RPGBOT reviews products in both text and podcast format. Our podcast episodes frequently involve interviews with the creators, and both formats dive deep into the mechanics of RPG products with all of the crunchy rigor which RPGBOT is known for.
Note that reviews of adventures likely contain spoilers, but we do attempt to provide spoiler warnings before those occur in the article/episode.
Most Recent Product Reviews
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ALIEN RPG – A review
REVIEW IN SUMMARY Free League and Genuine Entertainment’s ALIEN roleplaying game is absolutely the best adaptation of an existing IP into a rule system that I’ve come across. The mechanics are tight and fit well together, both with each other and the lore. Said lore is rich and deep, drawing on not just the movies but on anything that has been licensed so far including comics, novels, and even video games. The core rulebook itself has just the right mix of fluff in with its crunch including some iconic quotes from the movies and fantastic art. Everything feels gritty, dark,
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Marvel Multiverse RPG Playtest – A Review
From long-time game designer and award-winning author Matt Forbeck and the folks at Marvel comes the new Marvel Multiverse RPG. The initial version of the game is being released as a public playtest, with the full rules slated for release in 2023. The playtest rules are available in physical copies and via Demiplane, which is a DnDBeyond-like platform.
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Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – A Zine Review
In an ill-fated world full of hunger and sorrow there comes… more content! Mörk Borg Cult is the community content program for Mörk Borg. Content creators can send content to the Mörk Borg team to be potentially selected for editing, artwork generation, and free publishing on morkborg.com. Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic is Free League Publishing’s latest community-made expansion to Mörk Borg.
RPG Product Reviews by Game System
- ALIEN RPG – The official ALIEN RPG built on the YEar Zero Engine by Free League Games
- Call of Cthulhu
- Cypher System
- DnD 5e
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – RPGBOT.News S3E72
- Deck of Many Things – RPGBOT.News S3E92
- Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen – RPGBOT.News S2E97
- Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel – RPGBOT.News S2E57
- Keys from the Golden Vault – RPGBOT.News S3E17
- Phandelver And Below: The Shattered Obelisk – RPGBOT.News S3E73
- Planescape: Adventures In The Multiverse – RPGBOT.News S3E84
- Spelljammer: Adventures in Space – RPGBOT.News S2E67
- 3rd-Party Publishers
- Fate of the Norns
- Forbidden Lands
- Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5e
- Marvel Multiverse RPG
- Mörk Borg
- The One Ring 2e
- Pathfinder 2e
- Ruins of Symbaroum – 5e adaptation of Symbaroum from Free League Games
- Tales of the Valiant
- Vaesen