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The 90s are back with both Rifts and Vampire the Masquerade core rulebooks in print. D&D gets all the adventures of course and the most expensive GM screen I’ve ever seen. Call of Cthulhu gets an updated starter set. And Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG gets supplements. Finally, The Expanse Roleplaying Game goes beyond the ring and into whole new worlds of adventure.
D&D gets new rules: magic items, spells, class options, and monsters plus adventures for spies. Pathfinder get classes, Cthulhu, and caravels. Cthulhu also gets its own magazine, this time with rules for Call of Cthulhu and Trail of Cthulhu. Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG gets patrons and, along with Mutant Crawl Classics RPG, gets an adventure. Finally, the Power Rangers RPG gets some extra RPG...
2300AD is back and it is time to once again take to the stars. Pentapods await. D&D gets star unicorns! Plus lots of adventures and frozen fun with new rules. And there are frozen battle maps (depicted not actually frozen ) along with planar and dungeon battle maps. Cthulhu gets a boxed set because the Old One demands it. G.I. Joe Role Playing Game gets miniatures including Snake Eyes. And...
The 2022 ENNIE Awards show returns to Gen Con! Coming August 5th at 8pm in Indianapolis, Indiana, the ceremony reveals the winners of the most prestigious awards in tabletop roleplaying games. If you’re interested in attending the event with some of the best known publishers and personalities in roleplaying, then you can bid for one of the ENNIE Award Dream Dates. The winner gets a seat at a...
The cult is an important part of the Cthulhu Mythos mystery ecology, Cultists leave the clues that the investigators find to figure out what’s going on. They provide the soft resistance that can be defeated. Cthulhu may be immortal and powerful but the cults can be stopped providing one more day of life for everyone on planet Earth. But by the time the investigators get on their trail, most...
How do flawed characters think about life-and-death decisions and deal with the consequences? Theses questions can lead to better roleplaying. I have some ideas to consider.
This week I share RPG crowdfunding projects that end between April 11th and the 23rd. This article is a sampling of the projects that are out there, though it is a 5e heavy week. There are a lot of fun 5e projects, but also some interesting original systems as well as a big Praxis System offering.
A starter set is here for one of my favorite RPGs, The One Ring. Dungeons & Dragons and adjacent RPGs have new adventures and new monsters. Call of Cthulhu has chaotic Keeper tips and advice. G.I. JOE is now in RPG form and they remain real American heroes. Finally, a new world set on Earth with a history quite different from our own debuts with a core rulebook complete with setting. This is a...
Monsters on cards and stand ups in fairly expensive faux leather binders for D&D. There is also support for both Iron Kingdoms and Ptolus, some of which works with both 5E and 3E as well as other rule sets. Traveller - Core Rulebook Update 2022 gets an update that brings ship building back to the core rules and you can finally play Gelflings in The Dark Crystal. Root gets dice and GM support...
Root is here so you too can play an animal Vagabond, deal with factions, and explore clearings. A new adventure for DCC for those in love or pining for love. Support for Delta Green, Power Rangers, and Blue Rose (which is quite the combination really). And new RPGs for cyberpunk, female barbarian fantasy, and anime superheroes with crystal hearts and shifting personalities.
This week’s collection for RPG crowdfunding projects end between February 28th through March 20th. This is a list of notable publishers getting their products out there including projects from Goodman Games, Pinnacle Entertainment, Green Ronin, Andrews McMeel Universal, 2CGaming, and more.
From flying faeries to rune-wielding Vikings to magical kitties, this week has a little bit of everything magical and monstrous. Dungeons & Dragons has maps of The Wild, an adventure, inspiring lists, potions, and dungeon encounters. Delta Green RPG has a new adventure. For you Vikings out there, there is a bag o’ runes to be had which is one of the best things I’ve found for this column in a...
This week I am on vacation so this one is all about the classics. A combination of core rulebook and adventures book(s) that you can spend any gift or return money on including Warhammer, Call of Cthulhu, Mutant: Year Zero, Delta Green, and more. And an honorable mention for M-Space, a print on demand RPG that I would not normally cover since it isn’t available in retail but is worth checking...
A limited edition cover for Dungeons & Dragons Strixhaven is out and Twilight: 2000 returns with a bang in a new edition box set. Cthulhu also makes a return with Horror on the Orient Express now in double hardcover for Call of Cthulhu and Achtung! Cthulhu now for the 2d20 system. Everything then rounds out with more fantasy including a vegetable alien horror adventure, playing knights...
2021 is the 40th anniversary of Call of Cthulhu. Yet, that’s not the only news from Chaosium, Inc. Moon Design Publications, the parent company of Chaosium, Inc., announced a corporate merger combining Moon Design Publications and Black Monk Games into The Chaosium Group. Because of the international scope of this move, I reached out to Michael O’Brien (MOB) about the merger and what it means...
If you have players in your life who are dire need of gaming accessories, or you just want to tell family and friends what to get you, we've got you covered. These products are listed from least- to most-expensive. If you're planning to order, consider global shipping times if you hope to deliver these gifts by the holidays.

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A great monster book on its own but also useful as a supplemental guide to pre-existing fantasy worlds.
Play a vampire and kill nazis in WW2!
You won't survive this tragedy of doomed heroes!
A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.

Dungeons & Dragons

Alternate Player's Handbook cover art by Wylie Beckert.
Get in, nerds—we’re going to Curdello.
Here are a few more tidbits from Game Informer's magazine coverage of the new edition's rulebooks.
Art by Dmitry Burmak.
Dungeon Master’s Guide contains a sample setting—and that setting is, indeed, Greyhawk.
Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

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D&D-powered cartoon fun from Cryptozoic Entertainment.
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!
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