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Immerse Yourself in D&D Adventure with Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Initially released as a Target exclusive the new D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is now widely available. Designed to function as a fresh new gateway perfect for introducing players to the game, the set includes rules, an adventure, pregenerated characters and a set of polyhedral dice. Wizards of the Coast celebrated the release with a slew of additional resources too.

Wizards of the Coast Launches Educational Initiative with Teaching Materials, Afterschool Club Kits

Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, a new D&D starter set releasing Oct. 4, provides a fresh pathway for players to begin their journey with the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game. Wizards of the Coast marks the occasion with another enterprise aimed at bringing even more people into the community of more than 50 million fans. With this new initiative WotC will provide Dungeons & Dragons-themed classroom materials for teachers across the country to add to their curriculum. These educator resources provide a platform to use D&D for social activities and educational learning.

Join the Public Playtest for One D&D as Wizards Presents Reveals Big News Including 2023 Release Schedule

Wizards Presents announced new products and updates from both the Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams like the upcoming Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen and Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn, an exciting development for D&D Beyond, celebrating the 35th anniversary of Drizzt Do’Urden and the D&D release schedule for 2023. But one announcement stood out among all others. One D&D is the codename for the next generation of Dungeons & Dragons, with updated rules fully compatible with 5th Edition along with impressive 3D creation tools. Let’s get into it.

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Dragon Armies Wage War in D&D Direct Dragonlance Trailer for 5E D&D

https://youtu.be/DE69_iKAWIs The D&D Direct press kit material related to Dragonlance included only this teaser trailer. After the live streamed public event and private press events related to the astonishing deluge of announcements we'll have more details. The standout feature for me in this trailer is the...

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D&D Direct Announces WizKids Spelljammer Figurines Including Gargantuan Astral Dreadnought

https://youtu.be/Isd_OhDF6_8 Coinciding with the announcement at D&D Direct about Spelljammer for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons there a whole bunch of incredible new miniatures and figurines from WizKids. This highlight video evokes strong Thor: Ragnarok vibes, which I'm totally on board with for a Spelljammer campaign. The...

D&D Direct Announces Spelljammer Confirmed with Astral Adventurers Guide, Boo’s Astral Menagerie and Light of Xaryxis

https://youtu.be/rPfsTlxJh9o When I saw the D&D Direct press kit for the first time the astounding variety of folders no doubt containing awesome 5E D&D content barely registered because not far from the top of the list Spelljammer snatched my attention right away. Now this is how...

Wizards of the Coast’s Reveals Monsters of the Multiverse Details

Wizards of the Coast held a press briefing recently to share details about the upcoming D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set, which contains new printings of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and a new volume — Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse. I’ve got a variety of details to share but I won’t bury the lede for the info a huge number of folks want to know. Monsters of the Multiverse releases for individual sale on May 17, 2022 and it will not be available through WotC’s digital partners like D&D Beyond until this date. Let’s get into it.

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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos Expands What 5E D&D Can Be

A press briefing early this week gave Wizards of the Coast an opportunity to share details about the three new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons books slated for release in fall 2021. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos gives 5E D&D adventurers a chance to play students at an incredible magical school and the five unique colleges comprising Strixhaven University, drawn from the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering. Characters explore the setting over the course of four adventures, which can be played together or on their own. The book also includes a poster map showing Strixhaven’s campuses on one side and location maps on the other. Let’s get into it.

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Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Reveals Big Secrets About 5E D&D’s Iconic Monsters

During a press briefing this week Wizards of the Coast I learned a ton of details about one of the three new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons books slated for release in fall 2021 in particular. Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons dives deep into the lore of these mythical creatures. During the meeting Ray Winninger, executive producer in charge of the Dungeons & Dragons studio, asked what could be more important to 5E D&D than the creature who lends its name to the game itself. I’ve got the details on what to expect inside so let’s get into it.

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Wild Beyond the Witchlight Whisks 5E D&D Adventurers to the Domain of Delight

During a press briefing earlier this week Wizards of the Coast shared lots of details about one of the three new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons books slated for release in fall 2021. Wild Beyond the Witchlight takes adventurers from the Witchlight Carnival to the Feywild and is designed for 1st-8th level characters. This book comes with a poster map showing the carnival on one side and the Domain of Delight Prismeer on the other. Chris Perkins, senior story designer for Dungeons & Dragons, revealed some whimsical secrets about the first official 5E D&D Feywild adventure so let’s get into it.

What is Gamefound and Why Haven’t I Heard of It?

If you’re only into RPGs and not into board games there’s a pretty big chance you might not be familiar with Gamefound. Sure, there have been a handful of RPG related projects who have used their Pledge Manager tool after their crowdfunding campaign but until today they have never had an RPG on their platform to crowdfund. Before we dive deeper into things let’s look at Gamefound as if it were a character in your favorite RPG and look into it’s Session Zero.

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Discover Candlekeep Mysteries for Your 5E D&D Game

Speculation laid to rest today as Wizards of the Coast announces the next official release — Candlekeep Mysteries for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons — on March 16, 2021. The upcoming book comprises an anthology of short adventures from a variety of writers. Much like our own credo of creating and presenting 5E D&D content in an easy to use format ready to drop right into your games the adventures in Candlekeep Mysteries are touted to be shorter and more versatile to use for things like one shots.