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  1. Christian Hoffer

    Chaosium Names New CEO, Mike Mearls Departs Company

    Chaosium has announced several personnel moves, including the hiring of a new CEO. A recent press release announced a bevy of moves at the company, with former COO Neil Robinson becoming the new CEO. Brian Holland, the marketing director of Chaosium, is becoming the Executive Producer for RPGs...
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    Jason Carl on White Wolf's Return, Mage: The Ascension Plans

    Earlier this month, Paradox Interactive announced that it was rebranding its World of Darkness group to White Wolf, with further plans to build out the group and shift much of its development efforts in-house. This came with several big questions, including what was to come of the relationship...
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    Wizards of the Coast Hiring New Lead Designer and Head of Game Ecosystem for D&D

    Wizards of the Coast seems to be hiring replacements for Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford. This week, Wizards of the Coast posted job listings for a new "Head of Game Ecosystem" for Dungeons & Dragons, as well as a new "Principal Game Designer" for the game. Both are high level positions...
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    New D&D Video Game Announced

    New video game developer Giant Skull is developing a new D&D video game. Variety announced the new untitled game today, which will be a single-player action-adventure game set in one of the worlds of the game. Giant Skull was founded by Stig Asmussen in 2023. Asmussen previously was the game...
  5. Christian Hoffer

    D&D Debuts Playtest for Psion Class

    Wizards of the Coast is playtesting the Psion class for Dungeons & Dragons. Today, Wizards of the Coast provided a new Unearthed Arcana for the Psion, a new class for the current revised 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. The playtest includes base class rules plus four subclasses - the...
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    D&D's The Book of Dragons Comes Out in August

    A new Dungeons & Dragons guidebook is coming out later this year. DK Books has announced The Book of Dragons, a new guidebook featuring the dragons of D&D. The new book is written by Michael Witwer and will be released in August 2025. The 224-page book isn't a rulebook but rather a licensed book...
  7. Christian Hoffer

    Dragonbane Announces Two New Books

    Free League Publishing is expanding its Dragonbane line with two new books. Free League announced it will be running a BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for Arkand–City of Waves and Flames and Book of Magic, two new expansions for Dragonbane. Arkand - City of Waves and Flames is a campaign setting...
  8. Christian Hoffer

    Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative

    Daggerheart tries to simultaneously offer a robust set of combat tools driven by high fantasy while also encouraging a collaborative storytelling environment between the player and game master. Although it's too chunky of a game system to really appeal to narrative game enthusiasts, it does...
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    Daggerheart Releases Two New Classes for Playtest

    Daggerheart officially launched today and Darrington Press is celebrating with the release of two new classes for playtesting. Today, Darrington Press launched "The Void," a new playtesting website for Daggerheart. The playtest site launched with tests for two new classes - the Fighter and the...
  10. Christian Hoffer

    Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th

    An 8-part Daggerheart miniseries is coming from Critical Role. Announced today, Age of Umbra is a new Actual Play series featuring Matthew Mercer as game master and co-founders Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham as players...
  11. Christian Hoffer

    Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Alternate Cover Revealed

    Wizards of the Coast has revealed the alternate cover to Eberron: Forge of the Artificer. The new cover, seen below, was first seen on ICv2. The cover shows an Artificer creating a metal construct, which may or may not be a Warforged. We'll note that, generally speaking, the average Artificer...
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    Eberron: Forge of the Artificer to Be Priced at $29.99

    Dungeons & Dragons is returning to the splatbook era. Today, Wizards of the Coast announced pre-orders for Eberron: Forge of the Artificer, a new "rules expansion" focused on Eberron. Buried in the pre-order announcement is that the physical version of the book will cost just $29.99, suggesting...
  13. Christian Hoffer

    Daggerheart Reveals Ranger Class Preview (Exclusive)

    EN World has the opportunity to reveal the final version of Daggerheart's Ranger class. Set to release on May 20th, Daggerheart is a new fantasy RPG that combines some of the rules-focused combat focus with narrative-based roleplaying. The game uses a Duality dice system that adds both...
  14. Christian Hoffer

    Dungeons & Dragons Announces Horror Subclasses Unearthed Arcana

    Dungeons & Dragons has announced a new Unearthed Arcana focused on horror subclasses. The new UA, available now on D&D Beyond, introduces a mix of new subclasses and thematic subclasses from 2014 5th Edition. The full list of subclasses are as follows: College of Spirits Bard Grave Domain...
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    D&D Eberron: Race for the Crab Temple Coming to PAX East

    A new Dungeons & Dragons adventure set in Eberron is debuting at PAX East this weekend. Wizards of the Coast has announced that D&D Eberron: Race for the Crab Temple, a new D&D adventure set in Xen’drik, will make its convention debut at PAX East. The Level 3 adventure will feature premade...
  16. Christian Hoffer

    Pathfinder to Release Lost Omens: Draconic Codex in December

    A new Pathfinder book focusing on dragons is coming out in December. Barnes & Noble posted a pre-order listing for Lost Omens: Draconic Codex, a new Lost Omens book focusing on the various kinds of dragons found in the world of Golarion. The rulebook will include stats for over 20 kinds of...
  17. Christian Hoffer

    Wizards of the Coast Says That China Tariffs Will Have Minimal Impact on D&D

    Official Dungeons & Dragons products should largely be unaffected by the ongoing US/China trade war. During today's Hasbro earnings call, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks said that the only Wizards of the Coast products manufactured and shipped from China are the D&D boxed sets. While this means that the...
  18. Christian Hoffer

    Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.2 Is Officially Live

    The new System Reference Document (SRD) for Dungeons & Dragons' revised 5th Edition is officially live. The new SRD was officially released and is available for download on D&D Beyond. A FAQ detailing changes from the previous SRD was also released. The SRD provides a version of D&D's rules...
  19. Christian Hoffer

    Greater Than Games Shutters Due to Tariffs

    Greater Than Games, the publisher behind the superhero-themed Sentinel Comics RPG, has shuttered due to the ongoing tariff war between the United States and China. Flat River Group, Greater Than Games' parent company announced that they've reduced Greater Than Games' staff "in response to...
  20. Christian Hoffer

    Universal Fan Fests Reveals Massive Xanathar Puppet

    Universal Studios has revealed a first look at the monstrous Xanathar that will serve as a centerpiece at its upcoming DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Secrets of Waterdeep experience. The infamous beholder is a puppet designed by Jim Henson Studios, with attendees interacting with the creature as part of a...
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