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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9721397" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>Hello everyone, Darryl here with the summary of this week’s gaming news from EN World</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=youtube]dj6b7ffQmiQ[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><strong>EN Publishing News</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed with EN Live's <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vj66JO-oIY" target="_blank">This Week in TTRPG</a></em> every Friday.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/podcast-358-livestreaming-today-onis-right-hand-forgotten-realms-updates-daggerheart-cypher-system.714640/" target="_blank">Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind in the new <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-d-d-magic-items-from-pets-sidekicks-saddles-scrolls-pipes.714095/" target="_blank">Pets & Sidekicks</a></em>, a 5e supplement from EN Publishing <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/companions-compendium" target="_blank">live on Kickstarter now</a>!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">On <em>NotDnD</em>, Jessica talks with Hit Point Press about their new game system <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/shift-roleplaying-system-from-hit-point-press.714198/" target="_blank">SHIFT</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-magazine-issue-3-is-all-about-fighters.713841/" target="_blank">EN5ider Monthly #3</a> is out now, this issue all about fighters with five articles including new subclasses, new feats, new NPCs, and more!</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]413315[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>EN World Feature Columns</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dawn Dalton got her hands on the <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/starfinder-player-core-review.714596/" target="_blank">Starfinder Second Edition Player Core</a> </em>and gives us her impressions of the science-fantasy update.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rob Wieland look sat <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/shiver-pivots-to-corporate-horror-for-its-next-expansion.714382/" target="_blank">SHIVER Corporate</a></em>, an RPG where you must deal with the horrors of hunting monsters knowing you must return to the office in the morning.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lewis Pulsipher’s newest Worlds of Design looks at <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/worlds-of-design-who-gets-the-crown.713889/" target="_blank">succession of leadership</a> in a fantasy setting and what different methods there are for who inherits the crown.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Andrew Peregrine looks back with <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/white-dwarf-reflections-24.714007/" target="_blank">White Dwarf Reflections #24</a> </em>covering the April/May 1981 issue of <em>White Dwarf</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Michael Tresca’s RPG Evolution continues his <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-evolution-philmont-adventures-day-2.714312/" target="_blank">hiking journey</a> with the Boy Scouts in the Philmont Scout Ranch.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t miss out on the newest RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-hellfinder-underisles-burning-man-and-more.714595/" target="_blank">Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep up with all the new print RPG releases with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-coriolis-spire-don%E2%80%99t-play-this-game-and-more.714581/" target="_blank">Charles Dunwoody’s RPG Print News</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Find the big TTRPG sales, bundles, and charity fundraisers with the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/freebies-sales-and-charity-bundles-for-august-3-2025.714679/" target="_blank">Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles News</a>.</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]413313[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Tabletop RPG News</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Dimension 20</em>’s Brennan Lee Mulligan to take over gamemaster duties for <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/brennan-lee-mulligan-to-gm-critical-role-campaign-4.714671/" target="_blank">Critical Role Season 4</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tariffs expected to cause more problems for the tabletop industry as <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/tariffs-de-minimis-exemption-ended-affects-individual-game-orders-entering-us.714643/" target="_blank">the “De Minimis” exemption</a> is scheduled to end in late August.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Chaosium celebrates its <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/celebrating-50-years-of-chaosium.714613/" target="_blank">50th anniversary</a> as the world’s longest-running TTRPG publisher.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More details revealed for the <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/more-details-revealed-for-forgotten-realms-digital-expansions.714631/" target="_blank">Forgotten Realms</a> </em>digital expansions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dhampir and other species to be included in <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dhampir-and-other-species-to-be-included-in-astarions-book-of-hungers.714633/" target="_blank">Astarion’s Book of Hungers</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Purple Dragon Knight retooled as Banneret in <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/purple-dragon-knight-retooled-as-banneret-in-d-ds-heroes-of-faerun-book.714632/" target="_blank">Heroes of Faerun</a> </em>book.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/alternate-covers-of-upcoming-forgotten-realms-books-revealed.714617/" target="_blank">Alternate covers</a> for the <em>Forgotten Realms </em>books revealed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New Japanese campaign announced for <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>, <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-releases-new-japanese-campaign-oni%E2%80%99s-right-hand.714593/" target="_blank">Oni’s Right Hand</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">D&D Beyond’s Maps VTT feature will be <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/maps-feature-on-d-d-beyond-becomes-free-to-use.714609/" target="_blank">free to use</a> starting in September.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monte Cook Games announces new edition of <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-a-new-edition-of-the-cypher-system-coming.714614/" target="_blank">Cypher System</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Renegade announces a new RPG based off the boos series <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/renegade-announces-dungeon-crawler-carl-rpg.714583/" target="_blank">Dungeon Crawler Carl</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-daggerheart-kickstarter-announced-chris-perkins-jeremy-crawfords-plans-revealed.714628/" target="_blank">New <em>Daggerheart </em>Kickstarter</a> announced plus what Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford are doing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Daggerheart </em>also has a new playtest for vampire and werewolf characters and <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/daggerheart-playtesting-new-transformation-mechanic.714587/" target="_blank">transformation cards</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Popular Japanese TTRPG <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/sword-world-to-get-official-english-translation.714605/" target="_blank">Sword World</a> </em>to get an official English translation from Mugen Gaming.