Bert Ballast

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“Force Wizard” is my series on the Force powers in Fantasy Flight Games’ Star Wars RPG lines. It is primarily…

Dungeonbreaker fans can now adorn themselves with a T-shirt depicting its smallest and smelliest cast member, Tim the Goblin. Sporting…

Want to know a little more about what’s in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden before it’s out? Check out…

Been thinking a lot about the Exploration pillar in 5th Edition lately—and traps in particular. When you are adding combat…

With the official release date for Necromunda Underhive wars right around the corner, we’re taking one last look at some…

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

A couple of days ago we released our first playtest packet, which included the proposed details of our ‘Origins’ system…

The first playtest document for Level Up, the “Advanced 5th Edition” ruleset being developed by EN world is here. Take…

Let’s look at the Elf: Light Infantry miniatures for Oathmark by North Star Military Figures. There are some really nice…

PAX Online runs September 12–20. Don’t miss our Pathfinder Lost Omens Announcement Panel on Saturday, September 12 at 2:15 p.m.…

Find your quills and ready your wands, it’s back to school time. No, not that school, this week we’re heading…

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Let’s take a look at the best fighters flown by the Rebel Alliance. Starfighters, or snubfighters, are a huge part…

The Day the Law Died Since the cover reveal, we have hinted at delving into the forthcoming The Day the…

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

In the latest installment of the NetherWar, Bound By Gold, the heroes efforts to stop Toy Boy’s rampage have inadvertently…

Art lovers!! From Thursday, Sept 3rd through Labor Day, get a discount off ALL my original canvas paintings. Just click…

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An upcoming Dungeons & Dragons 5E campaign and setting inspired by a heavy metal album is swapping shredding for strings…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today we’re taking a break from the Magic the Gathering landscapes, and…

One of Magic: The Gathering’s most beloved planeswalkers, Chandra Nalaar, has been made into a ‘life-size’ figurine for fans of…

The first step of creating any successful skirmish is to set compelling stakes and objectives for that skirmish and to…

A new Humble Bundle includes OSR roleplaying games, adventures and more inspired by the earliest editions of Dungeons & Dragons.…

Free League Publishing announced several new products for the Vaesen Nordic Horror: Roleplaying Game, including Vaesen: Wicked Secret & Other…

Warhammer Silver Tower brings the power of Tzeentch to the palm of your hand. Check out the newest mobile game,…

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OPM Musings I joined Paizo’s Organized Play team in September 2015. Looking back over the past 5 years, I’ve collected…

Meleeka drops into a ready stance. Legs spread slightly more than shoulder-width apart, left knee touching the ground, the ball…

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Step into a world steeped in Scandinavian myths and Nordic Folklore mixed with a dash of blood curdling horror in…

Pathfinder is a rich and complex fantasy RPG that uses the same d20 ruleset at the core of Dungeons &…

I met Andrew J Lucas through discussions about Kirsty Garbe’s Endless Realms, a project he was freelancing on. I interviewed…

PAX Online is now fewer than 10 days away, and we’re excited to announce where you can catch the Dicebreaker…

Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Raygun Raptors – 3D Printable Files The Raygun Raptors are an original…

“This may be it,” Aliyama stated carefully, consulting her wayfinder. The jungle was oppressively hot and humid, yet the elf…

Spell Spotlight puts D&D’s most turbulent spells under a microscope. This time, we take a look at a spell that’s…

Even punk bands are getting in on that 5th Edition action these days–the Dead Milkmen are putting out an RPG…

Thumbnail art from Josh Benson Here at Tribality, we’ve decided to provide our readers with Encounters ready to be added…

Over in Harbinger of Doom, I wrote a collection of six spells developed by underwater peoples, intended for Under the…

Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…

After two years of Magic: the Gathering getting all over D&D, it’s time to reverse the polarity. Check out MtG’s…

Writer, game designer, and illustrator, Dennis Detwiller, joins me on the podcast today. Dennis is known for his work on…

Travel back in time to the height of the The Gold Rush in Embarcadero, an upcoming board game from Raiders…

Board games have always been popular, but over the last decade, they have exploded. There has never been a better…

In this post, we’ll get an in-depth look at another of the 13 Midgard icons: Vermes II, Exarch of the…

WizKids unveiled a Magic: the Gathering: Chandra Nalaar Full-Size Foam Figure for release into retail shops this December. Who better…

Magic: The Gathering will see its first full crossover with Dungeons & Dragons next year, in the form of a…

Over this past week, I was with family on our annual beach trip. It’s a great time for everyone to…

I began a 12-week leave of absence at the beginning of February, during which life at Paizo, the games industry,…

