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This limited-edition, RPG-inspired pencil is the fanciest way to fill in your D&D character sheet
The Blackwing 20 will cost you $30 for a dozen.
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Vecna “just the beginning” of iconic villains returning for Dungeons & Dragons’ next narrative phase
The popular RPG increasingly looks beyond the tabletop to inspire its official books.
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D&D movie stars played the RPG together before filming Honor Among Thieves
And had a complete blast, by all accounts.
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You’ll be able to playtest D&D’s official virtual tabletop later this year
As Wizards of the Coast shows off more features for its ambitious online platform.
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Minecraft mobs now have official D&D stat blocks - and you can download them for free today
Take on Creepers, Endermen and Ender Dragons.
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Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons DLC adds classes, dice rolls and Forgotten Realms locations in a 10-hour action-RPG campaign
See the Sword Coast and Candlekeep in block form.
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Warhammer 40,000 RPG Humble Bundle gives you three core rulebooks and more for just $25
Take on the Dark Heresy, Black Crusade and Only War campaigns with loads of extra books.
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Jubensha: the mix of Cluedo, Werewolf and LARP that became a Chinese phenomenon
How playable murder-mysteries exploded in popularity and weathered the pandemic.
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Free RPG Day reschedules 2023 celebration to escape shadow of MTG’s Lord of the Rings set
“We know what side the bread is buttered on for a lot of stores.”
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This D&D monster manual wants to help save real-life animals from extinction
Book of Extinction lets you include animals wiped out by humanity in your RPG campaigns.
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SPONSORED: Gritty fantasy RPG Blood and Doom wants to feel like discovering D&D for the first time
Action, mystery and creative roleplaying meet.
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Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest rules become free for anyone to make their own RPGs with under new D&D OGL rival
Publisher Chaosium updates its Basic Roleplaying system for the Open RPG Creative Licence.
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10 best RPGs for kids of any age
From under-10s to teens, find the right roleplaying game for your young’uns.
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How To
D&D classes: Which character class to choose in Dungeons & Dragons 5E
From barbarian to wizard, how to decide what to play.
Opinion
After Honor Among Thieves, the next D&D movie should be all about Strahd - here’s why
The villainous vampire would provide plenty for fans - and film-makers - to sink their teeth into.
Review
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review – D&D movie is a forgettable story in a fantastic, faithful world
Practical effects and lore true to the RPG shine over derivative writing and bland characters.
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Classic D&D video games including Spelljammer and Dragonlance are returning to PC for the first time in 25 years
Silver Box and other '80s and '90s games succeed on their death saving throw.
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Walking Dead Roleplaying Game lets you play out scenarios from the TV series
Featuring recognisable characters and locations.
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King Kong and Pacific Rim coming next for D&D 5E compatible adventure project
Mechanics for mayhem with monkeys and mechs.
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Get Wanderhome, Thirsty Sword Lesbians and over 500 RPGs for just $5 to support trans rights in Florida
TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida bundle has already raised over $40,000.
Best Games
8 best D&D character sheets for every type of player
From new players to seasoned adventurers and everyone in-between, get your next character idea down on paper with these tools.
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Break!! is an absolutely stunning fantasy RPG inspired by Zelda and Ghibli, a decade in the making
Be a Battle Princess or a Murder Princess.
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5 tips for making a great Dungeons & Dragons 5E character
What to do before the nitty-gritty bits
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D&D adventure collection nominated for best game writing alongside Elden Ring at 2023 Nebula Awards
And Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West.
How To
D&D 5E languages explained: A guide to language in Fifth Edition
Every language you might encounter on your adventures.
Interview
‘If I was designing Monster of the Week now it would be very different’: Michael Sands on the RPG’s origins, inspirations and what comes next
Plus, his advice for new players.
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New Dungeons & Dragons film’s characters can now appear in your own campaigns
Official stat blocks are available.
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Custom miniatures tool lets players create any D&D character they can dream of
Print-at-home poses.
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Pathfinder to add tanuki and a horror-themed RPG adventure path with Tian Xia rulebook duo
Publisher Paizo hired dozens of additional writers to flesh out the East Asian-inspired cultures and myths of Tian Xia.
