Dungeons & Dragons 5E

About Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Released: 2014

Rules complexity: Medium

Strategic depth: Medium

Series: Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 5E is the latest edition of the world's best-known tabletop roleplaying game. Players create characters and go on adventures led by a dungeon master (DM), who controls non-player characters (NPCs), monsters and events in the world.

Creators

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Editions

The Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set is only £82/$86 at Amazon this Black Friday

Such good value a Dragon would hoard it.
Best Christmas gifts for Dungeons & Dragons lovers 2022

Presents under the Treant.

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Best Black Friday board game and tabletop deals

Deal with these discounted dice-rolling diversions.

Latest Articles

Dungeons & Dragons implements new cultural review following Spelljammer’s racist inclusions

Cultural consultants will be offered more active and involved roles throughout development timelines.

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A half-elf falls from grace in the first episode of our brand new D&D show, Storybreakers

It's a bard knock life.
Hot Ones interview show inspired this RPG adventure for D&D 5E

One spicy meatball.
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First scenario is compared to Dunkirk.
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Honor's not dead; just slightly off schedule
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A babe in the woods
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Headlines in a half-shell.
Dungeons & Dragons film release will be preceded by a prequel comic

From page to screen.
Feature: Storybreakers characters: Caryaries West, the spoilt bard and wannabe news anchor

A half-elf out of water.
Feature: News reporters in a fantasy world: The lore behind our new D&D series Storybreakers

Advantage on Investigation.
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.
RPG Christmas advent calendar features daily supplements for D&D 5E

For the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...three dice a’rolling.
The Mighty Nein return to Critical Role’s table for a two-part adventure available in theatres

Both special campaign sessions will run north of four-and-a-half hours.
D&D documentary directed by Critical Role’s Joe Manganiello will use 400 hours of archival footage

With Wizards of the Coasts president producing, this second film will likely cleave closer to hagiography.

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New Dungeons & Dragons video game in development from renamed studio behind Dark Alliance

The untitled project from Invoke Studios will be an “original Dungeons & Dragons-inspired” video game.
Amazon Prime Early Access Sale 2022: Board game deals, dates and what to expect

Where to find the best tabletop deals during the sale event.
D&D maker Wizards of the Coast and its RPG rivals are starting to look like Apple and Amazon

Tech executives are multi-classing into tabletop gaming.

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The Legend of Vox Machina has been greenlit for a third season, drops a second season peek at NYCC

The Legend continues, again.
LEGO crowdsources fans for official Dungeons & Dragons Ideas set

You arrive at a tiny, plastic inn.
Wizards of the Coast appoints former Microsoft e-commerce veteran as new senior VP of Dungeons & Dragons

Rawson will lead the tabletop game’s transition into a heavier digital focus.
One D&D’s playtest is already bigger than D&D 5E's

Next ‘evolution’ of RPG sees more sign-ups since August than whole two-year test for 5E.
“Diverse voices make characters come alive”: Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives creator on making D&D 5E NPCs more inclusive

Written by Eberron and Forgotten Realms designers.
Spelljammer-inspired D&D 5E setting Prismanox fits a whole sci-fi universe on a playable movie poster

From co-designer of board game Vast: The Crystal Caverns.
5 things DMs should copy from D&D actual play shows like Critical Role and Dimension 20 (and 5 to avoid)

How to bring the amazing storytelling and memorable moments of your favourite series to game night.

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D&D creator has already rolled-back changes to natural 1s and 20s

Inspiration granted after 1s are rolled.

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You can now put Jeff Goldblum into your Dungeons & Dragons games

New miniature depicts actor’s D&D character.
D&D, Vampire: The Masquerade to be played at fundraising event for trans-supportive charity

Roll for Good.
We play One-Shot Wonders, the D&D 5E book with 100 readymade scenarios for game night (Sponsored)

Maddie, Liv and Meehan get up to Fishy Business.
Critical Role’s tragic turn is just what Campaign 3 needed

Another one bites the dust.
Actual play network Dragon wants to be a Netflix for tabletop RPGs

Includes spoof reality show set in the world of D&D and upcoming David Bowie Spelljammer adventure.
New D&D 5E book lets you go on Lord of the Rings-style journeys with expanded travel and exploration rules

Uncharted Journeys builds on the rules seen in Adventures in Middle-earth.
An adult activity camp was the closest I’ve felt to being a real-life D&D character - and I loved it

A weekend at Camp Wildfire.
A Monty Python tabletop RPG?! We imagine our dream comedy TRPGs on the Dicebreaker Podcast

And talk about the next game from Wingspan designer.
Dungeons & Dragons 5E removes racist Hadozee depiction from Spelljammer, apologises for “offensive material”

“We’ve initiated a thorough internal review of the situation and will take the necessary actions as a result of that review.”
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Plus, is the He-Man RPG in indefinite hiatus?
Ending D&D editions is the cleverest - and most boring - choice for the RPG

Efficiency over evolution.

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D&D Beyond sale features Critical Role adventure and Spelljammer sourcebook

Alongside Monsters of the Multiverse.

