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[Japan] TRPG Summit 2026 in Ikebukuro — Today, 11:00–17:00 at Sunshine City Exhibition Hall D, roughly 130 exhibitor circles sell scenario books, goods, music and art, with two ticketed stage programs; general entry is ¥1,000. Source in Japanese. (Ikebukuro Park Info)

[Japan] KADOKAWA: 『イマワノワルツ』 (Imawano Waltz) out November 20 — A new standalone RPG built around characters facing death (translation of the premise approximate) from Sugano Tasuku, creator of Monotone Museum RPG; ¥2,750 for a 356-page B6 book, with an e-book the same day. Source in Japanese. (roleplaying.jp)

[Japan] Hobby Japan: 『とんがり帽子のアトリエTRPG』(仮) (Witch Hat Atelier TRPG, working title) — A tabletop RPG of Kamome Shirahama’s manga is set for 2027; the teaser site opened November 12 and the key art debuts at today’s TRPG Summit. Price and system are not yet announced. Source in Japanese. (TRPG JAPAN)

[Japan] KADOKAWA / Group SNE: Sword World 2.5 『白き神域ニーフェルギ』 (The White Sanctuary of Niefergi) — A 148-page B5 supplement for ¥3,850, also out November 20 in print and digital; it needs Rulebooks I–III (title translation approximate). Source in Japanese. (roleplaying.jp)

[UK] Cubicle 7: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay turns 40 — The anniversary year runs to November 2027, opening with a $25 Humble Bundle of 4th Edition PDFs and 40% off more than 100 4th Edition titles, which stay compatible with the newly launched 5th Edition. (Frontline Gaming)

[UK] Cubicle 7: Warhammer: The Old World RPG Starter Set hits retail November 25 — The boxed starter with maps, tokens, dice, pregens and the adventure “The Hand That Feeds” is $39.99 after slipping from an earlier date. (ICv2)

Crowdfunding

[France] Dendrobat Prod.: Dernières Volontés (Last Wishes) ends tomorrow — A semi-shared-narration RPG for 3–5 players driven by tarot cards, with one-shots across seven settings; it sits around €3,500 (about 176% of goal) on Game On Tabletop, closing November 15, with the physical book at €29. Source in French. (Game On Tabletop)

[France] Black Book Editions: Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0 “Over the Edge” — Two bilingual French/English books (a rules companion with technomancers and insect spirits, plus an adventure book) are on Kickstarter until November 20. Source in French. (Le Fix)

[France] French translations on Ulule: Pumpkin Spice and Chorogaiden — Studio Agate’s indie label is funding a French edition of Pumpkin Spice until December 4, and Coyote Tale brings Chorogaiden, a J-horror indie in the vein of Ringu and Junji Ito, to French until December 11. Source in French. (Le Fix)

[Brazil] Dungeon Crawl Classics returns to Brazil — A new Portuguese-language edition funded on Catarse within days, at 103% with 131 backers and about two months still to run. Source in Portuguese. (Mesa de RPG)

[Brazil] Legend in the Mist heads to Brazil — The Portuguese edition of the ENNIE-winning game is at 72% with 259 backers on Catarse, with about four weeks left. Source in Portuguese. (Mesa de RPG)

[Brazil] 101 Games: Heranças de Cthulhu 2E (Legacies of Cthulhu 2E) closes today — The solo horror book reached roughly R$36,500, around 243% of goal, ahead of its final day on Catarse; the hardcover is R$120. Source in Portuguese. (Mesa de RPG)

[Brazil] Sob a Sombra dos Chifres, 2nd ed. (Under the Shadow of the Horns) — A solo dark-fantasy RPG’s second edition is funded at 147% on Catarse with nearly two months to go. Source in Portuguese. (Mesa de RPG)

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[France] Odonata pulls its Notre Ombre campaign — The publisher stopped the live crowdfunding, calling the offer too ambitious for the current economy, and plans to return in a few months with a slimmer one; a free 58-page discovery kit stays up. Source in French. (Le Fix)

[France] Wyrd Festival’s first edition gets good reviews — A recap of the new convention at Cité Fertile in Pantin calls the debut a success. Source in French. (D1000 & D100)

Ins & Outs

[France] Tributes to Pierre Rosenthal continue — The designer of Simulacres and longtime Casus Belli editor died November 4 at 65, and the French scene is still sharing memories of him. Source in French. (Le Fix)

[Japan] CCFOLIA moves onto Nintendo Switch 2 — Japan’s go-to online play platform released a Switch 2 edition on November 10, bundling more than 40 TRPG and murder-mystery titles. Source in Japanese. (roleplaying.jp)

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.

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[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)

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