Recent content by Christian Hoffer

Brennan Lee Mulligan, current DM of Critical Role and most seasons of Dimension 20, will appear on the upcoming season Peacock's Ted. Mulligan appeared briefly (at the 1:25 mark) asking the titular Ted, a sentient talking stuffed bear that previously appeared in two movies starring Mark...

Universal Studios has announced that Dungeons & Dragons will be one of the featured IPs for the upcoming season of Universal Fan Fest Nights. Dungeons & Dragons: Secrets of Waterdeep will return for a second year, sending visitors on a collision course with a massive 30-pound Xanathar puppet...

Dungeons & Dragons has dropped their first Unearthed Arcana playtest of 2026, with four brand-new subclasses being tested. Today, Wizards of the Coast posted a Mystic Subclasses Unearthed Arcana playtest to D&D Beyond, featuring four magic-themed subclasses. The new subclasses include the...

Free League Publishing has announced what they are billing as the first expansion for Coriolis: The Great Dark, a new boxed campaign that's set within Ship City. The Flowers of Algorab is described as a full campaign experience, containing a full-length campaign as well as numerous handouts for...

Paizo has announced two new Pathfinder books - a new rulebook featuring four new magic-themed classes, and a sourcebook detailing the High Seas. During a livestream on Friday, Paizo announced the Impossible Magic and High Seas books for Pathfinder. Impossible Magic is Pathfinder's annual...

Penguin Random House has announced The Feywild Job, a new D&D novel written by World Fantasy Award and Nebula-winning writer CL Polk. The new book is a romantasy novel, a popular and wildly growing book genre. The book features a rogue tasked with stealing a gem called "The Kiss of Enduring...

Leon Barillaro has also joined Wizards of the Coast as part of the D&D design team. As announced on their social media page, Barillaro is an experienced RPG designer with numerous third-party supplements on DMs Guild. They have design credits with MCDM, Renegade Games Studios, and EN Publishing...

James Haeck, one of the co-writers of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, has joined Wizards of the Coast as a senior D&D designer. Haeck announced the news on Eldritch Lorecast, a podcast hosted by Ghostfire Gaming. Haeck is a prolific D&D designer, having worked as...