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Wizards are the the nerds of the D&D world, spending countless classroom hours studying magic. But when you can control…

Anchor Root was no stranger to anxiety. It had been one of her closest companions since childhood. She had hoped,…

'Street Fighter' and 'Fortnite' Joins 'Tales of Middle-earth,' 'Warhammer 40,000' Wizards of the Coast has shared plans for upcoming releases…

The release of Danger Zones: Aquarium is a bit of time travel on our side of things, because Aquarium was…

Get ready to steal the best treasures in the world for your very own, because a brand new rpg based…

Magic: the Gathering’s animated adaptation has lost The Russo Brothers as showrunners after the pair parted ways with the Netflix…

Wizards of the Coast unveiled Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, Unfinity, Double Masters 2022, and Jumpstart 2022 all for…

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? If so, you’re probably playing the latest version of Baldur’s Gate…

Warpland Cover Image Disclaimer – The author of this game contacted us asking if we would be interested in reviewing…

Avatar: The Last Airbender's world has enraptured kids and adults alike the world over since it first aired on Nickelodeon.…

Survive a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the aftermath of the fall of a high magic kingdom in the Red Dawn: Into…

A Shadowrun: Sixth World bundle is offering the beginner box for the sixth edition of the beloved sci-fi roleplaying game…

Wizards of the Coast announced four brand-new Standard sets scheduled for release in 2022. The first Standard set coming out…

Fling dice at targets to score successful actions in One More Quest, an RPG spin-off from the dexterity board game…

Level Up Narrators will find themselves referring to this table frequently. Along with new monster math and CR values, we…

WizKids released preview images of their seven-count monster kits releasing in the first wave upcoming D&D Frameworks line (see "WizKids…

Welcome to the latest news! This week, another successful Kickstarter, adventures and trinkets, and more spells then you can shake…

Gloomhaven creator cuts ties with The Broken Token after a former employee accuses the CEO of “five years of sexual,…

Some monsters in the manual are scary, formidable, and likely to at least attempt to kill you and your party.…

Struggling to spend your starting gold? Well we’re here to help make sure that you start your new character with…

The Age of Lost Omens Ten thousand years ago, the world of Golarion came close to ending. Earthfall, as this…

Nearly as long as there has been a Wikipedia, there have been games that use it as a playground. There’s…

Listen up kobolds! This month we’re going to do something different. Rather than tell you how to trap your lair…

Wizards of the Coast has made some updates to their EventLink and MTG Companion digital organized play tools for retailers…

The desert world of Arrakis is the center of the known Universe, and at the heart of it all, the…

A tabletop roleplaying game based on the classic Japanese animated series and manga Lupin the 3rd is set to be…

TMS Entertainment revealed today they have partnered with Magnetic Press to create and release a Lupin The 3rd Tabletop RPG.…

Every so often a project hits this sublime target of subject matter and form that sends a ripple of excitement…

Free RPG Day will be happening in 2021, albeit in autumn, October 16, rather than summer. You need to check…

It’s all over but the editing and extensive CGI work for the Dungeons & Dragons movie as filming has officially…

Call of Cthulhu maker Chaosium has acquired two of the horror RPG’s popular spin-off series of supplements and scenarios, with…

Yen Press announced that they will be releasing a Goblin Slayer Tabletop Roleplaying Game in February 2022. RPG enthusiasts will…

Magnetic Press has teamed up with TMS Entertainment and Monkey Punch Studios to publish a new line of Lupin the…

Come check out D&D’s Bahamut & Movie Latest, 40K Nurgle plushie, Star Wars’ ‘The Last Jedi’ goodness & Trade Federation…

Macy’s and WHP Global, owner of the Toys 'R' Us brands, are collaborating on an online Toys 'R' Us store…

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

WizKids, a branch of Wizards of the Coast responsible for creating a great many miniatures for quite a few role-playing…

Being right all of the time is hard work, so if you’re your group’s paladin, why not treat yourself and…

Next week sees the launch of the new Warhammer+, GW’s new streaming service and alongside it some choice Heresy-era models…

One of the legendary lost cities of Faerun, the city of Myth Drannor has flourished, fallen, risen and fallen again…

Want to learn about the primal dragons who first soared over the world when even the elves were young? Come…

Hasbro has finally revealed details on their upcoming Fall Fan Convention with the Hasbro Pulse Con. We start with the…

Did you catch Critical Role’s foray into the world of the Elder Scrolls? If not, here’s your chance to dip…

Fandom is celebrating the Fourth Anniversary of D&D Beyond with some special dice for everyone to get their hands on…

Alongside confirming the news that the Judge Child supplement for the Judge Dredd & the Worlds of 2000 AD roleplaying…

Which D&D classes have you played? Which subclasses? What do you like or dislike about them? Please give us your…

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

Earlier this year, Digital Dragon Studios unveiled the official Pathfinder 2nd Edition Combat Tracker App for everyone to try, and…

