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Renegade Studios Sends C&D To Stop Small Creator Using The Word 'Renegade'
Renegade City creator receives demand to rename new game.
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TTRPG Freelancer Writer/Editor Rate Survey
If you are a TTRPG writer or editor, please take this survey!
Industry  TSR 
NuTSR Declares Bankruptcy
NuTSR, owned by Justin LaNasa, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which will liquidate the company's assets. NuTSR's gross revenue so far for 2023 is $621.93 according to the documents filed in North Carolina. This is balanced against total liabilities of just over $384,000. The company made the news over the last couple of years, emerging in 2020 when then-owners Justin LaNasa and Stephen...
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Diana Jones Award Announces 4 Emerging Designer Winners
Program amplifies the voices of up-and-coming hobby game designers
Industry 
A New Look for DriveThruRPG
DriveThruRPG is in the midst of an update and is looking for feedback
Industry 
The Plight of Owen KC Stephens and the Quest to Help Him
Do you have everything in these immense tabletop RPG bundles?
Industry 
Open RPG Creative (ORC) License Draft Published
Paizo Publishing and Azora Law have published the initial draft of the Open RPG Creative license (ORC) for public feedback. This license was concieved of during January's Open Gaming License (OGL) controversy and was designed as an independent, irrevocable replacement for that license. Also available is an FAQ, or the 'Answers & Explanations" (AxE) which explains the structure. Commentary can...
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Top RPG Games for Fall 2022: D&D, Pathfinder, 5E OGL, Vampire, Transformers
ICv2's latest report has come in, for the top five roleplaying games in Fall 2022. ICv2 interviews retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to compile these charts. I maintain an ongoing record of them here so that you can see them over time. As is usual, D&D tops the chart, and Pathfinder comes in second. This is fourth time that third party 5E material has appeared, after Spring 2020...
Industry 
RPG Superstar Is Back
RPG Superstar, the Pathfinder-based design competition which was originally started by Paizo and taken over a couple of years ago by Roll For Combat, is back for 2023. The contest comes with cash prizes from $25 up to $250 and requires entrants to design monsters for Pathfinder 2E tied to specific elemental themes. The winners are voted for by a public vote followed by a panel of judges...
Doctor Who  Industry 
Cubicle 7 Is #192 on the FT 1000 List of Europe's Fastest Growing Companies
Cubicle 7, based in Ireland, has made the latest FT/Statista ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies, placing at #192. The list is based on 'revenue growth at European companies in the three years to 2021'. According to ICV2, Cubicle 7 had €2.4 million in sales in 2021, up from €267,000 in 2018. C7 publishes the official Doctor Who TTRPG, and various Warhammer games. Dominic McDowall...
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel a Nebula Award finalist!
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel has been nominated for a Nebula Award finalist for game writing. Although this category is normally about video games, last year this category included four tabletop RPGs -- Coyote & Crow, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Wanderhome, and Gramma's Hands. Evil Hat's Fate Accessiblity Toolkit made the list in 2019, and Scents and Siesmosos appeared in 2020...
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Kyle Brink Interviewed by Teos Abadia (Alphastream) on OGL, WotC, & D&D
D&D executive producer's Kyle Brink's second hour-long interview OGL/D&D has dropped--this one is with Teos Abadia, otherwise known as Alphastream. The notes below are my attempt to paraphrase the main things Brink said, but as always you should watch the actual video if you want the full context. Company Structure There's around 30 people on the D&D team, and that many again freelancers...
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Kyle Brink (D&D Exec Producer) On OGL Controversy & One D&D (Summary)
The YouTube channel 3 Black Halflings spoke to WotC's Kyle Brink (executive producer, D&D) about the recent Open Game License events, amongst other things. It's an hour-plus long interview (which you can watch below) but here are some of the highlights of what Brink said. Note these are my paraphrases, so I encourage you to listen to the actual interview for full context if you have time. OGL...
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WotC Backs Down: Original OGL To Be Left Untouched; Whole 5E Rules Released as Creative Commons
Hundreds of game publishers sigh in relief as, after extensive pressure exerted by the entire open gaming community, WotC has agreed to leave the original Open Gaming License untouched and put the whole of the 5E rules into Creative Commons. So, what's happened? The Open Gaming Licence v1.0a which most of the D&D third party industry relies on, will be left untouched for now. The whole of...
Call of Cthulhu  Industry  Pathfinder 
Pathfinder, Cthulhu, Level Up: D&D Competitors Start To Sell Out
One side-effect of 'OGL-gate' is that games other than Dungeons & Dragons are starting to see increased sales--in some cases, drastically so--as gamers explore other possibilities. Games like Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, and our own Level Up, are all experiencing sales surges right now in scenes reminiscent of WotC's 'Game System License' backlash in 2008, which also led to a boom in...
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OGL v1.2 Survey Feedback: 'Hasn't Hit The Mark'
WotC has shared some of the (still ongoing) survey feedback following the release of the Open Game License v1.2 draft last week. We want to thank the community for continuing to share their OGL 1.2 feedback with us. Already more than 10,000 of you have responded to the survey, which will close on February 3. So far, survey responses have made it clear that this draft of OGL 1.2 hasn't hit...

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