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Pathfinder RPG publisher confirms stance on the use of AI artwork and writing
“Customers expect a human touch.”
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Pathfinder studio to add narrative starship combat and revised classes in sci-fi RPG Starfinder Enhanced
Play as a kitsune or the remnants of a dying star with the upcoming sourcebook.
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Lancer Tactics turns the mech tabletop RPG into a gorgeous Advance Wars-like video game
A perfect example of what a truly open third-party licence allows.
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Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer revealed as next Dimension 20 DM
Roleplaying royalty collides (again).
Opinion
D&D 5E's biggest problem is the Druid – here's how One D&D can fix it
Underplayed and overcomplicated, but is the Druid playtest going in the right direction?
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Avatar Legends RPG boxed starter set hits Target shelves
The official tabletop adaptation of the beloved animated series gets an exclusive release in US retail.
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Fallout RPG and miniatures bundle lets you wage Wasteland Warfare without spending all your caps
Pick up a host of rules, supplements and 3D-printable models.
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Classic 1980s gamebook series Lone Wolf is being reprinted in paperback for the first time in decades
Final instalment The Light of the Kai will release in two volumes and finally bring the New Order series to a close next year.
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Tabletop accessories maker Wyrmwood responds to allegations of mishandled sexual assault claims
CEO Douglas Costello apologises for initial “tone deaf” video response.
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Only half of D&D fans expect the movie to be any good, survey suggests
But they’ll still be going to see it.
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Latest One D&D playtest update features new versions of druid and paladin classes
Both receiving some serious upgrades.
Opinion
John Wick is the perfect movie to inspire your next D&D campaign - and not in its action
How to say just enough.
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What We Do in the Shadows and Russian Doll inspired this trio of comedic Jewish RPGs
If I Were a Lich, Man.
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Hollow Knight and Breath of the Wild inspired this tabletop roleplaying game
Firelight your way home.
Best Games
10 magical school tabletop RPGs that will cast a spell on you
Study up with these roleplaying games.
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Returning Call of Cthulhu RPG supplement will challenge even experienced players
Prepare for Nameless Horrors.
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Project Black Flag’s first crack at a D&D replacement is more retread than reinvention
Kobold Press’ post-OGL efforts feel trapped underneath the shadow of tabletop’s maligned monolith.
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Mutant: Year Zero, Blade Runner RPG maker asks for feedback on two royalty-free tabletop licences
Free League’s Year Zero Engine will be “irrevocable, worldwide and royalty-free”
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D&D maker worried more about recession than OGL controversy’s impact on business
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is confident the company can recapture angry and upset players.
Opinion
Iron Kingdoms mixes Warhammer’s battles with D&D’s roleplaying in an RPG fans of both hobbies shouldn’t miss
Why you should take a trip to the steampunk setting.
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Tales from the Loop plans a UK-based season of tabletop RPG adventures in They Grow Up So Fast
Maybe we'll find out Thatcher's thoughts on extradimensional anomalies.
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Be birds and do crimes in bizarre heist RPG Pigeon’s Eleven
Birds of a feather, steal together.
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Demiplane’s new 5E digital toolset drops D&D for independent tabletop RPG publishers
“We have no intent to be partnered with Wizards of the Coast.”
Opinion
How Legend of Vox Machina turned 170 hours of epic D&D into two seasons of unmissable TV
The animated Critical Role series tells a tighter, character-centric tale in a fraction of the time.
Best Games
31 indie RPGs to check out during Zine Month 2023
Our comprehensive list of unmissable games, supplements and more crowdfunding throughout February.
Best Games
6 best Dungeons & Dragons video games you should play before Baldur's Gate 3
Buttons are not how one escapes dungeons!
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Trans Witches are Witches bundle supports LGBTQ+ indies with a very nice collection of 69 magical school RPGs and more
Get dozens of titles for the same price as a video game.
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Senior D&D producer says RPG’s execs “lost sight of the impact” OGL debacle would have on community
Wizards of the Coast’s tardy response “was a delay built out of many small, good decisions”, according to Kyle Brink.
