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Sean Hillman

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October 17 2025

Welcome to the Hellfire Club

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'Stranger Things' boxed set tie-in.
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November 1 2025

Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

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First 5E player's guide for the setting.
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November 1 2025

Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

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DM’s book digs into different parts of the Realms.
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December 9 2025

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

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Companion book to Eberron: Rising From The Last War
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SM Hillman is a freelance RPG writer and contributor to EN World. You can check out his Zer0 Means You're Dead podcast and his Zer0MYD Patreon where he has some cool stuff. Follow SM on Twitter @smh_worlds.

Winter is Here! How Are You Going to Play It?

Bad Guys Have Adventures Too

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DMs Guild January: New Beginnings

Kickstarter, RPG Zine Quest, and Luke "Burning Wheel" Crane

Training for the End Times: An Outbreak Undead 2nd Edition Review

New Beginnings: Red Sky at Night

Get Some Cards for Your Spokes: A Kids on Bikes Review

Breaking Down the Prism of Overlight: A Review

Dec 13, 2018

A DM's Guild Gift Guide

Plunging the Depths of Degenesis' Black Atlantic

Esper Genesis: Sci-Fantasy for 5E

Reaching KatharSys - A Degenesis Rebirth Review

Burning Questions: Why Do DMs Limit Official WOTC Material?

Thousand Year Old Vampire Arises on Kickstarter

Lex Arcana Blew Past Its Kickstarter Goal: Here's Why

Diverse Voices: An Interview with Chris Spivey of Harlem Unbound

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DMs Guild Roundup: Unseen Waterdeep, Le Pas D’Armes, 100 Monster Hunts

The Most Successful Italian RPG Launches on Kickstarter

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DM's Guild Roundup: Eberron, Eberron, and More Eberron

DM's Guild Roundup: Wake the Leviathan, Summoner, and Modular Tile Set - Caverns

Journey To The Hopi

Remembering Nexus: A Bridge Between History & Adventure

May DMs Guild Roundup

The March DMs Guild Roundup

The Journey To...North America, Part Two

Travel Through The Mists Of Akuma And Into New Worlds For D&D 5E

February DMs Guild Roundup

What Should Have Been A Holiday Look At The DMs Guild

The Journey To...North America, Part One

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The Cosmere Game Review

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Sep 29, 2025

They're Building A Memorial Game Table Sculpture In Honor of Gary Gygax

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