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D&D models its digital future on MTG’s Universes Beyond pop culture crossovers
More dolls in the fantasy sandbox.
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Dungeons & Dragons teases an official LEGO set, Converse shoes and Pop-Tarts
The breakfast of champion-subclassed Fighters.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ next official adventure Thanos-ifiies Vecna in a multiverse-spanning campaign
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: all worlds are in peril!
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Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 core rulebooks get official release dates
D&D 2024's three core books strangely stagger their releases months apart.
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Studio developing Dungeons & Dragons RPG video game lays off 44 workers, shelves project
Hidden Path sought additional funding for six months amidst a “challenging environment”.
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Dungeons & Dragons maker kills Dragonlance live-action series, according to Joe Manganiello and series author
Margaret Weis and Manganiello say Wizards of the Coast is not interested in producing anything set in Krynn, at present.
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Tabletop professional looking to make your game a success? Sign up to attend the one-day Tabletop Creators Summit for free!
London gathering for industry professionals will include expert talks and afternoon networking event, with free entry to MCM Comic Con for attendees.
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Pen actual songs about a post-apocalyptic UK in lyric-writing RPG Punk is Dead
Be Like a Crow creator’s game riffs on Mörk Borg with a tour to play music and slay capitalist vampires.
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Kickstarter rival Gamefound had its biggest year yet in 2023, with $12m Nemesis sequel taking the lion’s share
Nemesis: Retaliation and adaptations of The Elder Scrolls, The Witcher and STALKER helped revenue to almost double to $56 million.
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Sentai & Sensibility is an RPG mash-up of Jane Austen and Power Rangers
Meet me in the Megazoid.
Opinion
Charisma in D&D isn't just about confidence - and that goes for real life, too
What a charmer.
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Women are Werewolves and Cloud Empress creators honoured at 2024 Nonbinary Tabletop Awards
Board game content creator Matthew Makak of Room 51 also clinches an award.
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Make real-life masks to explore an enchanted forest as werewolves in folklore RPG Little Wolves
Fae queens and furballs.
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Next Pathfinder RPG core rulebook joins Starfinder 2E playtest at Gen Con 2024
Paizo will serve fans a feast of new adventures and updated rules at annual Indy convention.
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Dune RPG's next campaign book will let you play through new movie Dune: Part Two
Paul of the Imperium.
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How to draft Magic: The Gathering’s Murders at Karlov Manor
A beginner’s guide to Ravnican detective work across 10 dual-colour archetypes.
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February’s month-long celebration of tabletop RPG zines returns - here’s how you can join in
Zine Month, ZineQuest, it’s all A4 to me.
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D&D head designer says 2024 books won’t release before summer: “we will still be working on the books in May”
Jeremy Crawford breaks down the very last Unearthed Arcana playtest and kills early 2024 launch wishes.
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Dungeons & Dragons maker reportedly looks at Tencent to sell future video games like Baldur’s Gate 3
UPDATE: Wizards denies rumours of IP sale
Opinion
This Game of Thrones and Godfather-inspired Blades in the Dark RPG turns heists into gambles for political power
Words are mightier than the sword.
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SPONSORED: Gothic RPG adventure Veil of the Eternal Night brings Castlevania vibes to D&D 5E
Horror supplement includes dozens of monsters, 13 new subclasses and a huge campaign spanning levels 1 to 20.
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Call of Cthulhu RPG returns to Arkham with sourcebook next month, new campaign and scenario collection revealed
Three-part 1920s campaign and follow-up to one-shot anthology Gateways to Terror will release this spring.
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The first-ever copy of Dungeons & Dragons was bought by another RPG industry legend
RuneQuest co-creator Greg Stafford still remembers the one that got away.
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Exclusive first look at Pendragon 6E’s Player’s Handbook and The Grey Knight, fantasy RPG’s biggest update in almost 20 years
Revised core rulebook and re-release of first-ever adventure will release in April.
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Marvel Multiverse creators on staying true to the comics, going behind the mask of superheroes and making ‘Avengers moments’ in the tabletop RPG
“We focused on making the game feel like a blockbuster Marvel event.”
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Rebel Moon tabletop RPG studio resolves Netflix lawsuit 'amicably'
Evil Genius Games will soon begin issuing pre-order refunds on the tie-in RPG for Snyder's sci-fi flick.
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Crime heist RPG Swyvers sounds like an even down-and-dirtier Blades in the Dark
“A grotty system for running a grotty game.”
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Dungeons & Dragons is adventuring into its first virtual reality video game
I cast Ray of Motion Sickness!
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Mausritter’s community created a 250-room megadungeon for the mouse-and-magic RPG
Tomb of a Thousand Doors combines an entire game jam into a sprawling, deadly dungeon crawl.
How To
7 essential D&D tips for first-time players
5E etiquette from almost a decade of tabletop roleplaying experience.
