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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.

Handiwork Games hit by thieves and respond with Free to Download: King Beowulf – Of Kingdoms and Ring-Givers

August 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

US law enforcement are investigating theft of £25K worth of 5e RPGs from Scottish indie publisher

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beowulf, Dungeons & Dragons, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson

Historica Arcanum brings the deadly Crusades to 5e

August 24, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The two books, Era of the Crusades and The Sigil of Jerusalem, include a large adventure and details on fantasy 1182 Jerusalem and Cairo. There are new character creation options, subclasses, a bestiary, rules for the Deck of the Damned, professions and Knight Orders.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Historica Arcanum, kickstarters, metis media

I’m going to pieces over these D&D jigsaw puzzles

August 23, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Clarkson Potter Publications have found one of my favourite Mimic illustrations for their mini jigsaw puzzle.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, monsters, puzzles

Free to Download: Blood and Glory – Gateway to the North for 5e

August 21, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The adventure introduces the dangers of the Dauthur Isles to an existing party. The idea is straightforward; take your current D&D heroes and drop them in the icy heartlands of the evil Clan Vidarri lead by Ibar the Bloodless.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, hive mind games, tabletop scotland, vampire, vikings

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #217 & #218

August 19, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly column from Geek Native that summarizes RPG news, reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews. It is published every Friday evening for RPG enthusiasts everywhere.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Battlefield Press, critical role, cubicle 7, daggerheart, darrington press, Dungeons & Dragons, evil genius productions, Fabula Ultima, fabula ultima atlas: high fantasy, need games, routinely itemised, strange machine games, warhammer

Obojima Tales From The Tall Grass: Studio Ghibli & Legend of Zelda-inspired 5e races towards $1m

August 8, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you want to look at what the final Obojima Tales From The Tall Grass might be like, there are a few pages of free preview material online provided by 1985 Games to check out.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 1985 games, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, Studio Ghibli

D&D’s Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants! uses AI art, and WotC has changed the rules

August 6, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fans spotted details in the illustration, tell-tale signs that a machine had rendered the image in the D&D sourcebook.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #216

August 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gen Con is this week, and Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s weekly RPG news roundup that provides a one-stop shop for reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, coyote & crow, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, starfinder, When the Wolf Comes

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #215

July 29, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly column on Geek Native that summarizes the latest RPG news. It is published every Friday evening and includes reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews. The column is a one-stop shop for RPG fans who want to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the hobby.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, mirrorscape, Mongoose Publishing, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised, traveller, webtoon, wet ink games

Mirrorscape launches its AR VTT RPG app

July 28, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mirrorscape has been developed over four years and had more than 4,000 users in the beta test.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Augmented reality, Dungeons & Dragons, mirrorscape, pathfinder, starfinder

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