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Elite: Dangerous Tabletop Kickstarter Hits Snag

The Kickstarter for the Elite: Dangerous tabletop role-playing game has hit a legal snag. Based on elements from the 1984 computer game Elite, and the sequels Frontier: Elite II and Frontier: First Encounters published by the video game publisher Frontier Development, the Elite: Dangerous tabletop game's website says: Elite: Dangerous is the modern day incarnation of the seminal space trading game Elite. 30 years after the original game reinvented the way people experienced playing computer games, Elite: Dangerous Role Playing Game seeks to immerse the role player in the same cut throat galaxy experience by online players.

RPG Crowdfunding News 037A – Maps Special Edition: RPG Tabletop Fantasy Maps, Vanguard Station, Mean

Welcome back to a ‘Maps’ special edition of RPG Crowdfunding News! Here we take a look at four campaigns currently live on Kickstarter that are looking to cover our tabletops with pretty images.

Sean's Picks of the Week (0206-0210): Conan, Middle-Earth, Coriolis, Starjammer, and Kobolds!

Sorry for the delay, friends - I was involved in a huge charity gaming event this weekend, which took up quite a bit of my time and head pace. Here we are, though, with some nice Sunday morning reading for you. It's a nice spread between science-fiction and fantasy (with one Pick solidly mixing the two). Definitely a week for fans of 5e, Pathfinder, and games by Modiphius.

Decorate Your Games Room With A Dungeons & Dragons Mind Flayer Trophy Plaque From WizKids

How cool would this be hanging on the wall of your games room? Your store? Games café? Basement Lair? Or just hanging in your living room as a talking piece? WizKids are releasing this fantastic Mind Flayer Trophy Plaque in May, and it will be available through your Friendly Local Games Store!

New Releases In Stores This Week : 13th February 2017

A rundown of the New Releases that should be hitting games stores this coming week! Board games, card games, RPGs, Wargames, Miniatures and collectible games... hopefully something for everyone! For more information about any of the products please contact your local games store.
New for EN5ider patrons - the first part of the ZEITGEIST Player's Guide for 5th Edition! "Steam and soot darken the skies above the city of Flint, and winds sweeping across its majestic harbor blow the choking products of industrial forges into the fey rainforests that dot its knife-toothed mountains." This 16-page document is designed for players (the separate Campaign Guide, EN5ider #128, is for GMs only and decribes the whole plot of the adventure path). Within you will find a brief introduction to the setting, the Deva and Eladrin races, and nine character themes - Docker, Eschatologist, Gunsmith, Martial Scientist, Skyseer, Spirit Medium, Technologist, Vekeshi Mystic, and Yerasol Veteran. By Ryan Nock; illustrated by Claudio Pozas, Brian Lindahl, ShenFei; cartography by Jonathan Roberts.

(ENN) Explore The Black Archive with the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game!

Cubicle 7 have just made their latest Doctor Who Roleplaying Game Supplement, The Black Archive, available to pre-order through their webstore and participating Bits & Mortar retailers (where you’ll get a PDF of the book too!).

Release (ENN) The Two-Headed Serpent PDF released for Pulp Cthulhu!

The Two-Headed Serpent is an epic action packed and globe spanning campaign from Chaosium for Pulp Cthulhu! Available now in PDF, a physical release is planned for later in the year.

(ENN) Confrontation: Resurrection returns to Battle!

Confrontation : Ragnarok was a miniatures game from French publishers Rackham. The game had some absolutely stunning miniatures and the world of Cadwallon spawned not only the miniatures game but card games, board games and a tabletop Roleplaying Game. Sadly the game disappeared a few years ago when Rackham went out of business. But now French publisher Sans-Detour is rekindling the flames of battle with Confrontation: Resurrection!

