See DRAGON+ On Your Desktop PC

If you're unable to access the mobile version of DRAGON+ for whatever reason, there's good news at hand. It's possible to read each issue on your desktop PC. The three issues so far released are all available, and can be accessed via the links below. Of course, it's designed for mobile consumption, so it's best experienced via that medium. DRAGON+, for those who may have missed its launch this year, is a mobile news app for the D&D brand, including the tabletop RPG, video games, novels, and so on. Oh, and Issues 3 & 4 have free adventures in them. (thanks to darjr for the scoop)

Dragon+ is your official mobile source for all-things Dungeons & Dragons. This free app for iPhone or iPad has everything you want to know about D&D in one easy place. In addition to ongoing up-to-the minute news updates, every second month you’ll enjoy a new issue of Dragon+ showcasing what’s new in Dungeons & Dragons – from backstory and world information to discussions about what’s coming next with the creators and developers of your favorite D&D products.

Issue #2 -- the one about video games. [reviews] Issue #2 highlights the legacy of Dungeons & Dragons in the world of video games, including new details from n-Space on the world and heroes in the upcoming RPG Sword Coast Legends and pre-generated character sheets based on the companions players will recruit in the single player campaign. Readers can also get a preview of Spellstorm, a new novel from Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms setting, as well as updates on the D&D Adventurers League, a short story set in Icewind Dale and Heroes of Hesiod, a tabletop adventure for kids.

Issue #3 -- the one about Rage of Demons. [reviews] The latest issue of Dragon+ is your guide to the Underdark, where demons are running amok. Learn the story of Rage of Demons from the creative staff at Wizards of the Coast. Discover how the tabletop roleplaying game, Sword Coast Legends, the Neverwinter MMORPG, novels, and more are coming together to tell one epic story. You'll get the inside scoop on Sword Coast Legends from design director Tim Schwalk and delve into the latest D&D novel, Archmage, featuring R.A. Salvatore's beloved cast of characters. Finally, catch up with what's happening in the Adventurers League community and get access to a FREE PDF adventure, Harried in Hillsfar, featuring the Rage of Demons storyline.

Issue #4 -- a miscellany and another free adventure. [reviews] The latest issue of Dragon+ delves deep into the new D&D video game, Sword Coast Legends. If you're a fan of the tabletop roleplaying game, though, there's plenty for you too: Find out the story and TRPG stats behind Belaphoss, a balor and the main villain of SCL, or learn about the duergar, which feature prominently in SCL and are a playable race option in the upcoming Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. We'll take you behind the scenes of Neverwinter's new Strongholds expansion. Or, if you want a bit of whimsy, check out The Thweem, a piece of short fiction by Adam Lee and Christopher Perkins, which features monster fan favorite flumphs. Finally, snag the FREE D&D Adventurer's League PDF adventure, Shackles of Blood, featuring the Rage of Demons storyline.

 

[pukunui]

Yay! It's about time!

 

[amerigoV]

So based on the ratings here at EnWorld, why would I want this (well, these) steaming pile(s) on my desktop, too?

 

[wizardoest]

Text selection being actively disabled in the browser is hostile towards the user. I don't support endeavors that don't respect me. Pass.

 

[turkeygiant]

So based on the ratings here at EnWorld, why would I want this (well, these) steaming pile(s) on my desktop, too?

I think they are trying to promote some sort of brand synergy between the tabletop game and the video games...but honestly I don't know who is reading these things. If you play tabletop you are probably getting your D&D news from their site, or twitter, or on here on EnWorld, not this app. And I don't think people playing the videogames care about this stuff either, they are either only playing one of the videogames and getting their news directly from that games launcher or Steam page, or they are playing the videogames AND tabletop in which case they are probably getting their news from the sources I mentioned above.

WotC must be thinking that by offering some "exclusives" on this app they will draw people in who are only touching one facet of D&D and get them hooked on some other...but so far the exclusives suck, and their in your face pushing of these games is obnoxious. I don't want to feel like some marketing experiment when I am reading DRAGON+, show me some real substantial new content and I will put up with your adds, but so long as these articles remain thinly veiled ads in their own right (in addition to regular ads too...) I wont be reading it.

 

[Mistwell]

Text selection being actively disabled in the browser is hostile towards the user. I don't support endeavors that don't respect me. Pass.

It's free content. The idea that you're being disrespected is ludicrous levels of entitlement. You don't have to read it or like it of course, but nobody is disrespecting you...and given your comment, it doesn't sound like you've earned any to begin with.

 

[Plissken]

Text selection being actively disabled in the browser is hostile towards the user. I don't support endeavors that don't respect me. Pass.

Odd, I'm on my Linux machine now, but I think I was using Firefox or Microsoft Edge on my Windows machine, and I was able to select the text. I'm using Chrome on my Linux machine and now I can't select text.

 

[Inxanity]

Seems that the link for Issue #1 actually links to Issue #4

 

[Baumi]

I cannot even print it without missing most of the text!

 

[delericho]

Excellent - thanks WotC. This has been long-requested, so it's nice to see them deliver.

Though [MENTION=53757]Inxanity[/MENTION] is right - the first link in the OP seems to be for the fourth issue.