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50 Reasons to Anticipate the Release of the 2024 ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Core Rulebooks

June 18, 2024June 17, 2024Rory Bristol

The 50th year of Dungeons and Dragons is upon us, and it coincides with the 10th anniversary of the 5th Edition of the game. To mark the occasion, Wizards of the Coast is releasing an updated trio of core rulebooks. After speaking with game designers such as Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, this writer would like to share the 50 reasons they are excited for the release of the D&D Core Rulebooks (2024).

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A Darker Shade of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

November 11, 2020November 10, 2020Tom Fassbender1

‘Darkest Dungeon Apprentice Level Monster Manual’ offers D&D 5E stat blocks for more than 60 beasts from ‘Darkest Dungeon,’ making it a fabulous tool for finding creatures that will offer players a unique encounter.

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Part 2: Build the Perfect Dungeon Master Dice Set

February 8, 2018February 9, 2018Ryan Hiller13

To help maintain a well-run game, the dungeon master should have a dice set that facilitates quick and efficient rolling. This article discusses what dice a dungeon master may need.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 21

August 31, 2017December 13, 2017Simon Yule2

They had only been travelling for a couple of hours when Engong and Her Associates heard the commotion on the road ahead. If only they’d known it was Victor, the idiot wizard son of the ex-burgomaster of Vallaki.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 15

July 18, 2017May 19, 2018Simon Yule

Everyone in the tavern heard Izek’s body break. His two henchmen stood, paralyzed by the shock of what they had just seen. Irwin drew his shortsword for the first time in many years, “EVERYBODY GET OUT!” he shouted. “You have doomed us all.”

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 14

July 12, 2017February 5, 2018Simon Yule1

Session 14: New beginnings Last night’s session in our ‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ campaign saw a new dawn in Barovia and two new members join the party. We must be getting pretty confident with this Skype thing to allow someone new to travel with us – let’s just hope the Paladin’s internet connection is up […]

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Revisit Ravenloft Virtually in ‘Curse of Strahd’ on Roll20

July 9, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller

With the introduction of ‘D&D’s Curse of Strahd,’ Roll20 continues with their trend of bringing high-quality content to the virtual tabletop.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 13

July 6, 2017December 13, 2017Simon Yule

As Baräsh crossed the threshold of the church he turned and saw Kevon in the vampire’s clutches. Strahd’s focus was now entirely upon the tiefling, his mouth open revealing two sharp extended incisors that closed around Kevon’s neck. He did not struggle as Strahd drained his blood.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 11

June 20, 2017Simon Yule1

Ignoring the coffin maker’s plea, Baräsh looked down at the glowing holy bones and smiled. His holy quest was about to be completed, and he could return to Barovia with the saint’s remains to help Donavich restore his church.

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Stab Your Friends in the Back in ‘Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate’

June 17, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller

‘Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate,’ a mash-up of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Betrayal at House on the Hill,’ was announced during the ‘Stream of Annihilation’ for an October release. Expect some ‘D&D’ action and sudden but inevitable betrayal!

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LEGO ‘D&D’ – A Match Made in My Own Personal Heaven

June 10, 2017May 19, 2018Simon Yule10

When I recently began DMing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ games for a group of friends, it made absolute sense to me to incorporate my other favorite hobby: LEGO. After all, it was a resource I had in plentiful supply.

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New Drop-In Dungeon Crawl Needs Your Help

June 8, 2017James Floyd Kelly

I’m always on the lookout for quick-and-easy adventures that I can drop in to my game. And I’ve found a new one over on Indiegogo that looks and sounds pretty cool.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 9

June 5, 2017Simon Yule1

The monk lit a torch and the gnome started to glow. Out of the silence, a soul-rending screech was heard that got louder as it echoed around the canyon, a damned soul howling into the darkness. Oh dear.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 7

May 24, 2017February 5, 2018Simon Yule

We were scattered around the clearing, recovering from the witch battle as a tall, pale man appeared out of the mists before us. Dressed in a very fine suit and with slicked back hair, he confidently strode towards us, two fierce wolves prowling in file behind. Strahd Von Zarovich…

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 6

May 16, 2017December 13, 2017Simon Yule

Last night was the sixth session of our Curse of Strahd campaign. We awoke in the morning, refreshed. We felt rejuvenated and happy for the first time since we met in the abandoned caravan site a few days earlier. And then the memories of the past days’ events came back to us.

