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Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition ruleset will change the way you play D&D. Its Kickstarter is in the homestretch– time…

When I found out that Mike Lafferty of Fainting Goat Games had a new project coming to Kickstarter, Goatlands Adventures…

Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second-hand hood. Deals out in Hollywood. Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames. Traded for some powdered…

By Michael Dismuke, STA Contributing Writer Are you afraid to become a gamemaster? Do you have plenty of stories, plots,…

WizKids will release Magic: The Gathering Miniatures: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms - Lolth, the Spider Queen, a premium figure,…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Amazing Encounters and Places – 5e Amazing Encounters &…

Dane Whitman was in The Eternals, but when will we get the Black Knight? Until his next MCU moment, let’s…

Adventuring is great work– when you can get it. But when you’re between quests? Here are five honest ways to…

Nhalmika Ironsight ran through the fresh snow. It wasn’t that much snow—it wouldn’t reach higher than mid-shin on a human—but…

Parties of Interest brings you brand-new organizations to add depth and flare to your campaign and expand your roleplaying opportunities.…

New patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 restores the ability to romance the brooding, beautiful Githyanki warrior. Oh, and other things…

WizKids announced the first wave of the Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition Monster Mini Series by Kidrobot, releasing in August…

If you’re planning on running a horror-themed Dungeons & Dragons 5E one-shot or campaign for your adventuring party and you’re…

You see “aquatic” in one of my article titles, you know I’m working on stuff for Under the Seas of…

With a dragon’s treasure in hand, we look towards the future. Looks like student loans and Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos.…

AMG announced back in September that they were instituting some fundamental changes to X-Wing, specifically eliminating the bid to determine…

Brendan Lasalle, Goodman Games staff writer, joins me on the podcast today. Brendan lets us know how he began playing…

In a one-liner that didn’t land quite as well I’d hoped in the Zoom seminar, I described my two main…

This is no longer the Darkest Timeline. We finally got to see the damn sailboat. It’s magical. *** I didn’t…

Today, we’re taking the time machine back to 2003 to check out the roots of the original Deathwatch from 3rd Edition.…

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil suit to block the Penguin Random House acquisition of Simon &…

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The Sword Art Online Progressive movie Aria of a Starless Night tops Japanese box offices in its opening week– and…

“The Expanse RPG is designed to tell stories in the universe of The Expanse novels, not to be a tactical…

Dungeons & Dragons is full of bruisers, brawlers, and fighters. But which classes are the best melee classes of D&D?…

Keep your desk safe from Illithids with the new D&D Githyanki statue. It’s straight off of the cover of the…

Teens can be picky readers, but most of them have passions of one sort or another, whether cosplay, cooking, or…

This week, we finally get some news about the fate of Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars RPG: unsurprisingly on its way…

A new D&D player survey from WotC seems focused on getting at what makes your settings tick, and signals a…

House Rules poster, film copyright 2009 Let’s talk about a question that I see brought up pretty regularly in various…

In Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition, we've tweaked combat to give it a little more variety. We have flexible types…

VoxStory is the cinematic way to experience tabletop roleplaying – now on Kickstarter! Traditional games can be intimidating for new…

Much like recent years, miniatures have been a solid seller in 2021 and should be a pretty hot gift item…

For many days, during a stormy autumn week… …I locked myself in my studio. This is the progress of a…

In a realm between worlds lies the Temple of Beyond, an arena where adventurers from across the multiverse compete against one another for their…

Known for their cruelty, evil, and especially odoriferous home, the D&D Black Dragon is one of the worst for an…

All Hallow’s Eve has come and gone, but you can still wake the dead in D&D with these five spells.…

Last month, Dungeons & Dragons released their latest adventure book as players got to play the whimsically spooky The Wild…

What are the things that make you play D&D? Maybe it’s the open world, the opportunities to optimize or customize…

A group of nine Image Comics employees announced this morning that they have formed a union, Comic Book Workers United,…

Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a yowler without modifying its challenge rating. Decayed Dander…

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast,…

Just how meta do you want your game to be? Find out as the creators of Dungeons & Dragons become…

© Disney/Lake Buena Vista 1954 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was the first science fiction novel I read, when…

Multiclassing in D&D is a great way to add depth to your character. Diversify your druid with this 5E Druid…

From the lost Old World to the Grimdark of today, the Chaos Gods are not alone. Look upon those who…

We have 40K’s next 2 codexes and boxed set, D&Ds guide to Gruumsh and Greatwyrms, Lara Croft is getting a…

Giancarlo Esposito is one of the most versatile actors in film and television. Despite playing mostly antagonistic characters he admits,…

In the GEARS OF REVOLUTION adventure path for the ZEITGEIST campaign setting, your characters serve in the Homeland Constabulary of…

Roll20 took time this week to reveal their plans for Roll20Con 2021, including official dates and some of their special…

Where do elves come from? Well–if the stories are to be believed, it all happens when two gods hate each…

It’s time to get your Halloween candy ready, but put these D&D inspired candies away to have as a campaign…

