The game is very solid, there are a lot of people who play it and enjoy it, but you do get those people that say ‘hey, this feels like an MMO, this feels like a board game.’” (For the full story of fourth edition, see The Threat that Nearly Killed Dungeons & Dragons—Twice....
When 5th editionDungeons & Dragonsfirst rolled off the assembly line with the originalPlayer’s Handbook(2014), it arrived with a very special Easter egg. It’s a goof that’s been repeated dozens of times, one that’s been included in every single hardcover rulebook, sourcebook, and campaig...
In 2019, two partners and I in a foundedCampaign Gamesto create games with a focus on history and narrative play. That spring, we introduced aDungeons and Dragons 5th editioncompatible role playing game adventure calledForts & Frontiers: The Feast of the Deadas part ofFree RPG Day. A month...
homebrew items, monsters, and encounters for Dungeons & Dragons. With an interface that makes rolling up new characters and understanding the rules of the game so much easier than past editions, sheets that handle the math for players, and incredible options for using...
Dungeons & Dragons Online (abbreviated as "DDO") is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine, Inc., for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Originally marketed as Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach before be...
So I popped in at the end of a one-shot that a friend was DMing and as they were finishing up one of the players in my Slaves of Troustar campaign asking me a weird out of the blue question. “Hey I’m probably gonna level up soon to level 5 and I can get this Find Steed ...
Anyway, to mark the occasion, Jim has put together a trio of columns that celebrate those RPGs of yore. The first is below and the other two will “roll” out in the coming days. Dig it. — By JIM BEARD I get it, I really do—Dungeons & Dragonshas always dominated the tabletop ...
I own an example of each and other than being slightly shorter the "second" is just as fit for purpose as the full-price version. I bought my "second" at a convention. Just a thought. The blank battlemats are thoroughly useful, even for those games that don't require a grid. I've...
The Demise of Dungeons and Dragons was caused by TSR and the second edition. I don't think so, I know so. I used to work in a gaming store, at the time we had one store in Montreal, one in Quebec and one virtual store on the net. AD&D sales had been steadily decreasing for ...
If you're a big fan of Dungeons and Dragons, you've probably had your fair share of dungeon master horror stories. Bad dungeon masters, one of the worst ...