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- [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.by [email protected] (Reynard) on June 21, 2025 at 2:46 am
Note: I DO NOT MEAN POLITICAL CONSERVATISM. This is not a thread about politics. I mean "conservatism" as in resistance to change. You see it all the time -- people complaining about the new art or aesthetics, literally saying things like "if they […]
- Dark Horse Reveals First Dungeons & Dragons Comicby [email protected] (Christian Hoffer) on June 21, 2025 at 2:46 am
Dark Horse has revealed its first Dungeons & Dragons comic, the result of a new licensing deal between the comics publisher and Wizards of the Coast. Today, The Gamer posted a preview for Dungeons and Dragons: The Fallbacks, a new comic book […]
- Tomb Raider RPG Cancelled For Creative Differencesby [email protected] (Morrus) on June 21, 2025 at 2:42 am
Evil Hat Publishing has just announced that the official Tomb Raider TTRPG has been cancelled. Sad news: We are canceling the Tomb Raider RPG project. Due to creative differences we couldn’t get our vision to gel with the licensor’s, so […]
- The Illrigger: Why I hate this class and love what it could have been.by [email protected] (Steampunkette) on June 21, 2025 at 2:38 am
I'm not a fan of the Illrigger. But it's mostly because I can see what it -could- have, and maybe should have, been. 1) The Name Illrigger. What an absolutely terrible name. It has no cultural connection, no linguistic derivation, it's a whole […]
- Zero-Prep D&D Game?by [email protected] (M.T. Black) on June 21, 2025 at 2:34 am
Is anyone here running a zero-prep game of D&D (any edition or clone)? A game where you, as DM, just show up and start playing each session, and it results in a satisfying experience? If so, can you please explain your approach, tools, etc?
- Power sources to disambiguate the 5e spellcaster classesby [email protected] (Yaarel) on June 21, 2025 at 2:33 am
The origins of the D&D 5e spellcasting classes are ad hoc. The power sources help systematize and disambiguate them. The earliest spellclaster is the D&D "Magic-User", contrasting the "Fighting-Man". This mage intended to be a caster of any […]
- So what's going on with the October book?by [email protected] (Remathilis) on June 21, 2025 at 2:33 am
(Rhetorical question, unless @LaTia J feels chatty. ) So WotC originally announced four books back in 2024: the two Forgotten Realms books, Dragon Delves, and the Keep on the Borderlands starter box. Then, earlier this year they announced two […]
- 3% Of Hasbro's Workforce Laid Offby [email protected] (Morrus) on June 21, 2025 at 2:29 am
In recent weeks, WotC's Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford both left the company--they have both now joined Critical Role's Darrington Press. Dungeons & Dragons VP Jess Lanzillo also announced her departure this week, and Todd Kenreck […]
- What are you reading in 2025?by [email protected] (Elodan) on June 21, 2025 at 2:26 am
I've been on a bit of a manga / manhwa kick lately. I've gone through all the existing English-translated volumes of The Eminence in Shadow, Solo Leveling, and the first 5 of Dandadan (with the rest of the way). For novels, I'm kinda on a […]