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D&D TTRPG news and articles

Dungeons & Dragons is more than a game; it's a cultural titan and the gateway to fantasy adventure for millions worldwide. At its heart, D&D is a collaborative storytelling experience. Players create unique heroes, from mighty barbarians to wise wizards, and embark on perilous quests in a world brought to life by the Dungeon Master. The rules provide structure, but the real magic comes from the shared imagination of the group. Every roll of the dice and every player decision shapes a unique narrative, making each campaign a truly personal epic forged in creativity and chance.

The game’s enduring appeal lies in its powerful social core. In an age of digital screens, D&D brings people together to cooperate, solve problems, and build legends face to face. This spirit has fuelled its explosive resurgence in pop culture, introducing the magic of tabletop roleplaying games to a new generation. Yet for all its grand legacy, D&D remains wonderfully accessible. All it takes is a set of dice, a few friends, and a spark of imagination to unlock infinite worlds of adventure. It is the ultimate engine for heroic storytelling.

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #279

October 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What do you think will happen in the tail-end of 2024? More or fewer TTRPG nights: What will that make for the hobby?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, Dungeons & Dragons, kids in the attic, routinely itemised, sleepy hollow, space: 1999

D&D’s Greyhawk finally goes Community Content

October 18, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Greyhawk is the second-ever campaign setting for D&D, after Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor, and it was the one associated with the core rulebooks until 2008.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax

Big Heckin’ Two-Day Prime Day: Gamer geek deals!

October 8, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s curated Prime Day bullet point list of gamer geek deals in the super sale.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: board games, dice, dice trays, Dungeons & Dragons, prime day

Sink, soars: Kickstarter double-downs on magical 5e pirates

October 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Throughout this book, you will uncover the mysteries of the region while fighting back against the influence of the eldritch, fiendish god, Y’gathul, and his Dark Armada. Fend off the Dread Admiral’s lieutenants from stealing your souls and defeat anyone else in your path to cleanse the Caldereach Sea of these dark forces.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, pirates

Bards of Aratai: Three thespians as vigilantes

September 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Dice Legenz’s Vahid Qualls tackled Can introverts play Bards for Geek Native. The GM has no such problem for the Bards of Aratai as he has three stage actors as players in the new D&D show.

Filed Under: Online Shows, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #276

September 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last week, Geek Native struggled to gauge the sales success of the new D&D book. This week, Wizards of the Coast stepped in with a press release to set the record straight. Or did they?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: deadpool, Dungeons & Dragons, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, routinely itemised

Huh-oh! The 2024 Player’s Handbook is the fastest-selling D&D book in history

September 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We couldn’t be more pleased with the resounding critical and fan acclaim and record-breaking launch of the 2024 Player’s Handbook, and we have our loyal fans to thank for it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, jess lanzillo, wizards of the coast

Ember: 25,000 hexes and perhaps a new TTRPG style born from VTT

September 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ember will be a game, a setting and a sandbox. While Foundry VTT is needed, only one person in the group must have the paid-for system running. Y

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, foundry, kickstarter, software

D&D 2024 Players Handbook debuts with mixed success

September 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The latest revision (or, as some argue, ‘edition’) of the 2024 Player’s Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons is out. It’s very early days, but the signs of success are mixed.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dmsguild, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy Grounds, roll20, wizards of the coast

Free to Download: FiveEvil Splinters

September 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games have made the first of their FiveEvil supplements free, and FiveEvil Splinters is out now for download.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fiveevil, free to download, handiwork games, morgan davie

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