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EN5ider #268 - Head Games Mini-Adventure

Today we have another mini-adventure on EN5ider! This one is a classic fantasy story of an enchantress that stirs up trouble in a community, leaving 4th level adventurers to save the day.
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Epic Monsters: Fenrir (5E)

Epic Monsters is going after the world’s most ferocious and deadly wolf, a creature destined to consume Odin when Ragnarok finally comes. I am referring of course to Fenrir!
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Hobby Games Down 3% But RPGs Up 18%

ICv2 has produced some new industry figures which suggest that US and Canada hobby game sales dropped by 3% in the last year; however, the tabletop RPG category, which is the smallest subcategory of hobby games, increased by 18%. ...READ MORE

Game Design Like a Boy Scout: Week 3 - Family Feud

I recently embarked on a seven-week long journey to teach 20 Boy Scouts about game design, and learned a lot along the way. Our second game was Family Feud with a twist -- Star Wars! -- and the workshop on a whole was much more organized thanks to the lessons we learned from playing Jenga. ...READ MORE

Amazon Has A D&D Page

Amazon has a new D&D page. It includes links for all you need to start, key storylines, apparel and accessories, and more. ...READ MORE

Which of these D&D classes would you take if you had to choose one?

From the upcoming A Touch More Class. For me, it’s the Savant all the way. Sherlock Holmes style! ...READ MORE

Worlds of Design: Why Would Anyone Write a RPG?

Commercial RPGs have existed for some 45 years. Where RPG ideas are concerned, there's not much new under the sun. Then why do people keep writing new RPGs? It's a LOT of work, even if you don't do it well. I think of composer Sir William Walton's remark after writing his only opera: "don't write an opera. Too many notes." Change that to "RPG" and "words" and you have my point of view. We're also going to try something different, and offer a reader’s poll. ...READ MORE

News Digest: $1 Billion Raised for Games Via Kickstarter, New DM Screen Announced, a Brand-New Drizzt Novel Coming This Fall, and more!

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Games on Kickstarter crosses $1 billion raised, Ghosts of Saltmarsh DM Screen and more announced, preview of the new Drizzt novel Boundless, Warhammer fan survey open, and more! ...READ MORE

The Washington Post Weighs In On D&D!

It's not just the New York Times writing about D&D. The Washington Post is weighing in too! ...READ MORE

Stranger Things and D&D at Last: A Review

The Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set was pretty much inevitable. From the moment we saw Mike DM D&D for his friends early in the first session of the Netflix series, the clock started ticking when some crossover product would be released. Announced at Toy Fair earlier this year, Hasbro is heavily gearing this product to the mass market, not just hobby game stores. ...READ MORE

Greek-inspired Odyssey of the Dragonlords From ex-Bioware designers On Kickstarter

Odyssey of the Dragonlords, a Greek myth inspired D&D setting by ex-Bioware designers Jesse Sky and James Ohlen is now on Kickstarter. It's a 280-page book being co-published by Modiphius (who now officially publish all the RPGs ever written, I think!) and describes the world of Thylea. ...READ MORE

Podcast #44: Ghosts of U2 Danger at Dunwater

This week, Morrus and Peter take a look at the second part of the original Saltmarsh adventures, U2 Danger at Dunwater, in preparation for the release of Dungeons & Dragons Ghosts of Saltmarsh. In the news, we have a new deck of monster cards for D&D, new Acquisitions Inc. art, #DnDSelfie, Shadowrun 30^th Anniversary products, new Star Trek Adventures products, and a LOT more plus Our Favorite Game in All the World, and a brand-new user-submitted sketch! ...READ MORE

RPG Crowdfunding News - Critical Core, The Grande Temple of Jing, Fellowship, Party Backstory Generator, and more

This list opens with two RPG Kickstarters that are education-based. Critical Core focuses on children along the spectrum, something important to me, and STEAM Hack hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists. Beyond these two great projects, The Grande Temple of Jing boasts one of the strongest lineups of creators I’ve seen including Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Ed Greenwood, Jim Ward, Chris Pramas, Grimtooth, and more. There are more RPG Kickstarters ending between April 26^th and May 2^nd listed here, as well as some RPG accessories I could not get to like DoubleSix Dice: Generation Two, but let’s dive into these eleven. ...READ MORE

A Guide to RPG Freelance Rates: Part 2 (Layout, Illustration, and Cartography)

I’ve created this guide to help RPG creators understand the current market rates for freelancers across a range of activities. I recall how hard it was to find this information when I was starting out, so I think there is clearly a need for this sort of a guide. In this installment, I include rate information for layout, illustration, and cartography. ...READ MORE

Astral TableTop Gets Revamped

Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds may be the better known names in the Virtual Tabletop (VTT) market, but Astral Tabletop, which launched in 2017, has recently spent a year revamping its offering. Additionally, it has now partnered with DriveThruRPG! ...READ MORE

If Spells and Abilities Were Written How My Players Use Them

SecondBestDnD posted a page over on Reddit which describes how spells like charm person, zone of truth, and abilities like sneak attack and spell slots would be written if they were done so how players actually use them. ...READ MORE

EN5ider #267: Weapon Degradation

EN5ider is getting into broken criticals today—broken weapons that is! Whether you're keen for a more realistic game or to bring a little destructive excitement to the table today's entry will fit the bill.
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Mythological Figures: Genghis Khan (5E)

Today Mythological Figures considers one of history’s most wide-reaching rulers, the founder of the Mongol Empire and brilliant tactician: Genghis Khan!

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Game Design Like a Boy Scout: Week 2 - Jenga

I embarked on a seven-week long journey to teach 20 Boy Scouts about game design, and learned a lot along the way. Our first of four games we studied was Jenga, and it was about as chaotic as you might expect. ...READ MORE

What DO You Get When You Cross Critical Role With Game Of Thrones?

Game of Thrones is back, and Critical Role is in the middle of one of the biggest Kickstarters ever, so naturally Ilya Salnikov created Critical Role of Thrones, featuring the GoT theme and four weeks of watercolour painting and animation! This is a must-see! ...READ MORE
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Stranger Things and D&D at Last: A Review

The Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set was pretty much inevitable. From the moment we saw Mike DM D&D for his friends early in the first session of the Netflix series, the clock started ticking when some crossover product would be released. Announced at Toy Fair earlier this year, Hasbro is heavily gearing this product to the mass market, not just hobby game stores.
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