​ Starfinder: Devastation Ark Adventure Path Trailer Tuesday, September 1, 2020 The discovery of a series of millennia-old ruins sets…

Have you rolled your third failure in a row? Was there was a critical failure in there? It’s time to…

Demetrius Bassei came to the Netherworld of Mar Saothair to win back his son’s lost soul at the Midnight Gold,…

Creating great villains for your campaigns has as much to do with their deeds as it does their motivations. Memorable…

A new kit has gone up on the WotC website–the Wilderness kit, a DM’s Screen and other resources aimed at…

Less than a week to secure your copy and a bunch of Kickstarter exclusives! Mantic and Red Scar Publishing did a…

Hit Points, or HP, have been an important component of RPGs (first tabletop, then video games) since the very beginning.…

Wizards of the Coast revealed its 2021 Magic: The Gathering release schedule which will feature a Dungeons & Dragons crossover…

Straight from the Editorial Director’s snout, the Dispatch provides a sneak peek at upcoming publications and projects headed from the…

The standard news may be a little quiet this week — Hasbro announces a digital convention; a senior designer leaves Wizards…

Fabius Bile unleashes his latest pretties. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make…

Enter an immersive world shattered by a crystalline meteor while battling giant monsters and fighting over floating remnants of the…

Posted on Aug 31, 2020 | Shock and worry are clear across the faces of Maelstrom’s court as the fire…

Details for a new D&D Wilderness Kit have emerged. This kit will include a DM screen, hex maps, ration tracker,…

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

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I don’t know exactly when or how I became an introvert—we don’t have the kind of space in this column…

Tasha’s Cauldron teases new rules in the latest Dragon+. Come and see how the rules for character creation are changing,…

The Xenobiologist has discovered a wild beast of Arvala-7. The mudhorn is a large, woolly quadruped with an impressive, slightly…

The way of the fan isn’t an official monk school per se. Rather, it’s typically a method that someone learns…

Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a flame-scourged scion without modifying its challenge rating. Blight…

Lion Rampant Imports announced that it has inked an agreement with Bananagrams Inc. for the non-exclusive Canada-wide distribution rights to…

If you tell someone you’re into Games Workshop games, most people would naturally assume you play either Warhammer 40,000 or…

This weekend Hollywood mourns a shocking loss, more Space Marines stats arrive, plus explore D&D’s City of Doors, Magic the…

Premier game designer Eric M. Lang is stepping down from his role as Director of Game Design of CMON Ltd.…

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

Yesterday, artist Tony DiTerlizzi, better known as the artist behind Planescape, announced he was back with WotC, but not for…

It's been a minute since the Dungeons & Dragons team released the Critical Role-centric Explorer's Guide To Wildemount back in…

There’s a city that is full of doors to places you can’t even imagine. Welcome to Sigil. That’s right. It’s…

Check out all the goodies available from Fantasy Flight Games this week – it’s something for everyone! via Fantasy Flight…

With an Early Access window announced, and a luscious world on display, Solasta, Crown of the Magister is looking like…

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

In this post, we take a look at some really well done miniatures by Monster Fight Club for the new…

Fans of prepainted plastic gaming miniatures are no doubt familiar with the high-quality premium figures from our partners at WizKids,…

Take on political upheaval, generations long rivalries, and celestial turmoil this week when we take a look at Legend of…

We’ve completed our second full rotation of the twelve classes in the Player’s Handbook, not to mention taken a deep…

Chart a Course in the Wilds Venture into the wilds with this kit for the world's greatest roleplaying game. This…

August Bank Holiday weekend is upon us in the UK, and we here at EN Publishing hope you are able…

This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt is joined by Lolies and Wheels for…

“I like to joke that I was raised to be a game designer, but actually a lot of me getting…

Welcome to Outside the Box, this week with Creature Caster, Mantic Games, Corvus Belli, Ninja Division, Artel W Minaitures and…

In light of the weeks of ongoing discussion and unfortunate harassment surrounding the Combat Wheelchair, a disabled DM speaks out.…

Copyright Wizards of the Coast Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of…

Out of the Box is a large tome of 55 encounters for the Dungeon Master that can be incorporated into…

Effectively running combat for one-on-one 5E is a major area of concern for many GMs. After all, the monster challenge…

'D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden - Arveiaturace Premium Set' WizKids unveiled D&D Icons…

We’ve been living through a live experiment in the attention economy, and the outcomes are showing that competition for geek…

A new book reveals a look on the other side of the Cicatrix Maledictum. Wrath and Glory’s Forsaken system offers…

Hi everyone. For those of you who love art, but have a tight budget or very limited wall space, I’ve…

A dhampir human who wields sword and flame. A leshy vigilante who patrols the streets in a bright mask. A…