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D&D Accessories: Get October Started Strong With These Spooky Halloween Dice
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D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide to Strahd
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The 12 Best Feats for Warlocks in the 2024 Player’s Handbook
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Games Workshop Pre-Orders: ‘Blood Angels’ Weekend
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May your Warhammer Day last (almost) all month
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D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide to Harkon Lukas – Meistersinger of Ravenloft
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D&D: Five Ways To Investigate A Mystery
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The Dark Fantasy Tarot Deck – Now Available!
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The Dark Fantasy Tarot Deck – An Introduction
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October Subscriber Perks: Prepare for Halloween with These Festive Portrait Frames
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‘BattleTech Universe’ – A Thousand Years of Lore And More Out Now
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GW, Warhammer, 40K & Fantasy Minis Trivia Challenge – October 4th
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Raising an Orc-Elf Baby, Minor Household Magic, and More
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Marvel: Crisis Protocol – ‘Abomination’ Rules Bring The Pain
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Warhammer: Friendly Reminder That Warhammer Day Is Tomorrow
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Nothing Red is Safe from Marceline the Vampire Queen
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October 2024 Organized Play Monthly Update
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Brinkmanship: The Cold War Gets Weird for Cthulhu Awakens
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Steamforged Games: Warmachine Roadmap & Two Player Starter Set Pre-Orders
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FanRoll Will Release 'D&D' Beholder Inclusion Dice Set into Retail
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Spooky Games To Get Your October Started Right
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‘Warhammer: The Old World’ How To Play Tomb Kings Of Khemri
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Voting is open for the RPG Publisher Spotlight November 2024
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The ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Party Gathers Once More at Comic-Con London
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Even In The ‘Welcome To Night Vale’ RPG, Do NOT Approach The Dog Park
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Now You Can Form The Head – Voltron RPG Launches October 8th On Kickstarter
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D&D Beginner’s Guide: Dungeon Building Basics
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D&D: Five Ways to Shake Up Your Next Campaign
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Titan to Launch 'RuneScape' Comic in November 2024
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How to Play “Buffer Time”
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Level Up Gateway October Dev Update
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Don’t Worry, The New 5.5E ‘Dungeon Master’s Guide’ Is Still Full Of Magic Items – Preview Details
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Warhammer 40K: What We Want To See This Warhammer Day
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'Magic: The Gathering' Commander Rules Committee Fires Itself
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