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I. Milestone Reached!!
We’ve done it! … Dungeon Delve is now officially ONE YEAR OLD.
After 52 weeks, comprised of 46 issues and 6 slacker days, we’ve reached a significant milestone in any newsletters lifespan.
With nearly 200 subscribers, this little Substack rag has been trucking along, providing a cargo of the latest RPG news, GM advice, crowdfunding projects, free resources, and celebrating just a few of the many great ceremonies of the TTRPG community, such as Zine Month, GenCon, and more!
Honestly, I’m so very happy that this endeavor has gotten a humble following of readers, and that I get an opportunity to provide something fun and unique to you and yours! … I want to continue to make this weekly rag something that you enjoy receiving week-by-week, as I continue to stimulate your TTRPG enthusiast brain with a distillation of the most recent stuff in the scene!
My door is always open, and your voice is ALWAYS heard! Please continue to tune in, and let me know what stuff gives YOU the most excitement!
Whats happening in 2026?
Truth is, I’m a busy boy. Dayjob, partner, favorite uncle. A glory it would be to make a career out of TTRPGs. … In fact, that’s what I am hoping to accomplish as I ride on the long road to manifesting a dream. Starting in 2026, I will be…
Launching a brand new website, and with it, a whole new series of content, including video content, a return to live streaming, and more!
Releasing multiple RPG supplement products, including an all new map-building TTRPG for those who love settlements and building towns!
Retiring the old Treasure Chest, and instead, bringing in a new chest specifically for FREE RESOURCES, doing a deeper highlight of a resource I feel is worth showcasing!
A bunch more stuff which… shhh… its secret!
Well. Thats all friends! Let’s blow out this candle, and get to the roundup!
II. The Treasure Chest
«««»«»«»«»»» This Weeks Free Resource!! «««»«»«»«»»»
Amidst my searching for sandbox rules for a side project, I stumbled across the Hexroll 2nd Edition, a hex-map builder and generator for worlds, regions, caverns, settlements, dungeons, and more. It also generates NPCs, monsters, treasures, etc. … An online app with an offline snapshot! …also functions as a VTT. A must-bookmark for any game master, world-builder, or map fiend!
III. Looting the Room
««««»«»»»» Holiday RPG Bundles and Deals! ««««»«»»»»
Some great DIGITAL stuff on Bundle of Holding this week!
Three deals on Shadowrun 5th Edition for tactical, chunky, gun-touting in PDF form, starting with the Shadowrun 5E essentials with core books ($14.95+), SR5 Universe Mega adventure sourcebooks ($19.95+), and SR5 Mission Mega Bundle of hit missions for the crew! ($14.95+)
DIE: The RPG is a gothic portal fantasy with real world adults battling as Paragons in a realm they barely escaped as teenagers years before. A hugely successful Kickstarter from 2022.
$54$14.95Tales of the Valiant is a fantasy RPG filled with infinite labyrinths, challenging and memorable monsters and NPCs, and all of the great things you can expect from Kobold Press!
$114$24.95Magical Kitties is a cutesy, all-ages game of introductory story-telling. A tale of humans and kitties, and danger lying around every corner, from the mundane to the hyper-strange!
$58$14.95
Fallout Season 2 has premiered, and so Modiphius is hosting multiple deals on the Fallout TTRPG!
DriveThruRPG hosts a digital bundle of the Fallout TTRPG at almost a 1/3rd of the price. Grab individual books if you prefer that!
$94.98$35.50On their own site, they have an assortment of Fallout physical books and products for 33% off!
Darrington Press’s original cult horror RPG, Candela Obscura, can be found digitally for discounted prices across DriveThruRPG!
If you’re a digital creator looking for a collection of licensed music for that podcast, video project, live stream, or in-person game, this Epic Royalty Free Music Collection on Humble Bundle may just scratch that itch!
$750$35For the Dungeon Crawl Classics bunch, Goodman Games has a huge bundle of 70+ dungeons for just a fraction of the price!
$723.73$17.99Power Word Meal offers a bundle with a one-shot and a new species for DnD and Pathfinder, in the mission to fight food insecurity! Just $16 can feed 20 people!
Pathfinder 2nd Edition Holiday Haul Bundle on Humble Bundle provides a mixture of old and new campaigns, the core books, a collection of JPG/PDF maps, and more!
$487.00$45.00Minis, Minis, and More Minis! … A huge Humble Bundle collection of 3D printable fantasy RPG miniatures perfect for any in-person campaign within a medieval or dark fantasy setting!
$579.00$30.00
III. Markings on the Wall
Crowdfunding projects
Toon the Cartoon Roleplaying Game Second Edition - Its time to bring Saturday morning cartoons back with this wacky RPG revival by Steve Jackson Games. Anything is possible in this scene-by-scene slapstick game of animated stardom!
Enchanted Trinkets Complete: 500+ Magic Items for D&D 5E - Morrus at EnWorld has put out a collection of enchanted trinkets and sundry items for your 5E adventures.
RPG News and Finds
Want to know more about Toon? Christopher Hutton at TTRPGInsider covers the return of the old-school RPG after 40 years, with some commentary by Steve Jackson himself!
Speaking about one-year anniversaries, one mega-post by Morrus at EnWorld is chugging along, sharing community experiences of crowdfunding pledges gone bad.
Did you know that the Shadowdark team releases a new monster monthly? There's a Dropbox link to a bunch of their previous releases here!
Starting January, the 48-Word TTRPG Jam is kicking off and lasting the whole month, as reported by W.H Arthur at Rascal News. Conjure up your micro RPG idea today, and submit it to the jam!
Gameable and Design Stuff
Something that I can really sink my teeth into going into this next year. The challenge of launching an RPG crowdfunding campaign can be immense, and its best to learn from those who have done! shares How to Run a TTRPG Crowdfunding Campaign.
What happens when you give an environmental catastrophe for the players to race against? A battle against time, a fight against the flames of an incoming fire? presents us a hex-grid simulation burning down Dolmenwood.
As a equal opportunity physical-and-digital pro-game master myself, I’ve come to love using ideaboards and whiteboards in my games. discusses using Canva as a VTT, and the many ways you can get a board to work for your games!
How old do you think solo RPGs are? You might be fascinated to learn how the imaginative practice of solo roleplaying enjoyed its origins in those early days, as posts in Solo RPGs are way older than you think.
Another free resource! consults the oracle in the effort of making the most out of mercenaries, those dastardly killers for hire, with a series of d12 oracle tables.
Check out the previous issue here!!