‘Critical Role’s Eldritch Horror Anthology ‘Candela Obscura’ Heads to Theatres For Chapter 2
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Preview 9 Mighty New Subclasses From Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn
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Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn: A Chapter-by-Chapter Breakdown
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Dimension 20 resumes production of RPG actual play series after SAG-AFTRA contract clarification
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D&D: Five Items For When You Want to Get “Creative” With the Rules as Written
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D&D: Five Bloody Good Magic Items to Quench Your Bloodlust
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‘Critical Role’ Beau Cosplay: Being Curious is a Skill Set
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Rolling for Initiative — Strike Settled, 'Commander Masters' Pricing, and 12,000 Watch an RPG Session
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Craft Unique Monsters and Adventures With New ‘Critical Role’ Multi-Part Minis
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Critical Role: Campaign 3 adapted into co-op card game by Flamecraft designer
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Dimension 20’s new Mentopolis series is a noir-flavoured RPG mind romp featuring Hank Green and Freddie Wong
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Candela Obscura’s second chapter, featuring Marisha Ray and Brennan Lee Mulligan, plans 5-hour cinema premiere
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‘Honor Among Thieves’: The D&D Movie That Finally Gets It Right
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Tarot-based RPG Likeness Machines pits a struggling actor against their corporate AI replacement
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SAG-AFTRA strike won’t affect Critical Role, D20 but raises question over RPG shows' part in labour movements
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June 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels
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The Ettin Ceremorph, Or What Happens When a Giant Undergoes Ceremorphosis
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Never Miss Your Mark With This ‘Critical Role’ Vex’ahlia Cosplay
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D&D: Five Magic Rings to Rule Them All
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‘Critical Role’ Live in London – The Mighty Nein Reunite For the First Time Overseas
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Critical Role announces return to UK for Mighty Nein reunion show and MCM London
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Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs are headed to augmented reality
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10 must-see board games to check out at Gen Con 2023
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D&D: Five Ways to Carry All That Gold
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6 D&D Monster Tactics to Take Your Encounters to the Next Level
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From D&D and Pathfinder to Critical Role, cultural consultants have never been more important in the tabletop RPG industry
Late last year Wizards of the Coast drew criticism for the many racist tropes central to Dungeons & Dragons’ hadozee…
LandShark Games Announces Turn-Based RPG Grifford Academy
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Roleplaying is the perfect medium for stories of sex and romance – so why is the genre so underserved on the tabletop?
Romance and sexual fiction has yet to carve out a solid space in the tabletop roleplaying game world. Fantasy, sci-fi…
Hit the Road with the Five Best Steeds in D&D
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How Magic Works in D&D: Components, Spell Slots, and More Explained
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D&D: Five of the Weirdest Weapons in 5E
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WizKids Unleashes a New Wave of 'D&D Nolzer's Marvelous Miniatures' Monsters
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WizKids Reveal New Wave of 'Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures'
WizKids revealed a new wave of Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures, which will be headed to retail in November 2023. This…
Exquisite Exandria: The Official Cookbook Of Critical Role Revealed
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Candela Obscura’s first mystery will be solving the horror RPG’s identity crisis
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Directors Guild, AMPTP Reach Deal; What's Next for WGA, SAG-AFTRA?
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TIME Studios & Kanopy Release New Dungeons & Dragons Documentary
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‘Critical Role’s ‘Candela Obscura’ Might Not Be Forged in the Dark But It Sure Feels That Way
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‘Critical Role’ Unveils New RPG – Check Out ‘Candela Obscura’s Quickstart Rules
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Play the RPG behind Critical Role’s newest show with a free quickstart for Candela Obscura
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Mirrorscape’s open-licence rival to D&D’s virtual tabletop wants to be “the Apple of VTTs”
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‘Critical Role’ Announces ‘Tears of the Kingdom’ One-Shot
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Critical Role are playing a Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom RPG one-shot next week
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GAMA and Six Sides of Gaming Partners with Anime Central for a Celebrity Side Quest
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Is Critical Role’s Campaign 3 the end of Exandria?
