This week's stories:

Evil Genius games tries to block criticism with legal threats

Diamond Comics Distributors is bankrupt

Kobold Press' 'Monster Vault 2' Coming to Kickstarter

The Sickest Witch

The Devil in New Jersey

Peter & Jayson talk about some of their favorite moments from this year's Philadelphia Area Game Expo

• Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC, dies at 96 ​

• Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire ​

• How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People ​

• Tabletop Game Jobs is planning its first ever live event in 2025

This week, we're joined by Don Semora of Wizard Tower Games.​

This week's stories:​

• My Brain is a Stick of Butter​

• ArcaneCon​

• Ken Whitman tries to go on a redemption tour​

• News from the NuTSR bankruptcy​

• Lost Adventures of Gary Con​

Flint Dille, writer & game designer who created Top Secret Agent 13 among many other accomplishments, joins us this week to talk about Agent 13 and R.I.P., the lost TSR horror game.

Timothy Brannan wrote the articles that turned us on to the existence of R.I.P., and he joins for a conversation with Flint about what really happened behind the scenes.

This week's news stories:​

• Tales of the Kytin Age, a new RPG on Kickstarter.​

• D&D's Chris Perkins promoted to Creative Director​

• Six New "Made in Italy" Roleplaying Volumes for English Release​

• Discworld passes $2 million – quickstart rules available now​

•  Agent 13 and TSR's never released R.I.P. game

This week's stories:​

• DnD lays off key staffer who helped patch up the OGL scandal​

• Call of Cthulhu – No Time to Scream​

• Call of Cthulhu has been inducted into the ENNIES hall of fame​

• Daniel D. Fox Reacquires ZWEIHÄNDER RPG​

• Hasbro's Q3 Report Shows Decline in D&D Revenue Despite 2024 Launch ​

• Knights of Doom - A Greyhawk Journal

This week's stories:​

• Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition on Backerkit.​

• Steve Jackson Games To Bring Back 'Fighting Fantasy'​

• ARKYVR Turns Mothership Into a found footage horror game.​

• Chris Perkins stepping down as D&D product lead ​

• Greyhawk is now open to third-party creators on DMs Guild

This week's stories:

Kurt Vonnegut's lost war game is published

Nine Men's Morris

Discworld RPG gets its first live actual play

Joey Royale joins us to talk about Weird Heroes of Public Access

This is a special episode to share sad news.

Our partner and friend, co-host of this show, James Carpio, has passed away.

Join us to share our memories of James and celebrate his life.

Stories this week:

• Did D&D's 2024 Player's Handbook Scorch Previous Records?​

• Is WOTC Inflating Sales Numbers for Player's Handbook?​

• Beadle and Grimm's new Map Collection​

• Marvel & DC lose the trademark for "superhero"​

• We talk with Sean Kelly about his podcasts RPG Sean and his former show Gaming and BS

This week's stories:​

• The ElfQuest RPG is getting a classic reissue by Chaosium​

• Starfinder 2E playtest is available now from Paizo​

• A new Ravenloft novel is on the way​

• We talk Zombie Braineaters with  John "Hambone" McGuire of Ham And Egg Publishing​

This week's stories:

This week's stories:​

• A New Call of Cthulhu Adventure​

• Top most 10 Anticipated RPGs – An EN World Survey​

• Ultraviolet Grasslands 2E

This week's stories:

• Shannon Applecline of Designers & Dragons has a new book
• Paizo reveals the new NPC Core book
• The NSA has a podcast
• Brian Shutter joins us to talk about Deities & Demibros, the new Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland book

This week's stories:

• The Keep on the Borderlands will return as the introductory adventure for D&D in the 2025 Starter Set​

• Marc Miller has transferrered Traveller to Mongoose in its entirety​

• We look at The Lost Adventures of Gary Con from Wizard Tower Games

This week's stories:

• Hasbro rallies to beat industry growth by 5x​

• Cosmere becomes the highest-grossing ttrpg kickstarter ever​

• Time Magazine releases a special all-D&D issue​

• Kevin Borrup joins us to talk about the new official Smurfs RPG

Stories this week:

