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The Weekly Podcast no.348 – Diamond Inventory, TTGDA Wants Credits, Legends of Avantris and Dark Conspiracy: The Unseen War

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After months of legal battles following Diamond Comic Distributors’ 2025 bankruptcy, a settlement has finally been reached, allowing publishers like Paizo to retrieve their sequestered inventory from a Mississippi warehouse. Meanwhile, the Tabletop Game Designers Association (TTGDA) is actively campaigning for more equitable industry standards, urging publishers, award curators, and retailers to accurately attribute game authorship to individual designers rather than exclusively crediting publishing entities.Crowdfunding Successes and Resurrections1

The TTRPG crowdfunding space continues to show robust growth, headlined by the record-breaking $16 million Neon Odyssey campaign from Legends of Avantris. This project leveraged nostalgia and a desire for premium, immersive gaming experiences to achieve massive success, even amidst uncertain economic times. Additionally, classic horror returns with Mongoose Publishing’s revival of Dark Conspiracy: The Unseen War, which updates the 1991 cult classic using the familiar Traveller rules engine, now live on Backerkit.Creative Approaches to Roleplaying1

Beyond current industry news, the landscape of tabletop gaming is enriched by creative tools and settings that emphasize deep narrative play. Deephold, a 5e-compatible setting guide from Mammoth Factory, provides a complex subterranean environment focused on survival, eldritch horror, and political maneuvering within the impoverished “Low Town”. These materials highlight that effective campaign design relies on immersive world-building and high-stakes narrative arcs that challenge players’ moral and tactical limits.Humor and Treason in Alpha Complex2

The Paranoia RPG continues to offer a unique, satirical take on the hobby through resources like The Big Book of Conspiracies, which compiles 30 “treasonous” plot lines derived from real-world headlines. By blending slapstick comedy with dark themes of systemic failure and institutional paranoia, these adventures provide game masters with immediate, low-preparation content that encourages the backstabbing and bureaucratic absurdity that defines the Paranoia experience. 

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The Weekly Podcast no.345 – The Guild, Justice League Unlimited, Intergalactic Bastionland and Looters RPG

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Felicia Day’s new movie,The Guild: Ren Faire’d, funded via Kickstarter, includes a D&D 5.5e campaign setting book and TTRPG created by Hit Point Press, which has already surpassed its funding goals.

Justice League Unlimited RPG has launched on Gamefound, marking the first new DC RPG in nearly two decades. Co-authored by Mark Waid, the game allows players to build custom heroes using a variety of origins and powers, with the project already fully written and moving toward production.

Chris McDowall is expanding his Bastionland series with Intergalactic Bastionland, a game that departs from traditional sci-fi tropes. Instead of swashbuckling adventures, players take on the roles of crew members aboard a massive starship, navigating a complex hierarchy, office politics, and personal obligations. The game draws inspiration from the claustrophobic atmosphere of Paranoia and the British schooling system, emphasizing a “home base” structure where players troubleshoot issues and occasionally take smaller vessels out for private, time-limited missions.

LOOTERS: A Game of Unlicensed Adventure from Mordite Press offers a unique twist on dungeon-crawling by casting players as the brigands, witches, and cultists typically targeted by “heroes.” Designed for one-shot sessions, the game focuses on “smash & grab” gameplay where players must raid dungeons for loot and escape before authorities arrive. The system emphasizes teamwork, inventory management, and careful navigation of dangers.

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The Weekly LIVE 231 – Star Trek 2d20 2E, UltraPro D&D 50th, Paranoia 25th Anniversary Bundle, Life in Reterra and China Upholds Copyright

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Modiphius has announced the release of the second edition of Star Trek Adventures, a tabletop roleplaying game originally launched in 2017. The new edition, set to launch at Gen Con 2024, includes a core rulebook and expansions. It remains compatible with first edition supplements. The game allows players to explore the Star Trek universe across different eras, featuring original characters and starships. The second edition introduces diversity with playable non-Federation species and expands gameplay possibilities. Modiphius, in collaboration with Paramount Consumer Products, adds content from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Prodigy. The updated 2d20 System rules maintain authenticity and compatibility with previous supplements.

Ultra PRO plans to release Dungeons & Dragons 50th Anniversary accessories, including Heavy Metal Dice, a Dice Tower, and more, celebrating D&D’s milestone year. The accessories feature a golden color theme and will be available in the summer of 2024. 

Paranoia 25th Anniversary Mega Bundle is available through Humble Bundle, offering a comprehensive collection of rulebooks, sourcebooks, and adventures for the darkly comic sci-fi TTRPG. The bundle supports the charity One Tree Planted.

Renowned board game designer Eric Lang, known for titles like Blood Rage and Rising Sun, has collaborated on a new board game called Life in Reterra. Described as a meatier version of Carcassonne, it is set in a post-apocalyptic world where players lead communities in a greener Earth. The tile-laying game supports 2-4 players, with each playthrough taking around 35 minutes. Players acquire and place tiles and buildings within their communities, earning points based on placement and fulfilling specific requirements. The game introduces environmentally sustainable living, reusing discarded items for new infrastructure. Life in Reterra is set to release in the US on June 15th at a retail price of $30, with a European release date pending.

In a groundbreaking move, China’s Guangzhou Internet Court issued the world’s first legally binding verdict on copyright infringement by an AI-generated service. The court ruled against an AI company for infringing on Ultraman’s copyright and adaptation rights during generative AI services, holding it liable for civil damages. The defendant’s AI-generated images substantially copied the original Ultraman work without permission. The judgment emphasized the duty of care for generative AI service providers and specified the need for clear user awareness of copyright risks. The court aimed for a balance between rights protection and industry development, ruling that the defendant compensate the plaintiff 10,000 yuan ($1,389).

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