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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.

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Dungeons & Dragons Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Dungeons & Dragons reporting (Archive Page 98).

Dungeons & Dragons reveals the latest t-shirt club design

June 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The club means every month, a new and official WotC D&D t-shirt arrives in the post. The t-shirts are largely cotton (depending on design), machine wash, and lightweight classic-fit and bottom helm.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: amazon, Dungeons & Dragons, fashion, t-shirts, wizards of the coast

D&D: Wizards of the Coast release a first edition post-apocalyptic Gamma World bundle

June 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

Gamma World is a post-apocalyptic setting for D&D. Characters might encounter mutant plants and twisted animals.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, Gamma World, James M. Ward, wizards of the coast

The Average Fantasy Bestiary (2.0) contains remarkable insights into D&D monsters

June 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragons appear 42 times in 50 popular D&D books (which you can see listed below), and then Goblins and Zombies each appear 28 times.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bestiary, Dungeons & Dragons, monsters, stats

The Botanical Bestiary: A Leshy-only monster manual for 5e and Pathfinder 2e

June 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Botanical Bestiary will have stats for D&D 5e, and a variant will have one for Pathfinder 2e; both include 50 forms of Leshy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, monsters, pathfinder

Free to Download: The Dread 5e encounter pack

June 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Venger’s Decks, aka Scott Docherty, has made a free encounter pack available via their Patreon. It’s made possible thanks to Patreon, so consider backing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, cartography, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, venger's decks

WotC puts The Complete Starter Set: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game 2e on DriveThruRPG

June 1, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can now spend $30 to download a scanned copy of The Complete Starter Set: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game 2E from DriveThruRPG after Wizards of the Coast made it available today.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: advanced dungeons & dragons, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Free to Download: Blood Sword 5e quickstart

May 30, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Blood Sword is the sword of life, the only weapon capable of opposing the power of the evil Wizards of Krarth who threaten the Lands of Legend.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blood sword, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download

Free to Download: Realm of Goblin – Beware the Dark Sisterhood

May 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Realm of Goblin: Beware the Dark Sisterhood is a free 5e adventure, 28-pages long and written by Eric Grissom.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dark horse, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download

Here’s what the Satanic Panic looked like for D&D: Remastered 60 Minutes footage

May 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the years after D&D’s release, it did not go down well with some Americans. The concern arose from the religious right, who worried it was blasphemous, got children addicted and led them to suicide.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #101

May 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s been a busy week, so sit back and treat yourself to a scroll through the headlines; sales, reviews, interviews and stats from the RPG-scene.

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