D&D: The Five Best Battle Master Maneuvers In 5E
Battle Masters have a huge bag of tricks to pull from. But when the chips are down, these are the…
RPG: Chaosium Will Reprint ‘Call Of Cthulhu’s 7th Edition Starter Set In April
After three years, Chaosium is giving the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition starter set a new look in April. Check…
'Magic: The Gathering' Reaches for the Stars
Wizards of the Coast announced Secret Lair: The Astrology Lands, a new series of Magic: The Gathering drop sets, which…
The Workshop: (Super)Heroes on Demand – Charon, the Broken Sorcerer
Copyright Marvel Entertainment As I talked about previously, one of the things that I love in a superhero RPG is…
D&D: Stars And Idle Champions Battle In ‘Champions Of The Realm’
The show Champions of the Realm pits some of your favorite streamers and celebrities against each other in a D&D tournament…
Dungeons & Dragons disability representation focus of Limitless Heroics supplement
Create, run and play campaigns of Dungeons & Dragons 5E featuring characters with disabilities, neurodivergence and mental illnesses using Limitless…
Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game sees tabletop players preparing to die
An upcoming tabletop roleplaying game based on the Dark Souls series of video games is coming to a bonfire near…
Modiphius Explores 'Star Trek's' Shackleton Expanse
Modiphius Entertainment will release Star Trek Adventures: Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, an TTRPG setting book, into retail in January 2022.…
The Dark Equine Art Series by J Edward Neill
One year in the making. Six surreal horses. Stallions, mares, unicorns, even a kelpie… Please enjoy my newest collection. And…
D&D Monster Spotlight: The Umber Hulk
Something is bugging me about this week’s monster…it’s left me feeling dazed and confused… It’s the Umber Hulk! WHATCHA GONNA…
D&D: Five Spells For Making And Breaking Resolutions
It’s a new year and that can only mean one thing: time to make and break promises. Uphold traditions with…
Let’s Make A Dungeon Part 6 – Moving Parts And Dynamic Dungeons
We close out our Let’s Make A Dungeon series with a look at how to make a dungeon feel alive!…
Tome Unbound: Tetomatli
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a tetomatli without modifying its challenge rating. Immolating Strike…
Wyvern Gaming Reveals New 'Stargate SG-1 RPG' Supplements
Wyvern Gaming revealed Stargate SG-1 RPG Gate Master Screen and Item Cards for release into retail in January 2022. The…
D&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass – Artificer
Multiclassing in D&D is a great way to add depth to your character. Amp up your Artificer with this 5E…
Astral Projections – 2022 Forecast
Happy New Year’s, the 2022 Astral Projections Edition! And about time. I like to start off my Astral Projections with…
40K’s 2022 Minis, D&D’s Next Books, Arcane Cosplay, Wheel of Time Stumbles
Check out GW’s tease of 40K’s 2022 Minis, every D&D upcoming book, amazing ‘Arcane’ Cosplays, and ‘Wheel of Time’ stumbles…
Games Workshop Founder Sir Ian Livingstone Receives Knighthood
Ian Livingstone, Games Workshop founder, will now be known as Sir Ian Livingstone as he was bestowed a Knighthood via…
Rolling for Initiative — Change Has Come and Will Keep Coming
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Celebrating National Science Fiction Day
Today is National Science Fiction Day in the U.S., so it feels a bit like a communal unbirthday for every…
D&D Accessories: Start Your Own Studio Ghibli Inspired Campaign!
Few things are as magical as Studio Ghibli, which may make it the perfect setting for your next D&D campaign.…
D&D: Let’s Make A Dungeon Part 5 – You Gotta Start Somewhere
Alright friends, it’s Dungeon-making time–this week we’re taking a closer look at where and how our players will run into…
D&D: The Forgotten Realms – An Adventurer’s Guide
Today we delve into one of the most iconic settings in all of D&D. Welcome to Faerûn – the home of…
Free to Download: Sean K Reynolds’ Five Moons RPG
Sean K Reynolds is an RPG designer with significant Wizards of the Coast credits to his name. Today he made…
HAPPY NEW YEARS 2022! – D&D Open Thread
Happy New Year 2022 everyone! The hangover is upon like a wizard’s spell. Tell us of your greatest adventures while…
Publisher Spotlight and discount coupon: February 2022
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022!
