D&D: The Five Best Melee Classes
Dungeons & Dragons is full of bruisers, brawlers, and fighters. But which classes are the best melee classes of D&D?…
D&D: This Githyanki Statue Will Haunt Your Desktop
Keep your desk safe from Illithids with the new D&D Githyanki statue. It’s straight off of the cover of the…
Gift Guide: Young Adult Graphic Novels
Teens can be picky readers, but most of them have passions of one sort or another, whether cosplay, cooking, or…
26 October–1 November 2021: Star Wars RPG (finally) announced
This week, we finally get some news about the fate of Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars RPG: unsurprisingly on its way…
Why the D&D Player Survey Takes Aim At Settings and Player Motivations
A new D&D player survey from WotC seems focused on getting at what makes your settings tick, and signals a…
Actions in Combat
In Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition, we've tweaked combat to give it a little more variety. We have flexible types…
Miniatures Gift Prospects for Retail Shelves
Much like recent years, miniatures have been a solid seller in 2021 and should be a pretty hot gift item…
Goatlands gets a helpful adventure omnibus for its 5e multi-genre setting
Goatlands is a campaign setting from Fainting Goat Games that uses D&D’s 5e system. The setting has typical D&D high…
Join the Battle for Beyond, a 6-Part Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Coming Nov. 12!
In a realm between worlds lies the Temple of Beyond, an arena where adventurers from across the multiverse compete against one another for their…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Black Dragons, Even Dragons Have Bullies
Known for their cruelty, evil, and especially odoriferous home, the D&D Black Dragon is one of the worst for an…
Shotguns & Sorcery brings the dragon emperor and fantasy noir to 5e
Geek Native gave a glowing review to Shotguns & Sorcery, the Cypher System and Robert J Schwalb’s design work on…
D&D: Five Spells To Wake The Dead
All Hallow’s Eve has come and gone, but you can still wake the dead in D&D with these five spells.…
Review – Dungeons & Dragons: The Wild Beyond The Witchlight
Last month, Dungeons & Dragons released their latest adventure book as players got to play the whimsically spooky The Wild…
D&D Play Activity Survey
What are the things that make you play D&D? Maybe it’s the open world, the opportunities to optimize or customize…
Wizards of the Coast lose their Creative Lead as Adam Lee leaves
Adam Lee has worked for Wizards of the Coast for nearly 12 years. Starting as a narrative and game designer…
D&D Creators Available Now In Miniature Form
Just how meta do you want your game to be? Find out as the creators of Dungeons & Dragons become…
D&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass – Druid
Multiclassing in D&D is a great way to add depth to your character. Diversify your druid with this 5E Druid…
40K Next 2 Codexes, D&Ds Gruumsh and Greatwyrms, Lara Croft TTRPG
We have 40K’s next 2 codexes and boxed set, D&Ds guide to Gruumsh and Greatwyrms, Lara Croft is getting a…
Giancarlo Esposito Aligns His Characters: The Boys, Mandalorian & More
Giancarlo Esposito is one of the most versatile actors in film and television. Despite playing mostly antagonistic characters he admits,…
An expert touch: A review of The One Ring RPG 2nd edition
The One Ring 2nd edition is the Lord of the Rings RPG from Free League Publishing. The lead writer and…
So, what’s ZEITGEIST?