1. New Dragonlance Novels from Weis and Hickman in 2026 

1. Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG reaching $7 million 

1. Project Sigil is a new toybox for digital D&D 

1. Ennies 2024: Best Games 

Links from the show:

Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG

Project Sigil

Ennies Winners

• 2024 D&D Player's Handbook reviews are coming in 

• Magpie Games Announces 'Fallen London' Tabletop RPG 

• Braineaters is coming soon from Ham and Egg Publishing 

• An allegedly "new" adventure from the late Dave Arneson has been denounced as a fake by the Dave Arneson estate 

Links:

Braineaters

Gamemasters

Fallen London

Arneson estate statement on Age of the Wolf

Anydice

This week's news:

• Apocalypse the Risen is a new 5E compatible setting
• The SCP Foundation - Secure. Control. Protect.
• LEGO has a new line of D&D minifigs
• Hasbro announces Q2 earnings, and Wizards is "all in" on digital

and more!

Links mentioned in this show:

Apocalypse the Risen

SCP Foundation

Dark Horse Comics signs deal with WotC

Preorders Open for LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Minifigures

Dyson Logos

Hasbro earnings

Star Trek live action comedy series

Gary Con badges on sale

Weird Heroes of Public Access

Lost Adventures of Gary Con

This week's news:

• Miami 86, a new game set in vice-filled '80s Miami
• D&D postal stamps are on sale in the UK this week
• Wizards of the Coast has a new president

and more!

Links mentioned in this show:

• Shadow Scar - Eyes in the Darkness 
• Blackblood Expanded Rulebook
• Miami 86
• Dungeons & Dragons Postal Stamps in the UK
• Space 1999 RPG
• Runequest Humble Bundle

This week's stories:​

• Neon Lords Wrestling Rules released​

• Goodman Games has a Bundle of Holding​

• New Dungeons & Dragons pinball game released​

• D&D slot machine announced​

• Tabletop Role-Playing Game Market Report​

This week's stories:​

• V the TV series comes back as an audio drama​

• New Monster Manual Details Released​

• The New Voltron RPG Kick Starter Wraps Up

This week's stories:

• D&D Releases Playtest for Updated Artificer​

• Cyberpunk 2077's Latest Patch includes a 'Cyberpunk RED' Bonus​

• Christmas gaming ideas​

• Last week to submit for Golden Fez awards

Links to games mentioned:

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

Santa's Secret Service

Spirit of the Season

Christmas in Barovia

Silent Night Squad

Hark! It's Santa!

Rooftops & Reindeer

Santa vs. Santa

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

How Orcus Stole Christmas!

The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men

Fae Hard

A Fluffy Wonderland can be found in Polyhedron #78

Flash Gordon - Twas the Night Before Crystal Fest

This week's stories:​

• ​

• Itch.io taken offline by AI-driven Funko complaint​

• Model Our Nations is an RPG based on Model UN​

• Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K Show Is Happening​

• Grimtooth's Old School Traps for 5E shipping​

• Wyrmwood lays off 50% of their workers​

• Golden Fez judges announcement

This week's stories:​

• Return of the Living Dead RPG Announced​

• Level Up Gateway Alpha Testing is Live for Kickstarter Backers.​

• Joyride: Survival of the Fastest​

• Freebies and Pay What You Want for the Holidays!

• Joseph Bloch - the Greyhawk Grognard

• World of Greyhawk Gazeteer Revised provides a connection between TSR's Greyhawk and 5th Edition ​

• RuneQuest Starter Set wins Best Adventure at 2024 Dragonmeet Awards​

• Hasbro Stock Surges After Elon Musk Tweets "How much is Hasbro?"​

• Map making with rubber stamps​

• Golden Fez Awards are open for submissions

• Wrap your Christmas gifts in a dungeon ​

• The Timestop D20 watch ​

• 'Shadowrun 1st Edition' 35th Anniversary Reprint is on the Way ​

• Elon Musk Calls for Wizards of the Coast to "Burn in Hell" Over "Making of Original D&D"​​

• The Golden Fez Awards

This week's stories:​

• Is WotC ripping off Traveller?​

• Goodman Games takes on the Dark Tower​

• Richard Garriott considers a tabletop version of Ultima​

• Blades '68 - A Groovy Spy Thriller​

• Darkspace RPG and Void Echoes

This week on TableTop Weekly...

