actual play
Buzzfeed’s first actual play blends D&D with Saturday Morning Cartoons
Magic & Stuff is an all-queer, all-femme animated twist on a classic AP format
announcements
Amateur Australian Antics front-and-center in the Down Under Dungeon Podcast
We believe the true staying-power of any story is staying authentic and genuine. Adopting the logic of Field of Dreams – if you build a space for people, they will come!
tabletop
The Glup Shitto-fication of Dungeons & Dragons
The new covers for D&D’s 2024 sourcebooks promise a future yoked to brand promotion.
announcements
Run D&D for 100+ Players at a Time with this Free Kit
This free, all-in-one resource provides everything needed for presenters to run an engaging introductory 5th edition D&D encounter for audiences of virtually any size.
excerpt
Combat in Dungeons & Dragons
A short history of design trajectories.
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Hack the orcs, loot the tomb, and take the land
Reflections on settler colonialism, Indigeneity, and otherwise possibilities in "Dungeons & Dragons."
culture
The OGL is dead. Long live the OGL.
This ain’t a victory lap, it’s a cautionary tale.
culture
Letters from The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Linda and Rowan LARP as theater critics for a tame night of misadventure and not nearly enough mayhem to make it worth traveling into Times Square.
culture
Games I play while listening to investor calls
Applying game design principles to Hasbro’s investor meetings shows the real agenda.
announcements
Dungeons & Datemates: 12 Romance NPCs to facilitate character growth & roleplay
These 3-dimensional NPCs will give your character more than a surface-level relationship! Evolve together on and off the battlefield. Explore the heart of your character through romance! (system neutral & 5e)
tabletop
Vecna: Eve of Ruin is a farewell tour of a multiversal rogue’s gallery
The god of secrets is breaking out all the baddies for one last nostalgic 5e joyride.
actual play
The LEGO D&D special is pure marketing, but at least it’s good marketing
The special invites newcomers to tabletop and actual play, doing some good, some bad, and a little capitalism along the way (as a treat)
tabletop
Pay no attention to the CEO behind the DM Screen
Hasbro leader Chris Cocks wears his tabletop bonafides like any other suit.
announcements
Tome of Intangible Treasures Ending Soon: story-based adventure rewards and other ways to develop your character
Tome of Intangible Treasures is a compendium of 450+ new ways to express your character via boons, blessings, charms, pacts, titles, histories, advanced trainings, and more.
announcements
What to Watch: This Game Is Cursed, the Jumaji’d Into D&D Actual Play
This Game is Cursed Season 2 releases April 2nd, produced by longtime TTRPG Actual Play Studio, Total Party Chill.
Public Articles
Why do y’all hate tabletop RPGs?
Pouring a big ol’ cup of Amazon vitriol and sipping away.