap Rats Strikes Back, and more

This week’s article covers RPG crowdfunding campaigns ending between December 18 through 22. This sampling includes options for 5e, Mothership, Exalted, Mörk Borg, and more. In addition to the list below, there are two very different RPG advent calendars that I want to shoutout. The ADVENTure Calendar

from Garmr Games is a traditional offering with minis, adventures, and maps; it’s...

Dec 14, 2022 4

Dungeons & Dragons OSR Shadowrun

RPG Print News – Catalyst, Pacesetter, and More

Dungeons & Dragons gets new magic items and rules for selling and buying magic items including magic shops, and new adventures and adventure prep tools. Basic D&D also gets new campaign length adventures. Shadowrun gets a supplement, an art portfolio, and combo real world calendar with maps and adventure hooks. There are also three compact RPGs about scientists in exo-suits, helping a ghost...

Nov 30, 2022 4

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RPG Print News – Cubicle 7, Legendary, Goodman, and More

Dungeons & Dragons gets a sea and dungeon adventures and lots of new rules for using ki and kicking monsters to zero hit points and beyond. Wrath & Glory is back with a weighty tome about Machine Spirits and vehicles both Imperial and xeno. HarnWorld has a new kingdom book with all the details inherent in that world. Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG (8th Printing) has had a reprint and has plenty...

Nov 23, 2022 5

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RPG Crowdfunding News – TROIKA!, Convictor Drive, Gutterpunk, and more

This week, I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end starting on November 28th to December 5th. Headed into the holiday season, there can be a reduction in the number of offerings; however, going into the first part of the holiday season there are many flourishing campaigns. With a number of offerings available, this is a sampler of what RPGs are currently crowdfunding.

Nov 23, 2022 4

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RPG Print News – Cubicle 7, Osprey, and More

Dungeons & Dragons gets hex crawl options for Old-School Essentials and Basic D&D. Lamentations of the Flame Princess gets a ninth printing. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Soulbound RPG get campaign and magical support respectively. There are also new rpgs for neo noir, fantasy, and horror. And a solo RPG of horror and encroaching darkness.

Nov 16, 2022 1

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RPG Print News – Something is Wrong with the Chickens and More

Eldritch horror finds chickens (I have been a Game Mother but never a Chicken Master. Yet). Dungeons & Dragons gets two new rule softcovers and lots of dragons. I don’t know why it took this long to get a Power Rangers RPG but I’m glad to say it gets support with an adventure and maps. Pugmire gets rodents, Exalted Funeral has heavy metal old school support for three RPGs, and Old-School...

Nov 9, 2022 6

Call of Cthulhu Dungeons & Dragons OSR

RPG Print News – Modiphius, Exalted Funeral, Goodman Games, and More

Dungeons & Dragons gets a dragon turtle adventure along with two adventures from publishers new to this column. There is a weird MMO RPG for the table top, a DCC RPG The Empire of the East adventure, and new supplements for Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 and Infinity RPG.

Nov 2, 2022

Call of Cthulhu Dungeons & Dragons OSR

RPG Print News – Exalted Funeral, Necrotic Gnome, Osprey, and More

A book of adventures for Call of Cthulhu including Down Darker Trails and Cthulhu Invictus. Dungeons & Dragons and OSR RPGs get crab miniatures, a leprechaun class, and adventures including a freaky horror one about unicorn meat. Transformers RPG and Renaissance Italy get RPGs.

Oct 26, 2022 3

Conventions Dungeons & Dragons OSR

RPG Crowdfunding News – Apocalypse, Nevermore, Nightmare Fuel, and more

This week’s article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between October 27 to November 6. This list includes lots of projects that run on RPG engines with “dungeon” in the title as well as system neutral and an original system. If you’re looking for Halloween themed offerings, there are some winners in this sampling.

Oct 26, 2022 2

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RPG Print News – Necrotic Gnome, Exalted Funeral, Ares Games, and More

Dungeons & Dragons gets a city crawl and a vampire cruise. There are also adventures for D&D and OSR including Mutant Crawl Classics as well as an atlas of Hyperboria. Lex Arcana gets two world supplement for Roman fantasy adventuring. And the week rounds out with a book of missions for Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0..

Oct 19, 2022 5

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RPG Crowdfunding News – DP&D OSE, Anansi's Tapestry of Lives, Psi-Kids, and more

This week’s article offers reviews of RPG crowdfunding projects that end between October 25 to November 2. From 5e and Mörk Borg to DCC, MCC, A5E, and original systems, this sampling of what’s out there ranges from fantasy to sci-fi and beyond.

Oct 19, 2022 1

Call of Cthulhu Dungeons & Dragons OSR

RPG Print News – Exalted Funeral, Legendary Games, and More

Dungeons & Dragons gets an urbancrawl set in Oz and another city of shotguns and wands set in Dragon City. 13th Age also gets a city, a city of monsters. And then comes the Halloween horror shenanigans. Cthulhu gets a supplement in Trail of Cthulhu. New two-player horror RPGs out along with another horror RPG set in the Louisiana bayou of days past. Finally, there is a second edition of Hunter...

Oct 12, 2022 6

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RPG Crowdfunding News – Venture Society, Gateway To Adventure, Beacon, and more

This week I look at projects that end between October 13 to 20. Some original systems, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Powered by the Apocalypse, OSR Powered by Polymorph, 5e, and more. If you’re looking for a variety pack sampler of what’s available through crowdfunding, this week will give you a taste.