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D&D’s return to Planescape could provide a great new purpose for the RPG’s moral alignment system

Wheel of fortune.
Feature: ‘We wanted Star Trek in D&D’: Spelljammer creator Jeff Grubb on the origins of the cult-classic setting

As Adventures in Space returns for 5E.
Will the next version of D&D be any good? Our thoughts on the Dicebreaker Podcast

As well as the new Magic: The Gathering releases.
Planescape setting returns to Dungeons & Dragons in adventure and sourcebook

Could be wheely good.
D&D’s next adventure anthology features a series of Ocean’s Eleven-style heists

Be ready to roll for stealth and deception.
D&D 5E’s next big release finally bundles its book with D&D Beyond

Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen bundle will include two weeks’ early access to digital adventure.
D&D 5E’s Dragonlance adventure has a release date, was inspired by Saving Private Ryan and WW2 photos

Return of RPG’s classic setting introduces Death Dragons.
D&D is getting its own virtual tabletop, and it looks stunning

Will feature full 3D environments, custom miniatures and level creation tools.

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Dungeons & Dragons’ successor to 5E is the ambitious, evolving One D&D - and you can play it today

Playtest materials offer preview of revised character creation options and new Ardling race ahead of full 2024 release.
D&D’s new Spelljammer adventure has inspired an official music album

Spelljams compilation produced by Decemberists guitarist Chris Funk.
Official Stormlight Archive miniatures are on the way, but you can't use them in D&D 5E (yet)

Two dozen figures will include first official depictions of Brandon Sanderson characters.

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D&D 5E is changing – and not everyone is going to be happy

D&D 5E, meet D&D 5.5.

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8 best virtual tabletops for D&D (and other RPGs)

Let’s sort through this sea of VTTs.

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D&D’s beholders star in RPG supplement Big Eye Chungus

Flying meatballs of doom.
Stranger Things is right: Kate Bush is the best musician to pair with Dungeons & Dragons

A Deeper Understanding.

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Red Opera and Sirens RPG writer Rick Heinz discusses the tribulations of working at Apotheosis.

Heinz alleges shady contracts, long overdue payment and a work culture of distrust and ego-stroking.

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Play an entire RPG in an hour with these adventures for D&D 5E

Storytelling in sixty minutes.
Pokémon-style TRPG supplement for D&D features over 160 monsters to catch

Also designed for Pathfinder.
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Legends of the Five Rings’ D&D 5E rulebook has a release date - and it's soon

Adventures in Rokugan adapts the long-running RPG to 5E, with new classes and species.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ first trailer wants to be high fantasy Guardians of the Galaxy

Leo DiCaprio pointing meme, the movie.

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Have a gander at Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ film cast in full gear

He looks like he strums a mean lute.
Feature: “Playing at an all-trans POC table is a life-changing experience”: Transplanar creators on the importance of supporting diverse actual-play shows

“It’s crucial that we’re able to tell our stories.”
Feature: The forgotten story of D&D creator TSR’s failed attempt to break into comics and become the next Marvel or DC

“DC Comics were very pissed off.”
Play as Stranger Things characters in Dungeons & Dragons with free supplement

Make your own Hellfire Club.
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Go from Zero to heroes.
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Diving into one of Dungeons & Dragons’ biggest bads.
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You wouldn’t download a tarrasque.
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Allegations of abuse, mistreatment and long overdue payment continue to surface.

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Feature: 10 things you didn't know about the early history of D&D

From the RPG’s turbulent beginnings and the Satanic Panic to the fall of original publisher TSR.
Elden Ring bosses and Critical Role soundtracks take centre stage in the Dicebreaker Podcast

Alongside Magic: The Gathering and Arcs.
Critical Role launches a record label to produce a fantasy ambiance soundtrack

Dragon-slaying tunes.
Romp through Dungeons & Dragons adventures as a band of rugrats in TRPG supplement Dungeon Babies

Diapers not included.
Elden Ring D&D stat blocks let you fight Malenia, Radahn and more in 5E

Let Me So-roll Her.
We get excited about the Magic: The Gathering 30th anniversary event and chat Arcs on the Dicebreaker Podcast

As well as dream-up our own tabletop summer camps.
What D&D dungeon masters should learn from Elden Ring

A-roll, ye tarnished.
Dungeons & Dragons queer characters found in this new supplement

Happy Pride Month!
Feature: How Dungeons & Dragons became a part of the 1980s Satanic Panic

Devils & Demons.
D&D supplement invites players to adventure with pride on a Queero’s Journey

Be gay, roll dice.
Feature: Magic: The Gathering’s second D&D set Battle for Baldur’s Gate offers plenty for fans of both games

You better Bhaal-leve it.
Explore the horrors of D&D’s darkest timeline in Doomed Forgotten Realms setting guide

My world’s on fire. How ‘bout yours?
We ate like D&D characters for a day and lived!

Liv and Maddie do very important D&D food science

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Dark Souls RPG miniatures will include stat blocks for D&D 5E

Jolly compatibility.
Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel hit with one month delay

Publisher Wizards of the Coast blames the setback on “production issues”.
New Wizkids miniatures look a lot like Dungeons & Dragons cartoon characters, all grown up

The set of five will come packaged in the new D&D starter set Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.
How to create a dungeon for D&D and beyond

Welcome to the Dicebreaker Dungeon!
Discussion on Batman: Everybody Lies and Catan cookbooks is served up on the Dicebreaker Podcast

One tasty episode.
D&D Beyond will stop selling two Dungeons & Dragons books ahead of Monsters of the Multiverse’s release

A disappointing reminder that digital licences do not equal ownership

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Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie reveals how to create the perfect RPG world

Wheels and Liv take a masterclass in world building
I wish Spelljammer was its own RPG, rather than just another D&D setting

Needs more space.