Modiphius Entertainment has something awesome for fans of Dune – Adventures In The Imperium as they have three collector's editions.…

Games Workshop has a new Kill Team: Chalnath boxed set up along with Aeronautica and Titanicus Minis! via Games Workshop…

World Of Darkness has announced that they have launched the first official Vampire Jam for video game developers and Vampire:…

The Tomb of Horrors is an infamous dungeon–but what exactly makes it so deadly? Let’s find out. The Tomb of…

As part of Tomb Raider’s 25th Anniversary celebration, Square Enix revealed a Tomb Raider tabletop RPG is in development. Just…

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They all agreed that it was Ak’s fault. Poog, Reta Bigbad, Mogmurch, Chuffy Lickwound, even Mogmurch’s toad Amfibier agreed—in a…

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It’s Friday! Kick-off your weekend with this retro challenge for the old-schoolers out there. What ancient Games Workshop, 40K, and…

Calling all Pathfinders, Starfinders, and everyone else—go to Team Paizo’s Super Team page for Extra Life! Let’s play games so…

Welcome back to another issue of Outside the Box, this week with news from Creature Caster, Wargame Exclusive, Perry Miniatures…

As you may know by now, a Level Up character’s origin is comprised of heritage, culture, background, and destiny. We’ve…

The Midgard Worldbook already details a score of saints dedicated to the war god Mavros, but the other deities have…

To rule Arrakis, you’ll need desert power. If you want to play the Dune RPG, you’ll need the new book…

An official Tomb Raider tabletop RPG was announced as part of the series’ 25th anniversary celebration. Publisher Square Enix provided…

Halloween is this weekend. It’s time for my big list of Halloween adventures, monsters, music, and more. It’s not too…

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons introduces the demigod-like Greatwyrm. But as it turns out, they need the Monster Manual to be…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…

The 'Ghostbusters' RPG casts a long shadow. Its influence can be seen everywhere from 'Star Wars' to 'World of Darkness'.…

The Level Up: Advanced 5E crowdfunding campaign is rolling on and has continued to unlock some amazing stretch goals. With…

‘Coils of Catastrophe’ – 2021 – J Edward Neill Find more dark, surreal art at:

The night when the veil between this world and the next is thinnest is almost upon us. What better way…

This single piece of paper constitutes the entirety of the understanding between TSR and the authors of the 1975 Greyhawk supplement:…

Draconic SpellcastersEach dragon has a variant that gives it the ability to cast spells. Each dragon type/age category combination has…

Adventure books and zines too often get the short shrift when discussing tabletop RPGs. Sure, they don’t garner the same…

Have you ever wondered where those notes scrawled in the margins of the monster manual come from? Turns out, it’s…

Games Workshop snuck this teaser in. There’s a New T’au Codex Coming in 2022! The T’au are hurting for a…

The Mending Circle believes in the power of rituals. From the beginning of this indie tabletop RPG to its closing…

Paizo and Demiplane have recently announced a partnership that will launch Pathfinder Nexus, a new character and campaign app for…

With The Wheel of Time debuting on Prime on November 19th, there is bound to be interest in bringing this…

‘Tis the season for new 5th Edition campaign settings! Today, Monte Cook and Co. bring you a world-shattering, space-faring moon…

Survive a world populated by enormous mechanical titans in Relic, an upcoming tabletop roleplaying game that takes inspiration from The…

Superstar actor Chris Evans lends his voice to Disney and Pixar’s new tribute to science fiction in the Lightyear teaser…

In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for Wizards of the Coast…

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons offers a trove of dragon lore, new dragons and their minions, Dungeon Master tools, and new player…

All art belongs to MCDMThe spooky month arrived, and surprisingly, no spooky Arcadia articles came to accompany it. However, what…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Aegean RPG: Mythic Roleplaying AEGEAN is a tabletop role-playing…

Skyraiders of Abarax, the latest project from Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman, launched its Kickstarter on October 26th and is already…

This week we’re going to Arrakis to take on the Sandworm as we figure out how to play D&D in…

Magic items are great treasures for anyone… but these five magic items are perfect for players who are new to…

College can be a horror show, but throw in some cryptids and fantasy elements, and you've got a perfect season…

Kill Team: Chalnath is adding some more advanced tech to the T’au Pathfinders – come see what’s new! We got…

A digital platform designed for tabletop RPG Pathfinder 2E, called Pathfinder Nexus, is arriving online next year. Pathfinder Nexus is…

Welcome to another installment of the Play with Class series where we will give you solid steps to run each…

Free League Publishing revealed they will be launching a new Kickstarter for their next TTRPG project CY_BORG. Working with Stockholm…

Skyraiders of Abarax is a new campaign setting from Tracy and Laura Hickman– with a little help from Joe Manganiello.…

A new edition of the Shotguns & Sorcery “fantasy noir” setting tooled for 5E will be released next year. Written…

Grab a group of psychic-sensitive friends and sketch your way to the solution of a grizzly murder in Exquisite Crime,…