Jason and Peter are joined by Rory O'Donoghue from Gáelcon to talk about Irish gaming, micro-RPGs, and the upcoming Golden Fez Awards at TotalCon 2026. The show opens with a toast to their late friend James Carpio, whose memory inspired the Fez. Nominations are now open at goldenfez.com, with returning categories like Velvet Smooth and Hack the Planet and a brand-new one: Honey, I Shrunk the Dice—celebrating one-page RPGs.

From there, the crew dives into Captain Midnight and the Satellite Dead, the newest Weird Heroes of Public Access adventure, blending '80s paranoia, TV static, and undead mind-control conspiracies. They discuss Dark Space, an upcoming Shadowdark sci-fi variant that supports solo and GM-less play, and a wave of creative micro RPGs such as Lich's Plot, Cage Mage, and Silly Goose Magic Academy. Rory shares favorites like Lichcraft, Nemesis Retribution, and his own Green Horns, explaining why short-form games are perfect design exercises.

Later, they debate whether Wizards of the Coast is reviving Dark Sun after a new trademark filing, exploring the history of splintered D&D settings and the business logic behind their disappearance.

Finally, Rory recounts his time running Gáelcon, Ireland's largest tabletop convention, and how its walk-up sign-ups and community-first energy create one of the most welcoming gaming events anywhere. The crew swaps stories about charity auctions, convention food, and the shared joy of keeping the hobby vibrant on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Jason returns from across the Atlantic, joined by Peter and their special guest Colum Lundberg, founder of the Museum of Games Ireland. It's 1 a.m. in Killarney, but Colum is wide awake and ready to talk about preserving the history of tabletop gaming, How a small display of vintage games accidentally grew into a full museum, and how Steve Jackson's personal archives (complete with hand-drawn maps and game notes from the 1970s) landed in his care. The conversation dives into conservation work, water-damaged documents from the early Ogre drafts, and the museum's mission to protect gaming's past before it's lost forever.

Before that, the guys celebrate the Gygax Memorial Fund's Kickstarter hitting its funding goal and the long road that led there. They also spotlight Sirius Metal Miniatures' stunning recreation of the Holmes Basic D&D box art in solid metal, groan about tariffs canceling another Magpie Games Kickstarter, cheer DriveThruRPG's bold move into true offset printing, and give a shout-out to Beacon Island, a new Savage Worlds adventure that channels classic "kids on bikes" nostalgia—with a 1990s twist.

The show then dives into Colum's work at MOGI, where he shares stories about donations from across the globe, preserving early Magic: The Gathering cards, and even steam-separating fragile papers from Steve Jackson's archive. The trio swaps tales about convention culture in Ireland, how gaming connects generations, and the deep cultural roots of tabletop games from Little Wars in 1913 to Dungeons & Dragons today.

It's part history lesson, part late-night pub talk, and a perfect look at how the stories we tell through games become artifacts worth saving.

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Jason and Peter dig into a mix of oddities, business shifts, and a touch of chaos in the world of tabletop gaming. Chaosium is preparing a massive monster compendium uniting decades of beasts from RuneQuest, Call of Cthulhu, and beyond—finally giving BRP fans a unified "Monster Manual" under the ORC license. They discuss how percentile systems remain elegant, how Chaosium pioneered open engines before GURPS, and why this release may inspire a new wave of homebrew creators.

Then it's time for some D&D craftiness with Dungeons & Dragons: A Book of Many Patterns, a crochet pattern guide featuring beholders, mimics, and the Hand and Eye of Vecna. Jason and Peter joke about "D&D croquet" and imagine crocheted owlbears as perfect handmade gifts for gamers.

Next up, Fallout: New Vegas expands Modiphius' post-apocalyptic RPG line just as the TV series prepares to revisit the irradiated city. They chat about ghouls, caps, Pip-Boys, and how Fallout carries the spirit of Gamma World better than Wizards ever did.

Paizo announces the end of its monthly Pathfinder Adventure Path softcovers after 222 months, moving to quarterly hardcovers—cheaper for fans, easier for the company, and probably better shelf material.

