Vast Grimm is a dying universe RPG that offers players a chance to explore. Creator Brian Colin has relaunched the game as a Kickstarter, “Vast Grimm – Escaping Stasis,” which expands the universe and refines the rules. Colin has taken full control of the game, allowing him to directly print and mail books to fans. The new campaign offers modular rules, breaking the core book into a Player and Game Master’s guide, and includes an “Upgrade Toolkit” for all supporters. Colin also discusses his decision to handle printing in-house to combat market instability and maintain control over his projects. He sees a bright future for the MORK BORG family, with a supportive community and continued expansion into card and miniatures games.

Archon Studios has begun revealing models for its upcoming Starcraft tabletop miniatures game with initial photographs showing hydralisks, zerglings, and Terran marines. The miniatures are faithful translations of the iconic Blizzard designs, with details like winged raptor strain zerglings and burrowing markers. While details remain tentative, the game is expected to release in early 2026, featuring battles on a standard dinner table-sized board with model counts similar to Warhammer 40k. Playtest sessions have been conducted at Blizzard studios, and there’s speculation about starter set contents being cast in colored plastic. The article also touches on the historical connection between Starcraft and Warhammer 40k.

Starfinder: Afterlight is a single-player, party-based cRPG set in Paizo’s sci-fi/fantasy universe, described as “Divinity: Original Sin meets Guardians of the Galaxy.” The game, developed by Epictellers, features a branching narrative where choices have lasting consequences. Players assemble a crew of unique companions, master tactical turn-based combat, and explore key Starfinder locales. The game is privately funded, with Kickstarter goals focused on enhancing content and features. Early Access for PC is planned for Q2 2026, with a full release estimated for 2027. 

The Welcome to Troika Bundle by Melsonia Arts Council offers a core rulebook and five adventure/setting books, providing a months-long campaign for players to explore the city of Troika and various adventures. The bundle uses the Advanced Fighting Fantasy system and includes scenarios like exploring a wizard’s warehouse, being hired by a plant king, and escaping a demi-god.

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D&D historian Ben Riggs offers an open letter to the game’s current publishers with advice for not making the same mistakes twice. Ben Riggs is a D&D historian and author of the book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons.

When Magic: The Gathering cards turned up on YouTube last week, publisher Wizards of the Coast sent private investigators from Pinkerton to retrieve them. The resulting confrontation reportedly frightened one woman to tears, and resulted in the confiscation of nearly two dozen boxes of cards by private investigators. Wizards confirmed the incident to Polygon. Meanwhile, the presenter denies anything illegal occurred.

Mike Hutchinson’s Hobgoblin is a fast-paced and thrilling rank and flank tabletop miniatures wargame set in the fantastical underground world of The Rotvärlden. With simple and adaptable rules, players can collect and field any fantasy army they can imagine and engage in brutal battles that last under two hours. The game features original artwork from graphic artist CROM and encourages players to let their wild imaginations run free as they battle alongside cavern fortresses and underground oceans. Whether you’re a seasoned player of fantasy army wargames or new to the genre, Hobgoblin offers a fresh and exciting take on the fantasy mass battle experience. 

Paizo announced an all-new effort this morning with the reveal of the Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project happening this year. The company will release four new hardcover rulebooks designed to provide a new entry point for Second Edition, with the first two books being revitalized versions of the Player Core and GM Core books, set to be released this November. Followed by the Monster Core (March 2024) and  Player Core 2 (July 2024), completing the remastered presentation of the core rules. The new rulebooks are compatible with existing Second Edition items with improvements, incorporating comprehensive errata and rules updates, as well as being easier-to-access volumes with some of the latest content.

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Free League Publishing is releasing two new game licenses for community creators – a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for the upcoming Dragonbane fantasy RPG. The Year Zero Engine FTL comes with a massively updated Standard Reference Document (SRD). Feedback can be posted on their forum on all three documents before they are finalized and officially launched.

Did Greg Stafford receive the first ever copy of Dungeons and Dragons directly from Gary Gygax?

Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 Player’s Handbook won’t contain Ardlings. D&D lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford stated that the Ardlings, a proposed species with celestial origins and animal heads, did not test well in the most recent playtest. “There are a lot of fans of the Ardling, but the Ardlings’ time has not yet come.The Ardling is moving out of the playtest for now and maybe in some future year we will return [to them].”

Celeste Conowitch, Kobold Press’s Senior Game Designer posted on their Design Diary that “ It’s Time for the Monopoly on D&D to End… This is a wildly exciting time to make TTRPGs as we stare down the possibility of an RPG future not ruled by one master game under the control of one master company (The Lord of the Rings taught us this is bad)… This game has meant too much to us for too long to let it remain owned by just one company.”

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