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We’ve all been there – But what exactly is Hobby Burnout and how can you deal with it? I’m not…

Beadle & Grimm’s, purveyors of only the finest in tabletop boxed sets, have set their sights on the world of…

The encounter building section also has information on modifying the encounters for low level parties, using elite and legendary monsters,…

The skittermander at the counter flexed his fingers and grinned. “What’ll it be, nufriend?” “Nufriend?” Tono smirked. “Every night I…

Modiphius Entertainment has released new content for the tabletop RPG Star Trek Adventures with the Shackleton Expanse. Those who are…

Genesys is Fantasy Flight Games’ take on the generic and open-ended roleplaying system, combining a universal system with a user-friendly…

Paizo LIVE is our almost-monthly, 2-hour live Twitch show featuring the Paizo staff and occasional guests talking about all things…

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

The folks over at Nerdist somehow wrangled Nathan Fillion, Flula Borg and Michael Rooker into roleplaying as a band of…

Not even three days into its campaign, Avatar Legends: The RPG has surpassed all other tabletop RPGs on Kickstarter, and…

Cubicle 7 unleashed Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound: Steam and Steel, a new weapons and war machines RPG sourcebook, for…

All art belongs to MCDMBetter late than never, right?This month’s issue of Arcadia is primarily focused for GMs. You DMs…

The First Wearable Role-playing Game Arrives with the Tricorder Collector’s Edition Boxed Set along with three new Division dice sets,…

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

I was so happy to have Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything expand the collection of hazards in 5e that I jumped…

TSR was created with the express purpose of publishing Dungeons & Dragons, the industry-defining RPG. Naturally, their first game was…

Turn your house into a space station and attempt to finish imaginary tasks in Among Sus, a free live action…

Encounter prehistoric creatures and people whilst playing Dungeons & Dragons in the supplementary campaign, Planegea. Inspired by primordial history and…

WizKids revealed Critical Role Premium Figure - Dieter and Monsters of Tal'Dorei - Ember Roc, for release into retail in…

‘Skelly & Girl Series’ – 2019-2021 – J Edward Neill Find more haunting art at…

Beadle & Grimm's revealed today that they will be making a special boxed version of Critical Role's Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting…

Paizo’s new Pathfinder and Starfinder releases feature locations to let your imagination run wild! Adventure in a magic school like…

OPA Musings The news last week about reduced scenario production is, of course, disappointing. We’re saddened that we won’t be…

First Glimpses of Card and Product Images; 'Crimson Vow' Packaging Images Included! Wizards of the Coast teased Innistrad: Midnight Hunt,…

Avatar Legends: The RPG has claimed the record for most money raised on Kickstarter for a tabletop RPG less than…

Some locations—the wizard’s tower, the sunken temple, the haunted house—appear repeatedly in stories and adventures. In this series, we’ll explore…

Get ready to venture once more to the world of Exandria and the continent of Tal’Dorei, WizKids has announced a…

Paizo, Inc. unveiled Night of the Gray Death, a new standalone Pathfinder 2E Adventure, for release in Q4. Night of…

Adult board gamers picking up tabletop titles as a form of “stress relief” during the uncertain last year has reportedly…

A team of web developers and designers have donned the mantle of archivists to collect Mörk Borg content - both…

Joe Manganiello doesn’t seem content to rest on the fact that his D&D character became “canon”–the powerhouse performer has a…

There are two modes of Call of Cthulhu: Classic and Pulp. In Classic, you play everyday people, called Investigators, who…

“We can take it.” “But we don’t have to take it.” Coiling an arm around the vesk’s shoulder, Veerkea gently…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Ravenous Hordes – STL Six Factions are part of…

Webbed Sphere, Inc. announced that they have acquired Flying Buffalo, Inc. in a deal that was finalized on July 31.…

Designer and artist Jeeyon Shim has won the Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program for 2021, the first year this specific…

Plate armor made of tableware. A mask carved from a hag's face. These are the kinds of homebrew magic items that inspire…

In Episode 01 | A Lively Welcome: Four scholars are sent to a small desert town to investigate a wild…

The world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra comes to your tabletop in an brand-new RPG…

WizKids will release Critical Role: NPCs of Exandria - Set 1,  a new miniatures set, into retail stores in November…

The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance is the very first tabletop adaptation of the beloved Dungeons & Dragons actual play…

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

Archeologist Scott Smallwood returns to the podcast to discuss treasure hunting and looting in real life and in role-playing games.…

People riding dragons has a long history in media and literature. Let’s take a look. In Games Workshop’s Age of…

Welcome to this week’s EN Publishing news update! This week we have new 5E content, a look at two upcoming…

WizKids revealed Characters of Tal'Dorei - Set 1 and NPCs of Tal'Dorei - Set 1, two Critical Role character sets,…

DESIGNER’S NOTES – Part 2. By Kevin Ross  Hi all, here is second part of my overview to the upcoming…

This past weekend I conned my wife into watching a Time Loop movie. Now, I normally have to qualify this…

Steamforged Games, a well-known tabletop game design company whose games include Godtear, Guild Ball, and many licensed options, has announced the upcoming…

Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game launched its crowdfunding campaign on August 3rd, supporting an official adaptation of the widely popular…

“Alright Tuku. Today you’re going to teach me about water spirits!” Ija turned toward her companion and gave a fierce…

One thing about being a writer with one foot in queer romance and the other in queer spec fic is…

Free League Publishing is offering The Bloodmarch and Book of Beasts, for Forbidden Lands RPG, through a Retailer Pledge reward…

As a DM it’s my goal to create a believable world for my players to explore, interact with, and change.…

Art by Anna Fehr, copyright Wizards of the CoastWe’re back this week with another magic item for Dungeons and Dragons 5e…

Starting a new campaign and want a break from the same old “kill a being powerful enough to be a…

This week, a quick update from a quiet week: GAMA announces an accelerator programme for tabletop industry organisations from underrepresented…

Travel along the path through the Mushroom Kingdom to defeat the dreaded Bowser in The Game of Life: Super Mario…

The next generation of heroes were born at the beginning of the Churning Age, a time when peace in Arden…

The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance, a board game based on the Dungeons & Dragons actual play series, is getting…

Paizo, Inc. unveiled Pathfinder Book of the Dead, a new rulebook for Pathfinder 2E, which will hit retail in spring…

Bladesinging is the subclass for wizards who want swordplay to supplement their spells. Alongside the Eldritch Knight — which fulfills the…

Let’s take a closer look at Paizo Subscriptions, what you can subscribe to right now, and what is coming next.…

The evolutionist is a new class for Starfinder that brings to bear the power of transformation over time. As an…

In a particularly Nice episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Wheels and Meehan reimagine some of our favourite board games…

With her toned physique and straight-backed gait, Namazzi appears to be a much younger woman than she is. Her wise,…

WizKids has announced ‘Frameworks’ a new line of customizable, sprue-based miniatures for Dungeons & Dragons and other roleplaying games. WizKids…

Etiquette & Protocol (E&P for short) is an occasional feature where I venture into the sometimes thorny OOC arena of…

With a new Drizzt novel out this week, and Dragonlance novels not far behind, WotC sets the record straight on…

Modiphius Entertainment revealed SPECTRE: The Board Game, a new James Bond tabletop game, which will release in spring of 2022.…

Check out news of an upcoming Hasbro price increase & our 5e Artificer Guide, 40K Grey Knight Stat Updates &…

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

The 2021 Game Devs Of Color Expo revealed their first set of speakers coming tot he online event, along with…

Just released today from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment is a quartet of few fresh images from Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle…

Drawing on our precognitive powers over the last few weeks,, we’ve been taking a sneak peek at the Judge Child…

Welcome to Dungeons & Dragons, a roleplaying game where you'll create a hero to play as in adventures! One of the…

A new 100-card Historic Brawl queue is coming to Magic: the Gathering Arena, giving fans the closest thing yet to…

“Give it your allsix. Give it your allsix.” The chipper voice sang out in the spacious green and yellow interior…

This week we’re stepping into the shoes and the biplanes of the historical World War II era bomber regiment, The…

Critters rejoice! The Legend of Vox Machina animated series is coming soon to Amazon Prime. And to give us a…

Since the launch of Pathfinder Second Edition, we’ve released a number of adventures set in the Mwangi Expanse. The upcoming…

Presented here are more adventure hooks for your mid-to-high level characters. As before, these can be used as single encounters,…

Photo by Konevi from Pexels (Public Domain)When should you End your campaign? This is one of those little nuggets that…

Experience adventures in outer space with the Starfinder RPG, which is currently available at a discounted price in a Humble…

Yes, the satanic panic gripped the nation and got D&D books banned, but another RPG had a brush with authority.…

Command a team of G.I. Joes against the nefarious forces of Cobra in the upcoming G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game. Based…

Hello friends. Today we are looking at the releases for July, including our first printed content expansion, Histories of the…

Today, we’re launching the Starfinder Beginner Box Humble Bundle to support ComicBooks For Kids! The bundle’s tiers include PDFs of…

Descent: Legends of the Dark is a bold - and controversial - new direction for the beloved dungeon-crawler series. Like…

Dimension 20’s new D&D series, The Seven goes back to school–fantasy high school that is, with a look at “seven…

In the first two parts of this three-part series, I talked about how the pandemic induced rescheduling of a number…

From shorter adventures, to encounters with more of a roleplay focus built in, D&D’s lead designer confirms: actual play shows…

Find all the evidence you need to get yourself arrested for murder in Cluedon’t, a reverse version of the classic…

Clerics are best known for being the designated healers of Dungeons & Dragons 5E. Which is actually a little limiting,…

Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons fans will notice a slight increase in prices sometime between now and the…

The Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game is time-travelling its way into a new era for the tabletop RPG with the…

WizKids released a massive preview of the D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Booster Set,…

Steamforged Games revealed the Stormbird Expansion, for Horizon Zero Dawn boiard game, which will be coming to preorder soon. The…

Cubicle 7 Games revealed that they have released the Second Edition of Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game, available for pre-order.…

Every expression of D&D has its own canon. Our studio treats D&D in much the same way that Marvel Studios…