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5 DM Questions to Help Pick Your Next ‘D&D’ 5e Adventure

May 11, 2017October 3, 2018Simon Yule10

So you’ve played through the Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition starter set and your party has reached the dizzying heights of level five, but where do you go from here?

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 5

May 10, 2017May 20, 2018Simon Yule

We were in a dark crypt below the church. The stairs leading back had been covered in a magical grease, the fighter was feeling the effects of bad cheese poisoning, there was a wild magic storm going on. What’s more, our enemy seemed to hardly have suffered any damage at all. We were on the ropes …

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Kickstarter Alert: ‘Sedis’ Universal Gaming System

May 5, 2017December 13, 2017Rory Bristol

Now available on Kickstarter, ‘Sedis’ is a unique gaming system in the league of dominoes and dice.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 4

May 3, 2017December 13, 2017Simon Yule1

We had just escaped the Death House (barely), and it was time to move onto the story proper. Last session, my character died and came back as one of ‘the returned’ and I was eager to see how this would affect the rest of the party. This week we faced our first vampire.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 3

April 27, 2017December 13, 2017Simon Yule4

Having completed our mission, facing specters, gricks and animated suits of armor in the process, we were very ready to make our retreat, but our DM apparently had other plans.

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Cram a Whole Dungeon on a Single Page, Enter the One Page Dungeon Competition

April 25, 2017January 2, 2018Ryan Hiller

‘One Page Dungeon’ contest entries are due by May 1st, 2017. Get your dungeon-building minions to work on a submission, or just jump on over to DungeonContest.com to check out all the fabulous dungeons!

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A Little History With Your RPGs?

April 18, 2017December 13, 2017James Floyd Kelly1

For many years now, I’ve been covering books and other items related to the history of wargaming and RPGs. I never get tired of finding new resources that expand my knowledge of gaming, so below I’d like to share with you some new sources of information and history.

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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 2

April 17, 2017February 5, 2018Simon Yule1

Last night was the second session in my group’s play through of Dungeons & Dragons gothic horror campaign Curse of Strahd.

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10 Reasons ‘Tales From the Yawning Portal’ Is the Best Resource for New DMs

April 10, 2017December 13, 2017Rory Bristol2

‘Tales of the Yawning Portal’ is a collection of 7 adventures, and a complete campaign for a 4-person party. There are 10 reasons it’s the best resource for new DMs. Find out more inside.

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‘D&D — Curse of Strahd’ Players Report: Session 1

April 9, 2017February 5, 2018Simon Yule2

Last night we began a new ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ campaign over Skype.

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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Adventures in D&D 5th Edition: Coping With a New Arrival

March 24, 2017July 28, 2018Simon Yule

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ is a relatively new hobby for my friends and me, and we plan to keep playing. However, in the time since my group completed Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Princes of the Apocalypse’ and laid what remained of their level 10 adventuring party to rest, my wife and I had a baby. Of course, this is a good thing.

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What We Loved At PAX East 2017

March 13, 2017A.J. O'Connell1

We played demos, interacted with robots, checked out cool vendors, interviewed celebrities, spied on the people trying out the Oculus Rift demo (people in VR headsets are just fun to watch), and went to panels.

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Gaming and Crafting with the Kids – Part III

February 27, 2017December 13, 2017James Floyd Kelly6

While I do love making stuff from scratch using cardboard and foam and other materials, I’ve also got this 3D printer sitting on my desk. I started wondering what I could do by combining basic crafting materials with custom-printed items.

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Getting Your RPG Fix With Play-by-Post Gaming

February 7, 2017April 22, 2018Ryan Hiller12

Utilizing threaded forums for text-based posts, and a place to share images and maps, Play-by-post gaming is an excellent way to get a daily dose of role-playing games without committing large blocks of time.

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With the ‘D&D Monster Manual,’ ‘Roll20’ Is Now a Menagerie of Horrific Beasts

February 2, 2017January 2, 2018Ryan Hiller6

‘Roll20’ has just become more awesome by including the ‘D&D 5e Monster Manual,’ including beautiful artwork, the monster lore, as well as their stats.

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