This week: Critical Role’s The Legend of Vox Machina reveals its all-star cast; D&D teases coming changes in Monsters of the Multiverse; and an RPG about a pivotal moment in queer history. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Industry EN World makes its predictions for 2022 trends. WIRED looks at accessibility concerns in the design of RPG books. TOR remembers the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. New & Upcoming Critical Role drops a trailer and reveals its cast in advance of the premiere of The Legend of Vox Machina this Fri ..read more

Happy New Year! everybody. We’re back with a big update of everything that happened in the industry while we were away. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Year in Review Games Workshop founder, Ian Livingstone, was knighted in the 2022 New Years Honours, for his impact on the gaming industry. Games Industry looks at the career of this “first knight of the nerds“. Indie RPG Pipeline’s Richard Williams releases data on Indie RPG trends in 2021. Dicebreaker runs down Dungeons & Dragons’ year. RPG Historian, Shannon Appelcline, l ..read more

This week: TSR and Wizards of the Coast head to court, while Kickstarter promises a move to the Blockchain — much to the dismay of RPG creators on the platform. A Long Rest It’s almost the holidays, so it’s time for the d100 crew to take a break, recover some spell slots, and get back up to full HP. This will be our last post of the year: we’ll be back with an update in early January! Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! TSR v. Wizards of the Coast The name of TSR is once again in the middle of controversy. TSR, that is (since ..read more

This week, a (controversial) new third-party license for the Cortex RPG, the influence of RPGs on video games, and a hoard of 5e projects on Kickstarter. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Industry Fandom releases a controversial license for creating free third-party material for Cortex Prime. The license has been criticised for being highly restrictive, and for limiting the platforms where material can be published. Mongoose Publishing releases a “State of the Mongoose” update for 2021. D&D in the Media PC Gamer looks at the ..read more

It’s a big round-up this week as we return from hols to a load of news: capitalism, unions, digital tools, digital attacks… Let’s dive in! Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Industry News Jacobin Magazine looks at the history of Dungeons & Dragons as an example of how capitalism kills art. There’s at least one factual inaccuracy here: D&D Beyond is not owned by (let alone the flagship of) Wizards of the Coast. But the basic argument is fair — if relentlessly pessimistic. — Amy Dicebreaker looks at the recent formatio ..read more

This week, we finally get some news about the fate of Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars RPG: unsurprisingly on its way from Edge. Meanwhile, Square Enix promises a tabletop RPG based on one of the best-loved video game franchises of all time. And a new Kickstarter campaign joins the ever-growing Million Dollar Club. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! A Short Holiday Amy’s off to Iceland for a few weeks, so we’ll be taking a short break from these updates. See you all in 2 weeks! Industry Chaosium owner, Moon Design Publications, merges ..read more

This week: Paizo has recognised United Paizo Workers, a union of its employees that represents the first of its kind in the industry. White Wolf updates us on Werewolf and announces a new edition of Hunter: The Reckoning. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Industry Over 30 Paizo employees have formed United Paizo Workers, the first union of its kind in the RPG industry. Paizo has voluntarily recognised the union. How common is it for companies to voluntarily recognise a union? It’s nice to see Paizo doing this — especially given ..read more

This week: a leak reveals that Critical Role is the highest-grossing channel on Twitch. Meanwhile, Wizards releases a new supplement and gears up to announce another. And a Cowboy Bebop RPG is on the way. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Industry News A leak of Twitch data reveals that Critical Role is the platform’s highest-grossing channel, making $10 million in revenue from August 2019 to October 2021. Two important points: 1. This is revenue from the twitch show itself (subscriptions & ad revenue), and does not include ..read more

We’re back from a short break, with some very big news: D&D is getting a big revision, coming in 2024 — and we’re pretty fascinated by the way in which they are approaching it. In even bigger news: board game giant, Asmodee is reportedly for sale. And we catch up on the Kickstarters that launched while we were away. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! D&D’s Next Edition? A new Dungeons & Dragons is on its way. At D&D’s “Future of D&D Panel“, the company teased the “next evolution of Dungeons & Dragons ..read more

This week: Gen Con is underway, but crowd control causes some controversy. Meanwhile, stories of a toxic culture at Paizo have been making the rounds on Twitter. And with Gen Con comes awards season: we see the winners of the Diana Jones and the ENnie Awards. Support Us This site is made possible by our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Gen Con Gen Con is underway, though not without controversy: attendees and exhibitors have already expressed concern at the management of crowds, and the failure to make COVID vaccines mandatory. A Gen Con spokesperson responded to these co ..read more