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D&D’s new playtest is Spelljammer space opera flavoured

July 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

D&D 5e's next official setting is Spelljammer. That's a popular old setting being revisited for 5e. You can't call it sci-fi; there's not so much science as fantasy, and perhaps space opera is better than a genre.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, spelljammer, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

Mighty Impel: D&D’s playtesting Giant Options lets you hurl Halflings

May 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Unearthed Arcana: Giant Options is a new and official D&D playtest that focuses on giants.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Jeremy Crawford, unearthed arcana

WotC returns to 5e Dragonlance playtesting

April 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After studying your feedback, we've revised the kender race, the Knight of Solamnia and Mage of High Sorcery backgrounds, and several feats for characters from the world of Krynn.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, unearthed arcana

Wizards of the Coast get D&D ready for Dragonlance

March 8, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Typically, Wizards of the Coast don't playtest things for a laugh. As a rule of thumb, a playtest generally means the D&D publisher is seriously considering entering them into the world of 5e.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

D&D brings back Spelljammer races with the Travelers of the Multiverse Unearthed Arcana

October 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The Travelers of the Multiverse offers up six new PC races, some from Spelljammer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, spelljammer, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

Unearthed Arcana: D&D’s playtest expands to include Mages of Strixhaven, only months before an official Strixhaven book is due out

June 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There is may well enough time for the playtest to complete, for results to come in, the book finished and sent to the printers. If, indeed, that's the plan.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Curriculum of Chaos, Dungeons & Dragons, strixhaven, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

D&D: New Draconic Options for PCs include gem dragons and a new take on kobolds

April 14, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Available from today are new Draconic options. The free PDF includes three alternatives to the dragonborn race, a new look at kobolds, feats and then spells.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

Wizards of the Coast release Feywild playable races

March 12, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

D&D have released an Unearthed Arcana of Feywild races.

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

Unearthed Arcana: D&D’s Gothic Lineages offers up undead race options

January 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This racebook follows Tasha's Cauldron of Everything and lacks Ability Score increase trait, Language and Alignment. You can be a good Dhampir if it makes narrative sense.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, playtest, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

D&D: Unearthed Arcana adds College of Spirits and an Undead warlock patron

August 5, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These new rules add character options for Warlocks and Bards, and both have a spooky theme.

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

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