The Weekly Podcast no.334 – Fresh Blood, Allies and Adversaries, Zombie Clot and Orphans & Straight Arrows

Posted on May 3, 2026 by upturnedtable

Pinnacle Entertainment Group is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, for East Texas University: Fresh Blood, a fully updated edition of their cult-favorite college horror setting for the Savage Worlds roleplaying game. The game, set in Pinebox, Texas, blends campus life with supernatural horror, challenging players to balance their academic lives with survival against strange and deadly forces. The new edition updates the fan-favorite setting for the latest Savage Worlds Adventure Edition and introduces a brand-new Plot Point Campaign that carries players through their entire college career. The campaign features a 228-page core book, the Chickens in the Mist graphic novel, and an accessories box.

Modiphius Entertainment announced the upcoming release of the Star Trek Adventures 2E: Allies and Adversaries Sourcebook, slated for July 2026. This 128-page, full-color supplement for the Star Trek Adventures RPG is geared primarily toward Gamemasters and offers new lore and mechanics for the various factions and NPCs in the Star Trek Universe. The book provides detailed background information on major powers, including the Borg, Cardassians, Dominion, Klingon Empire, Romulans, and Tholians. Additionally, it expands on NPC content with new stat blocks and includes rules and guidance for creating original creatures. The physical hardcover version will retail for $54 USD.

Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has launched a new official Actual Play show called Dungeon Masters, starring Jasmine Bhullar as the Dungeon Master. Alongside the show, WotC is releasing free Play-Along Packs, which are standalone encounters designed for home games and include early access to a monster from Ravenloft: The Horrors Within. The first pack, “Zombie Clot,” features a fight in the village of Hroth, where a grieving doctor has unleashed undead horrors. This pack provides stats for the Swarm of Zombie Limbs and the Zombie Clot, which is described as a putrid mass of rotten flesh with a singular will.

Two new softcover adventures for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG are now available: Orphans and Straight Arrows. Orphans by Tuesday Knight Games is a one-shot starter adventure that is highly-regarded as an excellent introduction to the system. In it, player characters (PCs) are a corporate retrieval team sent to Imuen Station to find two missing children, who are being protected by “AUNTIE,” a terrifying creature made of moss and bones. Straight Arrows by RAC Computing is a 36-page campaign setting where the PCs are bounty hunters for the insidious Arrow Biomed corporation, performing extrajudicial abductions of privileged addicts. This module focuses on a gritty, dystopian corporate horror vibe and incorporates social issues like drug crime and a tiered healthcare system.

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The Weekly Podcast no.303 – Deadlands: Dark Ages, Diamond Still Dirty, Abomination Vaults 5E and Pathfinder 2E Bundle

Posted on September 14, 2025September 16, 2025 by upturnedtable

Pinnacle Entertainment Group launched a Kickstarter campaign for Deadlands: Dark Ages, a new installment in the Deadlands saga set in 877 AD Britain. The campaign, which went live on September 9, 2025, quickly surpassed its initial goal, raising over 1500% and accumulating over $135,000 in pledges within the first day. This new release, utilizing the Savage Worlds system, introduces players to a war-torn Britain battling supernatural forces, including the Four Horsemen and Morgana’s dark magic, with heroes aided by Merlin’s magic hexguns. The Kickstarter offers a core rulebook, a graphic novel, an accessories box with FastForge™ Terrain, a Cursed Village Terrain Expansion, and premium metal Conviction Dice. The campaign is set to close on October 3, 2025.

Diamond Comic Distributors has initiated adversary proceedings against 31 consignment vendors, ranging from Ablaze LLC to Zenescope Entertainment, Inc., to seize and sell their consignment inventory held in Diamond’s warehouse. This action follows a bankruptcy court order requiring individual proceedings against each vendor. Major publishers involved include Titan Comics, Paizo Inc., Oni Press, Goodman Games, Fantagraphics Books, Dynamite Entertainment, DSTLRY, Dark Horse Comics, and BOOM! Entertainment. Concurrently, consignment publishers are seeking access to $1.57 million generated from unauthorized sales of their inventory by Sparkle Pop, the company that acquired Diamond Comic Distributors’ assets.

Sparkle Pop has responded to Diamond’s motion regarding its sales of consignment inventory, claiming that these sales occurred due to Diamond’s inaction and that they have ceased selling the inventory prior to Diamond’s motion. Sparkle Pop alleges that Diamond failed to remove consignment inventory listings from the website and co-mingled the inventory in its warehouse. They state that they continued to fill orders out of concern for liability for damages if orders were not fulfilled and inventory value declined, and are currently holding the $1.57 million in funds from these sales, awaiting a court decision on who should be paid. Sparkle Pop also argues that Diamond is obligated to pay over $433,000 in shipping and other costs incurred by Sparkle Pop to fulfill these orders. Both the Ad Hoc Committee of Consignors and The Consignment Group have filed objections to Diamond’s motion against Sparkle Pop, requesting the court to protect the proceeds of the sales until the ownership dispute is resolved.

The Pathfinder Abomination Vaults Adventure Path, originally from Paizo, has been adapted for D&D Beyond in a 5th Edition (5E) version. This “megadungeon” campaign, taking players from levels 1-11, is now available digitally on D&D Beyond. The campaign delves into the mysterious Gauntlight lighthouse and the sprawling Abomination Vaults, where players confront monsters and traps created by a wicked sorcerer. The 5E adaptation includes 13 digital maps, 16 new magic items, and 6 new adventure-specific spells. The release on D&D Beyond, announced at Gen Con 2025, coincides with D&D Beyond’s integrated virtual tabletop Maps becoming free for all users on September 16th, making it easier for Dungeon Masters to run the campaign with minimal prep. Comments on Paizo’s blog indicate interest and positive experiences with running Pathfinder content using D&D 5E and Savage Worlds systems.

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