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In just a few hours Matthew Mercer is taking his good friends straight to hell for your entertainment. This gruesome…

Dungeons & Dragons is such a behemoth in the tabletop roleplaying game scene that it’s become a synecdoche for the…

Next week Matthew Mercer is taking Liam O’Brien, Laura Bailey, Mica Burton, and Carlos Luna straight to hell. For a…

Horror roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu has overtaken Dungeons & Dragons’ popularity in Japan, with its success driven by an…

They’re adventurous, they’re armed, they’re… made of felt. A new D&D stream launches today, bringing puppets to play. Take a…

Looking to level up your encounter maps? Check out this free, in-browser 3-D D&D mapmaker, and get started with gorgeous,…

'Critical Role: Monsters of Wildemount - Udaak Premium Figure' by WizKids

Get a free adventure for 7th-level characters set in dangerous wastes of Xhorhas, created by one of the authors of…

Enemies and allies from the world of hugely popular D&D actual play series Critical Role are being recreated in plastic…

WizKids unveiled two new Critical Role: Monsters of Wildemount miniatures boxed sets for release in April. Critical Role features several…

WizKids and Critical Role have revealed a new line of figures on the way as they bring more characters from…

WizkKids revealed three new Critical Role: Factions of Wildemount miniatures boxed sets for release in April. Critical Role and WizKids…

The next member of The Might Nein from the hit series Critical Role has arrived at Sideshow Collectibles. The Half-Orc…

The Mighty Nein member Beauregard "Beau" Lionett begins her own quest onto your shelves with the newest statue from Sideshow…

Derek Kolstad is the creator and writer of Keanu Reeves’ John Wick movie franchise, and the Hollywood Reporter has an…

Thumbnail image from Wizards of the Coast You have been invited to take part in a new RPG table. As…

The newest D&D book, Candlekeep Mysteries, will feature WotC’s first official wheelchair-accessible dungeon, according to recent announcements. With the recent…

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It looks like 2020 started a trend: a new D&D book is on the horizon, with details coming next week,…

With 2021 looming and at least three classic D&D settings in the works, the question remains, which ones, and when?…

The rocky journey towards inclusivity and diversity continues for D&D, but according to a recent report from Wired, there’s trouble…

Boy 2020 sure was a year wasn’t it? But for all that, there were some pretty amazing games released this…

With 2020 in the books and all the retrospectives done, it's time to face some cold, hard facts: broadcast network…

One of the reasons we started writing about playing 5th Edition with just two people was that it brought us…

Goodbye 2020, and let’s ring in the new year!  I think we have all been waiting for this one a…

2020 has been a long and difficult year. For our writers (and many of you out there too) tabletop RPGs…

2020 has been a long and difficult year. For our writers (and many of you out there too) tabletop RPGs…

It feels like three years, but as 2020 comes to a close, let’s look back at the year in RPGs.…

2020 was a hard year for so many as we, as a planet, dealt with untold tragedies throughout the world.…

In the fall of 2020, the cast of Critical Role made what, at the time to them, was a geek…

This is the final article in our series all about improving your games in a way that both your players…

As the second campaign for Critical Role begins, Sideshow Collectibles announces that some characters from The Mighty Nein are getting…

Sideshow Collectibles announces a very special collectible art print just in time for the second campaign of Critical Role. Fans…

Welcome to the comprehensive beginner’s guide to Dungeons & Dragons! D&D is basically a roleplaying game. You’ve probably seen it…

Greg & Shelly get you up to speed with the D&D Holiday Specials, Heroes' Feast, D&D news, and the announcement…

Need a game for your gaming tools proficiency? The next time your characters sit down between Dungeons and/or Dragons, here…

Thumbnail image by Alena Aenami We’ve all been there. A friend approaches you after finishing The Witcher 3 or Assassins…

Want to bring more vocal variety to your RPGs? Here are five different things you can try to add some…

The existence of the Sovereign’s Finest in the nation of Aldis has, from the beginning, been almost entirely for the…

Getting excited about an upcoming game is a wonderful thing, so this list is here to stoke those particular fires…

Hey, critters! If you're a fan of Critical Role — that self-described "bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors who sit around…

Wizards of the Coast earned over $4,400 for Extra Life 4 Kids and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with five…

Between celebrity dungeon masters, high profile games for charity, and million dollar campaigns, Dungeons and Dragons has become a game…

Troubles in Otari Livestream Tuesday, November 17, 2020 A new Pathfinder Second Edition livestream begins on the official Paizo Twitch…

This week: Paradox takes back the reins on the World of Darkness; controversy around Matthew Mercer's character on Haunted West;…