Goodbye 2021, and let’s ring in the new year! I think we have all been waiting for this one a…
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…
D&D: Let’s Make A Dungeon Part 4 – If You Build It, They Will Delve
Let’s make a Dungeon! Connective tissue and boss fights–here’s how these two ingredients will make your Dungeon one to remember.…
A Year In Review
Looking Back, Heading Forward This is it… the final blog post of 2021. Has it really been a year already?!?…
D&D: Every Book We Know Is Coming In 2022
With a new year just around the corner, let’s take a look at every D&D book we know is coming…
You Find Yourself in a Haunted House: Creepy Friends
Some locations—the wizard’s tower, the sunken temple, the haunted house—appear repeatedly in stories and adventures. In this series, we’ll explore…
Finder’s Archives – New Year’s Resolutions
Fireworks Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. So, today is the 31st of December. Or at least…
D&D: Kick Your Campaign Off Right
It is a time for new beginnings all around the country, so let’s talk about how you can make your…
Games of the Year 2021: Chase on the charming and challenging Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Would it scandalize the readers to learn I don’t play many board games? Despite suffusing my day job with expensive…
Dungeons & Dragons To Debut Champions Of The Realm In January
Wizards of the Coast has partnered up with RealmSmith and Lost Odyssey for a special Dungeons & Dragons streaming event…
D&D: Let’s Make A Dungeon Part 3 – A Room With A View
You’ve picked out your Dungeon, given it an evocative theme and come up with a list of monsters to populate…
Magic Realm – The 2nd Most Complicated Board Game Ever
With so many ‘fiddly’ tabletop games out there, there must be some that go beyond the call of fiddliness. Magic…
Year in Review: Organized Play in 2021
Greetings, players! As we close out 2021, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite things: numbers and…
D&D: ‘Monsters Of The Multiverse’ Preview – Duergar, Centaurs, and Starspawn Oh My!
New art reveals some of the monsters and PC races waiting in the upcoming Monsters of the Multiverse book. Mordenkainen…
Conventions & Calendars: One Is Too Expansive To Host Without The Other
As a regular attendee of multiple tabletop gaming conventions, I’m writing a plea: Convention organizers, mark your calendars with the…
D&D: Need A Villain? Try These Five Low-Level Monsters
Adventures are the most popular out there right now. Want a D&D low level monster to shake things up? We’ve…
D&D: Let’s Make A Dungeon Part 2 – What Lies Inside
Let’s make a Dungeon! The Lost Sanctum of the Vampire Knight has an epic name, now we need some monsters…
Tales of Lost Omens: A New Game of Drouge
“A new game?” Kesara asked, her old Vudrani hands already sweeping the drouge pieces off the embroidered cloth, milk-pale jade…
Let’s Play D&D With Spider-Man
Today we’re playing Dungeons and Dragons with great power and great responsibility. Let’s invite Spider-Man to the table. Spider-Man has…
The adjective brand: “How to Be More D&D – Face Your Dragons, Be More Adventurous, and Live Your Best Geeky Life” announced
Fifteen years ago, Google asked people not to Google. The search engine was worried that people using the brand name…
D&D: Let’s Make A Dungeon Part 1
As the year ends, the time is right to put some Dragons into a Dungeon. Grab your graph paper, let’s…
Our Five Favorite TTRPGs In 2021
The year is winding down, and that means it’s time to look at our favorite things from this past year.…
Parties of Interest: The Ever-After Club
The relocated caravel Fiddler’s Prospect has been converted into a series of laboratories and small guest rooms. From this new…
Chaosium Will Release 'Call of Cthulhu 7E: Starter Set'
Chaosium will release Call of Cthulhu 7E: Starter Set, an entry-level RPG product, into retail in April 2022. This Starter…
Rogue Review – The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Do you like games where you have to communicate but can’t talk? How about your card counting skills? Are they…
D&D: Five Ways Sidekicks Make Your Game Better
With Tasha’s Cauldron introducing new D&D sidekick rules, here are five reasons having an apprentice gives your game a lasting…
Playing Solo RPGs, GM Tips with Jon Cohen (Tale of the Manticore)
The Creator of the Tale of the Manticore actual podcast, Jon Cohen, returns to the podcast. We discuss his dark…
The Origin Of D&D Adventurers: Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser – Prime
