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Like many Ravenloft tabletop adventures, five adventurers are plucked from the realms by the mists to find themselves in Barovia. As usual, Strahd sends one of his minions to invite the newcomers to his castle to enjoy his hospitality, a.k.a. for Strahd to mess with their minds and tempt them...

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Critical Role began on Geek & Sundry, setting actual play video on fire, and launching companies, games, an animated series, and a lot of fiction. So it’s only fitting that it’s celebrating with the anthology, Critical Role — Vox Machina: Stories...

The revised and expanded Monster Manual completes the 2024 anniversary editions of the D&D core rule books. My MM preview has already provided a lot of information on the new bestiary so this review will focus on what I didn't know when I wrote the preview or things that I can elaborate on more...

The last of the 2024 expansions of the core 5E D&D rule books, the Monster Manual, is set to arrive in February. So right on time, Wizards is starting to drop information about what it contains, including a press preview, where we were able to ask some questions. Interestingly, though, this was...

When Wizards of the Coast announced new versions of the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual for the 10th anniversary of 5E and the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons itself, it was not met with cheers. Lots of fans thought it was unnecessary, and I was skeptical...

D&D Beyond has a changelog

I doubt the gem dragons will be in the 2025 Monster Manual but I'll still be disappointed that they aren't. For me, the neutral gem dragons are sorely neglected and provide an interesting pivot point in terms of chromatic versus metallic dragons that Wizards doesn't sufficiently take advantage of.

After all the back and forth of the public play tests and listening to the Wizards of the Coast team talk about their plans for the 2024 revised core rulebooks, I've been eager to jump into the new Player's Handbook. Originally, I even planned to go through the 2014 and 2024 books to explain all...

I can't address that until I get my review copy so stay tuned for that article

yes, Wyatt referenced the mirror plane but I have a question about it so I held off including it in my article until I get clarification. When I do, I'll update my article to talk about it.

If you're on the fence, that's valid, and you can wait until my full review "everyone" includes long-time D&D staffers because they're the ones who said it. ;-)

Holding off until my full review is a valid decision. :-)

They weren't mentioned or listed in the summaries we were given so I believe they've been moved to the MM, which makes a certain amount of sense, especially if page counts factored in.

When the 2024 versions of the core D&D trilogy were announced, Creative Director Chris Perkins said that he planned to tear apart the Dungeon Master's Guide and reassemble it in a way that's more user friendly for both experienced and new DMs. I can't comment as to whether Perkins succeeded or...

Another entry in Wizards' celebration of D&D's 50th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of 5E is Quests from the Infinite Staircase. Introduced in 2nd Edition, the Infinite Staircase is a plot device that allows DMs to send players to whatever setting suits the DM's purpose. For this...