The premiere episode! Critical Role and Dark Horse comics news, Paradox Interactive brings Vampire in-house, and more! The post Awesomesticks…

This week sees the release of a Quickstart for our Blue Rose AGE roleplaying game. Green Ronin’s Quickstarts have always…

November 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a CommentAds: Sales from links may earn us money It’s Friday the 13th!…

Wizards of the Coast and Extra Life for Kids have joined forces to bring you one of a kind D&D…

Dark Horse Comics and Critical Role unveiled Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins, a brand new line of hardcover graphic…

Last month, Critical Role announced they were starting their own tabletop wing of the company with Darrington Press. As part…

If you’re brand new to RPGs, then there must be something quite intimidating about staring at a character sheet, being…

Tomorrow, for a special N7 day one-shot, Jennifer Hale and Mark Meer join Austin Walker for a Mass Effect themed…

As we announced earlier this week, to celebrate the release of Sacred Band’s Nisaba edition, we are giving you the…

As we announced earlier this week, to celebrate the release of Sacred Band’s Nisaba edition, we are giving you the…

As we announced earlier this week, to celebrate the release of Sacred Band’s Nisaba edition, we are giving you the…

Sometimes we want to escape into a world filled with ancient mysteries, incredible magic and extravagant headgear - and that’s…

A trio of big-name guest writers have been announced for Bardsung, the upcoming dungeon-crawler from Dark Souls: The Board Game,…

As we announced yesterday, to celebrate the release of Sacred Band’s Nisaba edition, we are giving you the Mutants &…

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October 30, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💶 Links may earn commission Looking for an RPG news summary? You’re…

During the Q3 conference call, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner hinted that a live-action TV show might be in store for…

Popular Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying group, Critical Role, has announced the launch of its very own publishing company, Darrington Press.…

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The folks at Critical Role have expanded their business yet again as they have launched a new publishing wing called…

Matt Mercer and the Critical Role team have launched their own tabletop games company Darrington Press today.

Ever since their inaugural stream on Geek & Sundry, Critical Role has expanded its tabletop footprint in the past several…

Critical Role announces Darrington Press, a new tabletop publishing company with 4 new projects from Exandria and beyond in the…

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D&D is bigger than ever, according to the latest data gathered from Roll20’s, D&D accounts for more than 60% of…

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

Racism and sexism blamed for ruining multi-million Dollar Dragonlance deal as Wizards of the Coast are taken to court time…

The World of Critical Role is a look back over the last five years of Critical Role. From its unlikely…

Roll20 announced that Code2040 would be the charity partner for their 2020 convention. Code2040 tackles racial disparity in the tech…

First revealed last month, Bardsung is the next big release from Steamforged, the British publisher behind miniatures games Guild Ball…

The world of Exandria is coming to Munchkin, because it would be weird the other way ’round. Come check out…

Chapter 4: Devastation’s Light, is one of the coolest and most challenging chapters to run in Icewind Dale: Rime of…

A new batch of errata make sweeping changes to D&D 5E, one of the biggest affects some of the smallest–racial…

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

If you liked the Combat Wheelchair, you’re sure to love Sara Thompson’s take on Matt Mercer’s Blood Hunter, inspired by…

Wizards of the Coast revealed some interesting news at D&D Celebration this past weekend. During Inside the D&D Studio with…

One last big announcement from D&D Celebration 2020 — at least three classic D&D settings are in the works, and…

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is all about horror and eerie encounters in the snowy wastes—with a few lighthearted…

I seem to have a thing for writing Blue Rose announcements in June but, given it is Pride Month, and…

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is here! This huge new adventure book is filled with opportunities for characters to…

Deven Rue is a popular tabletop cartographer. How popular? Deven produces maps for Critical Role and Wizards of their Coast.…

Tabletop roleplaying is not limited to the tabletop. Players are always finding new ways to experience roleplaying games, whether online…

Spooky season is here folks, and D&D has some iconic and questionable costumes coming to an abandoned store in a…

Critical Role has a new wave of vinyl Funko Pop! figures coming this fall–and we’ve got a closer look at…

September 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a CommentAds: Sales from links may earn us money For many of us,…

There are audio games like Pazio’s impressive Starfinder for Alexa that features Nathan Fillion and Critical Role’s Laura Bailey or…

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

It's now possible for DriveThruRPG publishers to sell Astral modules.

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

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

It’s been… more weeks than intended… but today I’m getting back to my breakdown of Mythic Odysseys of Theros, the…

Awesome miniatures, epic adventure – Steamforged Games latest box comes with minis and an adventure tailor-made to use your new…

Manticore Games have partnered with Wizards of the Coast to bring Dungeons & Dragons to Core. To encourage tabletop gamers…