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Last week we released the playtest candidate for our advanced Rogue class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s…

Feeling Roguish? Got a knack for thievery? Then come check out a new Rogue from Level Up, the “Advanced” Rules…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are continuing to learn…

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The game might be called Dungeons & Dragons, but it’s full of elves. And today we’re talking about their creator…

Of all the things to not expect in 2020–here’s something wonderful. Almost forty years later, the D&D cartoon finally gets…

Join these intrepid adventurers as they attempt to survive and thwart Auril’s endless winter! Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden…

The Mortal Realms are beckoning–and today you can pre-order the Soulbound Starter Set. Find out what awaits you in the…

Monster Fight Club is killing it on Kickstarter with their campaign, Monster Scenery: Ice Wilds. Recently I got my hands…

Halloween may be hampered by this year, but we will help keep your imagination alive with a plethora of tricks…

Now that the dust has settled from our months-long public playtest of Starfinder’s upcoming nanocyte class and mech system, we’d…

Don’t just watch a scarry movie this Halloween season, write the horror movie of your dreams and bring it to…

Equipped for the Worst Judge Cal’s reign over Mega-City One was certainly a torturous one for its citizens during the…

The new codexes are on the way and that means your Physical Codex will have a code to the digital…

The Academy of Adventure Game Arts & Design announced the winners of the 46th annual Origins Awards. The winners are…

Welcome back to this blog series where we dive into ley lines, the magical lifeblood of Midgard, and the casters…

A busy week for team Dicebreaker means it’s just Matt and Meehan in the virtual booth this week, but there’s…

It’s morphin’ time folks, according to a recent announcement, Renegade games is working on a Power Rangers RPG, with more…

Here we go again, this week with news from Para Bellum Wargames, Artel W Miniatures, Mantic Games, Raging Heroes, Mierce…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today we start a small mini-series for Halloween, where we take a…

Wizards of the Coast announced that they have pushed back the entire launch schedule for Magic: The Gathering Commander Legends…

The next board game in the Descent series, Legends of the Dark, will be fully unveiled later this month, publisher…

What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…

Last week, we updated the Guide to Organized Play: Pathfinder Society. While we understand the timing of the update was…

Community Manager at Adventurers League Ma’at (ma ought) Crook serves as an Adventurers League Community Manager. She’s a writer and…

PARABLE GAMES MEDIA ALERT Introducing ‘SHIVER’ by Parable Games WHO: Parable Games, a newly established publisher established by brothers Charlie…

Community Manager at D&D Adventurers League Amy is an obsessive baker and avid gamer who thrives when herding cats and…

OPM Musings A little over six months ago, I joined the Paizo team as the new (and first!) Organized Play…

This is the first of the new patron content incentives that will be offered every month. The incentives will range…

The Sage Advice Compendium is the official D&D rules FAQ (download the PDF here), gathering some of the most frequent…

Straight from the Editorial Director’s snout, this monthly blog series provides a peek at current publications and projects headed from…

‘Eternity’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Find more intense original art and prints at: Share this: Like this: Like…

Reminisce on past journeys in Tales’ End, a new roleplaying game from the creator of Carly Rae Jepsen RPG Boy…

With the Kickstarter for Creatures: Complete Monster Compendium for 5E from Studio Agate (Fateforge, Shadows of Esteren) nearing its end,…

Pick up the first volume of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comic book Die for under a pound in a new Humble…

PC game marketplace Steam has announced a new online event showcasing digital tabletop games set to take place at the…

Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Creatures: Complete Compendium for 5e Designed by the creators of Shadows…

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The Echo Effect is released today! And for this release week, it is only $0.99! In the world before, Aaron…

Now is the perfect opportunity to explore the final frontier–the Star Trek Adventures core set is part of a special…

Thumbnail art by Artur Mósca Now that Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden has come out, you may want more encounters…

A new Power Rangers tabletop RPG is on the way from the studio behind mighty morphin’ board game Heroes of…

Baldur’s Gate 3 might be delayed, but the early access details are heating up with their latest look at love,…

While searching for some kind of gateway RPG for my son we came across Stuff Fables from Plaid Hat Games.…

The hosts of the Drive Back the Night podcast Ethan Maestri and Ryan Mazzocco join me on the Dicegeeks.com podcast…

Thank you to the many, many people who provided survey feedback for our proposed advanced fighter class. Here’s a quick…

'Magic: The Gathering: Legends: A Visual History' by Jay Annelli and Wizards of the Coast Abrams Books will release Magic:…