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We chat Magic: The Gathering, Rambo and Star Wars on the Dicebreaker podcast

And the Blade Runner Kickstarter launch.
Spelljammer, Dead by Daylight and Exploding Kittens star in the Dicebreaker Podcast

Plus even more Frostgrave!
Rambo, Total Recall, Pacific Rim and other classic action movies are getting official RPG adventures you can play with D&D 5E

Everyday Heroes’ Season of Adventure will include eight campaigns and world books based on films.
Studio Ghibli-inspired D&D supplement features cat kings and airships

Play with Eyes Unclouded.
Dungeons & Dragons players can adopt pets with this RPG supplement

Including weasels and giant crabs.
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space included in D&D Beyond sale

And Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel.

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Dungeons & Dragons has a new starter set for RPG beginners

Including a new adventure.

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Dragonlance returns to D&D this year with 5E adventure and battle game

Shadow of the Dragon Queen and Warriors of Krynn teased.
Dungeons & Dragons film entitled Honor Among Thieves

Will feature Forgotten Realms and Sword Coast setting.
Spelljammer is finally coming to D&D 5E with Adventures in Space, out this summer

Space-fantasy campaign setting will receive free prequel adventure in July ahead of August release date.

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Dungeons & Dragons may see future crossovers with other brands through D&D Beyond

The “E” in 5E stands for everything.
Make amazing NPCs even under pressure with these top tips

Liv and Maddie discuss everything you need to know about creating the best NPCs
Making D&D Ostrich and Platypus monsters on the Dicebreaker Podcast

Alongside discussion about Frostgrave and Midnight Ghost Hunt.
Hasbro purchases digital toolset D&D Beyond from Fandom

D&D and DDB, together at last.
Goblins and beholders get upgraded in this D&D monster supplement

Flee Mortals!
Dungeons & Dragons and dodos come together to raise awareness for endangered animals

Saving throws and the environment.
It’s Dungeons & Dragons galore in this latest episode of the Dicebreaker podcast

From the newest anthology book to Call of the Netherdeep.
Here’s a Jane Austen-inspired romance roleplaying adventure for D&D 5E

P&P goes D&D.
D&D 5E’s next adventure collection Journeys through the Radiant Citadel is the RPG’s first book written entirely by people of colour

Anthology releasing this summer offers 13 standalone scenarios from 16 Black and Brown writers.
Maddie, our new video producer, answers your questions on the Dicebreaker Podcast

Jelly beans, D&D and Root are discussed.
The Dungeons & Dragons movie is like Game of Thrones meets Princess Bride, says Chris Pine

With a bit of Monty Python’s Holy Grail and The Goonies to boot.
Classic D&D RPGs re-releasing on PC via Steam this month, include companion apps and party transfer

Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft and Dark Sun games among Gold Box series.

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Vampires stalk the streets in this Penny Dreadful themed D&D 5E supplement

Cheap thrills & chills.

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How to use music in your Dungeons & Dragons campaign

It’s not just for bards!
What’s worse than D&D being everywhere? Shutting people down for enjoying it

Complaining about the RPG’s popularity can be more harmful than helpful.

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Create the perfect villain for your D&D campaign with these expert tips

Join Wheels and Liv for another RPG discussion as they go over some top tips for RPG antagonists
Phasmophobia and D&D collide in this ghostly RPG supplement

Spirits! A haunted roleplaying game!
The Legend of Zelda inspired this monster manual for D&D 5E

It’s dangerous to roleplay alone, take this!
Cyran's Magnificent Walking Marketplace brings a touch of Howl’s Moving Castle to your D&D 5E campaign

Including maps from Critical Role cartographer.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E bundle featuring all 45 books discounted on D&D Beyond

Draconic-level savings.
Dungeons & Dragons spin-off d20 Modern is getting a D&D 5E spiritual successor from some of its original creators

We could be heroes, just for one play.
DriveThruRPG is the latest in a growing number of digital storefronts to denounce NFTs

No NFTs in DTRPG.

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Turn D&D 5E into Taskmaster with RPG zine The Kourt of Exile

Or the RPG of your choice.
Red Notice filmmaker will oversee Dungeons & Dragons TV series

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson casting as of yet unconfirmed.
Will the Dark Souls RPG be a disappointment? We share our thoughts on the Dicebreaker podcast

And which board game we could play for over 85 hours.
How to make an RPG character you won't get bored of

Avoid several levels of roleplay exhaustion
Dungeons & Dragons’ creative campaigns are making up for its boring sourcebooks

Recent releases have disappointed.

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D&D 5E expansion bundle provides DMs with a next step from Starter Set

Features Xanathar’s, Tasha’s and a new sourcebook.

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Monsters of the Multiverse compiles 33 playable D&D 5E species into a single sourcebook

Featuring Tortles in print for the first time.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E combat has a lot of problems - here’s how to fix them

Wheels and Liv discuss some of the problems inherent in D&D's combat with recommendations on how to fix them
Critical Role animated series gets new trailer, premiere airs later this month

The Legend of Vox Machina launches.

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D&D’s Mimic monsters take centre stage in RPG supplement

Get it off your chest.
Legend of Zelda-style dungeons come to D&D and other tabletop RPGs in puzzle adventure Aberrant Reflections

Rolled up a mirror.
The Dark Souls tabletop RPG could solve one of Dungeons & Dragons’ biggest problems

Prepare to die.

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Dungeons & Dragons disability representation focus of Limitless Heroics supplement

For inclusive campaigns.
Dungeons & Dragons in 2021: Essential evolution makes the RPG bigger and better than ever, but work remains

Changes are coming, however slowly.
10 essential DM tips for Dungeons & Dragons beginners

Get things rolling.

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D&D 5E - Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos review - studies and sorcery in MTG’s magical school

Fun, for a spell.
Keep owlbears and mimics as pets in this supplement for D&D 5E

Don’t hug your gelatinous cube.

