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Newest One D&D playtest update is the biggest yet - includes changes to five classes, weapons and spells
Monk changes coming at a later date.
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Pathfinder 2E is remastering its core rulebooks to split from D&D OGL and make learning the RPG easier
First books for players and GMs out later this year, with monster bestiary and second Player Core releasing in 2024.
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BAD BAD BAD’s mixture of Kingdom Hearts and creepypastas swerves on traditional worldbuilding in RPGs
Imagine flying a gummi ship to the Backrooms.
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D&D created its own “rather desperate” need for more dungeon masters back in 2014
Heavy is the head behind the screen.
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Mall full of D&D players teamed up to defeat Vecna and set a Guinness World Record
Adventurers retired to a lunch of soft pretzels in the food court.
Opinion
One D&D's new Dungeon Master’s Guide could fix 5E's biggest problem
The new Dungeon Master’s Guide is getting a big reset.
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D&D’s revised Dungeon Master's Guide aims at new facilitators and Critical Role fans
Chris Perkins admits current book “throws you in the deep end of the pool”.
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Into the Mother Lands finds new home at Expanse, Dragon Age RPG publisher
No longer adrift in RPG limbo.
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Gorgeous Nausicaä and Delicious in Dungeon-inspired RPG Break!! launches crowdfunding campaign
Give me an entire herd of shaggy bumpo, please.
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Avatar RPG’s first post-launch sourcebook focuses on Legend of Korra location and characters
Do the thing Zhu Li!
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The next edition of Werewolf: The Apocalypse horror RPG is coming this summer
Something to get your claws into.
Opinion
The D&D movie skips over Cleric and Monk, but will they feature next time around?
Not every D&D class is in attendance, but that could change with Honor Among Thieves 2.
News
The Witcher, Blackadder and Jane Austen inspirations for monster-hunting tabletop RPG
Based on Forged in the Dark system.
News
Dicebreaker’s D&D actual series, Storybreakers, has even more podcast episodes up
Listen to an epic adventure anywhere.
Opinion
Forget Honor Among Thieves sequels or a TV show – Dungeons & Dragons should get a stage musical next
Pray for bardic inspiration.
News
SPONSORED: Tabletop RPG accessories maker’s crowdfunding campaign goes beyond selling fancy dice to give backers a stake in the company
1985 Games’ equity crowdfunder offers shares in exchange for pledges.
News
Pathfinder Studio releases first draft of ORC universal roleplaying game licence for public comment
Paizo skipped Creative Commons in favour of a highly permissible and unalterable RPG licence.
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New Pathfinder video games coming from studio behind Age of Empires IV
One set to release later this year.
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The next D&D movie could see the party level up – here’s what to expect
What a little XP could do for Honor Among Thieves’ adventurers
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6 D&D adventures that should inspire the Honor Among Thieves sequel
Classic modules worthy of the big-screen treatment.
News
Get an exclusive early look at the latest Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins graphic novel
Mollymauk Tealeaf takes to the stage.
Opinion
5 things Honor Among Thieves gets right about D&D - and 3 it gets wrong
The Dungeons & Dragons movie already looks like a hit, but how faithful is it to 5E?
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Inspire your next D&D campaign with Vermis, a guidebook to a Dark Souls-like video game that doesn’t exist
Make a saving throw against the Mandela effect.
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Explore absurd fantasy tabletop RPG Troika! at half price during Melsonian Spring Sale
Starter and adventure bundles offer cheap and easy roads into this weird, Pratchett-esque world.
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Critical Role’s new space-western podcast, Midst, started as a tabletop RPG setting
No one can hear you yeehaw in space.
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Our D&D actual play series Storybreakers is now a podcast!
Catch up with the first season in audio form, or experience it for the first time.
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Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons DLC won’t be usable in player worlds, and that’s a shame
The developer called the tabletop RPG crossover project “bespoke and purpose-built”.
Opinion
Honor Among Thieves owes a lot to this classic D&D adventure
The new D&D movie’s baddies and setting of Neverwinter pay a debt to an underrated Fourth Edition module.
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Terminator 2 is getting a tabletop RPG that lets you relive the movie as a campaign and play as a T-800
I need your rolls, your boots and your motorcycle.
Interview
Why every D&D fan should care about Drizzt Do’Urden, Forgotten Realms hero and one of the most important fantasy characters of all time
Author and D&D expert Michael Witwer on the elf ranger’s long history - and why he deserves a movie.
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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.
News
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.
News
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?
News
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.
Deals
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
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6 best Dungeons & Dragons video games you should play before Baldur's Gate 3
Buttons are not how one escapes dungeons!