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Clear back at Dungeons & Dragons' Stream of Many Eyes last June, we had the fortune of watching Sirens of the Realms lead the charge on Day 2. The show already had a season's worth of episodes under its belt, being lead by D&D's Satine Phoenix as the DM with a bright and unique cast of characters role-playing[...]

The book contains adventures pulled from various editions of D&D over the years, much in the same vein of Tales From The Yawning Portal back in 2017 They've pulled stories going back to 1st Edition and even the "U" Series, including The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, Danger at Dunwater, The Final Enemy, Salvage Operation, Isle of[...]

Now we have confirmation of the title for this adventure which will be called Ghosts of Saltmarsh. credit//Amazon This isn't a knock against D&D, this is a knock against Amazon What the hell is this picture?! This is 1995 Hewlett-Packard scanner bad …Anyway! Considering how Amazon leaked the last book, Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica, and how we[...]

In a somewhat surprising move today, the popular D&D show Critical Role announced they were officially splitting from Geek & Sundry Starting this Thursday, February 21st, both the primary show as well as their talk show Talks Machina will move from the website and their Twitch channel over to their own official channel[...]

If you're not already aware of the situation, several women came out last week with stories of sexual abuse and violence against women within the D&D and RPG community These stories bled into social media which was a mixture of outrage, disappointment, and disgust from players and designers at multiple levels Smith himself is a[...]

Perfect World and Cryptic Studios announced this morning that this spring, they will be riding the bucket down in the Yawning Portal and going into the dungeon of the Mad Mage as they will present the biggest expansion to the game yet with a massive multilayered dungeon ripped from D&D lore The expansion will have[...]

Yesterday on the D&D Twitch channel, during the show Spoilers & Swag, it was revealed by Nathan Stewart and Kate Welch that the next adventure module will be taking place underwater We were not given the name of the book, nor were we given an estimated date of release But they did show off two spoiler[...]

The first is to give you more options outside the current D&D landscape, the second is to give MTG players a chance to interact with D&D and vice-versa, and the third is to put players in a scenario they haven't experienced before. credit//Wizards of the Coast Let's touch on the third for a moment, and bare with[...]

And they weren't wrong. Jay and I had a secret, you see: We played Dungeons and Dragons. Volumes have been written about the religious hysteria aimed at D&D in the 1980's, so I won't bore you with the details Jay's family, like the families of many kids during this time, were convinced that playing Dungeons and Dragons[...]

Earlier today we talked about how Penny Arcade announced they're releasing a new D&D book with Wizards of the Coast called Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual But the annoucnement is so fresh, we don't have a ton of information about what wwill be going into the book To shed a little light on the matter, Penny Arcade co-creator and[...]

To be clear, this will be an official Wizards of the Coast release, however, all of the content inside has been written and designed by the folks at Penny Arcade, making it the first official D&D book with third-party content That's pretty monumental since most third-party titles over the decades have been created independently with no[...]

We already covered it in the Best Tabletop category what they did with the three books they released this year, as well as what they've accomplished with D&D Beyond And we could point to the work being done in the Adventurers League, and their recent release of a card game with Dungeon Mayhem[...]

And finishing it up with Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica, which incorporated elements from fellow WotC property Magic: The Gathering (including their biggest city) into the game's mechanics. On top of all this, the company also made improvements to their online service, D&D Beyond, giving players complete access to everything they need to play the game in[...]

The quality of the latest editions of D&D books have been top-notch, with excellent artwork, clearly written rules, and exceptional support from Wizards of the Coast This has been one of the best times to get into (or back into) the game that I have seen in a very long time! Courtesy Wizards of the Coast   [...]

One of the newest D&D streaming shows on the block actually came from CollegeHumor as they presented Dimension 20: Fantasy High It's basically what would happen if every teenager and college kid '80s film you've ever seen happened to take place in a world of magic and sexual tension–all while the students try to at least[...]

Meanwhile, aside from Matthew Mercer playing as the DM, both Liam O'Brien and Travis Willingham will be playing as new original characters, since Willingham's Grog is missing his soul during this adventure and O'Brien's Vax'ildan was spirited away at the end of the campaign by The Raven Queen. credit//Geek & Sundry For those who may have forgotten this particular tale,[...]

Where the previous book served as a classic D&D adventure that would get people into the game at levels 1-5 and teach new and returning adventures how fun the game could be, this new book is meant to be a greater challenge after that for levels 5-20 But how well does it hold up as[...]

Then, we find out he had a hand in crafting part of D&D's 2018 adventure Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Following that up in the Fall with McCree from Overwatch getting his own animated short at BlizzCon and the news the character was becoming a LEGO That's an amazing run for anyone who grew up loving games and[...]

Patrick Rothfuss took the stage at the Mothman Theatre during PAX Unplugged, and immediately asked attendees to lower their expectations for his panel

Today, word came down from the game's managing editor, Jeremy Crawford, that the online guide has been given a slight improvement with new info and artwork being added to the PDF. D&D's essential rules are available for free in the D&D Basic Rules PDF We've now combined the rules into a single PDF, added some illustrations, and[...]

A couple of weeks ago in the middle of Wizards of the Coast's busy publishing schedule for D&D, the company released two children's books Granted, Dungeons & Dragons may not be the first name you think of when you ponder back to your youth and the early educational books you may have had growing up[...]

The number of phrases which can be said that open with the preface of "Only in San Francisco" is by no means limited. Now it seems there's at least one

Barely finished with PAX Aus this past weekend, Penny Arcade has announced the keynote speaker for PAX Unplugged will be D&D's Jeremy Crawford If you're not familiar with Crawford, he's been with Wizards of the Coast for 11 years and is the current Lead Designer and Managing Editor of Dungeons & Dragons, having a major influence over[...]

This one looks pretty awesome, especially considering all the D&D stuff happening right now It's a nice touch to have parts of the art coming out of the box it was designed in The only drawback is that it's a folded poster and not rolled up, so now I need to spend months trying to[...]

Ranging from the early beginnings to the rise of AD&D to the "Satanic Panic" to the WotC purchase to the decline and the meteoric rise of the popularity of where it is today But like a lot of games out there, the visuals tell their own story Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, and Sam[...]

Dungeoons and Dragons cartoon statues are coming soon from Iron Studios. Seven in all, they will ship in 2019, and are up for preorder now!

One of the two new books from Dungeons & Dragons set to be released in November, the book will basically take elements from Wizards of the Coast's other major international property, Magic: The Gathering, and make many of that game's assets available to use and play as in your regular D&D adventures Aside from what[...]

But as we get closer, details are slowly being released by people from the D&D staff to get people excited Today, we got a new wrinkle in the fabric from one of the game's Twitch streams, Spoilers & Swag, featuring senior brand director Nathan Stewart and game designer Kate Welch, who revealed that there will be[...]

This isn't an official D&D product, it's made by an independent company called Hit Point Press who have created a set of cards for you to use with Fifth Edition The point of these cards is to give you easy access to specific items, creatures, characters, and more in the game without having to spend[...]

The essential capital of all capitals with treasures beyond your wildest adventures and perils that will make you plant your face in a bowl of snacks from frustration. What better place to have a first-time adventure and show people what the true fun of D&D can be? The fine crew of Dungeons & Dragons put together[...]