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10 winter D&D 5E monsters perfect for a Christmas campaign

Let it roll, let it roll, let it roll.
Dungeons & Dragons brought us closer when the world said to keep our distance

Joining a nerdy, diverse D&D group when I needed it most.
D&D publisher apologises after omitting cultural consultant credit from Strixhaven sourcebook

Future printings will include Tanya DePass credit.
What should the next D&D crossover be? We make our case on the Dicebreaker Podcast!

From handsome dragons to bunny bois on the Moon.
The Goblings is an adorable RPG adventure for D&D 5E

Brains and spawn.
Hitman and Dungeons & Dragons are combined in this RPG book

Cast disguise self and assassinate your target.
Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks discounted in D&D Beyond Cyber Week sale

Including Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.
How Sabrina, Pitch Perfect and ’90s romcoms inspired D&D’s Strixhaven book - lead designer Amanda Hamon

And explains how classes work in the Magic: The Gathering inspired book.
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit is currently the cheapest it’s been all year

Content for coppers.
Allies revealed for D&D and Magic: The Gathering sourcebook, Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos

Friendship is magic.
D&D 5E players are ignoring one of its central gameplay ideas - and that’s a good thing

The RPG’s growing popularity as a storytelling format has led to a shift away from endless fights.

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As Critical Role has grown, my love for the show has died

This actual play is not actually for me.

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Dungeons & Dragons’ alignments are a flawed but powerful tool for DMs, if they’re used well

Righteous.

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Aabria Iyengar achieves an RPG actual play hat trick by leading The Adventure Zone’s new mini-arc

Zone of Adventure: Imbalance sees the return of the McElroys’ initial cast of characters.
7 scariest monsters in Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Frighten your players with these fearsome foes.
Playing only trans characters in tabletop RPGs helped me understand myself

Cisgender people tend to exclusively play cis characters in games such as D&D, so what’s wrong with me only playing transgender characters?
Latest D&D sourcebook Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is discounted on Roll20

A hidden gem.
Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder designers team-up on RPG book for D&D 5E

Be a mischief-maker with the planebreaker.
Dragon Age and Baldur’s Gate writer behind Norse-inspired D&D 5E RPG book

Grimnir and bear it.

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Feature: The history and culture of Historica Arcanum, the D&D 5E book reclaiming the Near East in roleplaying

“We took the mystery of Istanbul and dialled that up to 1000%.”

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How to run a Dungeons & Dragons 5E horror campaign for Halloween

From choosing a sourcebook to picking enemies.

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Critical Role announces its first Dungeons & Dragons campaign book with Call of the Netherdeep

Way beyond Wildemount.

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New D&D 5E sourcebook starring Baldur’s Gate characters Minsc and Boo gets a surprise release, only to vanish

Update: It's back!

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Which edition of Dungeons & Dragons is best? D&D edition differences from OG to 5E

From the 1974 original to the RPG's latest Fifth Edition, we run through what makes each D&D edition worth playing (or not).

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Dungeons & Dragons supplement, Just Dessert, has gumdrop mountains and pastry bears

Death by chocolate.

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Dungeons & Dragons’ “next evolution” will release in 2024

Wizards of the Coast confirms return to three classic D&D settings in 2022 and 2023.

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D&D book Monsters of the Multiverse will miss its holiday launch due to shipping delays

The three-book gift set includes reprints of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.

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Dungeon & Dragons campaign Wild Beyond the Witchlight discounted on Roll20

Feywilds for less.

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Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp featured in official D&D musical event

Are they all bards?

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Make weapons from beast parts in this Monster Hunter-like supplement for D&D 5E and Pathfinder 2E

A day at the Battlezoo Bestiary.

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Unofficial D&D supplement adds mousefolk and gunslingers to the RPG

Take a visit to Valda’s Spire of Secrets.

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Create cowpeople and fox-characters in The Delver’s Guide to Beast World, a supplement for D&D

From bovines to vulpines.

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Dark Sun spiritual successor Red Dawn presents a new wasteland setting for D&D 5E with old problems

Update: Kickstarter campaign appears to remove references to 'slave races'.
D&D livestream to raise money for Mermaids, a charity supporting trans and non-binary youth

Featuring LGBTQ+ YouTube creators and blog writers.
Nathan Fillion and cast of The Suicide Squad play as a band of rowdy goblins in Nerdist's latest CelebriD&D

Hide your Gundren Rockseekers.
Dinosaurs invade Dungeons & Dragons in this supplementary campaign

Sorcery in the stone age.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E cleric class explained

Kit out your warrior of faith with the right spells and equipment to make them a D&D powerhouse.
D&D and Magic: The Gathering to see prices increase later this year due to rising shipping costs

It's not yet clear how this will affect in-store prices.
Star signs and astrology are the inspirations for this D&D supplement

Your daily horoscope is predicting adventure.
The Shining and The Babadook are inspirations for this horror D&D supplement

Prepare to lend a hand.

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Critical Role sourcebook Tal’Dorei Reborn re-introduces players to the D&D setting

Exandria Extra.
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade writer launches a dark fantasy supplement for D&D

Inspired by The Witcher and Princess Mononoke.
How well do you know your D&D monsters? Test for knowledge on this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!