Then things get thorny with tariffs back in the headlines. The sudden rollback of the de minimis exemption is hammering small publishers abroad, blocking shipments from dozens of countries, and cutting off indie creators. It's "another hole in the boat," as Peter puts it, and they wonder if this industry can keep weathering policy waves.

To end on a lighter note, they explore Dungeons & Dragons: The Immersive Quest, a Canadian-made live adventure coming to Dallas that mixes escape room puzzles with theme park theatrics. It's True Dungeon's "Disney cousin," offering a fast, flashy, IP-filled experience for fans and newcomers alike.

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Jason and Peter welcome writer and historian Michael Witwer to talk about his newest Dungeons & Dragons release from DK Books—Dungeons and Dragons, The Book of Dragons —a lavish, full-color deep dive into dragons, monsters, and lore across editions. The conversation winds through Easter eggs in Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, the origins of in-jokes like "EGG" and the legacy of TSR artists who shaped the early look of D&D.

Mike shares what it was like seeing the finished book for the first time, praising DK's stunning production values and new artwork by concept artist R. J. Palmer. They discuss how gem dragons were reimagined, the soul and imagination behind early art from David Sutherland and Dave Trampier, and why sometimes imperfect art captures magic in ways hyper-polished pieces never can.

They close with a few stories about growing up on classic monster manuals, Mike's son asking for a 1st Edition copy for his birthday, and a quick tease of his next (still secret) fantasy projects. It's an episode for anyone who's ever stared too long at a monster illustration and wondered what music the artist was hearing in their head.

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Jason checks in from a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop and Peter is dodging a thunderstorm, but the show must go on. First up, they talk about Igniting the Spark: The Story of Magic: The Gathering, a new feature-length documentary that tracks how Peter Adkison's basement operation, Richard Garfield's "cheap little card game" idea, and a very risky launch turned into a global hobby and the first real "intellectual sport." From the early cash-flow panic to the rise of the Pro Tour, they dig into why it is lighter on drama than D&D docs, but still a must-watch for Magic fans, and where you can stream it.

From cards to airwaves, the guys move on to Welcome to Night Vale: The Roleplaying Game, a boxed RPG based on the beloved surreal community-radio podcast. Built on Renegade's Essence20 take on d20, the set includes a Visitor's Guide, Host's Guide, a five-part mystery, pregens, dice, and everything you need to get weird in the desert town when it lands September 9, 2025. They then cheer the reprint of Shadowrun 1st Edition from Catalyst, complete with its gloriously 1980s vision of the far-future year 2050, and talk about how much this cyberpunk-meets-urban-fantasy classic shaped the genre. Greenhorns gets the "weird space" spotlight next, a trippy, rules-light d20 game with auto-hit combat, OSR-style lethality, uncanny classes, a pile of missions, random tables, and a free quickstart to test drive. Finally, they recap a weekend at Catfest in Baltimore, a small brewery con run by Justin Sirois of Severed Books, packed with indie comics, RPGs, great beer, a dangerous food truck, and friends like Terrible Games, Levi Combs, Rising Phoenix, Feral Press's gorgeous mega-dungeon Anox, and top-tier art from Chad Mitton.

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Jason and Peter crack open the news—literally—with a look at the new Dungeons & Dragons x New Holland Brewing collaboration: Dragon's Milk Coconut Rum Barrel Reserve. It's an Imperial Stout aged in rum barrels with a hint of coconut, inspired by the Dragon Turtle of D&D lore. Peter calls it "the emperor of stouts," and Jason's on board—if cautiously—after hearing it packs 11% ABV. The two swap stories about their favorite heavy beers and debate whether "coconut" and "stout" can really live happily ever after.

Then, things turn serious with the death of the de minimis tariff exemption. Jason explains how ending the $800 import limit means gamers and small publishers alike will now pay steep taxes—up to 40%—on overseas orders. It's complicated, confusing, and expensive. Peter sums it up with a single word: "Woof."

Next, they talk about the new official D&D gaming table from Game Theory, a Vegas-based furniture maker. It's beautifully made, packed with features like hidden DM compartments and player trays—yet the guys can't help laughing when they reach the price tag: $3,899 retail, or a "discounted" $3,119 preorder. As Peter puts it, "Or you could just use your dining room table."

