Katie Wickens
Katie is a freelance writer with almost 5 years experience in covering everything from tabletop RPGs, to video games and tech. Besides earning a Game Art and Design degree up to Masters level, she is a designer of board games, board game workshop facilitator, and an avid TTRPG Games Master - not to mention a former Hardware Writer over at PC Gamer.
Latest articles by Katie Wickens

D&D Monster Manual eat your heart out, a Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons game is coming so no one has to run a oneshot
By Katie Wickens published
News Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons is coming

Onyx Storm: Empyrean unabridged audiobook is out now and $41 off with 3 months of Audible
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Out today, Onyx Storm: Empyrean is cheap on Audible for a limited time

Fail hard and realize your true potential through the power of intent in this diceless TRPG
By Katie Wickens published
News Realis TRPG is available for pre-order now

I wish I'd waited for this discount on Agricola's Limited Edition
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Save $26.33 on the 15th Aniversary edition of Agricola

Sate your Cities Skylines obsession with Lego micro skyline MOCs: From Mordor to The Little Mermaid, and heaps of real-life cities too
By Katie Wickens published
News Lego mini skyline MOCs are a thing, and I can't get over how adorable they are

Pre-order the D&D Monster Manual 2024 for cheap before they're consumed by the collective gelatinous cube that is the Dungeons & Dragons fandom
By Katie Wickens published
Deals D&D 5e Monster Manual (2024) is available to pre-order for cheaper than the expected retail price

New D&D not piquing your interest? Dragonbane's newest free old-school quickstart adventure will surely sate your appetite instead
By Katie Wickens published
News Dragonbane's newest quickstart adventure just dropped and its free

Dolmenwood Review: "A beautifully dark array of narrative seeds waiting to be sewn"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Dolmenwood is a deadly but rich and fascinating TRPG

RPG veteran Josh Sawyer finally drops screenshots of a potential Pillars of Eternity TRPG rework
By Katie Wickens published
News Josh Sawyer teases content for a rework of the Pillars of Eternity pen-and-paper TRPG

Naked Snake and The Boss Metal Gear Funko Pops are available to pre-order right now, but they're going fast
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Metal Gear Funko pops are available to pre-order now

World of Warcraft artist who worked Catan 6th edition thinks artists who don't "just reproduce a trending style have [...] better chances to be noticed"
By Katie Wickens published
Feature Catan artist gives advice for aspiring board game artits

I just discovered there's a free preview of the Dungeons & Ruins 5e compatible sourcebook and I can't wait to roll up some awful traps
By Katie Wickens published
News This D&D 5e compatible dungeon designer is available for pre-order right now

Carcassonne review: "Inoffensive family fun with heaps of replayability"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Should you buy it in 2025?

Sharpen your DM skills with $741 worth of D&D 5e compatible books for just $25
By Katie Wickens published
Deals A bunch of deals on D&D 5e compatible sourcebooks

There's a Catan version of the Exit board game coming, for which I am both excited and bemused
By Katie Wickens published
News Exit: The Game is getting a Catan version

A game master's starter pack to get your first campaign going, D&D or otherwise
By Katie Wickens published
Deals A bunch of great deals on useful tools for D&D game masters

Finspan briefly crashes Stonemaier games site in wake of massive wave of Wingspan fans
By Katie Wickens published
News Finspan site crashes after massive influx

For the love of Lolth, please don't tell my DM smelly D&D dice exist
By Katie Wickens published
News Smelly D&D dice are a real

From lo-fi mechs to little witches, and "ancient horrors beyond imagining", here are six up-and-coming Solo TRPGs to play in 2025
By Katie Wickens published
Feature A collection of gorgeous Solo RPGs

Hold me back, levitating D&D dice are a thing and I need them
By Katie Wickens published
News Levitating dice are a thing, and there's not long to go on the Kickstarter campaign

This Lego PS2 design has moving internals, and it could become a reality alongside Simpsons and Jumanji kits
By Katie Wickens published
News Lego Ideas designers that just passed the 10,000 supporter mark are making some amazing stuff

In tweaking legendary creatures D&D Monster Manual designers admit DMs don't always "want to choose the most deadly option every round"
By Katie Wickens published
News D&D Monster Manual 2024 is getting some challenge rating changes

Wrymspan feels more complex and isolating than Wingspan, but that's just how spelunking goes
By Katie Wickens published
Feature Wyrmpan is more than just a dragon game, it's a game about extreme caving
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