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The most popular D&D character is a human fighter called Bob, according to the RPG's makers
No love for smallfolk, but y’all really appreciate the ‘magic’ of a sharp stick.
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Ghibli-esque Mothership setting Cloud Empress gets an expansion inspired by Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Land of the Living and Land of the Dead explore two more grand slices of Cloud Empress’ unique post-apocalyptic world.
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Warhammer Fantasy reboot The Old World is getting a tabletop RPG
Age of Sigmar: Soulbound and Wrath & Glory publisher Cubicle 7 adds a third fantasy Warhammer RPG to its roster.
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Dungeoneering wizard gang RPG Ars Magica returns with a definitive fifth edition
We will deal with you, me and my wizard crew.
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Former D&D designer brings Elden Ring's most iconic (and difficult) boss fight to 5E tabletop RPGs
Roll the dice against the Goddess of Rot.
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Disney Lorcana's official tournaments kick off this spring ahead of 2025 World Championship
US and European championships will award invites to the global competition, while in-store set championships promise exclusive promo cards.
Best Games
Best tabletop RPGs 2024 (that aren’t Dungeons & Dragons 5E)
Explore worlds beyond the Forgotten Realms.
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Use a tarot deck to weave stories of magical academia and personal growth in solo RPG The Covens of Midnight
Choose your patron, study hard and trust the cards.
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RPG pioneer Jennell Jaquays to be memorialised with megadungeon inspired by D&D classic Caverns of Thracia
Return to Perinthos, a book full of user-submitted dungeons, will benefit Jaquays’ family and Trans Lifeline.
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Upcoming RPGs 2024: 14 tabletop roleplaying games you should play this year
Discover new worlds and tell new stories.
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Weird sci-fantasy RPG Troika makes its core rules free
A digital PDF of the core rules available on publisher Melsonian Art Council's website.
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Chick-fil-A - yes, that Chick-fil-A - is looking for someone to help make board games
The chicken slinger anti-equal rights funder is on the hunt for the next Sneak King.
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Jennell Jaquays, Dungeons & Dragons and video game designer, has passed away
Dark Tower and Caverns of Thracia creator dies following battle with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Solo But Not Alone’s fourth annual bundle collects 124 solo RPGs to support mental health charity
All proceeds of the $10 bundle will benefit Take This, a gaming-focused nonprofit.
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Legend in the Mist turns City of Mist into a rustic fantasy RPG that's more than another D&D
Son of Oak’s dip into the fantasy waters trades endless stats for description-based move sets.
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Call of Cthulhu RPG humble bundle unleashes a world of charity-supporting eldritch horrors for $5
Starter set and beginner scenarios accompany a Chaosium-approved colouring book.
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YouTube’s favourite dungeon master earns $4.6 million to create a fantasy RPG beyond the influence of D&D
Matt Colville’s MCDM RPG escapes fantasy heartbreaker territory with a mega-successful crowdfunding campaign.
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Two new Ruins of Symbaroum 5E books beckons players into Davokar’s menacing depths
Throne of Thorns begins a grand campaign, while The World of Symbaroum views the setting from 100 miles above.
Opinion
The biggest D&D 5E problems that One D&D still hasn't fixed
Even One D&D can’t solve everything: here are the key offenders unlikely to change before the new edition comes out.
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Elijah Wood and Sean Astin indulge a dark urge while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 together
They’re taking the Hobbits to the Nautiloid!
Best Games
From D&D’s Planescape return to Zelda roleplaying in all but name, these are 2023’s tabletop RPG highlights
Knightly valour, planar chaos and Final Fantasy XIV with pen ‘n’ paper.
Best Games
7 indie tabletop RPGs released this year that you shouldn’t miss
Radio waves, wizard keggers and beautiful, violent death.
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SPONSORED: Hot Fuzz and X-Files meet D&D, our comedy-mystery actual play series Storybreakers is back for Season 2!
Our party of fantasy journalists are back for a new mystery in the big city.
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Terminator RPG makers catch and remove AI generated artwork from upcoming sourcebook
“We are a small company who focus on good and original art and pay well for it. We find this situation abhorrent, upsetting and depressing.”
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Dungeons & Dragons says “no generative AI was used” to create artwork teasing 2024 core rulebooks
Artist Nestor Ossandón defends their process amongst social media allegations fanned by anti-Hasbro sentiment.
Interview
VOID 1680 AM creator talks comic books and tabletop RPG similarities and exploring the lonely airwaves
You’re not alone out there, caller.
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The Brooklyn Strategist becomes third New York board game and RPG cafe to establish a union
The Brooklyn Strategist Workers United won their election in a 17-1 decisive victory
Best Games
6 board games and RPGs to play over Christmas, no matter what your holiday plans are
Always pass the vibe check.