Pillars of Eternity Tabletop RPG coming from Obsidian Entertainment

Not all crowdfunding is done on Kickstarter and computer game company Obsidian Entertainment (Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Fallout, Planescape: Torment, etc) have been using fig.co to raise money for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. Very successfully too as they are approaching $2.5 million with over two weeks left to go! Of interest to us is that their $2.4 million stretch goal unlocked a pen and paper RPG of Pillars of Eternity.

Free (ENN) 7th Sea Basic Rules PDFs Available Free!

Three Basic Rules PDFs are now available for 7th Sea as free downloads from John Wick Presents. The books cover the world of Theah as a setting, character creation and the rules for playing the game. Making the 7th Sea core mechanics and setting available to anyone with an internet connection.

DMs Guild (ENN) Killer Kobolds on DMs Guild

From the creator of platinum best seller Journey Through the Center of the Underdark comes the next level of action – Killer Kobolds! A high octane, edge of your seat, seat of your pants, run and gun thrill ride for your 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons game.

News Digest: Zombie Orpheus and Dead Gentlemen have three big announcements, Hasbro CEO praises Magi

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Zombie Orpheus and Dead Gentlemen release a new film, a new trailer for an upcoming Gamers series, and launched a new crowdfunding campaign for another series! The Wizard World drama may be finally coming to a close, Hasbro’s CEO praises Magic: The Gathering’s performance growth in shareholder announcement, and more!
New for TRAILseeker patrons! Día de los Dinosaurios Muertos is a spooky 16-page Pathfinder adventure by Jensen Toperzer. You've heard of the Day of the Dead... but what happens when the dead are dinosaurs? When the raptors awaken to find their land overrun by hairless apes, they plot to reclaim their legacy. Can the PCs survive the machinations of Miquiztlicoatl, the velociraptor mummy lord, ancient reptilian priest-king of the feathered throne? This adventure for 5th-7th-level PCs includes full-color maps, a pronunciation guide, the all-new Stone of the Inverted Sun, and - of course- intelligent undead velociraptors. Illustrated by Melissa Tillery; cartography by Justin Mason.

RPG Crowdfunding News 037: Folio Digital 2, How To Write Adventure Modules That Don’t Suck, The City

Welcome back to our weekly look at tabletop roleplaying game, and accessories, crowdfunding roundup! Each week we’ll be looking at a few campaigns currently running that have caught our eye as well as occasionally speaking to some of the creators about their campaigns, or looking at some of the ‘behind the scenes’ business aspects of putting together, launching, operating and then delivering a crowdfunded project. If you have anything you’d like us to cover, or questions about anything we talk about, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact me directly.
It's that time again - the latest game system usage stats from The Orr Group, who produce the popular Roll20 virtual tabletop software. This set of figures is for Quarter 4, 2016, and shows no real surprises - D&D 5th Edition remains in the lead by a strong margin, and some trends have coincided with big movies or video games, such as Rogue One and a Pokemon thing. D&D 5E has increased by over 2% again this quarter, with Pathfinder maintaining its position. Apocalypse World has increased again, as have some foreign language games.

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Reviews

A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.
A beginner adventure written by comics writer Jim Zub.
An excellent introduction to the 40K universe.
Inject some grim OSR style wilderness mechanics into your favorite fantasy game.

Dungeons & Dragons

Wizards' first book for its 50th anniversary year is aiming for the stars, which is appropriate for a multiverse-spanning adventure.
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
Book is near-final and includes psionic subclasses, and illustrations of named spell creators.
An innovative means for one of Allesund's wealthiest and most powerful families to inspire trust in their bank's customers might just be your big payday.
Cynidiceans, the werefoxes and polymars... oh my!
Monsters and NPCs from Eberron, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and more!

Industry News

Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
After a disappointing 2023, latest earnings call from Hasbro shows tabletop games starting to recover.
Publisher of video games, Star Wars TTRPG, and owner of Middle Earth Enterprises restructures after turbulent year.
Twitter thinks there's a new WotC president who will give you a baby dragon.
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