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The complicated labor behind voicing diverse D&D characters

Some players feel apprehensive, other overburdened, when portraying minority cultures at the table.

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Lineages of the Long White Cloud Volume 2 Kickstarter

Bringing even more of Aotearoa's (New Zealand's) wildlife to your D&D game

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Public Articles

We should all be mad about Dungeons & Dragons gambling machines

Online gambling doesn't need tabletop's help to further metastasize society.

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What We Can Learn From D&D’s Sexist History

If a female character wears leather or carries a whip, get ready to roll initiative.

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Rascal discovers generational cusps and rags on Bastions

Plus, mysterious emails and why Dropout TV is protecting its talent from legal threats.

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I’m not buying the new Dungeons & Dragons core books and for some reason that makes me sad.

I don’t like D&D anymore…do I?

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Fans of Agatha All Along, Wednesday and The Craft can now live out their dark academia dreams in Witchfyre

Lovers of everything witchy, fall and gothic can now indulge in their dark interests on the tabletop with Witchfyre, a brand-new book designed to be used with popular roleplaying games such as D&D 5E and Pathfinder 2E.

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D&D fails to earn Papa Hasbro’s love during latest investor call

Nobody wants to be Connor Roy.

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Building Fun, Not Worlds, With the New 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide

Organization and clear focus turn the much-maligned Dungeon Master’s Guide into a useful tool for beginners.

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Ancient Tales of Faraway Lands

The old new girl on her journey to becoming a Rascal

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Woke Tacos Salted With the Tears of Would-Be Culture Warriors

Why the controversy over D&D artwork exposes a lack of humor and an ignorance of what actually goes on a TTRPG table.

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I can’t recommend purchasing the D&D 2024 Player's Handbook

Here comes Rascal, jamming its stick in everyone’s favorite tabletop mud.

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Scrying on Iran's Tabletop Scene

Despite limitations, Dungeons & Dragons is growing in popularity among Iranians

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Manufacturing consent in Hasbro’s toy factory

You are not immune to propaganda, but you can watch it happen in real time.

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Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Players Handbook Celebration

Dungeons & Dragons is partnering with StartPlaying.com for the 2024 Players Handbook Celebration!

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Edition Wars have made a battleground of D&D Beyond

In an effort to support backwards compatibility, the proposed changes to D&D Beyond (and the subsequent retraction) divided the user base along lines a decade apart.