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Check out an abridged version of the D&D Essentials starter kit adventure, Dragon of Icespire Peak, absolutely free from WotC.…

In the time before Midgard, there was only the Void—and within that twilight dwelled the ahu-nixta. While mortals use the…

© Turner Entertainment Co. Welcome to my fourth Holiday Special of December 2021. This is also my last column of…

Wizards of the Coast revealed the full product line details for Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, the next Magic: The Gathering Standard…

Check out this 80,000 piece LEGO Star Wars Trench Run, D&D Underrated Cantrips, Hawkeye’s Kate Bishop, and 40K New Eldar…

Cubicle 7 will release a Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game 2E Starter Set into retail stores in Q2 2022.  …

What do you hand your players when a +1 sword just won’t cut it anymore? These D&D Common Magic Items…

I’ve been playing a lot of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker lately, and wanting to add some casino games into a…

If you love dragons, and don’t have the Monstrous Menagerie yet, here’s a preview of one iconic monster: the blue…

If archery and animal companions are some of your favorite in-game things, these ranger-themed accessories are for you. Rangers are…

Tired of boring old Earth, Fire, Water, Air, and Heart? Try one of the para-elemental planes, and maybe at last…

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

Let these mythical creatures not be overshadowed! Our freelancers aren't monsters in any sense of the word, but according to…

Welcome back for the last issue of Outside the Box for 2021! We have news from Mierce Miniatures, Wargames Atlantic,…

Magic Items are a rewarding part of any adventure. Not these ones though. Here are five D&D cursed items with…

With its rising popularity, the Song Undying attracts a wide spectrum of people to its ranks. Some become useful instruments…

Sure magic swords sound cool. But can you eat them? I didn’t think so. Unlike these items, which are a…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. Now, if my math is correct, then this particular blog post…

Ho ho ho! Here is the last article about an MCDM product of the year! Hope you are having a…

Greetings, friends, and happy holidays! Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, First Choices, Winterbloom, Festivus, or Christmas—whether your holidays are done…

Cantrips are a spellcaster’s best friend, always there when you need them. These five are some of our underrated faves.…

Time to find out if a soul will still burn. Steamforged Games lights the bonfires for a Dark Souls RPG.…

If you didn’t know,  CR 1/4 monsters are the most popular monsters in all D&D. But here are five that…

I started corresponding with Panayiotis Lines during his time with Modiphius Entertainment. Now that he’s running his own company along…

As the white-bearded man casually strolled across the rainy courtyard, shadowy figures kept pace with him atop the buildings surrounding…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! The Sh*tty Not Compendium – 5e You might be…

All art belongs to MCDMWow! I can’t finish reviewing the Beastheart class and I am already thrown a new Arcadia…

Through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest and past the sea of twirly-swirly gumdrops we go to play…

From awesome beasts and a quartet of taverns to a mega city, you’ll find three new Pathfinder products to explore…

30-odd years on, and the Dragonlance Nexus has a sequel to the classic video game in book form! Check out…

By Gavin Dady Hello friends! 2021. Well, that was certainly a year, wasn’t it? We’ve had some amazing highs and…

The wind ripples through the tall grasses, the sun shines in the sky, and white, puffy clouds float by, creating…

WizKids unleashed a new wave of two-count monster and character packs for the D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures miniatures line, which…

Sometimes a high AC doesn’t require armor at all. In fact, you can get more out of your Armor Class…

Marvel’s Champions has grown over the years since its initial release. Each aspect now has a large pool of upgrades…

Challenges with the ongoing pandemic aside, Dungeons & Dragons is more popular and profitable than ever before. Acknowledging the continual…

Writer and game designer, Tristan Zimmerman, returns to the podcast today. Tristan and I discuss three historical topics and situations…

Many years ago, I gave my wife a homemade gift. Yes, those are cheesy and many times it is a…

WizKids unleashed a new wave of single-count monster packs for D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures, which will release in April 2022.…

For those looking for a frigid Dungeons & Dragons campaign set during the winter months, Icewind Dale: Rime of the…

Ciravel’s first—and only—childhood memory is of tasting the stars. Peering through a window into the depths of space, innumerable galaxies…

This week sees the release of Assault on the Aerie, the adventure I wrote for the Modern AGE Missions series.…

‘Tis the season! If you’re lucky enough to fit in a D&D holiday game this season, here are five ways…

Have you been wanting to give Level Up’s Advanced 5th Edition ruleset a try? Their starter adventure is on Roll20…

Wizards of the Coast announced a Magic: The Gathering brand collaboration with singer Post Malone to promote the Friday Night…

Critical Role‘s animated special is well underway to release earlier than expected. Now we have a first look at The…

Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Cover One thing that I really enjoy in my superhero RPGs is when they include…

Taking on the mantle of dungeon master can be highly intimidating for D&D beginners and first-time roleplayers. Creating a world,…

Modiphius Entertainment opened up a new wholesale webstore to provide direct-to-retail service for U.S., Canadian, and Mexican retailers. The new…

WizKids announced Star Trek: Super-Skill Pinball, a roll and write board game, for release on February 5, 2022. Star Trek:…

