Roleplaying Games (Page 5)

News

You’ll be able to play the Adventure Time RPG in D&D 5E

“Every single person that hears Adventure Time: The RPG, I want to be excited and able to play it - whether or not it's using our system.”

July 4, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

Here’s how the Adventure Time RPG’s new Yes And system works

Come on, grab your dice.

July 4, 2023 Matt Jarvis

5 comments

Best Games

10 must-see board games to check out at Gen Con 2023

From excellent publishers to exciting licensed games.

July 4, 2023 Alex Meehan

4 comments

Opinion

D&D 5E's worst subclass has finally got a fix in One D&D

This much-maligned Monk subclass might finally be worth playing.

July 3, 2023 Henry St Leger

News

Pathfinder maker releases final - and forever permanent - version of its RPG open gaming licence rival to D&D’s OGL

“The whole point of the ORC is to give the gaming community comfort, confidence, and certainty."

June 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

One bumper edition!

June 30, 2023 Alex Meehan

1 comment

News

D&D video game Baldur’s Gate 3 re-rolls initiative, moves PC release date forward a month

PlayStation and Xbox players will have to wait a while longer, though.

June 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Liminal RPG attempts to map out The Backrooms in an expansion based on the collaborative creepypasta universe

Hell is mouldering yellow wallpaper.

June 30, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Diablo-inspired RPG Abbadon has a real Darkest Dungeon vibe to it

Plays using a standard deck of 52.

June 29, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

The Simpsons and Earthbound inspired this creepy suburban tabletop RPG setting

Designed for Troika!

June 29, 2023 Alex Meehan

1 comment

Best Games

10 best D&D character creators

Spark inspiration and get roleplaying quickly with these character creation tools.

June 29, 2023 Gab Hernandez

News

War of the Ring: The Card Game maker expands its RPG footprint with indie book Fantasy World

Powered by the genre-specific Apocalypse.

June 29, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Nausicaa meets Mad Max RPG Eco Mofos!! does climate post-apocalypse with a heavy dose of hope

“Weirdhope not Grimdark”.

June 28, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Gloomhaven TRPG will expand to include Frosthaven setting

“More content” will be coming.

June 27, 2023 Alex Meehan

Feature

From D&D and Pathfinder to Critical Role, cultural consultants have never been more important in the tabletop RPG industry

“It's always been important to engage with this kind of work. It just wasn't done before.”

June 26, 2023 Michael Rancic

9 comments

News

Cowboy Bebop RPG’s faithful recreation of the jazzy, sci-fi anime is now available

Mana Project Studio takes a crack at bringing Spike & Co. to the tabletop

June 26, 2023 Chase Carter

Deals

Avatar Legends, Dragonbane and Heckin’ Good Doggos among no-cost games for Free RPG Day 2023

Easy intros into bending elements, petting dogs and delving into all manner of dungeons.

June 24, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Adventure Time’s official RPG will let you play as Finn, Marceline or wholly original characters

A “Yes, And” mechanic drives collaborative storytelling that doesn’t rely on a bunch of maths

June 24, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Fantastical adventures

June 23, 2023 Alex Meehan

5 comments

Deals

Blade Runner and Symbaroum RPG maker knocks up to half off prices during Free League’s summer sale

Hobbit Girl Summer.

June 23, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Surgery scars, stretch marks added to Hero Forge’s digital miniature maker

“Scars are stories of survival,” the company says.

June 22, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Thousand-Year-Old Vampire RPG adaptation adds keepsake creation and collaborative play

Nothing better than suffering the curse of eternity with your closest friends.

June 21, 2023 Chase Carter

Best Games

6 tabletop RPGs like Final Fantasy to play after you finish FFXVI

Da-da-da-daa-dice.

June 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Clerk & Dagger is an Ocean’s 11 style tabletop RPG that’s inspired by Blades in the Dark

Brandish your abacus!

June 21, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Achtung! Cthulhu and Dune RPG maker eases players into original post-apocalyptic world with new starter set

Do mecha dream of electric sheep?