In the years before Dungeons & Dragons, two erstwhile heroes laid the foundation for every PC ever. Including yours. Dungeons…
Let Me Sleep, It’s Christmas Time
I find myself listening to A Perfect Circle at some way too late part of the night (morning) staring at…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils 'Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty' Buy-a-Box Promo
Wizards of the Coast unveiled the Buy-a-Box promo for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. The foil Buy-a-Box promo is Satoru Umezawa, a…
Race Through Space in Next 'Starfinder RPG' Standalone Adventure
Paizo, Inc. revealed Redshift Rally, a standalone adventure for Starfinder RPG, which will release in August 2022. Redshift Rally is…
Join the quest for suicide awareness and prevention at Rolling in the New Year!
Jasper’s Game Day is a non-profit organization that raises money for suicide prevention and awareness. They do this through RPGs…
D&D: Our Five Favorite 5E Books This Year
The year is winding down, and that means it’s time to look at our favorite things from this past year.…
The Workshop: There’s An Adventure in That – Panic Station
The Expanse Season 6 Promotional Image. By the time this article goes live, we’ll be several weeks into what will…
D&D: Running Boss Fights Is Hard – Here’s Five Ways To Fix That
Parties killing the villain in round one. Fights turn into a heavy slog. Running boss fights in D&D is hard.…
Games of the Year 2021: Liv on the re-inventive Unfathomable
This year - or half a year - has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. Having joined the…
Add 'Brigante Celts' to 'D&D' Town Encounters
WizKids will release WizKids Deep Cuts: Brigante Celts, a miniatures boxed set, into retail stores in April 2022. WizKids Deep…
Paizo Unveils 'Pathfinder Dark Archive'
Paizo, Inc. unveiled Pathfinder Dark Archive, a new rulebook for Pathfinder RPG 2E, which will release in August 2022. Pathfinder…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Androsphinx
If you can answer their riddle, complete their quest, or just not tick them off, Androsphinxes can go from monster…
Karma Puts ‘Star Wars: Eclipse’ In Development Hell
Due to their own actions, after 18 month of development, the studio behind Star Wars: Eclipse – Quantic Dream still…
D&D: Get The ‘Dragon Of Icespire Peak’ Free Today
Check out an abridged version of the D&D Essentials starter kit adventure, Dragon of Icespire Peak, absolutely free from WotC.…
Warlock’s Apprentice: Ahu-Nixta, Hivemind of the Concordant Chronosphere
In the time before Midgard, there was only the Void—and within that twilight dwelled the ahu-nixta. While mortals use the…
Light touch; big flavour: A review of Soulbound: Champions of Order
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Astral Holiday Special #4 – The Grinch & Max (Genesys)
© Turner Entertainment Co. Welcome to my fourth Holiday Special of December 2021. This is also my last column of…
Wizards of the Coast Reveals Full Product Line Deets for 'Kamigawa Neon Dynasty'
Wizards of the Coast revealed the full product line details for Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, the next Magic: The Gathering Standard…
LEGO Trench Run, D&D Cantrips, Kate Bishop, 40K New Eldar
Check out this 80,000 piece LEGO Star Wars Trench Run, D&D Underrated Cantrips, Hawkeye’s Kate Bishop, and 40K New Eldar…
Cubicle 7 Will Release 'Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game 2E Starter Set'
Cubicle 7 will release a Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game 2E Starter Set into retail stores in Q2 2022. …
D&D: Common Magic Items, Uncommonly Good Powers
What do you hand your players when a +1 sword just won’t cut it anymore? These D&D Common Magic Items…
The Big Gamble – Adding gambling to an RPG
I’ve been playing a lot of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker lately, and wanting to add some casino games into a…
Monstrous Menagerie Preview: Blue Dragon
If you love dragons, and don’t have the Monstrous Menagerie yet, here’s a preview of one iconic monster: the blue…
D&D Accessories: Loot for Rangers
If archery and animal companions are some of your favorite in-game things, these ranger-themed accessories are for you. Rangers are…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To The Para-Elemental Planes
Tired of boring old Earth, Fire, Water, Air, and Heart? Try one of the para-elemental planes, and maybe at last…
Free to Download: Dragonlance’s Champions of Kyrnn 5e adventure
The War of the Lance is over, but Evil is a BAD loser...