The spotlight then turns to Sword World RPG, Japan's homegrown fantasy system that once outsold D&D and invented the concept of "actual play." Jason recounts how Record of Lodoss War inspired it after TSR snubbed Japanese publishers in the 1980s, and how Sword World's serialized "replay" magazines created an entire genre of storytelling. With an official English release on the way, the hosts agree: Sword World could become a major hit in the West.

They also highlight a roundup of 5E-compatible indie releases from Bell of Lost Souls, including The Pirate Queen's Wrath (a cursed nautical epic), Strange & Wondrous Potions (chaotic, hilarious magic brews), Constellation Descent (cosmic dungeon adventure with printable miniatures), and 100 Unexpected Children to Meet in a Village—a creepy, heartfelt NPC generator that both hosts call "brilliant."

Finally, they close on NPR's piece declaring D&D has entered its "stadium era." With Dimension 20 selling out Madison Square Garden, Jason and Peter reflect on tabletop gaming's rise from basements to global phenomenon. They muse about storytelling as humanity's last true art form, the analog backlash among Gen Z, and why the world needs dice more than ever.

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John Kovalic Looks Back On Over Two Decades Of Munchkin.

Magpie Games Unveils Temeraire TTRPG, Teases Masks The Next Generation Update at GenCon - The Fandomentals.

Starfinder Afterlight CRPG announced by Paizo and EpicTellers | TheSixthAxis.

Free League's new TTRPG is like Zelda Breath of the Wild, with ripped penguins.

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Thundercats RPG is on the way.

MAC Attack: a Sci-Fi Enginebreaker.

D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In.

Warhammer The Old World RPG Cubicle 7 has produced Warhammer the Old World RPG, set 100 years before the events of the Warhammer RPG.

Open Ended Games begins playtesting Against the Starmaster.

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GAMA prepares for a class action lawsuit vs Diamond.

Popular Book Series Dungeon Crawler Carl gets a Webtoon.

The One-Page RPG Jam is back for 2025.

D&D In a Castle Organizer to Launch D&D Dungeon Master University.

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Delayed Until December.

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Dungeons & Dragons Group Shifts to 'Franchise Model' Internally, Will Be Led by Ex Halo Veteran.

Wizards VP Jess Lanzillo takes over Vampire: The Masquerade.

Green Ronin launches GoFundMe to defend against Diamond distributor.

Pets & Sidekicks, a New book from ENWorld Publishing.

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Diamond goes out of business, independent publishers bound to lose all their physical stock.

We interview XXX about his new book Gathering of Gamers. This is an excellent book about the history of GenCon.

Ever & Anon publishes their first issue.

Gary Gygax's lost castle.

Diagetic Advancement - what is it?

Museum of D&D planned for florida.

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Peter hosts solo while Jason is overseas. He is joined by guest Ian McGarty from Silver Boulet Press for a quick tour through four major tabletop headlines: GURPS 4th Edition Revised, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 5th Edition, Alien RPG: Evolved Edition, and Free League's Invincible RPG.

They start with GURPS, where Steve Jackson Games announced there won't be a 5th Edition—just a full modernization of 4th. Everything will stay compatible, right down to the original page numbers, a promise Peter and Ian find both hilarious and impossible.

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay celebrates its 40th anniversary with 5E in 2026, keeping the same world and percentile system, while Cubicle 7 launches The Old World RPG using a D10 dice pool. The hosts debate whether two systems in one universe is clever strategy or creative chaos.

Next is Alien RPG: Evolved Edition, which raised $2.5 million on Kickstarter. Ian previews its new campaign rules, stress mechanics, and cinematic space combat before the talk drifts into Alien: Romulus and the upcoming series.

They wrap with Free League's Invincible RPG, a brutal superhero game built on the Year Zero Engine, mixing comic-book carnage with tense dice pools where "anyone can die." Ian closes with updates from Silver Boule Press and a few tales from the convention trenches.

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D&D faces a real rival in Critical Role as a true TTRPG showdown begins.

Dark Horse reveals first Dungeons & Dragons comic.

Board game manufacturing giant Panda expands production outside of China for first time.

Tomb Raider RPG cancelled for creative differences.

We interviewed Craig from Black Oak Workshop and artist Chet Minton.