Previously on Battle for Beyond, having just defeated The Architect, Nikhil is taunted by a satchel containing his sister’s removed horns.…

The herd is on the move. The hunt is on! In the brutal tundra of the Realm of the Mammoth…

So the last time we did a major update on Amazon Prime Video & Critical Role's highly-anticipated The Legend of…

The official Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition starter adventure, Memories of Holdenshire, is now available on Roll20.Welcome to HoldenshireWhen the…

In case giant centipedes weren’t terrible enough, the D&D Remorhaz emerges from the ice with heat blasts to swallow your…

While spells that can stitch together wounds, regenerate a body, and even bring the dead back to life abound, these…

Hello, everyone! As 2021 draws to a close and we prepare to launch our 2022 programs, we're shaking up our…

WizKids has a new draconic Icon of the Realms miniature ready to take flight. This time it’s a radiant Silver…

In which, we expound on the rain of deadly asteroids unleashed by the Mimic Moon and on a few of…

WizKids dropped new miniature packs for their Pathfinder and Starfinder Deep Cuts line, which are headed to retail in April…

This month, MCDM presented a new product: The Beastheart. It’s a huge PDF with nearly 50 pages worth of amazing…

© Turner Entertainment Co. Welcome to my third Holiday Special of December 2021. Whatever holiday/s you are celebrating this month,…

Lost Odyssey: Promised Gold is a star-studded D&D stream with Jack Black, Michelle Rodriguez, Melissa Villaseñor, Gaten Matarazzo, & more. The…

2021 has been a banner year for tabletop roleplaying games. Great RPGs are being played on tabletops real and virtual…

Check out D&D’s latest errata, the latest wave of 40K toys, ‘A New Hope’s biggest flaws, and some amazing women…

Demiplane has officially partnered with Free League Publishing to launch its own online RPG system called Free League Nexus. Much…

Make your next tabletop RPG feel a little more like the Witcher with these accessories inspired by the series, books,…

Vlaakith CLVII is the jealous, paranoid lich queen of the Githyanki. Exactly the sort of being you want in charge…

Grazz’t is one of the Demon Princes of the Abyss. Noted for schemes that span entire planes of existence, Graz’zt…

Dragonlance: Dragons of Deceit marks the next wave of Dragonlance novels, and it has a release date: next summer. Dragonlance…

If you're going to flush a goldfish down the toilet, make sure it's actually dead, folks. Battle for Beyond Dungeon Master Jasmine…

A solo play-through of Ironsworn: Starforged, science fiction tabletop RPG. Follow the adventures of Hawking Duval, a diplomat turned tomb…

It’s been a long journey, but Absalom, City of Lost Omens is almost here! That means it’s time for the…

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

It’s RPG TV Friday, December 17, 2021! The number of TV options with tabletop roleplaying games to check out this…

Here we go again, this week with news from Corvus Belli, Para Bellum Wargames, Atomic Mass Games and more!Corvus Belli…

Random House revealed a brand new chapter to the Dragonlance series is on the way in 2022 with Dragonlance: Dragons…

With the Battle For Beyond hitting its epic conclusion today, we caught up with the cast to talk D&D and……

By Jon Webb Featuring Corey Broadway-Bennett As part of our ongoing exploration of 3D printing, I’ve been catching up with community…

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

Magic: The Gathering has had an absurd year in 2021. This is largely detached from any ideas of good or…

Del Rey announced that the first book in a new Classic Dragonlance novel trilogy, Dragons of Deceit, will hit retail…

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

Wizards of the Coast issued their errata update to clarify what exactly they’ve changed about monsters going forward. Check it out.…

Pathfinder rose out of the ashes of Dragon Magazine and 3rd Edition D&D. But the thing that kept it going…

Wizards of the Coast previewed Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, a new Standard set, which is scheduled to hit retail on February…

Beadle & Grimms revealed more details today about their upcoming release for Critical Role's Tal'Dorei Reborn Campaign Setting. The company…

Greetings, friends! It's that time of year again where we begin to assemble our organizing committees for our major conventions!…

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Perfect World Entertainment has announced a new expansion for the D&D MMPROG title Neverwinter with the reveal of Dragonbone Vale.…

Because it’s not D&D if you aren’t escalating things to the point where someone is entombed in a block of…

Wanna have a D&D pet? For any class, not just the Ranger? What about an entirely new class-based all-around pet?…

With an exciting return to Critical Role’s continent of Tal’Dorei on the books, nine subclasses have been revealed. Take a…

On Kickstarter, there’s a new RPG setting that’s based on Robert E. Howard’s pulp fantasy novels, Thurian Adventures. Using 5e…

Kickstarter recently revealed its plans to move the crowdfunding platform onto the blockchain in 2022, sparking a fierce wave of…

For all that magical boarding schools have become rather a cliché over the past 20 years or so, the latest…

D&D Beyond's combat tracker and encounter builder tools have been combined into Encounters! This comprehensive tool for planning and running Dungeons…

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This month MCDM decided to give us something different. In some ways it’s what the Beastmaster Ranger could have been,…

The manuscript that follows is taken from but a single source, stored at Windsong Abbey. It is impossible to verify…