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April 16 2024

Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Bonus prequel adventure for Eve of Ruin.
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May 31 2024

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Adventure for levels 10-20.
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June 3 2024

Vecna: Eve of Ruin Platinum Edition

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Boxed deluxe set from Beadle & Grimm.
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June 4 2024

Voidrunner’s Codex

(Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition)
Take your A5E games to space!
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June 18 2024

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977

(Dungeons & Dragons)
History of D&D.
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July 16 2024

Quests From The Infinite Staircase

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Adventure anthology for character levels 1 to 13.
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September 17 2024

D&D Player’s Handbook (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2024 Player's Handbook.
Replies (155)
October 1 2024

Monstrous Menagerie II

(Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition)
The sequel to the acclaimed monster book!
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November 12 2024

D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide.
Replies (118)
February 18 2025

D&D Monster Manual (2025)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2025 Monster Manual.
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Tired of casting magic missile and exhausted by the thought of yet another eldritch blast? Has teleportation circle lost its luster? Grit your teeth and overcome your proclivities to dive into EN5ider today as we explore the wonderful spellbook of worms that mortals know as the Writhing Codex!

May 11, 2020

Dungeons & Dragons Mythological Figures

Epic Monsters: World Turtle

This entry in Epic Monsters is the biggest of the big. It’s huge. It can’t be stressed enough how colossal it is. Absolutely massive! The biggest thing that will ever appear in the column—the Earth-carrying World Turtle!

May 11, 2020 32

RiotMinds announces Trudvang Adventures, tabletop RPG for 5E

Trudvang Chronicles, the Swedish RPG of Celtic and Norse myth, is being converted to a D&D 5E setting by publishers Riotminds.

May 11, 2020 47

Boardgames Dungeons & Dragons Film & TV

RPG Evolution: Onward: A D&D Movie for Kids

We've known for some time now that Dungeons & Dragons has become a much larger part of the pop-culture fabric, thanks in no small part to streaming, parents introducing the game to their kids, and the pandemic encouraging social games while maintaining social distance. D&D reached a new milestone when it became the inspiration for a Pixar movie, Onward. Please note that this review contains...

May 11, 2020 29

Dungeons & Dragons Gets a My Little Pony Crossover

In Demand Toys, a store in Norwich, Norfolk, posted a photo to its Facebook group over the weekend showing a Dungeons & Dragons themed My Little Pony set. It's part of a line called the "Cutie Marks" which also has versions for other Hasbro brands (Transformers, Power Rangers, etc). The box contains five pony models, each of which is based on a D&D class (the druid also has a "blink bunny"...

May 11, 2020 54

Podcasts

Podcast #99: How an RPG Gets Made

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about how a roleplaying game gets made, from the initial pitch to a publisher all the way through writing, editing, art, layout, and getting the final printed book in your hand along with tips on how to get into the industry. In the news, D&D’s Mythic Odyssey of Theros delayed, Kickstarter laid off half its staff, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar released, news on the...

May 9, 2020

D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros Previews!

Mythic Odysseys of Theros may have been delayed until the end of July for most of us, but Fantasy Grounds has revealed some (undoubtedly specially approved) previews for us to look at in the meantime!

May 9, 2020 203

Greenwood's Realms

Putting The Awe Back In Magic

The burgher himself unlocked her shackles, making a grand show of producing the right key from the thick ring at his belt. The oldest, most ornate, and most worn of the bunch. He gave it to two of the younger men and waved at them to free the prisoner, taking himself well back and away to watch them struggle with the old locks. And as the heavy metal cuffs fell from her wrists to the stones...

May 8, 2020 116

Dungeons & Dragons

Worlds of Design: Rolls vs. Points in Character Building

Let’s talk about methods of generating RPG characters, both stochastic and deterministic.

May 8, 2020 206

Pre-Order The Altered Carbon RPG!

Renegade Game Studios has announced pre-orders for its Altered Carbon RPG, as well as a deluxe edition and GM screen. The game is slated for a September release. You get a free PDF with your order, but not until September. "In this transhumanist neo-noir vision of the future, the human mind is nothing more than digital code -Digital Human Freight - saved and stored in a Cortical Stack...

May 8, 2020 19

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of May 8

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Movement on the Dungeons & Dragons movie, Roll20 reports huge growth in players, Magic: The Gathering based D&D setting book Mythic Odysseys of Theros delayed, and more!

May 8, 2020

Warhammer's Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Is Here!

Cubicle 7 has just released the PDF for Age of Sigmar: Soulbound, with the hardcover being available for pre-order. They've also launched preorders for four other Age of Sigmar products. Warhammer: Age of Sigmar core rulebook Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Collector’s Edition Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Gamemaster’s Screen Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound The Great Parch Map...

May 7, 2020 17

Boardgames Dungeons & Dragons

D&D Adventure Generator Using Talisman the Board Game

Talisman is a game of wandering adventurers who encounter goblins and dragons, drink from magic streams and in taverns, and quest while facing ever more difficult challenges. The cards from Talisman can generate idea outlines for D&D and other fantasy RPGs.

May 7, 2020 10

Joe Manganiello's D&D Campaign Includes a Game of Thrones Creator & Vince Vaughn

The entertainment magazine Variety has joined the long list of mainstream publications who have published articles about D&D in recent years. They take a look at Joe Manganiello's home game, which includes Vince Vaughn, plus the guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, and one one of the Game of Thrones creators!

May 6, 2020 154

Dungeons & Dragons OSR Pathfinder

RPG Crowdfunding News – Torchbearer, Dragon Fighters, Terrain Books, and more

There are a limited selection of RPG and RPG-related crowdfunding projects that end by May 21st. As has been the case since the start of the pandemic, the number of RPG crowdfunding projects continues to fall, but the results for those that remain are positive as seen in the charts below. This week, I report on eight projects that are either funded or likely to. That’s down significantly from...

May 6, 2020 6

Roll20's Latest Report Shows Growth Everywhere!

Roll20 has released its latest usage stats. These are from Quarter 1 2020, and while there isn't much change in the relative ranks of different games since 2019, they report that nearly everything has doubled during these pandemic times when a lot of gaming has shifted online to virtual tabletops like this. Since Q4 2019, D&D has climbed back up (from a previous drop) from 47.54% to 50.4% of...