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Broken Weave: Inside the D&D 5E tragic fantasy world shaped by Elden Ring, Annihilation and living through a pandemic
“It’s a tale of what comes after everything falls apart.”
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A solo RPG inspired by Seven, Mind Hunter and Zodiac has players seeking a serial killer
The TRPG for lovers of true crime.
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Ruins of Symbaroum releases two new 5th Edition compatible adventure collections
So many new ways to die in the woods.
Opinion
Critical Role’s Mighty Nein animated series could be great, if it’s nothing like The Legend of Vox Machina
Pray to the Wildmother.
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Morrowind-inspired Zine Month RPG Electrum Archive explores a desert city in newest edition
Sniffed any good ink lately?
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Horse Girl is a Zine Month RPG about utter submission to love and surgical transformation into a horse
Do you love me: yea or neigh?
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X-Men expansion announced for upcoming Marvel tabletop roleplaying game
An X-tra ordinary addition.
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Dark Souls and Lord of the Rings were key inspirations for this solo roleplaying game
Wandering Souls.
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New board games for February 2023: latest tabletop release dates
You'll love these new releases!
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Pathfinder humble bundle enables players to begin their fantasy RPG adventures for $5
Top tier includes $400-worth of stuff.
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Brennan Lee Mulligan and Aabria Iyengar’s new TRPG podcast finds success well before first episode
Worlds Beyond Number’s Patreon page cracked 16,000 paid followers within the first 48 hours.
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Alice is Missing expansion introduces new locations, suspects and clues to the texting RPG
Silence falls in Silent Falls.
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Mörk Borg’s next expansion, Ikhon, is a tabletop RPG “mystery box” about profane folk gods
IKHON-not wait to meet these putrid gods.
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Warhammer RPG maker announces new D&D 5E compatible system alongside “tragic fantasy” setting
Broken Weave will crowdfund in February and offer first hints at Cubicle 7’s upcoming C7d20 system
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D&D abandons quest to update OGL after massive negative survey response
Publisher Wizards of the Coast instead puts even more content into the Creative Commons.
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Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu RPGs sell out months’ worth of books in two weeks after D&D OGL backlash
Paizo and Chaosium announce extra printings following ‘overwhelming surge’ in interest.
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Fifth Season RPG brings NK Jemisin’s fantasy novel trilogy to the tabletop
Start with the end of the world, then tell your own story.
Opinion
I wish the Dungeons & Dragons movie had more sincere fantasy than self-aware cringe
Banter is the Bane of modern blockbusters.
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Critical Role’s Mighty Nein are coming to Amazon Prime’s television screens
Get ready to shout “fluffernutter!”
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Solo But Not Alone’s third annual bundle offers nearly 150 single-player tabletop RPGs for suicide prevention
All proceeds will benefit suicide prevention charity Jasper’s Game Day.
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Exploring Sword World, Japan’s answer to Dungeons & Dragons from the studio behind the Elden Ring tabletop RPG
The history of legendary tabletop creator Group SNE.
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Gen Con 2023 drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement and mask mandate for tabletop RPG convention
Tabletop’s largest US convention relaxes health and safety precautions despite ongoing pandemic.
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D&D: Honor Among Thieves’ latest trailer runs the risk of choking on all that tongue-in-cheek
Kitchen table hijinks on a Marvel film budget.
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European RPG Studios Union emerges from dust of D&D’s OGL storm to ‘promote RPGs as art and protect creators’
Effort from French, German and Italian publishers states support of #OpenDND movement as first priority.
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Here are the character creation options you’ll have in Warhammer 40k RPG Imperium Maledictum
Start planning your Imperial agent early.
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Roll20, Deadlands and Numenera RPG makers join Pathfinder studio’s open game licence as D&D OGL rival gathers momentum
Over 1,500 publishers have backed the ORC so far, according to Paizo.
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D&D’s latest OGL playtest releases core rules to Creative Commons but deauthorizes past version
The first official pass at D&D’s legal future will still likely upset some fans
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D&D maker apologises for OGL, will publicly playtest future versions of legal document
“Let me start with an apology. We are sorry. We got it wrong.”