Adds 'G.I. Joe', 'Transformers', and 'My Little Pony'; Announces New 'Power Rangers' Games Renegade Game Studios announced that it has…

Today I sit down and talk to the Marvel writer behind the new Marneus Calgar comic – Kieran Gillen. Some…

There has been lots of talk about old settings lately. This week, we have a guest post from Mark Compton…

What do you get the person with way too much money and everything but the basic board game collection? Not…

In any campaign that I have DM’d the players came up with some solution or go off toward some blank…

Holy Rogues Gallery, Batman! The new Batman RPG has a veritable treasure trove of new bat-artwork on dispaly for the…

Para Bellum Wargames announced a new retailer promotion for Path of Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings. The new promotion…

I love dungeon crawls. I find the idea of a party of adventurers delving into deep, dark places and searching…

Roleplaying should be an important part of any D&D game, but it can be hard to stick the landing. Here are…

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If you saw WotC trending earlier today, it’s because they announced a Walking Dead crossover Secret Lair set, just in…

“Aim for the crotch Brother!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…

Fans and collectors can finally add one of the most popular and recognizable Dungeons & Dragons characters to their action…

Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…

Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry…

Six intense new canvas paintings. Six lustrous new art prints. ‘Eternity’ – J Edward Neill ‘Even Gods Die Alone’ –…

What is the philosophy of traps in your game? Answering this question helps you design the types of traps that…

D&D Icons of the Realms:  Fangs and Talons will be the fifteenth set in the popular series of pre-painted miniatures…

Are you in the mood for some doom metal fantasy? How about apocalyptic tales of lost souls in a dying…

Get immersed in the world of Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein with a new companion app featuring voiceover for the horror…

(Author’s note, I’ll be picking up where I left off numerically) One of the classic D&D tropes is a party…

© 2019 Disney/LucasFilm Ltd. The Mandalorian Season 2 is just over a month away! In honor of Clan Mudhorn, I…

Wizards of the Coast unveiled Secret Lair X The Walking Dead, a direct sale drop set featuring AMC's The Walking…

Wizards of the Coast updated its Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted Lists on September 28 by banning Uro, Titan…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

Good day, Awesomsticks readers! 2020 has been an utter dumpster fire for pretty much everyone, including yours truly. I wanted…

Hasbro unveiled a new Drizzt action figure earlier this week as a part of the ongoing Hasbro Pulse virtual event.…

Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are continuing to learn…

Paizo’s official Pathfinder Second Edition live-play show, Band of Bravos, is coming to your ears as an audio podcast! Listen…

What happens when you combine the unique and character driven mechanics of Savage Worlds with a kid centered setting? You…

When children are playing alone on the green,In comes the playmate that never was seen.When children are happy and lonely…

Living With Cal In last week’s blog, we covered the new careers and species available to players within our forthcoming…

This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Johnny, Lolies…

Epic sci-fi board game Twilight Imperium and cyberpunk series Android - best known as the setting of living card game…

To make a skirmish a skirmish, you will need an objective as well as a condition for ending combat. In…

A tabletop RPG supplement that combines a seven-inch vinyl soundtrack with a fully playable dungeon-crawl adventure is launching on Kickstarter…

CMON has reached a licensing deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment to produce The Last of Us:  The Board Game, based…

Mask up. Spill Blood. Drink the Rich. Brinkwood is a tabletop roleplaying game about overthrowing vampires, what more could you…

Welcome back to Outside the Box, this week with news from Raging Heroes, Mantic Games, Ninja Division, Fireforge Games, Knight…

Hasbro has been teasing us with a countdown for HeroQuest for a while now. So the news was released, and…

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

Dungeons & Dragons actual play party Critical Role has launched its own non-for-profit organisation designed to raise money and awareness…

PEG Announces Plans To Develop the Indie Appalachian Horror RPG as a New 'Savage Worlds' Setting Pinnacle Entertainment Group announced…

Looking to get your hands on some turn-based tactical action? Warhammer 40K Space Wolf has a new bundle on the…

‘Cauldron of Resurrection’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Get more dark & surreal art at: Share this: Like this:…

Eando Kline, faction leader of the Vigilant Seal, looks up at the orange-streaked faces of two of his junior Pathfinders.…

The new hardback adventure from Wizards of the Coast is here, sending PCs where the sun don’t shine. No, really,…

Here in the warrens, there has been much chattering and buzzing about all things Scarlet Citadel. We figured, why not…

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Nothing is better than getting together a bunch of nerds for a weekend of good times and games. Except for…