The Journey from Dungeon Flops to Tabletop Legends
If you have ever sat around a table flipping dungeon tiles and rolling dice hoping not to get mauled by a plastic monster, then you know the charm of the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System board games. They have been ...                
UA 2025: The Psion Breakdown
Not even the Ranger has had as many UA releases thrown at it as the Psion (née Mystic). Searching through the dusty, moldering archives of this very website, I see that I last wrote a UA breakdown about psionics in ...                
Dungeon Traps Done Right: A Guide to Smart, Interactive Trap ...
This month we have a guest post from Alexander Atoz of dragonencounters.com. Traps are probably the second most iconic feature of RPG dungeons—right after monsters. And yet, despite their reputation, they’re often the most poorly used. Many RPG rulebooks suggest ...                
UA 2025: Horror Subclasses Breakdown
I haven’t written an UA breakdown in a hot minute—the last one was before the three core books of 2024-25 dropped!—but this drop sucked me back in. Part of this is to find out where the reading audience is these ...                
D&D – System Reference Document v5.2
Big news for third-party creators: Wizards of the Coast just released SRD 5.2 under the Creative Commons license, expanding on the foundation laid by 5.1, and it’s a pretty big deal. SRD 5.2 isn’t just a rules update. It’s a ...                
Monolith Board Games – Seeking testers
Test Tower Up on Board Game Arena! Tower Up is now available in alpha on Board Game Arena! Monolith Board Games is seeking testers to try out the game and help us find all the bugs. What’s Tower Up? This ...                
Dragonlance Humble Bundle of Novels, Available Now
Get ready to embark on an epic adventure through the land of Krynn with the ultimate Dragonlance collection of novels, Michael! Wizards of the Coast today announced The World of Dragonlance in partnership with Penguin Random House and Humble Bundle, a collection of ebooks ...                
Mr. Potato Head Beholder Miniature Unveiled at GAMA!
Keep your eyes peeled for the D&D Icons of the Realms: Potato Head Beholder Boxed Miniature from WizKids, which was unveiled this week at GAMA. Available at local game stores in late summer/early fall of 2025 for $24.99, this 3-inch-tall Potato Head Beholder offers D&D ...                
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – Board Game Review
Czech Games Edition (CGE) has a knack for creating games that capture our imagination, and with SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, they’re inviting players to explore one of humanity’s greatest questions: Are we alone? In this game, designed by Tomáš ...                
UA 2023 – Player’s Handbook Playtest 7 Breakdown, Part Five
Is… is it possible, by some strange chance, that I’m coming to a close in this series? Sure, I’m a whole packet behind, but I’m doing my best here, folks. This time, I’m planning to finish the packet. Wish me ...                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                