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How Does Stealth Work in D&D 5E?

Jul 25

Stealth is a complex skill. The rules can be found in the Player’s Handbook, largely on page 177. On the surface, it seems simple: it is a Dexterity (Stealth) check opposed by a Wisdom...

Podcast #160: RPG Kitchen and Roleplaying Rentals with Adam RKitch

Jul 24

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Adam RKitch to talk about the roleplaying game rental service RPG Kitchen! In the news, new Critical Role sourcebook, R. A. Salvatore comments on...

WotC Is Designing Adventures With Shorter Content Chunks

Jul 23

In a recent interview, WotC’s Jeremy Crawford talked about how WotC’s D&D design accommodates streaming and busier adult gamers by dividing adventures into shorter, bite-sized content...

EN5ider #403 - To Smite A Fiend: Part Two

Jul 23

The adventures in Holdenshire continue on EN5ider today with the second installment of To Smite A Fiend!

Kids Arcanum’s Crafty Quest Box: A Review

Jul 23

I’ve known the creator of Kids Arcanum since before the company’s inception, so when Mike Best released a Kickstarter to introduce kids to role-playing, I jumped at the opportunity to back the...

Trinity Continuum Reboots Aberrant For The Better

Jul 23

When Aberrant was first released in 1999, comic book superheroes were in a state of flux. The 90s had been a dark period where heroes shied away from the fantastic origins of the genre. Everyone...

News Digest for the Week of July 23

Jul 23

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Details on the new 2021 Dungeons & Dragons releases, all D&D novels declared non-canon, new Critical Role campaign setting book, and more...

You Can Now Buy Mike Schley's Ravenloft Maps

Jul 22

Mike Schley's maps from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft are now available to purchase in high resolution from his website. You can grab a map bundle with 6 digital DM and player maps for $10, or...

RA Salvatore Wants To Correct Drizzt’s Racist Tropes

Jul 22

In an interview with Polygon, the author talks about how the drow are currently being redefined in D&D, and how he wants to be part of that process. ”But on the other hand, if the drow are being...

Cubicle 7 Shares Victoriana’s New Cover

Jul 22

Last week Cubicle 7 announced that it would be releasing a new edition of its ‘Victorian Shadowrun’ style RPG, powered by the D&D 5E rule set. Today they’ve revealed Antonio De Luca’s cover of the...

Tal’Dorei Reborn from Critical Role's Darrington Press

Jul 22

Critical Role's publishing arm, Darrington Press, has announced that it is relaunching the Tal'Dorei campaign setting (which was originally published inn 2017 by Green Ronin). The new setting is...

WotC: Novels & Non-5E Lore Are Officially Not Canon

Jul 22

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At a media press briefing last week, WotC's Jeremey Crawford clarified what is and is not canon for D&D. "For many years, we in the Dungeons & Dragons RPG studio have considered things like D&D...

Homeworld: Revelations RPG For Pre-order

Jul 22

Modiphius has made its upcoming Homeworld: Revelations RPG available for pre-order. Each pre-order gets a 69-page Quickstarter to get you going while you wait for the full rulebook. The core...

Vast Grimm From Infinite Black: An Interview With Brian Colin

Jul 22

Brian Colin’s RPG work and sculpting always impress me. We’ve talked at shows, I’ve interviewed him, and he recently invited me to playtest his new RPG, Vast Grimm. In preparing for the game, we...

Wild Beyond the Witchlight Collector's Edition Miniatures Will Set You Back $750!

Jul 22

WizKids has a boxed set full of Wild Beyond the Witchlight miniatures for pre-order. The set contains 81 miniatures, including two unique miniatures only in this box, one of which is Tasha. All...

ZEITGEIST Returns, Plus Mephits & Shakespearian Figures

Jul 21

Our weekly news roundup here at EN Publishing includes a return to our critically-acclaimed ZEITGEIST world with a new adventure, along with the usual D&D and WOIN updates. And don't forget, our...

RPG Print News – Chaosium, Arc Dream Publishing, Modiphius, and More

Jul 21

This week has so many winners. Chaosium, Arc Dream Publishing, Modiphius, Goodman Games, Legendary Game, and Troll Lord Games all have new releases for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Dune is back...

RPG Crowdfunding News – Vast Grimm, Squeaks in the Deep, Dreampunk, and more

Jul 21

This week, I look at another field of RPG crowdfunding campaigns, these ending between July 27th and August 14th. I want to call attention to Vast Grimm because it’s crowdfunding on Gamefound, a...

Return to ZEITGEIST In DEATH OF THE AUTHOR!

Jul 20

Death of the Author is a gorgeous 65-page softcover standalone adventure for 3rd level D&D 5th Edition characters, set on a remote island full of murder and mystery. This quickstarter for a brand...

War is Hell in Wrath & Glory’s Bloody Gates and On the Wings of Valkyries

Jul 20

Bloody Gates and On the Wings of Valkyries are war-torn adventures for Wrath & Glory. The PCs are Imperium soldiers experiencing the worst war throws at them. These adventures are visceral and...