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A bizarre escape plan in Critical Role Campaign 3 pushed Matthew Mercer and Bells Hells into one of the show’s funniest improvised encounters.
Dark Sun creator Timothy Brown revisits Athas, its environmental themes and controversial legacy while explaining how Dragon Kings expands the concept.
Arcana Unleashed introduces Evolving Magic Items, allowing D&D weapons and relics to gain new powers through campaign milestones instead of becoming obsolete.
Laura Bailey explains why Imogen and Laudna’s unexpected romance became a defining emotional thread of Critical Role Campaign 3.
Matthew Mercer’s calm Campaign 3 response captures the core appeal of D&D: players, not spectators, decide how their shared game unfolds.
Critical Role’s Campaign 4 turns a failed death save into a difficult bargain, highlighting the challenge of balancing D&D rules, drama and player agency.
A discussion starter for Luis Carazo’s D&D hot takes, including the enduring question of whether character backstories matter at the table.
Astarion investigates ritual murders in Waterdeep in Dark Horse’s new Baldur’s Gate 3 comic, alongside forthcoming Karlach and Dark Sun stories.
Wizards of the Coast has revealed the first details of its 2027 Dungeons & Dragons and Star Wars tabletop collaboration, including its campaign and rules book.
Critical Role has explained its “kill fee” policy, ensuring players continue receiving payment for several episodes after a character dies.
Critical Role’s Campaign 4 uses three separate tables, hidden information and the West Marches format to make every decision feel more consequential.
T. Kingfisher captures Astarion’s voice in this Baldur’s Gate 3 prequel, but a publisher-mandated change to his history weakens the character.
Matthew Mercer names eight defining Critical Role moments, from The Search for Grog and Jester’s cupcake to major twists in Bells Hells and Exandria.
From Alfira and Zevlor to Arabella and Mizora, these Baldur’s Gate 3 NPCs have the stories, personalities and potential to become companions.
Netflix is developing Ravenloft, a live-action Dungeons & Dragons series exploring the franchise’s iconic gothic horror setting and its Domains of Dread.
Warlock is shaping up as a sizeable D&D adventure, with dense exploration and fixed enemy strength instead of a sprawling 100-hour open world.
Invoke Studios’ Warlock will offer a focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure with no romance options, instead building Kaatri’s story around quests and found family.
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks now directly oversees Wizards of the Coast as John Hight moves into an advisory role and the company searches for a successor.
D&D’s Underdark may be ready for another official adventure, with playtest material, Deep Imaskar lore and R.A. Salvatore’s mysterious D&D Icons project offering clues.
Arcana Unleashed broadens D&D character options with stronger subclasses, magical backgrounds and familiars, but its Deadfall adventure remains highly linear.
D&D’s Queen Ehlissa’s Marvelous Nightingale returns in Arcana Unleashed, bringing powerful spells, forced honesty and a sinister Greyhawk mystery.
Dark Sun transforms D&D’s familiar dragon into a rare, tragic symbol of tyranny, environmental destruction and the dangerous pursuit of ultimate magical power.
A new D&D playtest lets characters follow Baldur’s Gate 3’s most disturbing path, gaining psionic abilities before completing a full mind flayer transformation.
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 returns to Netflix on September 17 with 10 new episodes. Catch up on season 1’s plant-monster mystery first.
Elden Ring’s skeletons connect ancient mythology and tabletop fantasy with FromSoftware’s distinctive talent for making familiar enemies funny and frustrating.
A new Mighty Nein anthology uses Essek’s revised history to suggest that the animated Campaign 2 canon will guide Critical Role’s future stories.
Critical Role’s latest Mighty Nein anthology expands Campaign 2 through compelling stories about allies, enemies and overlooked characters across Exandria.
Tales from Woodcreek season 2 swaps its cursed village for a 1920s mansion mystery, blending D&D, escape-room puzzles, occult technology and an ARG.
Critical Role Campaign 4 returns on 27 August. Here is a spoiler-filled recap of Arc 1, the three tables and their next destinations in Aramán.
Vampire: The Masquerade 6th Edition changes core rules, draws criticism from longtime players and enters public playtesting at Gen Con.
Wizards of the Coast is extending Magic’s Universes Beyond strategy to D&D with World of Warcraft, Star Wars and licensed classic settings.
Dungeons & Dragons is returning to Athas in 2027 with three Dark Sun books, a new Psion class and a deliberately adult approach to the setting.
Gen Con 2026 delivered major D&D news, including Dark Sun’s mature revival, Greyhawk’s return, official crossovers, new digital tools and Star Wars.
Star Wars will enter Dungeons & Dragons in 2027, while an unusual Magic: The Gathering clue keeps speculation about a future crossover alive.
Stern Pinball begins 2025 with Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye, a campaign-driven table featuring Tiamat, character progression and a changing dungeon.
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