June 21, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

Monster Hunter-inspired RPG Wilderfeast is a delectable celebration of food and living in harmony with nature - exclusive preview

An exclusive first look at KC Shi’s upcoming game of cooking, combat and eco-awareness as its quickstart rules release.

June 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Opinion

Roleplaying is the perfect medium for stories of sex and romance – so why is the genre so underserved on the tabletop?

Roll for romance.

June 20, 2023 Alex Meehan

4 comments

News

Dimension 20’s newest season celebrates Pride Month with Dungeons and Drag Queens

Let’s slay.

June 16, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Defend the last Waffle House standing against a zombie apocalypse in this cheeky two-page tabletop RPG

Hashbrowns, pancakes and two brains over easy.

June 16, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

Best Games

6 tabletop RPGs like Fable to play until the new game releases

For the finest adventures in Albion.

June 15, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Anti-Imperialist RPG Bundle funds solidarity kitchens by selling LATAM tabletop RPGs

Food for thought, er... THAC0.

June 15, 2023 Chase Carter

News

KiwiRPG takes Aotearoa’s tabletop scene global through a week of podcasts, livestreams and a game bundle

A relatively small but passionate part of the tabletop industry strives to catch the attention of the rest of the world.

June 15, 2023 Chase Carter

News

‘NuTSR’ files for bankruptcy, freezing legal disputes with Dungeons & Dragons publisher

Lawsuits between Wizards of the Coast and the latest reanimation of TSR will stay on hold as the latter company liquidates assets.

June 14, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

Best Games

5 best solo RPGs you can play by yourself

Introspective retrospective.

June 14, 2023 Michael Whelan

News

There’s a Cocaine Bear tabletop RPG based on the Honey Heist system

Cocaine Owlbear.

June 14, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Looking to learn how to play Warhammer 40k before 10th Edition? Dicebreaker members can now save 10% on Vanguard Tactics’ expert courses

Jump into 40k for the first time or move over from 9E to the new rules with ease.

June 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Shut down "dodgebrawl” video game Knockout City lives on thanks to a free tabletop RPG adaptation

The future of Knockout City the video game might be an open question, but the hits can continue around your gaming group's table.

June 13, 2023 Chase Carter

Opinion

Fabula Ultima is the Final Fantasy tabletop RPG I’ve always dreamed of

On Cloud nine.

June 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis

2 comments

News

New Pathfinder video game will deliver Vampire Survivors gameplay in a fantasy RPG wrapper

Bullet hell, sans bullets.

June 12, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Baldur’s Gate 3 gives us our first on-screen look at the D&D city in two decades

Boo!

June 12, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Triangle Agency is a satirical horror RPG of paranormal investigation inspired by Control and The X-Files

Equal parts cheeky and deadly serious in its send-up of corporate overreach and work's stranglehold over our lives.

June 9, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Painting, apawthecary and more!

June 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis

2 comments

News

Dungeons & Dragons lead designer says 2024 rulebooks will “prepare the game for its next decade”

D&D's publisher wants to see 5th Edition learn to drive and buy its first beer.

June 8, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Elden Ring tabletop RPG gets a release date, but…

Out in Japan later this month, with no sign of an English-language edition yet.

June 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

News

UK Games Expo 2023 apologises after rejecting RPG over queer content

Avery Alder’s Dream Askew was blocked from appearing due to “themes of sexuality or orientation", while Jay Dragon’s Sleepaway reportedly saw its event description changed to remove references to queerness.

June 7, 2023 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

News

Pathfinder maker’s Open RPG Creative Licence enters final draft and feedback period

This is your last chance to submit corrections and comments before the licence heads to the US Library of Congress.

June 6, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

Candela Obscura’s first mystery will be solving the horror RPG’s identity crisis

The first new tabletop RPG from Critical Role feels more like Diet Blades with a splash of Vaesen.

June 5, 2023 Chase Carter

3 comments

News

One-page RPG collection The Most Tabletop Games per Square Centimeter squeezes 10 games onto a single sheet of A4

A tight contest.

June 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

KiwiRPG returns with ducks, doomed men and ‘D&D meets Quantum Leap’ during week-long celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s tabletop creators

Second annual event kicks off this weekend.