A D&D Jingle Bells parody: Ginny Di sings a TPK Carol
YouTuber and cosplayer Ginny Di has released a Christmas musical with a tabletop RPG theme.
Free to Download: Kult scenario Et In Arcadia Ego
Kult is a horror RPG rich with the occult and gnostic references and very adult.
Spirit Ancient Tales is an RPG of possessed adventurers
The ancient spirits in the game have had enough of waiting and watching. They possess people to achieve their goals,…
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…
Authors of Myth
Let these mythical creatures not be overshadowed! Our freelancers aren't monsters in any sense of the word, but according to…
Outside the Box – December 24th
Welcome back for the last issue of Outside the Box for 2021! We have news from Mierce Miniatures, Wargames Atlantic,…
D&D: Cursed Items– Magic Items To Make Life Intereting
Magic Items are a rewarding part of any adventure. Not these ones though. Here are five D&D cursed items with…
The Song Undying: Rank and File
With its rising popularity, the Song Undying attracts a wide spectrum of people to its ranks. Some become useful instruments…
D&D: Five Edible Magic Items
Sure magic swords sound cool. But can you eat them? I didn’t think so. Unlike these items, which are a…
Finder Archives – The Merry Season
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. Now, if my math is correct, then this particular blog post…
The Beastheart – An MCDM Class for D&D5e – Breakdown Part 3
Ho ho ho! Here is the last article about an MCDM product of the year! Hope you are having a…
Free preview of Limitless Heroics: Characters with Disabilities, Mental Illness, and Neurodivergence for 5e
This blogger faces disability challenges and has tried but failed to commission art showing adventurers of all body types and…
Happy Holidays 2021 from Organized Play!
Greetings, friends, and happy holidays! Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, First Choices, Winterbloom, Festivus, or Christmas—whether your holidays are done…
D&D: Five Underrated Cantrips
Cantrips are a spellcaster’s best friend, always there when you need them. These five are some of our underrated faves.…
Kindle That Bonfire– ‘Dark Souls’ RPG Incoming
Time to find out if a soul will still burn. Steamforged Games lights the bonfires for a Dark Souls RPG.…
D&D: 5 Monsters That Prove 1/4 The CR Does Not Mean 1/4 The Fun
If you didn’t know, CR 1/4 monsters are the most popular monsters in all D&D. But here are five that…
Salvage Union: An Interview With Panayiotis Lines and Aled Lawlor (Leyline Press)
I started corresponding with Panayiotis Lines during his time with Modiphius Entertainment. Now that he’s running his own company along…
Iconic Encounter: Pointed Questions
As the white-bearded man casually strolled across the rainy courtyard, shadowy figures kept pace with him atop the buildings surrounding…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Dinosaurs, Lava Terrain, Mechs, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! The Sh*tty Not Compendium – 5e You might be…
Arcadia Issue 11 Breakdown
All art belongs to MCDMWow! I can’t finish reviewing the Beastheart class and I am already thrown a new Arcadia…