At the heart of D&D lies the power of imagination. The Dungeon Master (DM), who plays the roles of all non-player characters (NPCs) and monsters, sets the stage for various scenes and acts to open up ...

The hardest thing about D&D is getting started. There's a lot to learn; character sheets and proficiency modifiers can feel as alien to newcomers as the game's fictional languages. It's easy to become ...

Two major D&D designers who shaped the game for well over a decade have jumped ship to join the publishing arm of Critical Role. Following their retirement from Dungeons & Dragons-maker Wizards of the ...

Waking up in a morgue in the updated demo for Disco Elysium-like RPG Esoteric Ebb, the first thing I did was check out the other body lying in there with me. It's hard to tell what's a brand new ...

RPG Divinity's trailer is cool, but I suspect Larian's body-horror Burning Man splatfest doesn't set an accurate tone for the full game—and if I'm right, it'll be weird that it's happened twice RPG ...

If you’re a Dungeons & Dragons fan, you’ve probably dreamt of feasting with your characters at a tavern, supping with elves in their castles, or digging into dinner with dwarves. And if that’s the ...

The most extravagant Dungeons & Dragons story of 2025 doesn’t come from Wizards of the Coast, Critical Role, or a major film studio. It’s happening in an off-Broadway production at The Public Theater ...