In the GEARS OF REVOLUTION adventure path for the ZEITGEIST campaign setting, your characters serve in the Homeland Constabulary of…
Roll20 Reveals Dates & Details For Roll20Con 2021
Roll20 took time this week to reveal their plans for Roll20Con 2021, including official dates and some of their special…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide to Gruumsh
Where do elves come from? Well–if the stories are to be believed, it all happens when two gods hate each…
RPG Accessories: D&D Candy You’ll Hide From The Trick’or’Treaters
It’s time to get your Halloween candy ready, but put these D&D inspired candies away to have as a campaign…
Planebreaker opens up D&D’s Planes to even low-level characters
Monte Cook Games’ latest Kickstarter is for 5e and from Cook himself, Bruce Cordell and Sean Reynolds. Planebreaker is a…
World Of Darkness Announces Vampire: The Masquerade “Vampire Jam”
World Of Darkness has announced that they have launched the first official Vampire Jam for video game developers and Vampire:…
D&D: Adventurer’s Guide To The Tomb Of Horrors
The Tomb of Horrors is an infamous dungeon–but what exactly makes it so deadly? Let’s find out. The Tomb of…
Soul Cages: Paizo drops religious “phylacteries” from Pathfinder
A Redditor on Reddit’s Judaism community spotted a culturally minded policy change at Paizo. The Pathfinder publisher will stop using…
GW, Warhammer, 40K & Fantasy Minis Trivia Challenge
It’s Friday! Kick-off your weekend with this retro challenge for the old-schoolers out there. What ancient Games Workshop, 40K, and…
A Question of Culture & Destiny
As you may know by now, a Level Up character’s origin is comprised of heritage, culture, background, and destiny. We’ve…
Halloween Roundup 2021
Halloween is this weekend. It’s time for my big list of Halloween adventures, monsters, music, and more. It’s not too…
D&D: Why Greatwyrms Need The Monster Manual
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons introduces the demigod-like Greatwyrm. But as it turns out, they need the Monster Manual to be…
Finder’s Archive – Canyon Slough
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
BoLS PRIME: How The ‘Ghostbusters’ RPG Shaped ‘The World Of Darkness’– PRIME
The 'Ghostbusters' RPG casts a long shadow. Its influence can be seen everywhere from 'Star Wars' to 'World of Darkness'.…
Digital Tools
The Level Up: Advanced 5E crowdfunding campaign is rolling on and has continued to unlock some amazing stretch goals. With…
Dragons in Level Up
Draconic SpellcastersEach dragon has a variant that gives it the ability to cast spells. Each dragon type/age category combination has…
D&D: Five Easter Eggs From 1st Edition, Hidden In Plain Sight
Have you ever wondered where those notes scrawled in the margins of the monster manual come from? Turns out, it’s…
The Wheel of Time, When It Was a TTRPG
With The Wheel of Time debuting on Prime on November 19th, there is bound to be interest in bringing this…
D&D: How ‘Path Of Planebreaker’ Brings Universe-Hopping Adventure To 5E
‘Tis the season for new 5th Edition campaign settings! Today, Monte Cook and Co. bring you a world-shattering, space-faring moon…
Dragonlance creator’s next fantasy 5e setting heads into augmented reality with the Skyraiders of Abarax
Laura and Tracy Hickman are known for fantasy worlds and D&D settings like Ravenloft and Dragonlance. The couple’s latest project,…
Explore the Chromatic and Gem Dragonborn From Fizban's Treasury of Dragons!
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons offers a trove of dragon lore, new dragons and their minions, Dungeon Master tools, and new player…
Arcadia Issue 9 Breakdown
All art belongs to MCDMThe spooky month arrived, and surprisingly, no spooky Arcadia articles came to accompany it. However, what…
Roll20 curates your Halloween musical playlist for game night
Last week, Roll20 kindly suggested some spooky games to play over the Halloween season. I’ll share those in just a…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Elven Lords STLs, Aegean RPG, Skyraiders of Abarax, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Aegean RPG: Mythic Roleplaying AEGEAN is a tabletop role-playing…
Skyraiders of Abarax lets GMs share secrets and show a changing world via app-assisted Living Tome
Skyraiders of Abarax, the latest project from Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman, launched its Kickstarter on October 26th and is already…
Let’s Play D&D In ‘Dune’
