Following on from the news that the latest version of Google Hangouts won’t support apps – a blow for all Roll20 and virtual tabletop gamers – there’s better news from Wizards of the Coast and partners AltspaceVR. AltspaceVR provides virtual reality apps for devices like the Oculus, HTC Vive, Leap Motion and Microsoft Kinect. Their […]
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.
Learning to RPG: The D&D PowerPoint
Alex Farr made and shared this PowerPoint designed to help players learn D&D. Some important lessons in here, don’t you think?
D&D’s Rage of Demon has a launch trailer
Rage of Demons is the new storyline for D&D which comes to life this winter. The demon lords have been dragged from the Abyss and so the Forgotten Realms’ players must join up with Drizzt Do’Urden to venture into the Underdark and take them on. The plot follows on from the Tyranny of Dragons and […]
What’s this? Dungeons & Dragons designer flip-flops?
Perhaps you’ve always fancied Diana the Acrobat or Presto spanking your feet with each step you took? Dungeons & Dragons cartoon fans can now geek up their beach feet by popping over to Brazukete to buy these printed sandals. Flip-flop fan? These are on sale at Etsy. Take a look here.
Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss
In the wonderful world of tabletop role-playing games, there are two separate yet equally-important schools of thought: the “old-school” style of play perpetrated from classic editions of Dungeons & Dragons through the 80s, and the “new-school” style of play coming from the rising indie RPG movement of the late 90s through now. How to Game Master Like a […]
Dungeon Master built in LEGO
This incredible build is the work of Chris van Vliet. The Autodidact Artist from The Netherlands has a love for fantasy and sci-fi and we can see this here as Dungeon Master is pretty much brought to life with LEGO bricks. Check out the original Flickr to see some more photographs of Dungeon Master and […]
Wizards of the Coast and Origin sales
There’s some sales this weekend that may well appeal to geeks. First up is the one at DriveThruRPG which offers to serve up a host of traditional RPGs super cheap. It’s the second anniversary of Wizards of the Coast at DriveThruRPG. Every single D&D title is marked down 15% or more. Selective core rules are 75%. […]
Competition: Win the 5e Dungeon Master’s Screen
Playing D&D 5e yet? I rather like it. Wizards of the Coast have provided Geek Native with a copy of the D&d Dungeon Master’s Screen to give away in a competition. This is perfect if you need a gift for you DM. It is just as perfect if you happen to be a screen using […]
D&D’s latest storyline: Elemental Evil
Yesterday, Wizards of the Coast announced the next storyline for D&D. Elemental Evil will be a transdigital campaign with a new downloadable module for the free-to-play Dungeons & Dragon’s MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment. Neverwinter: Elemental Evil offers up a new playable class – the Paladin – and increases the level cap […]
Roll20’s gaming report shows Dungeons & Dragons boom
Last October The Orr Group, makers of Roll20, released a report which sparked plenty of healthy conversation. It said that Pathfinder was the single most popular RPG in the system but when you added up the editions that the D&D collective came top. At the time Pathfinder was represented in 27% of games and 44% […]