Creature teacher.
Gem Dragons return to Dungeons & Dragons 5E courtesy of new sourcebook

A dragon’s hoard of fresh lore.
Anjali Bhimani, Exandria Unlimited’s Fy’ra Rai, talks D&D, roleplaying versus acting roles, and joining the Critical Role series

“I take roleplaying with me whenever I’m performing in any other medium.”
Feature: Magic: The Gathering’s D&D set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the best of both fantasy worlds

Critical hit.
The best Dungeons & Dragons references in Magic: The Gathering's Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set

From character classes to critical rolls.
You can watch Tiffany Haddish, Seth Green and Patton Oswalt play Dungeons & Dragons next week

Comedians and actors join long list of celebrities announced for D&D Live 2021.
Chow down on some delicious D&D with 5E RPG supplement Fat Magic

Culinary casters and corruption in Caketown.
Dungeons & Dragons supplementary series Animal Adventures returns with playable alpacas and albatrosses

Prepare to voyage on The Faraway Sea.
Magic: The Gathering’s D&D cards will have stat blocks and adventure hooks for use in the RPG

Art cards can be used as quick reference for monsters, while basic land cards will feature flavour text for first time.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E is getting a free series of adventures inspired by MTG’s Forgotten Realms set

First of five episodes out next week.
WWE wrestlers Xavier Woods and Ember Moon are playing D&D with DM Aabria Iyengar next month

Joining fellow superstars MACE and Tyler Breeze for charity session.
Critical Role’s Campaign 2 finale shows just how far the hit Dungeons & Dragons series has come

Forever throwing fluffernutters.

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Jack Black, Kevin Smith and Reggie Watts are playing Dungeons & Dragons for charity

Along with stars of Orange is the New Black and Jay and Silent Bob.
Dungeons & Dragons will be venturing even further into the world of video games

“Video games are core to the future of D&D”
How would Phoebe Bridgers and Insane Clown Posse RPGs play? D&D rapper Dizzy Roseblade joins the Dicebreaker Podcast to find out!

Rock ‘n’ roll for initiative.
GMs shouldn’t always break the rules in tabletop RPGs

Tend the rules.

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Swoon into a romantic fantasy setting with The Blue Rose Adventurer’s Guide for D&D

From the studio behind the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide.

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Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos will be the next MTG setting for Dungeons & Dragons

A semester of spellslinging.

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Dungeons & Dragons’ next adventure Wild Beyond the Witchlight sends players into the Fey

It's a circus berserkus.
The Bard Chronicles is a Dungeons & Dragons rap album you’ll actually want to listen to

With a Kickstarter promo rap, naturally.

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Feature: Dungeons & Disabilities: Can tabletop RPGs redeem their problematic portrayal of disability?

“When including more diverse representation, disabled people continue to be excluded at alarming rates.”

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Dungeons & Dragons reported a record year of sales and viewership in 2020

Imagine all those new brooding, edgy rogues.
Play D&D in VR with digital tabletop platform Dungeon Full Dive

“I cast True Seeing.”
Jeff Goldblum is going to be playing Dungeons & Dragons on an actual play podcast

Dice finds a way.
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft included in sale on D&D Beyond

Alongside newest adventure book Candlekeep Mysteries.
Disability-focused Dungeons & Dragons supplements raise funds for Bristol Children's Hospital Play Team

Holy wheels and words.
Dungeons & Dragons graphic novels available for a dollar in Humble Bundle deal

Including recent series set in the world of D&D.
Venture Maidens actual play podcast launches its own RPG sourcebook for D&D 5E

Femme-forged fantasy.
D&D 5E book Encyclopedia steps away from fantasy tropes to present orc cultures that aren’t “inherently evil”

Along with other tools to create a campaign.

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An author is questioning Wizards of the Coast’s “problematic” changes to his adventure in the newest D&D 5E sourcebook

“Frankly, this isn’t how this had to go down.”

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Inferno is a sourcebook for D&D 5E based on the works of Dante

One hell of an opening.
D&D meets Cards Against Humanity in Deck of Many Quests’ fill-the-blank adventures

Mission + monster + magical item = adventure.

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7 best Dungeons & Dragons settings for your next campaign

Dive into a fiery plane of demons or sail across dark stormy waters in these exciting D&D locales.

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Feature: Queer players find more than a game in Dungeons & Dragons - they find a safe space

“We are here to play whoever we want to.”

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The gang enter Crime City, check out Cosmic Frog creator’s next game and talk more D&D film news in the Dicebreaker Podcast

Plus: tips on running RPGs over Zoom and our favourite third-party creators.
How Dungeons & Dragons helped me discover my gender identity

I was playing a man in real life - why not a woman in my escapist hobbies?

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Hugh Grant will play the villain in the Dungeons & Dragons film

It star Sophia Lillis also cast.
Magic: The Gathering to explore Middle-earth, the 42nd millennium and more in Universes Beyond

Including Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks and The Lord of the Rings set.
6 things the new Dungeons & Dragons movie needs to do to become a critical hit

Not including a cameo from Jeremy Irons.

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Dungeons & Dragons returns to an iconic setting with Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Strahd is bat it again.

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D&Tea pairs the perfect brew with your Dungeons & Dragons campaign

Steeped in adventure.

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Tabletop roleplaying taught me that failure is okay - and often more interesting

1 to watch.

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Public libraries are using D&D to forge friendships and build community

No Knowledge (Arcana) check required.

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Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page waltzes into the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons film

Joining Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith.

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Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast and Gale Force Nine settle lawsuit, resume “ongoing partnership”

No rolls for damage.
Magic: The Gathering and Monopoly had their “biggest year ever” in 2020, Hasbro says

Dungeons & Dragons retained its growing popularity, as well.
Feature: D&D's answer to American Idol changed the RPG - and its winner's life - forever

You could say it was open to ‘Ebberyone’.

