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I devoted the majority of the article explaining the design choices in question to directly refute the idea that D&D "scrubbed" the Monster Manual of orcs. I appreciate the feedback and probably could have worded the first sentence a bit better. It was a Friday evening post after a long week...

In regards to the "culture war" commentary, multiple things can be true. The treatment of orcs in the current edition of Dungeons & Dragons is actively being used as fodder for the ongoing "culture war" being pushed on Twitter and right-wing outlets. The actual mechanics of how orcs are...

From the Monster Manual: "Fiend cultists worship fiends or evil deities. They often work to bring ruin to innocents or to summon their sinister patron into the world. Fiend cultists might serve infamous powers such as archdevils and demon lords, or foul immortals—beings such as Demogorgon...

To be fair, I think that the designers are deliberately aiming for more generic/versatile statblocks in the core rulebook to maximize its use. An "aberrant cultist" might not have the same flavor as a Priestess of Lolth, but it will get more use. That doesn't necessarily mean that we won't get a...

They do not.

Yes, as goblins were reclassified as fey creatures.

The culture war surrounding orcs in Dungeons & Dragons continues with the release of the 2025 Monster Manual. Review copies of the Monster Manual are out in the wild, with many sites, EN World included, are giving their thoughts about the final core rulebook for the revised Fifth Edition...

Critical Role's third campaign will end next week with an extra-sized final episode. Today, the popular streaming series announced that its third campaign would wrap up on February 6th with an 8.5 hour episode. The series finale is being called the "conclusion to this chapter in Exandrian...

Dungeons & Dragons seems to be preparing to explore brand new campaign settings. Last week, EN World had the opportunity to visit Wizards of the Coast headquarters and get new details about D&D's 2025 slate. While much of the focus was on the newly announced Eberron: Forge of the Artificer book...

Universal Studios Hollywood has provided a new description of its new Dungeons & Dragons attraction that will launch at Universal Fan Fest Nights later this year. Today, Universal Studios Hollywood started selling tickets for its Universal Fan Fest Nights, a new after-hour event that features...

Wizards of the Coast is "exploring" the possibility of new Dungeons & Dragons movie and TV projects. In the build up to the release of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hasbro seemed to have an ambitious D&D Cinematic Universe plan in place. Although the movie underperformed, Paramount+...

Wizards of the Coast is not putting out a Dungeons & Dragons campaign book in 2025. Despite adding two more books to its D&D release schedule, there are no plans to release a new full-length campaign book. During a press event at Wizards' headquarters, EN World asked about why the D&D design...

The Fallbacks, a D&D adventuring group that first appeared in a Penguin Random House novel published in 2024, will get a second book later this year. Penguin Random House has announced The Fallbacks: Dealing With Dragons, a new D&D novel featuring the misfit Fallbacks adventuring team that's set...