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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.
The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons to contain “never-before-seen correspondences” between the co-creators
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.
Genre Police: What’s For Who
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.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #233
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.
Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum goes on sale for $5m (NuTSR saga)
It’s unclear how trying to raise $5m on a property worth $298,1000 plus an unknown business value might affect NuTSR’s bankruptcy.
Megathread: Geeky Black Friday, Cyber Monday, goblin shopping sales!
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.
D&D Decanter set: 750ml of dwarven courage
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.
A sneak peek at the Nighthold as Demiverse Expanded Kickstarts
You can buy Demiverse, which is a 5e setting, from DriveThruRPG. The Demiverse can also be played with Those Who Wander rules.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #229
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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #228
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