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Chaosium Names New CEO, Mike Mearls Departs Company​
https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-names-new-ceo-mike-mearls-departs-company.713707/

New D&D Video Game Looks a Lot Like Sigil
https://www.polygon.com/dnd-dungeons-dragons/603537/dungeons-dragons-new-video-game-demeo-battlemarked-project-sigil

Jason Carl on White Wolf's Return​
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Dimension 20 hosts Battle at the Bowl​
https://www.slashfilm.com/1880314/dimension-20-live-episode-recording-experience

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Weird Heroes of Public Access Hardcover Released​
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/get-haunted-industries/weird-heroes-of-public-access

Dungeon Traps Done Right​
https://www.tribality.com/2025/05/25/dungeon-traps-done-right-a-guide-to-smart-interactive-trap-design/

Rodney Thompson to Make Neon City Outlaws
https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-and-star-wars-designer-rodney-thompson-turns-his-hand-to-cyberpunk-in-neon-city-outlaws.713578/

Troll Lord Games Buys 5 Acres to Build a Factory
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Jim Ward Sets the Record Straight on Deities & Demigods
https://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2015/03/james-ward-on-deities-demigods.html 

D&D's The Book of Dragons Comes Out in August​
https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-ds-the-book-of-dragons-comes-out-in-august.713498/ 

Judges Guild Muddies the Waters​
https://www.enworld.org/threads/judges-guild-makes-statement-about-goodman-controversy-updated.713499/

Two Little Mice Release Memento Mori
https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148301130/Memento-Mori---Codex-Gigas

White Wolf Returns
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On this episode of "Tabletop Weekly," the partners of Solarian Games discuss current events in the tabletop gaming industry. They are joined by Ron, an organizer of the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo. The episode covers multiple stories, including a new sci-fi political thriller tabletop RPG called Vesta Mandate, Whiz Kids' refund policy for a poorly manufactured miniatures set, an expansion for Cyberpunk Red introducing new martial arts, and a humorous discussion on a typo that led to an absurdly overpowered Pathfinder monster. 

The hosts also delve into collectibles, gaming nostalgia, and discuss plans for Page Three, the upcoming Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo. They reveal new special guests, talk about planned events like a massive Shadowdark campaign featuring terrain from Dwarven Forge, and highlight their charity initiative to support gamers in need.  

Vesta Mandate: A Sci-Fi Political Thriller TTRPG​ 

https://storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate​ 

Interface RED Volume 4​ 

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The Tabletop Weekly episode covers several key topics in the RPG industry, featuring guest Kevin Borup from Salthart RPG.  

The episode dives into Goodman Games' licensing controversy, new horror-themed subclasses for D&D, and the return of half-elves in Eberon. The main event is a deep dive into The Book of Z, an expansion for Burn 2D6, featuring three settings: Zombie Road, Zany West, and Zero Punk. 

D&D Announces Horror Subclasses Unearthed Arcana​ 

https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-announces-horror-subclasses-unearthed-arcana.713247/​ 

Half-elves are back! (sort of)​ 

https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/eberron-half-elf​ 

The Book of Z 

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This episode of Tabletop Weekly focuses on the end of Alarums & Excursions, a tabletop gaming magazine that ran for 50 years. The hosts discuss its history, its impact on the gaming community, and its unique format as an amateur press association (APA) publication. They highlight Lee Gold's contributions as its longtime editor and the reasons behind its closure, primarily due to her declining eyesight. The main part of the episode includes an interview with Lee Gold, where she shares insights into the early days of tabletop RPGs, the evolution of gaming fandom, and her experiences in science fiction and role-playing communities. 

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This episode of Tabletop Weekly covers several major stories in the tabletop gaming industry.  

The hosts discuss an interview with Mike Mearls, where he explains how D&D 5E was designed to reclaim players lost to Pathfinder but later shifted toward more technical mechanics, potentially alienating casual players. They also cover the controversy around whether "D&D" can be used under Creative Commons, the lawsuit against tariffs affecting tabletop publishers, and highlights from the Rising Phoenix convention, including a charity event honoring James Carpio. 

DnD's Lead Designer Explains How 5e Fell Apart​ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeQOVk-FDPI  

Stonemaier Games is Suing the President​ 

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