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Dimension 20’s first trailer for Fantasy High: Junior Year reveals a rocking theme song and premiere date
“We just saved the world, I feel like that should count for a couple classes!”
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Dungeons & Dragons owner lays off 1,100 staff two weeks before Christmas “to keep Hasbro healthy”
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks blames the “difficult” decision on toy market malaise affecting the company throughout 2023.
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Building a community in Our Fantasy Town genuinely takes a village… of crowdfunding backers
Grassroots grass lawns.
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D&D and MTG designers, artists and producers lose jobs among over 1,000 Hasbro layoffs, former devs confirm
Deep, sweeping cuts to toymaker’s staff includes senior employees and at least one vice president.
Best Games
7 best D&D 5E Christmas one-shots to play over the holidays
Some seasonal D&D sessions to make the midwinter gay.
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Explore Pathfinder 2E’s classic adventure settings on the cheap with $5 RPG charity bundle
Proceeds from any tier benefit US-based Comic Books for Kids
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The Walking Dead Universe RPG creators talk swarms, post-apocalyptic Robin Hoods and watching Daryl fall off his horse
“Fighting the swarm is always about making it out alive, one way or another.”
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Attacks and spells never miss in this new Dungeons & Dragons-esque fantasy TRPG
"Unburdened by sacred cows from the 1970s.”
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D&D title Baldur’s Gate 3 rolls a critical at The Game Awards, scooping up six accolades
Including Game of the Year.
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The Electric State RPG channels Tales from the Loop’s techno-nostalgia through a dystopic American lens
From sea to neuronic sea.
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Tabletop Creators Summit returns in 2024 with more expert advice and networking for designers, publishers and industry pros
Following success of Dicebreaker’s first-ever B2B event in London last spring.
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Payday developer is working on a co-op, live service Dungeons & Dragons video game
Can’t wait to strap a clown mask and assault rifle on Elminster.
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Dungeons & Dragons' next core books given a 2024 release date, only to vanish
Wizards of the Coast quickly pulled images dating several products, but the internet doesn’t forget so easily.
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D&D’s historical book will contain “never-before-seen correspondences” between Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1976 is a 500-page monster of annotated pages and letters between D&D’s co-creators.
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Dungeons & Dragons 2024 will cram its books full of art, fantasy shopping and the Blob of Annihilation
The core rulebook trio will be the biggest in the tabletop RPG’s history thanks to a maximalist approach.
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Tabletop Awards 2023 winners: this year’s best board games, RPGs, designers and publishers
Including our first winner in new category Best Art.
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Cyberpunk and Witcher designer’s next RPG is about multiverse-hopping ninja inspired by Naruto, Stargate and Japanese myth
Teased as Project Blue Moon over the summer, Shadow Scar will feature an original setting and a brand new gameplay system.
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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
"I’ve grown less and less worried about slipping up here and there."
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Critical Role's Matthew Mercer isn't worried about the RPG actual play bubble bursting
“I could see it push further into the mainstream.”
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One D&D’s final class playtest aims to solve the problematic Druid, Monk and Barbarian
Hello short rest Rage; goodbye one-size-fits-all Wild Shape.
How To
One D&D changes vs 5E: What's new in the next Dungeons & Dragons edition?
From creating your character to casting spells, here’s how One D&D is different to 5E.
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Critical Role's Matthew Mercer would love to make a video game - if those stars align
“To leap into video games would be an incredible endeavor.”
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D&D co-creator’s son just launched a fantasy shoe line as part of his lifestyle brand for gamers
Beloved early D&D artist Erol Otis provides an illustration for one of the tabletop-themed trainers.
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Chris Pine is “pretty confident” in a Dungeons & Dragons film sequel
Hot off voicing the villain in Disney’s Wish, the former bard says he’d absolutely return for another session.
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The Walking Dead Universe RPG shambles onto your kitchen table next week
American zombie horror by way of Swedish tabletop designers.
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SPONSORED: D&D map set Dungeon Craft helps you create dungeons, battles and cities for your fantasy world in seconds
Travel from fey forests to hellish underworlds in mere minutes.
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Boyfriend Dungeon RPG designers chose not to push romance or sex in video game adaptation
Kitfox Games instead looks to include a curated list of safety tools and outside resources.
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Boyfriend Dungeon’s official tabletop RPG makes sexy weapon smooching a group activity
Always wear protection, such as a fencing glove.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ delayed Deck of Many Things won’t be home for the holidays
Production on replacement decks have begun but will miss a holiday release by a matter of days.
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Stormlight Archive RPG will allow players to join Knights Radiant and use Surgebinding powers
Game system includes “plot die”.
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Adventure Time RPG punts its new ‘Yes And’ system in favour of D&D 5E rules
More like ‘No, But’.
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The first of Pathfinder’s remastered RPG books are now available, sans D&D influence
New paths for new players.