This week we’re going to Arrakis to take on the Sandworm as we figure out how to play D&D in…
D&D: Five Magic Items For Starting Adventurers
Magic items are great treasures for anyone… but these five magic items are perfect for players who are new to…
Dimension 20: Shriek Week Brings Cryptids to College in New Trailer
College can be a horror show, but throw in some cryptids and fantasy elements, and you've got a perfect season…
Pathfinder Nexus, the rival RPG’s equivalent to D&D Beyond, is coming next year
A digital platform designed for tabletop RPG Pathfinder 2E, called Pathfinder Nexus, is arriving online next year. Pathfinder Nexus is…
D&D: Joe Manganiello Joins New ‘Skyraiders Of Abarax’ 5E Setting
Skyraiders of Abarax is a new campaign setting from Tracy and Laura Hickman– with a little help from Joe Manganiello.…
Forbeck's 'Shotguns & Sorcery' Joins '5E'
A new edition of the Shotguns & Sorcery “fantasy noir” setting tooled for 5E will be released next year. Written…
D&D: How The Drakewarden Ranger Fixes Beastmasters
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons has a new subclass that will give you the animal companion you’ve been dreaming of. The…
Toxic Seas Spew Into 5e
Initially, there was one God who loved His people. Over time the people turned to God and challenged Him, asking…
Latest D&D sourcebook Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is discounted on Roll20
Get the latest sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 5E, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, for a discounted price on Roll20. Released…
Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder designers team-up on RPG book for D&D 5E
A new roleplaying game book for Dungeons & Dragons 5E has been created by a team of D&D and Pathfinder…
WizKids Unveils 'D&D Icons of the Realms: Storm King's Thunder'
WizKids unveiled D&D Icons of the Realms: Storm King's Thunder miniatures series, which comes in three new boxed sets, for…
Grab the complete Shotguns and Sorcery for the Cypher System for $18
Matt Forbeck and the Bundle of Holding launched a single-tier Shotguns and Sorcery offer. It’s a wisely timed deal as…
Pathfinder Nexus is the new digital toolset from Paizo and Demiplane
Paizo Publishing, fresh with the newly recognised union, has partnered with Demiplane to launch the official digital toolset for Pathfinder.…
Cartography and adventure: Amazing Encounters and Places’ first volume sweeps into Kickstarter
CZRPG’s Amazing Encounters and Places for D&D is now live. It’s a Kickstarter for a cartography enriched D&D 5e supplement.…
Paizo Partners With Demiplane To Launch Pathfinder Nexus
Paizo announced today they have partnered up with Demiplane to launch their own online organization system with Pathfinder Nexus. Much…
D&D: Our Five Favorite Magic Items From Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is packed full of enough treasure to satisfy even the most voracious of dragons. Here are…
D&D: Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Releases Today!
Today, Dungeons & Dragons brings dragons to life with a new quintessential reference guide – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons!Meet Fizban…
The dark art of the Tomb of the Colossus Gods
Tomb of the Colossus Gods is a Kickstarter slated for February 2022 and a dark campaign setting for 5e. The…
D&D: Surveying The Multiverse– Unearthed Arcana Feedback Is Live
Do you have an opinion about the new Travelers of the Multiverse? WotC wants your feedback with a new survey…
12–25 October 2021: United Paizo Workers
This week: Paizo has recognised United Paizo Workers, a union of its employees that represents the first of its kind…
D&D: ‘Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons’– The BoLS Review
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons promises to deliver you tons of new dragons and dragon accessories. But is it worth hoarding?…
The Workshop: MtG to D&D – The Pentad Prism
Pentad Prism. Art by David Martin Welcome back to another installment of “MtG to D&D,” the semi-regular segment were we…
When, why and what you roll in tabletop RPGs are just as important to storytelling and theme as a game’s world
Do me a favour - grab a 20-sided die (d20), pick a number between 1 and 4 to add to…
Chatting With James Wyatt About D&D's Fizban's Treasury Of Dragons
This week, Wizards of the Coast will be releasing their latest D&D book as players will have a chance to…
Channel the Might of Dragons With 3 New Feats From Fizban's Treasury of Dragons!