</li> </ul><p>That’s all from me for this week! Don’t forget <a href="https://www.patreon.com/enworld" target="_blank">to support our Patreon</a> to bring you more tabletop roleplaying news.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 9721397, member: 6669048"] Hello everyone, Darryl here with the summary of this week’s gaming news from EN World [CENTER][MEDIA=youtube]dj6b7ffQmiQ[/MEDIA][/CENTER] [B]EN Publishing News[/B] [LIST] [*]For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed with EN Live's [I][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vj66JO-oIY']This Week in TTRPG[/URL][/I] every Friday. [*]Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/podcast-358-livestreaming-today-onis-right-hand-forgotten-realms-updates-daggerheart-cypher-system.714640/']Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk[/URL][/I]. [*]You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind in the new [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-d-d-magic-items-from-pets-sidekicks-saddles-scrolls-pipes.714095/']Pets & Sidekicks[/URL][/I], a 5e supplement from EN Publishing [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/companions-compendium']live on Kickstarter now[/URL]! [*]On [I]NotDnD[/I], Jessica talks with Hit Point Press about their new game system [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/shift-roleplaying-system-from-hit-point-press.714198/']SHIFT[/URL][/I]. [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-magazine-issue-3-is-all-about-fighters.713841/']EN5ider Monthly #3[/URL] is out now, this issue all about fighters with five articles including new subclasses, new feats, new NPCs, and more! [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" size="805x676"]413315[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]EN World Feature Columns[/B] [LIST] [*]Dawn Dalton got her hands on the [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/starfinder-player-core-review.714596/']Starfinder Second Edition Player Core[/URL] [/I]and gives us her impressions of the science-fantasy update. [*]Rob Wieland look sat [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/shiver-pivots-to-corporate-horror-for-its-next-expansion.714382/']SHIVER Corporate[/URL][/I], an RPG where you must deal with the horrors of hunting monsters knowing you must return to the office in the morning. [*]Lewis Pulsipher’s newest Worlds of Design looks at [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/worlds-of-design-who-gets-the-crown.713889/']succession of leadership[/URL] in a fantasy setting and what different methods there are for who inherits the crown. [*]Andrew Peregrine looks back with [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/white-dwarf-reflections-24.714007/']White Dwarf Reflections #24[/URL] [/I]covering the April/May 1981 issue of [I]White Dwarf[/I]. [*]Michael Tresca’s RPG Evolution continues his [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-evolution-philmont-adventures-day-2.714312/']hiking journey[/URL] with the Boy Scouts in the Philmont Scout Ranch. [*]Don’t miss out on the newest RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-hellfinder-underisles-burning-man-and-more.714595/']Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News[/URL]. [*]Keep up with all the new print RPG releases with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-coriolis-spire-don%E2%80%99t-play-this-game-and-more.714581/']Charles Dunwoody’s RPG Print News[/URL]. [*]Find the big TTRPG sales, bundles, and charity fundraisers with the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/freebies-sales-and-charity-bundles-for-august-3-2025.714679/']Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles News[/URL]. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" size="1080x541"]413313[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]Tabletop RPG News[/B] [LIST] [*][I]Dimension 20[/I]’s Brennan Lee Mulligan to take over gamemaster duties for [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/brennan-lee-mulligan-to-gm-critical-role-campaign-4.714671/']Critical Role Season 4[/URL][/I]. [*]Tariffs expected to cause more problems for the tabletop industry as [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/tariffs-de-minimis-exemption-ended-affects-individual-game-orders-entering-us.714643/']the “De Minimis” exemption[/URL] is scheduled to end in late August. [*]Chaosium celebrates its [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/celebrating-50-years-of-chaosium.714613/']50th anniversary[/URL] as the world’s longest-running TTRPG publisher. [*]More details revealed for the [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/more-details-revealed-for-forgotten-realms-digital-expansions.714631/']Forgotten Realms[/URL] [/I]digital expansions. [*]Dhampir and other species to be included in [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dhampir-and-other-species-to-be-included-in-astarions-book-of-hungers.714633/']Astarion’s Book of Hungers[/URL][/I]. [*]Purple Dragon Knight retooled as Banneret in [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/purple-dragon-knight-retooled-as-banneret-in-d-ds-heroes-of-faerun-book.714632/']Heroes of Faerun[/URL] [/I]book. [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/alternate-covers-of-upcoming-forgotten-realms-books-revealed.714617/']Alternate covers[/URL] for the [I]Forgotten Realms [/I]books revealed. [*]New Japanese campaign announced for [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I], [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-releases-new-japanese-campaign-oni%E2%80%99s-right-hand.714593/']Oni’s Right Hand[/URL][/I]. [*]D&D Beyond’s Maps VTT feature will be [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/maps-feature-on-d-d-beyond-becomes-free-to-use.714609/']free to use[/URL] starting in September. [*]Monte Cook Games announces new edition of [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-a-new-edition-of-the-cypher-system-coming.714614/']Cypher System[/URL][/I]. [*]Renegade announces a new RPG based off the boos series [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/renegade-announces-dungeon-crawler-carl-rpg.714583/']Dungeon Crawler Carl[/URL][/I]. [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-daggerheart-kickstarter-announced-chris-perkins-jeremy-crawfords-plans-revealed.714628/']New [I]Daggerheart [/I]Kickstarter[/URL] announced plus what Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford are doing. [*][I]Daggerheart [/I]also has a new playtest for vampire and werewolf characters and [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/daggerheart-playtesting-new-transformation-mechanic.714587/']transformation cards[/URL]. [*]Popular Japanese TTRPG [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/sword-world-to-get-official-english-translation.714605/']Sword World[/URL] [/I]to get an official English translation from Mugen Gaming. [/LIST] That’s all from me for this week! Don’t forget [URL='https://www.patreon.com/enworld']to support our Patreon[/URL] to bring you more tabletop roleplaying news. [/QUOTE]
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