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This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios to talk about his multiple award-winning game, Harlem Unbound! In the news, Amazon leaks the new Dungeons & Dragons book early, Numenera for D&D 5e Confirmed (kinda), Critical Role goes solo, the first look at the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar RPG, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

RPG Crowdfunding News: Lunars, Lasers & Liches, Conclave, Immersive Battle Maps, The Great Old Ones,

The end of February/first week of March was an RPG Kickstarter population explosion. This week’s RPG Kickstarters (those ending between March 8th to the 14th) are a thinner herd by comparison. In this article, I look at 8 of the available RPG Kickstarters and 11 RPG Zine Quests including games for Exalted 3e, D&D 5e, OSR, Powered by the Apocalypse, and more.
The Dragon Issue 20 was published in December 1978. It is 36 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, we talk about board games, witchcraft, demonology, and the Lord of the Rings movie!

EN5ider #258: Enchanted Trinkets - Arcane Apparel

EN5ider's Enchanted Trinkets series is back with 20 of the most fashionable and flavorful minor magic items this side of the wizard's tower! Check out Arcane Apparel for a healthy batch of items to reward parties with that GMs won't regret down the road.
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It's a Good Thing D&D Isn't a Toy

We've previously discussed a time when Dungeons & Dragons was considered as much of a toy as it was a book. The loss of D&D in toy stores was a blow to a hobby that found its footing among a younger generation. Now things have come full circle as the bottom of the toy market fell out from under Wizards of the Coast's parent company, Hasbro.

D&D 5E Mythological Figures: Morgan le Fay (5E)

Mythological Figures is back in Britain and more specifically Camelot with today’s entry: the enchantress Morgan le Fay!
It seems those who suggested that the upcoming 'nautical themed' book was based on the old Saltmarsh trilogy were correct. Ghosts of Saltmarsh is the new book, with a release date of May 21st, 2019. UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION ON ALT COVER & RELEASE DATES!
You can grab the 28-page Player's Guide for the greek-inspired Odyssey of the Dragonlords campaign setting for D&D 5E for free.

Worlds of Design: What Game Designers Need to Know About IP

It is virtually impossible to protect game ideas, but virtually no idea is new. On rare occasions someone deliberately copies someone else’s game, but game designers cannot worry about this: they have to talk to publishers, funding sources, and other people about their games.
It's time for some more D&D Beyond stats! This time we take a look at the most popular feats! War Caster, Tough, Lucky, and Sharpshooter lead the pack. We recently looked at stats for adventures, classes by tier, subclasses, and multi class combinations.
Cubicle 7 has just unveiled John Grenier's cover art for the upcoming Age of Sigmar RPG, coming later this year.

Interview with Zweihander's Daniel D. Fox: Bounded Accuracy Meets WFRPG

While titans battled for the blitzbowl championship, I spoke to Daniel D. Fox, emperor of Grim and Perilous Studios’ Zweihänder RPG dynasty. He talked playtesting, balanced math, and upcoming projects like the Tetsubō RPG.

News Digest: Numenera for 5e Confirmed, Critical Role Going Solo, Huge Pathfinder Bundle from Humble

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Monte Cook returning to 5e, Critical Role going solo, more Endless Quest books, Roll20 hacked, a huge bundle of Pathfinder PDFs from Humble Bundle, and more!
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by game designer and author Sarah Newton to talk about her games Mindjammer, The Chronicles of Future Earth, and more! In the news, we’ve got more Endless Quests, Numenera teasing a new product, Stranger Things D&D boxed set, Roll20 hacked, and more! Plus our favorite game in all the world, a three-part sketch, and the premiere of our brand new theme song!
Following up from the D&D 5E hints included in recent Numenera shipments to customers, Monte Cook Games has just announced its new project coming to Kickstarter in March: a 5E-compatible sci-fantasy setting which allows you to play in settings like the Barrier Peaks or Numenera!

This Week in TTRPG


Reviews

You won't survive this tragedy of doomed heroes!
A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.
A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.
A beginner adventure written by comics writer Jim Zub.

Dungeons & Dragons

Possibly the most ecologically-friendly Intriguing Organization yet.
Beholder may be the next killer in the multiplayer horror video game
Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
A WizKids miniature reveals the iconic character's face for the first time.
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Garr is obsessed with proving that he’s better at it than you are—no matter what it is.

Industry News

Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
One of only two TTRPG creators with four separate million dollar Kickstarters!
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
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