June 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Turn normal playing cards into stunning and demonic art in incredible-looking solo RPG Wreck This Deck

Part game, part art project.

June 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Masks, magic, marines and music.

June 2, 2023 Alex Meehan

3 comments

News

Grab 100 tabletop RPGs and support independent artists during Queer Games Bundle’s third annual campaign

Monster Care Squad, Glitter Hearts, Cantrip and more are combined with a heap of video games, comics and zines.

June 1, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Pathfinder ejects Drow from official lore, says too “deeply enmeshed” in D&D identity

Golarion’s Darklands will trade spider-worshipping elves for snake people.

June 1, 2023 Chase Carter

Best Games

10 board games and tabletop RPGs to check out at UK Games Expo 2023

It's time to take a trip to Birmingham.

June 1, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass brings the whimsy and wonder of Zelda, Ghibli and Adventure Time to D&D 5E

Ooo!

June 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

News

PaizoCon announces post-Remaster Pathfinder books, mech and kaiju adventures for Starfinder

The tabletop RPG’s formal split from OGL begins with Rage of Elements in August

May 31, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Longshot City turns surreal-fantasy roleplaying gem Troika into a superhero RPG

Kapow!

May 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Suffragettes, legends, Romans and mice.

May 26, 2023 Alex Meehan

3 comments

News

Play the RPG behind Critical Role’s newest show with a free quickstart for Candela Obscura

The quickstart contains an introductory assignment and five pregenerated characters.

May 25, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Dungeons & Dragons tosses out One D&D label but struggles to define next chapter.

Just don't call it 6th Edition.

May 25, 2023 Chase Carter

3 comments

News

Don’t miss your chance to win $130 worth of premium RPG dice by watching us play D&D live at MCM Comic Con London!

We’ve got $800 worth of accessories to give away thanks to Misty Mountain Gaming.

May 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Mirrorscape’s open-licence rival to D&D’s virtual tabletop wants to be “the Apple of VTTs”

Launching into open beta next month.

May 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Opinion

Forget D&D: Honor Among Thieves, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is the best tabletop RPG movie you’ll see this year

It’s not Rocket science.

May 25, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Pathfinder Nexus’ open beta brings the RPG that much closer to digital D&D parity

Free accounts can create and save up to seven discrete characters.

May 24, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Five new D&D books in 2023 will go back to Phandelver and discuss the origins of a notorious deck of cards

All books will be published under the previously announced higher price tag.

May 24, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Tales of the Valiant reimagines 5E roleplay with “cooler spellcasting” and less burden on GMs

Kobold Press’ Project Black Flag sets sail as a fully fledged RPG ruleset.

May 24, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Sailor Moon meets Blades in the Dark in magical girl RPG Girl by Moonlight

In the name of the Moon, I’ll punish your dice!

May 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Dungeons & Dragons increases price of printed books despite continuous financial success

Higher physical book prices begin later in 2023 while digital editions remain solid, for now.

May 23, 2023 Chase Carter

2 comments

News

Charity RPG event Roll for Good returns this weekend with D&D, Mörk Borg and other one-shots in support of LGBTQIA+ rights

Livestreamed roleplaying sessions will fundraise for ILGA World.

May 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Critical Role are playing a Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom RPG one-shot next week

Don’t worry: DM (and voice of Ganondorf) Matthew Mercer will steer clear of story spoilers.

May 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Playing games Till the Last Gasp.

May 19, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Get expert crowdfunding, game design, manufacturing and marketing advice from industry pros at next week’s Tabletop Creators Summit

Hear from BackerKit, Panda Game Manufacturing, Osprey Games and more at the free London event.

May 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Watch us rank everything in Honor Among Thieves and play D&D live at MCM Comic Con London next week!

Catch our actual play series Storybreakers live for the first time.

May 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

One-vs-one survival-horror RPG looks like the perfect love letter to Halloween and classic slasher movies

1978: The Night THEY Came Home pits one player’s supernatural killer against the other’s everyday survivor.