Magnetic Press Play, a tabletop game company whose genesis we covered not too long ago, has gotten their first tabletop…

Dark forests hide darker horrors and shadows of strange beings lurk at the edge of your vision in Vaesen; a…

Hello and welcome back to Outside the Box! This week with news from Para Bellum Wargames, Artel W Miniatures, Wargames…

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

The cult-favorite has made it to the big time – the new season will debut on Shudder among the horror…

Avatar Legends will bring the world of bending to your tabletop, and you can jump in right now with quickstart…

So that’s how much it costs to get a big name inside of a Dungeon or a Dragon. Here’s the latest from…

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

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Dungeons & Dragons came along and helped save Star Wars.…

Fog of Love, the two-player board game about roleplaying a romance, will now be published by Floodgate Games. Originally released…

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, the computer RPG developed by Owlcat Games, comes out on September 2, and we couldn’t…

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A new sourcebook for the Dune - Adventures in the Imperium RPG, Sand and Dust, will flesh out in greater…

Do you ever just wanna be dripping with snakes? What about just part snake? Either way here’s five ways to…

Modiphius Entertainment will release Dune - Adventures in the Imperium: Sand and Dust, a new sourcebook for Dune - Adventures…

Greetings, Starfinders! We have two new missions available for you starting this month. First, we’ll follow up our earlier trip…

Pathfinder’s upcoming video game, Wrath of the Righteous, promises to put you in charge of a keep, an army, and…

‘Feast of Night’ – J Edward Neill – 2021 Find more dark art at…

Avatar Legends, the tabletop roleplaying game based on Nickelodeon Animation Studios’ Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra…

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is bringing Gem Dragons back to D&D–and today we have a look at the all-new Emerald…

A thread titled “Thousand Year Old Ripoff” in the r/Solo_Roleplaying subreddit recently caught my eye. The author was upset when…

Play as the last survivors of the final city in the world in Strange Hills, an upcoming roleplaying game inspired…

WizKids released preview images of the single-count monster packs in the first wave upcoming D&D Frameworks line (see "WizKids Launches…

Raia crouched behind a stack of crates, camouflage membrane turned to full power, focused on powering up the warehouse’s maintenance…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Sun & Moon Resin Minis Welcome, everyone to the…

This week marks D&D Beyond's 4th anniversary, and we've been celebrating the occasion with live events, a sale, and giveaways! Today,…

In the Pathfinder: Secrets of Magic liveplay, you can have a great time learning the Pathfinder Second Edition game and…

To celebrate the start of the final season of The Walking Dead, let’s invite one of our favorite characters and…

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

The weird and horrific alternate history of tabletop RPG Achtung! Cthulhu 2D20 will officially release on September 28th, bringing players…

Dungeons & Dragons have partnered with Mermaids for a stream designed to support Transgender youth coming up this Thursday. Check…

Doomtown, a card game series set within the same world as the Deadlands RPG, has a new edition. Called Doomtown:…

Dungeons & Dragons’ latest adventure is bringing back some popular characters for a new round of heroism. But who were…

Marvel Champions dropped their second big box campaign, Galaxy’s Most Wanted, a few months ago. We reviewed the first campaign,…

Writer and game designer Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast once again. Today’s history topics include a murderous mail robbery…

Green Ronin Publishing will release a printed edition The Book of Fiends, a 5E sourcebook, into retail in Q4. This…

Paizo, Inc. will release Pathfinder Lost Omens Monsters of Myth, a new setting book, which will hit retail on December…

WizKids revealed D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Emerald Dragon Premium Figure for release in November. Emerald Dragons are mostly lawful…

The idea of other versions of ourselves… those who might have made very similar choices to the ones we have…

In "A Familiar's Quandary," players take on the role of familiars who must work together to undo the effects of a…

If you missed our earlier blog with the first group of authors, you can find it here! Without further ado,…

In D&D magic items can range from something as small and simple as a healing potion to world shattering artifacts.…

When putting together a book, the lead designer or developer gives the text its framework and structure, with the authors…

Last time I talked about playing Modern AGE using the Threefold setting—and I mean, playing a character, not running a…

As if net-decking wasn’t enough of a problem already–now it seems that a “legal provocateur” copyrighted his deck of Magic…

By John Houlihan Greetings agents,  It’s been a while coming, but I’m delighted to finally be able announce a release…

 by Gavin Daddy Hello friends. A quick update this week.  The title of this blog was mostly just a reason…

Copyright Square Enix Final Fantasy X Cover. Copyright Square Enix Last week I kept seeing posts and comments about Final…

Curious about Critical Role’s next big campaign? You still have a while to wait, but production is already underway. Take…

A new roleplaying game based on the Marvel comics universe will be swooping onto shelves in 2023. There have been…

This week, after the death of RuneQuest co-creator, Steve Perrin, his colleagues & collaborators remember his impact on the industry.…

On September 28, Modiphius Entertainment will release the first print editions for its new Achtung!  Cthulhu 2d20 role playing game,…