‘Vox Machina’: The Legendary Heroes and the Show They Inspired
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Ultra Pro Reveals 'Critical Role: Caleb Widocast's Game Master Spell Book'
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New TTRPG Actual Play Show Sunday Spy Club Announced
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D&D: Five Ways to Carry All That Gold
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D&D: Five Consumables that are Worth the Gold
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Hit the Road with the Five Best Steeds in D&D
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‘Dungeons and Daddies’ Isn’t a Naughty D&D Podcast (Mostly)
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Critical Role’s ‘Mighty Nein’ Series is Cooking, Plus LVM Season 3 Trailer!
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D&D: Five of the Weirdest Weapons in 5E
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Dead by Daylight’s Dungeons & Dragons DLC Lets You Play Vecna to Kill Your Friends
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College Football 25 Releases New Deep-Dive Video
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RPG Spotlight: ‘Eat the Reich’ Let’s You Kill Hitler… With Vampires
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D&D: Five Magic Daggers Worth Backstabbing Your Best Friend For
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‘Dimension 20’: Say Hi to Your Intrepid Heroes
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D&D: Five of the Deadliest Low Level Monsters
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“You don't know when something profound is going to happen”: Designer behind Critical Role's new RPG on the therapeutic potential of tabletop games
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Fresh from Stranger Things and Critical Role, D&D villain Vecna shows his hand in Dead by Daylight
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Vecna Arrives in Dead By Daylight D&D Crossover – Can You Survive The Lich
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Dead By Daylight Announces D&D Content, 2V8, & More
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Burglars Hit Shop Twice in Two Weeks, Retailer Sells Store to Customers, New TTG Store Opens
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Burglars Hit Comic Shop Twice in Two Weeks, Retailer Sells Store to Customers, New TTG Store Opens
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The Legend of Vox Machina’s third season will deliver more animated Critical Role this fall
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Critical Role’s new subscription service includes two exclusive shows and live event presale access
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‘Critical Role’ Launches ‘Beacon’ – Like Dropout.tv But for Critters
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Pre-Order the Official ‘Shin Megami Tensei RPG’ Now, Plus More RPG Releases
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‘Critical Role’s ‘Daggerheart’ Gets a New Update Next Week
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Critical Role’s best Campaign 3 arc yet just stumbled with a clumsy crossover
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WizKids Releasing New Wave of ‘Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures’ For Bell’s Hells
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Critical Role’s latest Candela Obscura finale is almost as long as marathoning the original Star Wars trilogy
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Critical Role’s investigative horror RPG Candela Obscura will perform live on stage for the first time in LA
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Critical Role Announces Candela Obscura Live Next Month
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D&D maker continues to lean on MTG and Baldur’s Gate 3 during 2024's “turnaround” phase
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D&D maker continues to lean on MTG and Baldur’s Gate 3 during 2024's “turnaround” phase
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Critical Role To Release Limited Edition Sandkheg's Hide Whiskey
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Critical Role's official Vox Machina-inspired whiskey will let you turn D&D into Drinking & Drunkenness
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10 best spells in D&D 5E
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Wizards of the Coast president Cynthia Williams departs D&D and Magic: The Gathering's maker
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Dimension 20 addresses Madison Square Garden “nonsense”, won’t use dynamic pricing at future live shows
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Critical Role’s ‘Daggerheart’ RPG Changes Hope and Fear in Playtest Update
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Critical Role maker’s Daggerheart cuts back on stress and fear in latest RPG playtest update
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Transcending Mortality: Playing as a Lich in D&D
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Dimension 20 will bring The Unsleeping City’s fantasy NYC to Madison Square Garden
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How to Use D&D Beyond
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Does the world need Critical Role's new RPG Daggerheart?
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D&D 5E shrinks down to a Borrowers and Arrietty-like world in Adventures in the Household RPG
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Let’s Play D&D With a ‘Fallout’ Vault Dweller
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Critical Role's D&D rival Daggerheart plays tabletop RPGs' greatest hits well, but struggles to be more than a covers band
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D&D: Five of the Cheapest Items That Will Change Your Game
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Get an exclusive early look at the next Critical Role comic, featuring an entirely new Vox Machina adventure
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LEGO’s official Dungeons & Dragons set will launch with an actual play one-shot featuring the designer
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‘Critical Role’ Takes ‘Daggerheart’ for a Spin In 4 Hour Live-Play
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Is the next version of Dungeons & Dragons coming too late?
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Critical Role RPG Daggerheart opens its public playtest, giving you the chance to try the D&D rival for free
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‘Critical Role’: Add the Deadly Uk’otoa to Your Adventures with New Mini
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James D’Amato interview: Why the Ultimate RPG Game Master’s Guide author is sceptical on the Matt Mercer effect
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Outside the Box – March 8th: Corvus Belli’s Infinity Torchlight & More
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D&D: Five Pirate-Themed Magic Items to Swash That Buckle
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Surviving Strangehollow – New 5e Setting
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You'll be able to play Critical Role's D&D rival Daggerheart soon, as the fantasy RPG gets a public playtest
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Darrington Press Announces Daggerheart Open Beta
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‘Critical Role’ Announces Dates for ‘Daggerheart’s Open Beta Playtest
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How to Write a D&D Campaign
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‘Critical Role’ Crown Keepers Minis Are Game Ready Right Out of the Box
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Brennan Lee Mulligan: Everything You Wanted to Know About Dimension 20’s Hilarious DM
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Critical Role celebrates Candela Obscura’s first anniversary with a third chapter and three new cast members.
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Candela Obscura: Circle Of The Crimson Mirror Announced
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Worlds Beyond Number is the slow-burn D&D actual play I didn't know I needed
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Five Spells That Broke D&D
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The Fantasy League: A Guide to Running Sports in D&D
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D&D: Five Magical Subclasses That Won’t Make You Memorize Spell Lists
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'How do we not worry about breaking the fine china?': Dimension 20 DM Brennan Lee Mulligan on Fantasy High’s threequel and roleplaying with abandon
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Midst Announces Final Third Season For The Sci-Fi Audio Drama
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Darrington Press To Release Second Edition Of For The Queen
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Critical Role publisher printing new edition of storytelling game For the Queen
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D&D: Five Consumable Items You Won’t Want to Save Til the Very End
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Who Is Matt Mercer Exactly?
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‘Critical Role’: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Too Afraid to Ask
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Nominees Announced For Fourth Annual Gayming Awards
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Deborah Ann Woll Talks Heroes Feast: Saving the Children's Menu
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Dungeon Dudes and Ghostfire Gaming Arrive In D&D Beyond
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Dungeons & Dragons says “no generative AI was used” to create artwork teasing 2024 core rulebooks
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Candela Obscura Core Rulebook PDF
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Dimension 20’s ‘Fantasy High Junior Year’ Means The Bad Kids Are Back
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D&D 5e Guide: How to Play a Wizard
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“Actual play is a rare type of media where you feel empowered to create”: Critical Role's Matthew Mercer on becoming a more relaxed DM and D&D going mainstream
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Critical Role's Matthew Mercer isn't worried about the RPG actual play bubble bursting
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Community Spotlight: DesiQuest, A Show Celebrating and Sharing Desi Joy
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DesiQuest: Anjali Bhimani on D&D Live-Play Series Inspiration & More
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Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus Author on Duffers, Eddie & More
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Critical Role: Bells Hells–What Doesn't Break Novel On The Way
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Critical Role prequel novel delves into the backstory of Bells Hells’ favourite undead warlock
A new Critical Role prequel novel titled Bells Hells - What Doesn’t Break will publish in June 2024 and give…