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons releases October 26 and offers players a variety of ways to emulate the might of dragons. Chief…
Survey: Travelers of the Multiverse
Take our latest Unearthed Arcana survey. Last time, Unearthed Arcana presented six races for Dungeons & Dragons: astral elf, autognome,…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Five Spooky Familiars That Will Do Your Character’s Bidding
When you say ‘familiars’, people think of cats or owls– but your D&D character can pick from some spooky, scary,…
D&D: Five Ways To Take Wing (And Only One Involves Being Dead)
Flight in Dungeons & Dragons can be a significant tactical advantage. But does one simply fly? Here are five ways…
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Breakdown, Part One
So there I was, raiding a wizard’s library as one does, and I found this book labeled For Review. Someone…
Spellcasting Monsters in Level Up
In Level Up, if a monster or NPC's spell is likely to see use in combat, we include it as…
Astral Projections – Halloween Adventure Seeds
Photo ©2021 Linda Whitson I’ve taken a good friend’s suggestion (challenge?) for Astral Projections: Come up with ideas for Halloween…
D&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass a Cleric
Multiclassing in D&D is a great way to add depth to your character. Customize your cleric with this D&D 5E…
Munsters Reboot, MTG Goes Casual, D&D Spelljamming & the Batmobile
Check out the Munsters Reboot, MTG goes after casual gamers, D&D Spelljamming Guide, the Batmobile, and more. ‘The Munsters’– Rob…
Rolling for Initiative — Gifts for Roleplayers
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
D&D Accessories: Let’s Cosplay Our Characters At The Table
If you’re have been thinking about cosplay as your own character, now is the time and these shops are here…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Spelljamming
The multiverse of D&D is broad and varied. And with folks thinking about travelers of the multiverse it’s time to…
Jenny Owen Youngs: Gorgeous wooden dice and D&D music
Musician Jenny Owen Youngs discovered D&D during the lockdown and now her latest EP, Echo Mountain, as a musical homage…
Introducing Younger Players to the Joys of Historical and Indy Wargaming
The next generation of wargamers are out there – how do we get them to the table? As you may…
D&D: Critical Role’s Campaign 3 Characters
Critical Role Campaign 3 kicked off this past week with a cast of colorful characters, both old and new. Here…
5 Tips for Running the Death House One-Shot From Curse of Strahd
Death House is a modern Dungeons & Dragons horror classic. The adventure was unveiled in the February 2016 issue of…
GW, Warhammer, 40K & Fantasy Minis Trivia Challenge
It’s Friday! Kick-off your weekend with this retro challenge for the old-schoolers out there. What ancient Games Workshop, 40K, and…
Cos-tober: Eleven from ‘Stranger Things’ Cosplay Can Change Everything
One girl. One Cosplay. SO many EGGOS. It’s Cos-tober! That’s right, I made that up. But it’s finally October: time…
Meet Cenya the Elf Bard
Stonesinger Cenya is one of the pregenerated characters which will be available for free from this website. She is a…
Unseasonal Cheer
Awfully Apocalyptic News We’ve been talking about our exceedingly popular Level Up: Advanced 5E game and associated kickstarter recently but…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #123
Behind the scenes, it’s been an important week for the RPG industry. Paizo staff have a Union, thanks to freelancer…
New Star Wars RPGs In Development, ‘Edge Of The Empire’ Publishers Confirm
Building on Fantasy Flight Games’ legacy, Asmodee’s RPG publishing imprint Edge Studio has announced that it’s developing new Star Wars…
D&D: 5E Setting Campaign Launched by Lead Designers of ‘Neverwinter Nights’ And ‘Dragon Age Origins’
The tabletop studio Arcanum Worlds is chock full of ex-BioWare devs, and they’re back with a new 5th Edition Kickstarter:…
Dragon Age and Baldur’s Gate writer behind Norse-inspired D&D 5E RPG book
Explore the watery world of Grimnir in the Norse-inspired roleplaying game book for Dungeons & Dragons 5E, Raiders of the…
Free to Download: Amazing Encounters & Places, Vol 1 (5E) preview
Geek Native of the upcoming Amazing Encounter & Places, Vol 1 a 5e supplement with encounters, locations, plot and some…
Review of 'Orcs: The Legend' (TPB)
Orcs: The Legend TPPublisher: BOOM! StudiosRelease Date: November 2021Price: $14.99Creator: Christine LarsenFormat: 256 pages, Full Color, 6” x 9”, Trade…
D&D: Three Items To End Your Campaign
Are you tired of your campaign? Here are three items that are all but guaranteed to bring it to a…
