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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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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    D&D Beyond Releases Free Forgotten Realms Adventure

    D&D Beyond has a new Forgotten Realms-focused adventure that focuses on battling the forces of Orcus. Today, D&D Beyond released The Tenebrous Stone, a new adventure that will appear in the upcoming Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun book. The adventure is a Level 3 "Deity Adventure" set in...
  5. Christian Hoffer

    2024 D&D Core Rulebooks Off to "Strongest-Ever" Start for D&D Books

    Dungeons & Dragons got a rare shoutout during Hasbro's 3rd quarter earnings report, with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks stating that the 2024 Core Rulebooks were off to a record start. Today, Hasbro released its third quarter 2025 earnings report, with Wizards of the Coast propping up the overall...
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    WizKids to Release Kraken Figure for D&D

    WizKids has announced the latest in its series of premium Icons of the Realms figures - a 100mm Kraken. The new gargantuan figure will be released in May 2026 and comes fully painted. The new figure will likely come out alongside the newly announced Monster Manual Collection II Icons of the...
  7. Christian Hoffer

    Free League Announces Dragonbane: Trudvang

    Free League Publishing has announced its next Dragonbane content - a four volume set featuring the Celtic and Norse inspired world of Trudvang. This week, Free League Publishing announced Dragonbane: Trudvang, which is based on the board game Trudvang originally published by CMON. The set will...
  8. Christian Hoffer

    GURPS 4th Edition Revised Announced

    GURPS is getting a revised 4th edition. Steve Jackson Games has quietly announced a revised version of GURPS current edition, with a focus on cleaning up wording and layout. Announced at Gamehole Con and further detailed in this thread on the Steve Jackson Games server, the revised edition will...
  9. Christian Hoffer

    Renegade to Reprint Lords of Waterdeep

    One of the top D&D board games ever published is getting a reprint. Renegade Game Studios will reprint Lords of Waterdeep and its expansion Skulls of Skullport, with an anticipated retail date of April 2026. The ENnie Award winning board game was originally published in 2012 and featured players...
  10. Christian Hoffer

    Critical Role Reveals Soldiers' Table and Motivations

    The first of Critical Role's three tables has officially been revealed. Near the end of last night's episode, the Soldiers were revealed as Kattigan Vale (Robbie Daymond), Teor Pridesire (Travis Willingham), Thimble (Laura Bailey), Tyranny (Whitney Moore), and Wicander Halovar (Sam Riegel). The...
  11. Christian Hoffer

    Circle Casting Details Revealed for Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun

    Wizards of the Coast has explained the effects of Circle Casting in Dungeons & Dragons. Next month, Wizards of the Coast will release Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun, a player-facing campaign setting book. One of the major draws of Heroes of Faerun is the addition of Circle Casting, a new way...
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    Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Two New Spells That Will Appear in Forgotten Realms Books

    Wizards of the Coast has revealed two new spells that will appear in the upcoming Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun book. Doomtide and Spellfire Storm were revealed over on D&D Beyond this week, providing a look at the new spells and explaining how Circle Casting will work within the game...
  13. Christian Hoffer

    Critical Role Campaign 4, Episode 2: Celestial Horrors and Powerful Houses Emerge as Potential Threats

    Critical Role's fourth campaign continues on its strong start, with DM Brennan Lee Mulligan and a cast of 13 players weaving through a dense storyline filled with emerging threats to a still disconnected cast of characters. Last week's debut episode introduced audience members to the world of...
  14. Christian Hoffer

    The Legend of Vox Machina: Wayne Brady Cast as Taryon Darrington

    A new member of Vox Machina has received some surprising casting. Today at New York Comic-Con, Critical Role announced that Wayne Brady will voice Taryon Darrington in the upcoming fourth season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Darrington, an Artificer writer looking for adventure, was originally...
  15. Christian Hoffer

    New Mighty Nein Trailer Released

    A new trailer for Prime Video's The Mighty Nein series has been released. Prime Video unveiled the new trailer, seen below, at New York Comic-Con this morning. The new animated series, an adaptation of Critical Role's second campaign, will be released in November. The trailer focuses on the...
  16. Christian Hoffer

    Critical Role's Campaign 4 Opens With a Funeral and Plenty of Intrigue

    Critical Role's new campaign features a new world, a new DM, and new players, but the charm and storytelling intrigue of the longrunning Actual Play show remains the same. Campaign 4 of Critical Role officially launched last night with a four-hour episode that featured new DM Brennan Lee...
  17. Christian Hoffer

    D&D's Beer Collaboration Continues With Special Edition Beer/Dice Tower Combo

    New Holland Brewing has announced plans to bring back two "fan-favorite" Dungeons & Dragons-themed alcohol drinks, with one receiving a special Dice Tower set. New Holland has announced it will release a new batch of D20 Brew and Mead Cask Bourbon, going on sale in November. Both beers were...
  18. Christian Hoffer

    Unearthed Arcana New Psion update, Dungeons and Dragons Unearthed Arcana

    A new Unearthed Arcana is up, featuring a revised version of the Psion class. Per a D&D Beyond article, the Psion has seen considerable changes. Feedback for the class focused into three main areas - Psionic Energy Dice, Psionic Modes, and Spellcasting. Psionic Energy Dice are now more flexible...
  19. Christian Hoffer

    Starbreeze Cancels Co-Op D&D Video Game

    A planned cooperative Dungeons & Dragons video game under development by Starbreeze has been cancelled. Starbreeze, the video game studio behind the Payday franchise of games, announced that they were cancelling Project Baxter, a planned D&D video game that had co-op gameplay and was planned as...
  20. Christian Hoffer

    The Mighty Nein Animated Series to Debut on Prime Video on November 19th

    The animated adaptation of Critical Role's second campaign is set to debut on Prime Video next month. Prime Video released some new information about The Mighty Nein animated series, including its release date of November 19th. Several new stills were revealed via Rolling Stone, as well as the...
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