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Artificer UA to be released in February

I don't think there is a bunker strong enough to endure the fanbase exploding over this.

Worlds of Design: “Old School” in RPGs and other Games – Part 2 and 3 Rules, Pacing, Non-RPGs, and G

Worlds of Design: “Old School” in RPGs and other Games – Part 2 Rules, Pacing, and Non-RPGs For me, the difference between Old School and anything else is not in the rules, but in attitude, as described last time. Yet the rules, and the pacing, can make a big difference; parts 2 and 3.
Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! 2019 Release schedule for Dungeons & Dragons announced, Pathfinder playtest ends, Silver Gryphon pulls all Savage Worlds books from sale, Michael A. Stackpole resigns from GAMA Board, and more!

RPG 2019 Resolutions: New Year, New Game, New You?

A new year brings new resolutions and why should gaming life be any different? Whether you're a player or GM, these ideas can improve your games.
Fantasy Grounds has sent me over some graphs showing the top games played on its virtual tabletop platform throughout the whole of 2018. Unsurprisingly, the top three are D&D 5th Edition (67%), Pathfinder (12%), and Savage Worlds (5%). These are followed by Starfinder, D&D 3.5, Call of Cthulhu, D&D 4E, Star Wars, then Pathfinder 2. The figures are much the same as we've seen previously, with an increase by Starfinder and the appearance of Pathfinder 2 from July.
We hit 150 patrons last night, and so here is the latest One Page Adventure! THE HAUNTING OF CALROW RUINS is a straightforward site-based adventure features ghouls, skeletons, wraiths, and more... can the PCs clear CALROW RUINS and end the haunting? Or will they join the ghouls wandering the castle grounds?
This week, Morrus and Peter go over all the news from the holiday break, including the new D&D Spring 2019 release and other new products, Modiphius taking over Vampire: The Masquerade, discussing the Matt Mercer Effect, new releases announced from Cubicle 7, Gale Force 9, Warhammer 40K, and a lot more! Plus a new listener-submitted sketch and Our Favorite Game in All the World!

RPG Crowdfunding News – Era: Lyres, Treacherous Traps, They Came from Beneath the Sea!, The Fantasy

It’s the New Year and fresh RPG crowdfundings are beginning to crop up! As the industry ramps back up after the holidays, there are a number of worthwhile projects that end between January 18th and 24th.

Fight the Apocalypse; Wield the Delta Green Agent’s Handbook

The world is going to end. Not over time but all at once. Soon. As an Agent you know this awful truth. If you would fight back anyway you may want to pick up Delta Green Agent’s Handbook.

New Beginnings: Red Sky at Night

In 1992 I sat down at a table with my green and yellow d10s to play Runequest. That moment began my second age of role playing and my love has continued to this day. With the release of Runequest: Glorantha I am ready to run my first RQ game in many years and I plan on running the game from the Empire’s point of view. You see, 27 years ago my first RQ character was a Lunar soldier and that has defined my view of Glorantha ever since.

Ulisses Update: Torg is Back; Dark Tides for Wrath & Glory 30 Percent Off!

Greetings Warhammer and Torg Eternity fans and a happy new year to everyone! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday and may 2019 bring your best RPG adventures yet. We're back with the first news round up the year from the world of Ulisses Spiele North America.
It's our 250th article over on EN5ider! That's a heck of a milestone! Thank you all for your support over the last couple of years. Today's article adds two new aptitudes for the Savant class introduced last month: the medically proficient Chirurgeon, and the knowledge-wielding Coordinator. By Jeremiah McCoy; illustrated by Matthew Berger.

Quickstarting: On Your Mark, Get Set, Fund!

The conventional wisdom is RPG crowdfunding campaigns are a month or two long. However, some publishers, like Steve Jackson Games and Frog God Games, have experimented with shorter campaigns dubbed “quickstarters” or “tiny print runs”. Running around two weeks or less, these campaigns manage to be quick hits. But do these shorter runs impact their success? To answer that, I reviewed a...

Epic Monsters: Chupacabra (5E)

In today’s Epic Monsters post we’re going after the feared beast of the lower North American desert, that eater of goats and terror in the night known to man as the Chupacabra!
Industry veteran Michael A Stackpole has posted an open letter of resignation to the Game Manufacturers Association, citing various examples of why the board is “broken”.
The Starfinder Critical Hit Deck is now available, and here's a closer look at a couple of the cards. You can get the deck from Paizo's web store or you local game store.

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Reviews

A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.
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.

Dungeons & Dragons

Put something else besides whiskey on the bar, whether that's lively quicksilver mead, tasty scumple, or thimblebrew microbrew.
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!

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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