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Dungeons & Dragons film summons Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez and Detective Pikachu’s Justice Smith

Joining confirmed lead Chris Pine.
Find out why opening a dreadful circus is not a good idea on this week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast

And the joys of different quiches.
Dungeons & Dragons’ Gothic Lineages offer an alternative to race, but not yet a replacement

Moving the needle on character creation options - just.
Dungeon Extravaganza bundle opens the door to D&D 5E adventures from under £1

Eight adventures and settings at a bargain price.
Dragonlance authors announce new trilogy of “Classic” D&D novels beginning this year

Wizards of the Coast apparently legally mollified.
New board games for February 2022: latest tabletop release dates

Fall in love with these fresh titles.

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Cleric dice set lets you roll a chalice, war hammer and potion bottle

Holy roller.

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John Wick writer developing live-action Dungeons & Dragons TV series

Hasbro previously said it was considering "a couple of different approaches” to adapting RPG for small screen.

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Scouts can soon earn a Dungeons & Dragons activity badge

Two decades too late for us, sadly.
Dungeons & Dragons 5E’s first one-shot collection Candlekeep Mysteries spotlights diverse writers

Wick-ed.
Mix up D&D-inspired drinks with RPG cocktail book Mystic Libations

Co-created by Supernatural actor and Disney Imagineer.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E sourcebook and adventure bundles are on sale at D&D Beyond

Savings throw.

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Get RPG characters inked up with the Tome of Tattoos supplement for D&D 5E

Session for spellcraft.
We cast the D&D movie, remix Scrabble and pour one out for Catan beer in the (almost) last Dicebreaker Podcast of 2020!

Having our Christmas cake and eating it.
Watch Stranger Things stars play a holiday-themed Dungeons & Dragons adventure this Friday

The Upside Drow.
Feature: The Dungeons & Dragons movie at 20: How the RPG’s first big-screen blockbuster suffered a critical fail

A D&D film was promised to rival Star Wars, but its cinematic debut ended up a box-office bomb. What happened?
Emma Partlow joins us to talk Magic: The Gathering, D&D and the best Trivial Pursuit replacements on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast

Plus Uri Geller’s 20-year Pokémon beef, overlooked board game themes and how to kill Hitler.
Southlands sends Dungeons & Dragons to mythical Egypt in updated setting from Kobold Press

Promises a more informed and thoughtful take on North Africa this time around.
Feature: Star Trek: Discovery stars share their exploits and lessons from playing Dungeons & Dragons together

Boldly Action/Bonus/Moving where no one has gone before.
Grab Dungeons & Dragons digital sourcebooks and adventures at a discount for Cyber Monday

Digital daring-do on a dime.
Best Christmas gifts for Dungeons & Dragons lovers 2022

Presents under the Treant.

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Dungeonbreaker merchandise is here! Plus, a sale!

Grab Dicebreaker merch for 30% off during Black Friday.
D&D 5E lead designer says improvements to racial depictions will take "several years" to fully implement

After inclusion of character creation options in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.

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You can own a replica of Dungeons & Dragons' Yawning Portal Inn next year for $350

Seriously, mind the gap.
Dungeons & Dragons’ first attempt to address RPG’s race problems disappoints its community

More like Rule Zero Effort.

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Explore Scarred Lands in massive Dungeons & Dragons adventure Dead Man’s Rust

Wave goodbye to Waterdeep.
D&D miniatures maker Gale Force Nine sues RPG publisher Wizards of the Coast

Disputes over licensing and distribution have led to back and forth litigation.
Sally Phillips and James Acaster are among the comedians playing more Dungeons & Dragons for Comic Relief

Raised funds will offer COVID-19 support.
D&D book Dark Places & Demogorgons bears a striking resemblance to Stranger Things

Prepare for a neverending story.
Upzone’s 3D terrain is like a pop-up book for your Warhammer and D&D battles

All the benefits of a gaming table you can store in a box.
Critical Role will explore the Mighty Nein’s origins in a new series of graphic novels

Like a backstory wiki, with pictures.
Dungeons & Dragons 5E sorcerer class explained

Choose the right equipment, spells and origin to create the ultimate sorcerer in D&D 5E.
D&D 5E gift set, including three essential rulebooks and a DM screen, is 25% off right now

Get your party started.
D&D 5E meets Monster of the Week in Icewind Dale adventure Chilling Tales from the Whispering Winds

Beasts & Burrows.
Dungeons & Dragons live-action TV series in the works

“A couple of different approaches” being discussed.

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Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast sued by Dragonlance authors

Upcoming trilogy cancelled following alleged breach of contract.

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How to make a great puzzle in Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Top tips to keep players guessing, not stressing.
D&D series Critical Role has launched a fundraising foundation

Non-for-profit organisation led by actor Ashley Johnson.
Get dozens of D&D books, including R.A. Salvatore’s Legend of Drizzt series, for under £12

Including the complete Cleric Quintet.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E druid class explained

Create a character that Captain Planet would be proud of, from how to cast spells to which druidic circle you should choose.
Feature: “There’s something about cosplaying a character that draws you closer to them”: How D&D cosplay provides another way to roleplay

Exploring the Dungeons & Dragons cosplay community, how to start and why it’s worth doing.
D&D-inspired comic series Skullkickers gets 10th anniversary book and RPG campaign

Co-created by Avengers and Rick & Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons writer Jim Zub.
D&D 5E campaign Heckna helps GMs create a horrifying carnival adventure using a deck of cards

Clowning around.
Feature: The fatigue and loneliness of playing tabletop RPGs online in a pandemic

For players used to the intimacy of face-to-face sessions, taking games such as Dungeons & Dragons onto the internet can be exhausting and alienating.

