Menagerie Press Dispatch: International — Friday, November 13, 2026

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Top of the day: Japan leads with a dark one: KADOKAWA’s Imawa no Waltz, a horror TRPG set at the moment of death, lands November 20, while Hobby Japan confirms a Witch Hat Atelier TRPG for 2027. In China, the dark-fantasy crowdfunder Night Fall has blown past its goal more than a hundred times over, and in France, Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 keeps climbing past €160,000.

News

  • [Japan] Imawa no Waltz (イマワノワルツ) — A new standalone horror TRPG from Sugano Tasuku (creator of Monotone Museum RPG), where every scenario plays out at the moment of death: death games, last nights, the end of the world. B6, 356 pages, ¥2,750, print and digital on Nov 20 from KADOKAWA; title translates roughly as “Waltz at Death’s Door” (translation approximate; Japanese source). (Roleplaying.jp)
  • [Japan] Witch Hat Atelier TRPG (とんがり帽子のアトリエTRPG, working title) — Hobby Japan is adapting Kamome Shirahama’s manga as a TRPG for 2027, with a teaser site live and the key visual debuting at TRPG Summit on Nov 14. No price, designers or system yet (Japanese source). (TRPG Japan)
  • [Japan] Sword World 2.5: “Nifelgi, the White Divine Realm” (白き神域ニーフェルギ) — Group SNE’s new supplement covers a land of endless winter, adding Witch and Vital Smith skills, Sasquatch and Lune races, four scenarios and 50+ monsters. B5, 148 pages, ¥3,850, out Nov 20 (place name reading approximate; Japanese source). (Roleplaying.jp)
  • [Ireland] Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay turns 40 — Cubicle 7 kicked off a year-long anniversary with a Humble Bundle of 23 fourth-edition PDFs (pay $25 for the full tier) supporting an Irish children’s health charity, plus 40% off 100+ WFRP products; future news shifts to 5th edition. (Graphic Policy)
  • [Italy] Need Games’ Lucca releases ship Nov 16 — Italian editions of MÖRK BORG Corona di Sale (€34.90), Il Culto di MÖRK BORG: Heretic (€24.90), WFRP’s Dwarf player’s guide, and new Wrath & Glory, Soulbound and Coriolis books start shipping after logistics delays (Italian source). (Need Games)
  • [Sweden] Vampire: The Masquerade Alpha 2.0 — Paradox’s White Wolf opened a second free alpha for the new edition, bringing back Hunger Dice, splitting Health and Vitae, and adding the Tzimisce; feedback closes Dec 2. (Tabletop Sentinel)
  • [Japan] Second TRPG Summit is tomorrow — Saturday Nov 14 in Ikebukuro, Tokyo (Sunshine City Hall D), 11:00–17:00, presented with CCFOLIA; general tickets ¥1,000. Expect more announcements from the stage (Japanese source). (TRPG Summit)

Crowdfunding

  • [China] Night Fall (夜陨) — A dark-fantasy TRPG built on D&D 5E rules by creator Luo Sini (罗丝妮) has raised ¥109,523 from 105 backers against a ¥1,000 goal on Modian; the core book is ¥258, and early bird ended Nov 12. Runs to Dec 10 (title translation approximate; Chinese source). (Modian)
  • [France] Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 – Over the Edge — Black Book Éditions’ bilingual French/English edition, designed in France, sits at €162,223 from 1,755 backers on a €10,000 goal, closing Nov 19 (French source). (Le Fix)
  • [Brazil] Legend in the Mist in Portuguese — Jambô and RetroPunk’s Catarse campaign is at R$148,042 of R$235,000 (62%); tiers start at R$149 digital, early bird ends Nov 15 and the campaign runs to Dec 11 (Portuguese source). (Mesa de RPG)
  • [Brazil] Dragonbane: Livro da Magia and Arkand — Tria Editora’s Portuguese editions of Free League’s books hit 439% of goal (R$87,952) on Catarse, running to Jan 7 (Portuguese source). (Mesa de RPG)

Community & Gossip

  • [France] Farewell to Pierre Rosenthal — French roleplayers are remembering the Casus Belli veteran and Simulacres designer, who died Nov 4 at 65; he famously registered the word “rôliste” so no one could claim it commercially (French source). (Le Fix)
  • [Japan] Free BGM, now with TRPG rules — Music site OpenTracks (formerly DOVA-SYNDROME) set terms for TRPG use: paid sessions, streams and replays are fine, but bundling tracks into scenario packages is not, which matters for Japan’s big replay-video scene (Japanese source). (TRPG Japan)

Ins & Outs

  • [Brazil] In: Karen Soarele joins Tormenta’s creators — The Tormenta team grows to six, with Soarele credited as the setting’s first woman creator; Mares de Arton, a seas-and-pirates book, heads to the next crowdfunder (Portuguese source). (Mesa de RPG)
  • [Brazil] Jambô is hiring — The Porto Alegre publisher is adding in-house graphic design and admin staff (Portuguese source). (Mesa de RPG)
  • [Japan] Japanese map tools go English — Roleplaying.jp’s free Tools!RPG map makers (world, city, building, game board) now have English interfaces, with six more tools to follow (Japanese source). (Roleplaying.jp)
  • [France] Dungeons & Kittens heads to the BBC — The animated series based on Studio Deadcrows’ Donjons & Chatons debuted on Swiss TV, with France Télévisions later this year and the BBC in early 2027. (Tabletop Sentinel)

Sources

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