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Critical Role’s new gothic horror series Candela Obscura uses first tabletop RPG built with Illuminated Worlds
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S.W.A.T. Lives! Matlock, Disney/DeSantis & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch
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Critical Role Announces Candela Obscura – A Horror RPG 3-Shot With A Brand New System
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Critical Role To Launch New TTRPG Game & Series, Candela Obscura
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Creating and Using Secret Societies in Dungeons & Dragons
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RPG: Welp, ‘Critical Role’ Made a Matt Mercer Action Figure
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Balancing Legendary Magic Items for Low-Level D&D
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Bringing Science Fiction to Your Dungeons & Dragons Game
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Leaning Into Poor Dice Rolls for Great Storytelling
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‘Critical Role’: New Fantasy RPG Announced – Long Campaigns, Rich Characters Await
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D&D created its own “rather desperate” need for more dungeon masters back in 2014
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One D&D's new Dungeon Master’s Guide could fix 5E's biggest problem
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D&D’s revised Dungeon Master's Guide aims at new facilitators and Critical Role fans
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Rolling for Initiative — What I Would Attend at GAMA Expo (If I Were Going)
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Acquisitions Incorporated: The Series 2 Raises $424K In Crowdfunding
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D&D 5e Guide: How to Play a Wizard
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Critical Role publisher announces new tabletop titles and hiatus on Critical Role Adventures
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Critical Role's Darrington Press Releases 2023 State Of The Press
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We Watched The Spectacle & Charity That Was Creator Clash 2
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D&D: How to Do a Character Voice, No Accent Needed
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Critical Role Vox Machina's Pike Trickfoot Has Arrived at Sideshow
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Star Trek: Picard Series Finale Images: The Best Generation Returns
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Star Trek: Picard “The Last Generation” Preview: They ARE The Cavalry
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Project Black Flag Friday: Partners at the Table
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Alignment 101: Different Approaches and Ways to Utilize It in Your Game
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Star Trek: Picard “Vox” & Finale: Even Wil Wheaton's on Spoiler Watch
To avoid Star Trek: Picard S03E09 "Vox" spoilers, Wil Wheaton posted a video message regarding the next The Ready Room…
Tabletop RPG accessories maker’s crowdfunding campaign goes beyond selling fancy dice to give backers a stake in the company (Sponsored)
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 9 “Vox” Trailer: A Defining Moment
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep. 9 “Vox” Images: What's Behind The Door?
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Star Trek: Picard Highlights “Next Generation” in New S03E08 Images
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Interactive Mystery Series Foul Play Announced For April Launch
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 9 Sneak Preview: What Did Troi See?
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Get an exclusive early look at the latest Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins graphic novel
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Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Talks “Legacy” Spinoff, DS9's Kira & More
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Dragonheir: Silent Gods Announces Dungeons & Dragons Collaboration
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 E08 Surrender Trailer: Can Data Save Them?
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Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn PDF
The Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn PDF is here! Enjoy the first D&D campaign setting from the mind of Matt Mercer.…
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 E08 “Surrender” Images: Deanna Troi Returns
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D&D: Five Magic Daggers Worth Backstabbing Your Best Friend For
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Critical Role’s new space-western podcast, Midst, started as a tabletop RPG setting
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Jump Into Adventures With Premade Characters and Campaigns
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Our D&D actual play series Storybreakers is now a podcast!
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep. 8 Preview: Twisted Symphony (SPOILERS)
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Critical Role Buys A Podcast, Expands The Empire With ‘Midst’
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Critical Role Announces Acquisition Of Sci-Fantasy Podcast Midst
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep. 7 “Dominion” Episode Trailer Released
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D&D Direct 2023 Recap: Catch Up on the Latest D&D News
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep. 7 “Dominion” Preview Images Released
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Bard 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Guile and Panache
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Star Trek: Picard Releases New “The Bounty” Images of La Forge & More
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Finder’s Archies – Why you should watch Actual Plays (As a DM)
Image from Wikimedia Commons Many of us here (do not) listen to the Order 66 Podcast. In fact, I daresay…