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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9559659" 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">[ATTACH=full]393518[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>EN Publishing News</strong></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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hby5QQnYYxQ" target="_blank">EN Live's This Week in TTRPG every Friday</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/podcast-331-epic-d-d-monster-manual-preview.709656/" target="_blank"><em>Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk</em></a> (including a test of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8wkryTfpY4" target="_blank">new video live stream</a> version!).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN Publishing has a new Backerkit project for the <em><a href="https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/en-publishing/level-up-a5e-gate-pass-gazette-annual-2024" target="_blank">Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2024</a></em> with digital and hardcover copies of all the articles from <em>Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition</em>’s official zine.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This week on <em>Not DnD</em>, Jessica talks with Parable Games about the lo-fi solo mecha RPG <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-ion-heart.709524/" target="_blank">ION Heart</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN5ider #615 is a <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/prize-fight-on-the-water.709617/" target="_blank">2nd level adventure <em>Big Fight</em></a> where the party is asked to fill in after renowned prize fighter is rendered unable to compete.</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]393517[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>EN World Feature Columns</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rob Wieland reviewed the new urban fantasy cyberpunk game on the block, <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/reboot-the-concept-of-cyberpunk-fantasy-with-otherscape-metro.709471/" target="_blank">:Otherscape</a></em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rob also took a look back at <em><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/retro-review-the-dracula-dossier.709470/" target="_blank">The Dracula Dossier</a> </em>with a new retro review.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lewis Pulsipher’s newst Worlds of Design discusses the difference in design <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/worlds-of-design-campaign-sequence-or-one-shot.709445/" target="_blank">based on game length</a> between a one-shot, a limited sequence, or a full campaign.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">M.T. Black continues his journey through gaming periodicals past with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragon-reflections-88.709448/" target="_blank">Dragon Reflections #88</a> covering the August 1984 issue of <em>Dragon</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Michael Tresca’s newest RPG Evolution looks back at his<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-evolution-looking-back-at-my-2024-goals.709330/" target="_blank"> 2024 gaming goals</a> and how many of them were successful.</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-mythcraft-dungeon-xcrawl-olympics-and-more.709601/" 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-troll-lord-games-dmdave-and-more.709563/" 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-january-19-2025.709693/" target="_blank">Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles News</a>.</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]393516[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Tabletop Roleplaying News</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Beth Rimmels got an early look at <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-monster-manual-2024-preview.709570/" target="_blank">the 2024 Monster Manual</a> along with a Q&A.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wizards of the Coast released <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-manual-previews-reveal-new-empyrean-half-dragon-cyclops-and-animal-lords.709564/" target="_blank">another preview</a> from the <em>Monster Manual </em>including looks at the empyrean, half-dragon, cyclops, and animal lords.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And previews from even more monsters including the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/more-new-monsters-from-2025-monster-manual-revealed.709584/" target="_blank">vampire familiar stat block</a> and lots of new art.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN World has created a constantly updated compilation of <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-manual-2025-stat-block-compilation.709621/" target="_blank">all the <em>Monster Manual </em>stat blocks</a> released in previews so far.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Previews from the <em>Monster Manual </em>indicate that <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-manual-suggests-changes-are-coming-to-some-playable-species.709638/" target="_blank">changes may be coming</a> to some playable species.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">WizKids announced two new miniature lines, new miniatures featuring updated designs from the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-announces-d-d-monster-manual-minis-featuring-new-designs.709684/" target="_blank">2024 <em>Monster Manual</em></a> and a series of <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-to-release-glow-in-the-dark-d-d-miniatures.709637/" target="_blank">glow-in-the-dark D&D miniatures</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diamond Comic Distributors <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/diamond-comic-distributors-files-bankruptcy-sells-alliance-game-distributors.709593/" target="_blank">files for bankruptcy</a> and sells off tabletop distributor Alliance Game.