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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.

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #310  

May 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

White Wolf is back! Paradox brings World of Darkness TTRPGs in-house. Plus, WizKids’ Baldur’s Gate 3 minis apology, a forgotten RIFTS game returns, new Invisible Sun, and Goodman Games’ Judges Guild situation. Catch up on the latest TTRPG news!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: daggerheart, darrington press, Dungeons & Dragons, invisible sun, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised

The Book of Dragons: Michael Witwer, Hugo-nominated author returns to D&D

May 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Michael Witwer wrote Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons and became a Hugo-nominated author with Dungeons & Dragons: Art and Arcana, a visual history of the game.

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

Genre Police: Expectation Traps

May 18, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I recently had a really interesting conversation about how we differ in designing a session of a game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Dungeons & Dragons, genre police, rpg tips

Why I introduced my daughter to D&D using ChatGPT

May 18, 2025 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

A blog in which guest writer Tori Struder tells the tale of what happened when she decided to ask ChatGPT to DM for her…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: d&d, Dungeons & Dragons

WizKids apologises for botched BG3 minis and offers a refund

May 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yesterday, a thread on Reddit began to reveal how off the pre-painted but highly anticipated Baldur’s Gate 3 minis set was.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: baldur's gate III, Dungeons & Dragons, icons of the realms, minis, wizkids

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #308

May 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Recent RPG news includes a fundraiser for Rick Hershey’s injured children, Goodman Games clarifying a controversial partnership, new D&D horror subclasses, a UK publisher skipping GenCon over safety, and Canada’s biggest mini maker is closing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, drink, Dungeons & Dragons, goodman games, judges guild, Rick Hershey, routinely itemised, startplaying, three sails studios, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast offer $120 in Eberron Forge of the Artificer pre-order bonuses

May 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer serves as a supplementary guide to Eberron: Rising from the Last War, offering fresh character options, lore, and adventure hooks within the DnD 2024 ruleset.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Rising from the last war, wizards of the coast

Check out this unique D&D inspired bone dice set + holder on Etsy

April 27, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

As geeks, here at Geek Native, it’s safe to assume we love dice. We do try and refrain from making ALL of our posts about dice, but sometimes a set of dice comes along that’s just too cool NOT to make a big deal about.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: d&d, dice, Dungeons & Dragons

Did Wizards of the Coast refresh their Deck of Many Things trademark before releasing D&D’s SRD 5.2?

April 24, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s good news. Wizards of the Coast has released the Systems Reference Document 5.2 for D&D.

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

D&D stats: Xenomorph Easter Bunny

April 20, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We rarely attempt to post house D&D stats here on Geek Native, but we are inspired by the annual Easter trend of Xenomorph Easter Bunnies.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, humour, xenomorph

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