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The Red Opera is a heavy metal-inspired Dungeons & Dragons 5E campaign with its own orchestral soundtrack

Based on operatic album by DiAmorte.
Magic: The Gathering's first-ever Dungeons & Dragons set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, releases next summer

Time Spiral Remastered and Modern Horizons 2 also revealed.

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How to make a great dungeon for Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Ten tips to help turn you into a true dungeon master.
Feature: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is a positive sign that Dungeons & Dragons is working on its problems - preview

Iggwilv you read it?

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D&D Celebration is a new community-led event for the RPG taking place next month

From 18th to 20th September.
D&D 5E’s next sourcebook Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything finally allows players to make characters without racial traits

A follow-up to Xanathar’s Guide to Everything.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E’s combat wheelchair now has some fantastic miniatures

Dungeons and Diversity models based on Sara Thompson's free rules.
Epic Encounters include everything you need to run a D&D 5E adventure in one box

With books, miniatures and battle mats.
Classic ‘80s Dungeons & Dragons adventure Castle Amber is being revised for 5E

Over 30 years since its debut.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E modder creates combat wheelchair for disabled RPG characters

“Anyone can be an adventurer.”
Hellboy is being turned into an RPG, Kickstarter this summer

B.P.RPG

On Kickstarter
A slightly shorter Dicebreaker Podcast crams the same bevy of board game and RPG chatter into just one hour

60 minutes of thoughts, Fort and tangents.
Return to Castle Ravenloft in Curse of Strahd Revamped, a new edition of the classic D&D adventure

Dungeons & Dracula.
How to play tabletop RPGs by yourself: A beginner's guide to solo roleplaying

What do you mean, ‘solo roleplaying’?

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E bard class explained

Pick the best spells, master Bardic Inspiration and choose the right college to capture the hearts of allies and enemies alike.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, Fort and haunted board games: it's this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!

We take no responsibility for any rodent hauntings as the result of listening to this episode.
Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters lets you battle Dracula, meet Santa and wield Excalibur in Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Includes over 100 legendary and mythological characters, items and monsters.
Dungeonbreaker returns and we regret to inform you everybody is in hell

But at least they’ve made a friend
Dungeons & Dragons 5E’s next adventure Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is a horror story inspired by The Thing

Who Rolls There?

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Dungeons & Dragons is addressing problematic elements of the RPG’s races

Promises to tackle “legacy D&D content that does not reflect who we are today”.

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Game of Thrones’ Hodor, Ramsay Bolton, Yara Greyjoy and more are playing D&D for Red Nose Day

TV show’s stars, including Kristian Nairn, Daniel Portman and Gemma Whelan, form a party for charity.

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Stranger Things, Marvel and WWE stars are playing Dungeons & Dragons for Red Nose Day

D&D Live 2020: Roll w/ Advantage line-up includes actors, comedians and wrestlers.

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Unofficial D&D mobile app Downtime Manager lets you keep playing between sessions

The waiting game.

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The latest Dicebreaker Podcast packs in new Deadlands, D&D Stranger Things and Infinity CodeOne, plus smooth ghosts, sea crimes and more!

Listen or watch this week’s round-up of tabletop news, opinions and chatter now.
Sue Perkins, Nish Kumar and other UK comedians are playing Dungeons & Dragons next week for Comic Relief

Fundraising for COVID-19 support.
This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast has the next Pandemic game, Kids on Brooms, D&D advice and more Mr. Blobby than anyone can handle

Listen on iTunes, Spotify and Google, or watch the video version!

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2019 was the biggest year for Dungeons & Dragons in the RPG's almost 50-year history, says Wizards of the Coast

As starter set sales quadruple.
Get stuck into the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000 by picking up these book bundles from just £1

As part of latest Humble Bundle offerings.
Feature: Unofficial Dungeons & Dragons miniatures are allowing Patreon creators to turn their hobby into a career

High of the beholder.
Play Dungeons & Dragons 5E Starter Set adventure Lost Mines of Phandelver for free on D&D Beyond

Phandelver into a new campaign.

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Feature: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount is the most worthwhile D&D 5E book yet, whether you’re a Critical Role fan or not

Im-Mercer yourself.

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How to play Dungeons & Dragons online

Keep your tabletop roleplaying group going wherever you are by playing Dungeons & Dragons online.

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Grab D&D, Catan, Codenames and more big board games in 3 for 2 Amazon deal

Also featuring Mysterium, Splendor and 7 Wonders.
You can play an adventure from the new Critical Role Dungeons & Dragons 5E book for free on Roll20

Mercer me.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E ranger class explained

Hunting for answers to what a ranger can do, how to create one and develop the ranger class further in Dungeons & Dragons 5E.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E fighter class explained

Give yourself a fighting chance in D&D with our guide to what the fighter class can do, how you can create one and develop it further.

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Feature: Dungeons & Dragons 5E: Eberron - Rising From the Last War lead designer takes us on a magic-powered airship ride through divided lands and the remnants of war

Full steam ahead.

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D&D series Critical Role is getting its own board games, starting with Munchkin

Mighty Fine.

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10 best Dungeons & Dragons 5E subclasses you should play in your next campaign

Follow the Path of the Totem Warrior, become an Arcane Trickster and make a pact with The Fiend.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E key terms explained

Learning the lingo.

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Saving Throw: How Dungeons & Dragons helped me combat my social anxiety

Helping handbook.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E rogue class explained

Rogues mean shifty business.