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BBC panel show <em>QI (Quite Interesting) </em>mentions <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/qi-mentions-the-diana-jones-awards.709578/" target="_blank">the Diana Jones Award</a> on social media.</li> </ul><p></p><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 gaming news content.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 9559659, member: 6669048"] Hello everyone, Darryl here with the summary of this week’s gaming news from EN World. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]393518[/ATTACH][/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 [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hby5QQnYYxQ']EN Live's This Week in TTRPG every Friday[/URL]. [*]Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/podcast-331-epic-d-d-monster-manual-preview.709656/'][I]Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk[/I][/URL] (including a test of a [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8wkryTfpY4']new video live stream[/URL] version!). [*]EN Publishing has a new Backerkit project for the [I][URL='https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/en-publishing/level-up-a5e-gate-pass-gazette-annual-2024']Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2024[/URL][/I] with digital and hardcover copies of all the articles from [I]Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition[/I]’s official zine. [*]This week on [I]Not DnD[/I], Jessica talks with Parable Games about the lo-fi solo mecha RPG [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-ion-heart.709524/']ION Heart[/URL][/I]. [*]EN5ider #615 is a [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/prize-fight-on-the-water.709617/']2nd level adventure [I]Big Fight[/I][/URL][I] [/I]where the party is asked to fill in after renowned prize fighter is rendered unable to compete. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]393517[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]EN World Feature Columns[/B] [LIST] [*]Rob Wieland reviewed the new urban fantasy cyberpunk game on the block, [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/reboot-the-concept-of-cyberpunk-fantasy-with-otherscape-metro.709471/']:Otherscape[/URL][/I]. [*]Rob also took a look back at [I][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/retro-review-the-dracula-dossier.709470/']The Dracula Dossier[/URL] [/I]with a new retro review. [*]Lewis Pulsipher’s newst Worlds of Design discusses the difference in design [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/worlds-of-design-campaign-sequence-or-one-shot.709445/']based on game length[/URL] between a one-shot, a limited sequence, or a full campaign. [*]M.T. Black continues his journey through gaming periodicals past with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragon-reflections-88.709448/']Dragon Reflections #88[/URL] covering the August 1984 issue of [I]Dragon[/I]. [*]Michael Tresca’s newest RPG Evolution looks back at his[URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-evolution-looking-back-at-my-2024-goals.709330/'] 2024 gaming goals[/URL] and how many of them were successful. [*]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-mythcraft-dungeon-xcrawl-olympics-and-more.709601/']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-troll-lord-games-dmdave-and-more.709563/']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-january-19-2025.709693/']Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles News[/URL]. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]393516[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]Tabletop Roleplaying News[/B] [LIST] [*]Beth Rimmels got an early look at [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-monster-manual-2024-preview.709570/']the 2024 Monster Manual[/URL] along with a Q&A. [*]Wizards of the Coast released [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-manual-previews-reveal-new-empyrean-half-dragon-cyclops-and-animal-lords.709564/']another preview[/URL] from the [I]Monster Manual [/I]including looks at the empyrean, half-dragon, cyclops, and animal lords. [*]And previews from even more monsters including the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/more-new-monsters-from-2025-monster-manual-revealed.709584/']vampire familiar stat block[/URL] and lots of new art. [*]EN World has created a constantly updated compilation of [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-manual-2025-stat-block-compilation.709621/']all the [I]Monster Manual [/I]stat blocks[/URL] released in previews so far. [*]Previews from the [I]Monster Manual [/I]indicate that [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-manual-suggests-changes-are-coming-to-some-playable-species.709638/']changes may be coming[/URL] to some playable species. [*]WizKids announced two new miniature lines, new miniatures featuring updated designs from the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-announces-d-d-monster-manual-minis-featuring-new-designs.709684/']2024 [I]Monster Manual[/I][/URL] and a series of [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-to-release-glow-in-the-dark-d-d-miniatures.709637/']glow-in-the-dark D&D miniatures[/URL]. [*]Diamond Comic Distributors [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/diamond-comic-distributors-files-bankruptcy-sells-alliance-game-distributors.709593/']files for bankruptcy[/URL] and sells off tabletop distributor Alliance Game. [*]BBC panel show [I]QI (Quite Interesting) [/I]mentions [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/qi-mentions-the-diana-jones-awards.709578/']the Diana Jones Award[/URL] on social media. [/LIST] [B] [/B] 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 gaming news content. [/QUOTE]
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