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  1. Christian Hoffer

    D&D's Lack of 2026 Announcements Actually Follows Precedent

    Dungeons & Dragons fans seem to have short memories based on the number of speculative articles wondering why Wizards of the Coast hasn't announced any new books for next year. Over the past few weeks, various D&D blogs have speculated about the lack of 2026 announcements. Yes, Wizards of the...
  2. Christian Hoffer

    D&D Workbooks Announced by Penguin Random House

    Two new Dungeons & Dragons workbooks are coming out next year to help players and DMs workshop various parts of the DM. In May 2026, Penguin Random House will release The Dungeon Master's Workbook of Worldbuilding and The Player's Workbook of Epic Adventures, two interactive workbooks intended...
  3. Christian Hoffer

    James Ohlen Shifts From Archetype Entertainment Head to Creative Consultant for Tabletop RPGs at Wizards

    James Ohlen is "shifting his focus" to tabletop RPGs once more after choosing to step down from Archetype Entertainment ahead of the studio's release of its first game Exodus. This week, Wizards of the Coast announced the move, with Ohlen leaving his post as lead of Archetype Entertainment and...
  4. Christian Hoffer

    Justice Ramin Arman Promoted to Game Design Director of Dungeons & Dragons

    Game designer Justice Ramin Arman has been internally promoted to the position of Game Design Director for Dungeons & Dragons. Arman announced the news yesterday over on Linkedin, and later specified what the role entails over on Discord. As Game Design Director, Arman will be responsible for...
  5. Christian Hoffer

    Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock Video Game Announced by Invoke Studios

    Invoke Studios, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, has announced Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock, a new video game due out for 2027. The game features a new character named Kaati, played by Tricia Helfer, and will be a third-person action-adventure game. Players will use spellcraft to "solve...
  6. Christian Hoffer

    D&D General Dungeons & Dragons is the focus of the latest episode of Business Wars

    This probably isn't front page-worthy, but Dungeons & Dragons is the latest focus of Business Wars, a podcast looking at the history of various companies and brands. First two episodes of the series (which are out now) focus on the history of D&D. There's probably not much in the podcast that...
  7. Christian Hoffer

    Eberron: Forge of the Artificer - First Impressions

    Eberron: Forge of the Artificer is a new kind of product for Wizards of the Coast - an expansion to an existing Dungeons & Dragons rulebook. The new Eberron sourcebook is billed as an "exhaustive supplement" to the 2019 Eberron: Rising From the Last War and frequently references the book when...
  8. Christian Hoffer

    Daggerheart To Release Official Hope & Fear Expansion

    Darrington Press has announced the first expansion for Daggerheart, which adds four new subclasses, a new domain, and several other new character-building options. At the onset of PAX Unplugged, Darrington Press announced Daggerheart: Hope & Fear, the first expansion for the Daggerheart TTRPG...
  9. Christian Hoffer

    Shawn Levy Provides Update on Netflix D&D Show

    Shawn Levy has provided a brief update on the Forgotten Realms series in development at Netflix. Speaking to Collider ahead of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, Levy was asked about the progress of the new Dungeons & Dragons series that he's producing for Netflix. "I think that the...
  10. Christian Hoffer

    First Episode of The Mighty Nein Available Now on YouTube

    The first episode of The Mighty Nein, a new animated series based on Critical Role's second campaign, is available for free on YouTube. Prime Video posted the episode on YouTube in the early morning today, providing fans and newcomers alike with a free preview of its series ahead of its launch...
  11. Christian Hoffer

    Netheril's Fall - First Impressions

    If Astarion's Book of Hungers is the player-facing add-on for Heroes of Faerun, than Netheril's Fall is the slightly more beefy add-on for Adventures in Faerun. The new digital "DLC" for the Forgotten Realms book is a gazetteer for the lost kingdom of Netheril, with an overview of the fallen...
  12. Christian Hoffer

    Forgotten Realms: Astarion's Book of Hungers - First Impressions

    Astarion's Book of Hungers probably doesn't contain enough content to justify its $15 price tag unless a player is absolutely set on playing a dhampir or a vampire-adjacent character in their D&D campaign. Released today alongside the wide release of the new Forgotten Realms books, Astarion's...
  13. Christian Hoffer

    D&D's Forgotten Realms Books Hit With Delays in Europe and Asia

    The upcoming Forgotten Realms books won't be released until December in Europe, with an even longer delay expected in Asia. Rumored several weeks ago, Wizards of the Coast officially confirmed that Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun and Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun are facing...
  14. Christian Hoffer

    Wizards of the Coast Re-Registers Dark Sun With USPTO

    Wizards of the Coast recently filed an application to register Dark Sun in the US, a sign that D&D could be bringing back the campaign setting in the near future. The trademark claim was filed on October 13th, 2025 and is poised to replace a previous trademark that was cancelled by the USPTO in...
  15. Christian Hoffer

    Free League Publishing Announces New One Ring Adventure

    Free League Publishing has announced Hands of the White Wizard, a new adventure anthology for The One Ring. The new adventure will also be published as Trials of Saruman for The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, the 5E version of The One Ring. The new anthology will focus on Saruman, with...
  16. Christian Hoffer

    Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions

    Adventures in Faerun provides a new template for D&D campaign setting books - short, impactful adventures that can be plugged into almost any adventure, deep dives into a handful of locales, and plenty of room for further exploration in campaign books or future content. This book is much bigger...
  17. Christian Hoffer

    Godzilla Roleplaying Game Launching in 2026

    IDW Games is launching a roleplaying game based on its line of Godzilla comics. Godzilla; The Roleplaying Game is designed by Jervis Johnson. Mark A. Latham, and Gav Thorpe. It's a bit unclear whether players will be playing as iconic Toho kaiju or as people trying to halt kaiju in their tracks...
  18. Christian Hoffer

    Daggerheart Releases Bloodhunter Class for Playtesting

    The Bloodhunter, a custom class long associated with Critical Role, is being playtested for Daggerheart. Darrington Press released playtest material for the Bloodhunter class on Daggerheart's website yesterday. The class can voluntarily take extra damage to deal extra weapon damage. While other...
  19. Christian Hoffer

    New Unearthed Arcana Brings Back Five Subclasses

    Five existing D&D subclasses are getting a rework in a newly released Unearthed Arcana. Four of the subclasses come from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, while the fifth is the Oathbreaker subclass for Paladins from the 2014 Player’s Handbook. The revised subclasses are: Path of the Spiritual...
  20. Christian Hoffer

    Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun - First Impressions

    Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun is an extensive player-facing book that brings the Forgotten Realms to life, serving as one-half of the most extensive campaign setting materials released by Wizards of the Coast for D&D 5th Edition. The new book serves as a strong template as to how Wizards of...
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