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New Dungeons & Dragons campaign book, Mythic Odysseys of Theros, draws from Magic: The Gathering

Centaur of attention.

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Watch the Dungeonbreaker party try to escape the arena in episode three of our Dungeons & Dragons 5E actual play series

Prisonbreaker.

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Watch the Dungeonbreaker crew attempt a dinosaur heist in episode two of our Dungeons & Dragons 5E actual play series

Dinos, dangers and disguises.

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Matt Mercer's Blood Hunter class gets unofficial Dungeons & Dragons 5E one-shot adventure

Vein glorious.
Feature: 10 easily forgotten Dungeons & Dragons 5E rules you’re getting wrong - and why you should be using them

Mind Strayer.

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Introducing Dungeonbreaker, Dicebreaker’s new Dungeons & Dragons 5E actual play series

Featuring dinosaur racing, swamp goblins and one very rich half-elf.

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Feature: The Dungeons & Dragons diet: how to eat like an RPG adventurer

Roll on the side?

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10 best tabletop roleplaying games out right now

From the best fantasy tabletop RPG alternatives to Dungeons & Dragons, to the sci-fi worlds of Cyberpunk and Star Wars.

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Create your own barbarian baker and other Dungeons & Dragons 5E cooks with the Dragon Stew supplement

No roast for the wicked.
Dungeons & Dragons 5E is still the most popular RPG to play online by a long way, according to Roll20

Making up nearly half of all online TRPG campaigns.
Playing Dungeons & Dragons to win is the most boring way to play

Or; why D&D is like chocolate biscuits and pasta sauce.

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Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer raising funds for Australian bushfire relief with custom D&D 5E class the Blood Hunter

Just my type.

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Feature: Tabletop RPG releases 2020: 10 upcoming roleplaying games you should play this year

From the first Warhammer: Age of Sigmar RPG to Nordic horror and underground cities

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Board games form human connections in a world that increasingly seeks to sever them

Check mates.
Dicebreaker Answers: Your top questions about Dungeons & Dragons!

Gain +1 INT.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure book from Baldur’s Gate and Mass Effect creators gets retail release

Satyr your lust for questing.

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Feature: ‘There are dogs operating blacksmith shops and being apothecaries’: Inside the world of Animal Adventures: Gullet Cove, an RPG for pet lovers

Pawcerers and Barkbarians.

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Ask Dicebreaker: Get your questions about Dungeons & Dragons answered!

D&D Q&A FYI.

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New Dungeons & Dragons co-op board game revealed, due out in 2020

Potential titles Adventurer’s Gate and Adventure Begins spotted in the wild.
Dungeons & Dragons’ new free playtest subclasses let you make a pact with a genie

My wish is your command.
How to pick your character class in Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Find out what class works best for your D&D character; whether it’s a rogue, ranger or fighter.

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Roleplay as a cat or dog in D&D 5E-compatible RPG Animal Adventures: Secrets of Gullet Cove

Roll over, Beethoven.

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Critical Role is getting its first official Dungeons & Dragons 5E book, Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount

Vox popular.
How to choose the right character race in Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Is your character a dwarf, elf or tiefling at heart? Find out here!

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Feature: Meet the Original Dungeons & Dragons diehards still playing by '70s rules

Refusing to roll with the times.

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Game of the Year 2019: Sara Elsam's Top 5

Crime, cannibals and cursed potions.

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The basics of Dungeons & Dragons: Everything you need to know

Where to get started with the fantasy roleplaying game.
How to start a Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying group

From finding players at conventions to playing D&D online, here’s everything you need to get your party started.
8 best Dungeons & Dragons gifts for Christmas

Pick out the perfect tabletop present with our essential D&D gift guide.

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Celebrate 45 years of Dungeons & Dragons with these $299 sapphire dice

A set to die for.
Slice-and-dice your way through Dark Alliance, a video game based on R A Salvatore’s Dungeons & Dragons novels

Drizzit any good?
What to buy if you want to play Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Everything you need to play D&D, plus some nice extras.

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Dungeon & Dragons meets Cluedo in one-shot RPG adventure Murder on the Eberron Express

Save your ‘elf.

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Play iconic D&D monsters in chaotic card game Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness

Behold 'er.

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Upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie is reportedly delving deep into the RPG’s history

Lich, please.

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Lord of the Rings RPGs The One Ring and Adventures in Middle-earth to end in 2020

Upcoming second edition of The One Ring also cancelled due to ‘contractual differences’.

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Going Solo: How playing tabletop games alone went from sad to rad

Party for one.

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How to play Dungeons & Dragons 5E: A beginner's guide

Everything you need to know to get started with the world's biggest tabletop RPG.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E character creation explained: How to work out ability scores, hit points, AC rating, feats and skills

Calculating the numbers you need to get roleplaying
How to make Dungeons & Dragons 5E characters for beginners

Follow our step-by-step guide to making a D&D character.
10 best tabletop fantasy RPGs that aren’t Dungeons & Dragons

The finest fantasy tabletop RPG games out there right now.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E wizard class explained

How many spells, and what to cast - we’ve got everything you could ever wand.

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Dungeons & Dragons 5E warlock class explained

How to play a patron of the dark arts.

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10 best Dungeons & Dragons 5E RPG campaigns

Modern D&D campaigns that are critical hits.

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Dungeons & Dragons' best worst spell: Cooking up chaos and comedy with Conjure Food and Water

'45 pounds of bland but nourishing food'

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10 best sourcebooks for Dungeons & Dragons 5E

The finest Dungeons & Dragons 5E sourcebooks.

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