May 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Best Games

7 tabletop RPGs like Zelda to play when you’ve finished Tears of the Kingdom

Take the hero of time into your roleplaying games

May 17, 2023 Maddie Cullen

News

Dungeons & Dragons players torn on playtest Druid and Wild Shape because history is cyclical

Unclear if these are the same players who don’t want paladins smiting from across the room.

May 16, 2023 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Get premium dice, game manufacturing toolkits and entry to MCM Comic Con for free at next week’s Tabletop Creators Summit

Industry event on May 26th will be free to attend in London’s ExCeL.

May 16, 2023 Matt Jarvis

How To

How to play Dungeons & Dragons 5E for beginners

Everything you need to know to get started with the world's biggest tabletop RPG.

May 16, 2023 Alex Meehan

2 comments

News

D&D’s free, 24-hour streaming channel will feature improv, cooking shows and independent creators

Dungeons & Dragons Adventures gives classic cartoons and RPG creators a home on television

May 15, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

From real history to great fiction.

May 12, 2023 Alex Meehan

2 comments

Opinion

How Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom channel the spirit of D&D and tabletop RPGs

Freedom is the number one Hy-rule.

May 12, 2023 Alex Meehan

Deals

Play Pathfinder’s sci-fi sibling RPG, Starfinder, for less than $5

Blast off with this bundle.

May 12, 2023 Alex Meehan

News

Wilderfeast is like Monster Hunter as a tabletop RPG, and it looks very tasty indeed

Big weapons, big foes and bigger appetites.

May 11, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

SPONSORED: Abalon mixes the roleplaying of D&D with the cardplay of Magic: The Gathering in a tactical fantasy adventure

Real-time exploration meets turn-based combat.

May 11, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

John Wick, Die Hard and James Bond inspired this cinematic action RPG

Outgunned, but not outmatched.

May 11, 2023 Alex Meehan

Opinion

Is Critical Role’s Campaign 3 the end of Exandria?

Signs point to Campaign 3 being the last, at least with the Critical Role cast we’re used to.

May 11, 2023 Henry St Leger

News

Tunnels & Trolls, the second big RPG released after original D&D, is returning with a fresh edition from a new studio

Sniper Elite and 2000 AD publisher Rebellion takes over the veteran fantasy game.

May 10, 2023 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

News

Critical Role’s new gothic horror series Candela Obscura uses first tabletop RPG built with Illuminated Worlds

Voices speaking from the other side... of the screen.

May 10, 2023 Chase Carter

How To

How to build every Legend of Zelda Link in D&D 5E, from Ocarina of Time to Breath of the Wild, before Tears of the Kingdom

Hyrules to high rolls.

May 10, 2023 Gab Hernandez

News

Learn how to get your game published and meet industry experts at the first Tabletop Creators Summit later this month

Free London event will include expert talks on design, manufacturing, crowdfunding and marketing, followed by an industry networking event.

May 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Best Games

SPONSORED: 5 ways The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying brings Middle-earth to D&D 5E

One Ring to roll them all.

May 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

We've just made it easier for you to keep up with your favourite games

Spend less time searching for the things you love, and more time reading about them.

May 9, 2023 Craig Munro

News

Seven Samurai-inspired tabletop RPG sees players defending a town from an army of bandits

The ballad of Thirty Foes.

May 9, 2023 Alex Meehan

Opinion

I’ve never been this close to ditching D&D - but will others follow?

Inertia and dragons.

May 8, 2023 Henry St Leger

5 comments

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Magic, moles and Mancunians.

May 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis

6 comments

News

Indie video game gem Citizen Sleeper is being turned into a single-player tabletop RPG

From creator Gareth Damian Martin and solo RPG designer Alfred Valley, Cycles of the Eye uses tarot cards and dice.

May 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Pathfinder is getting a Diablo-like hack-and-slash video game based on the RPG’s most popular adventure

Abomination Vaults is headed to Kickstarter later this month.

May 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

Every spell cast in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

From Arcane Gate to Chaos Bolt.

May 1, 2023 Olivia Kennedy

1 comment

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Trains, guns and Japanese warfare.

April 28, 2023 Alex Meehan

2 comments

News

Use actual Nerf guns to battle kaiju in tabletop RPG Hyperweapon

Swap dice for darts.

April 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis