A roundup of TTRPG news, including The Rime of the Frostmaiden leak from D&D, virtual conventions being announced or cancelled at short notice, reviews and interviews.
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.
D&D leak: A closer look at Icewind Dale – Rime of the Frostmaiden
D&D Beyond allegedly ran a trailer on their YouTube channel before pulling the video
An RPG designed for a GM with just one player: Beowulf – Age of Heroes comes to 5e
Handiwork Games have today released their duet play 5e setting. In other words, it’s a 5e-based RPG especially designed for those times when only two people are playing; one of whom is the GM and the other the player.
D&D’s next storyline is due September
The next D&D storyline will be officially announced at D&D Live 2020 as celebrities play an online game of ‘Werewolf’.
Free to Download: Fowl Play, part 2
At this stage in the adventure, the heroes have solved the mystery of the slaughtered livestock in Belcassel.
5 Mythic Odysseys of Theros DMs Guild supplements to know about
At the time of writing, 44 products match a search for [Theros] over at the DM’s Guild. Here are 5 that Geek Native thinks you should know about.
Do Tritons have Darkvision? WotC update D&D’s rules
While Mythic Odysseys of Theros is not a valid resource for Adventurers League play, the team at Wizards of the Coast has used it to make a change to the Triton race.
Could Legendlore’s return show us the future of D&D?
The goblins, for example, live in a nation ruled by an evil overlord who actively recruits and subverts them. That’s not on them, and you might even say it’s on the “good nations” for letting that happen.
Legendary Games put an Ultimate 5e deal into The Bundle of Holding
The books on offer are from the Legendary Games Ultimate Plug0In lines of campaign sourcebooks. They’re designed to encourage characters out of the dungeon.
Mythic Odysseys of Theros contents shared
This is the Greek-inspired Theros that we were expecting.
