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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.

New Zealand lawyers dismiss murder trial defence D&D submission as ‘ludicrous’.

December 8, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Angela Blackmoore, a woman from Christchurch in New Zealand, was murdered in 1995. In 2019, Jeremy Powell confessed to the killing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crime, Dungeons & Dragons

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons to contain “never-before-seen correspondences” between the co-creators

December 6, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1976 will be a 500-page deep delve into the origins of the rpg, including annotated pages and letters between co-creators Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, dungeons and dragons

Genre Police: What’s For Who

December 3, 2023 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I recently had an interesting conversation about flow, and I want to share it because I think it reveals some things about RPG that we don’t talk about often. 

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, feng shui, genre police, rpg tips

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #233

December 2, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

WotC reveal their D&D 2024 roster and timeline, The Walking Dead shamble to RPG life, not everyone is impressed by the Indie RPG Creator Summit and Matthew Mercer talks about the bubble bursting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Free League Publishing, ghostfire gaming, Matthew Mercer, routinely itemised, the walking dead

Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum goes on sale for $5m (NuTSR saga)

November 17, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

It’s unclear how trying to raise $5m on a property worth $298,1000 plus an unknown business value might affect NuTSR’s bankruptcy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, TSR

Megathread: Geeky Black Friday, Cyber Monday, goblin shopping sales!

November 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here’s the deal: If you spot an excellent geeky sale, let us know, even if it’s your own sale, by sending an email, a Discord message or in the comments.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, funko, sales, shopping, sony

D&D Decanter set: 750ml of dwarven courage

November 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Merchoid has an official D&D Decanter Set. Actually, the merch site has a generous Dungeons & Dragons section, and I note with mixed interest and alarm that many of the ranges are selling out.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: drinks, Dungeons & Dragons, household

A sneak peek at the Nighthold as Demiverse Expanded Kickstarts

November 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can buy Demiverse, which is a 5e setting, from DriveThruRPG. The Demiverse can also be played with Those Who Wander rules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adam hancock, Dungeons & Dragons

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #229

November 3, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised in a summary of TTRPG news published each week.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: black armada, diablo, Dungeons & Dragons, extra life, mork borg, pathfinder, routinely itemised, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #228

October 28, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s Routinely Itemised is a weekly newsletter that summarises the latest news and developments in the tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) industry.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cubicle 7 Entertainment, Dungeons & Dragons, luke gygax, rogue trader, routinely itemised, shadowdark, typhon games, william murakami-brundage

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