The Actors Guild Asks Its Members If They’re Ready to Strike
Many productions have attempted to continue work despite the fact that writers are not working and showrunners are asked by the WGA to not perform a through h duties (script…
Explore the Under-City of the Gaming Shelf with Marrowbreak
It has been a hell of a time in the world of games. As people reckon with the reveal that Wizards of the Coast sent Pinkertons after a Magic: The…
How to Make Dungeons & Dragons a $1 Billion Brand
Ben Riggs is a D&D historian and author of the book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons. Gillian Jacobs Reacting to Her D&D Character Sheet From…
Kate Welch Reflects on Lord of the Rings, Games, and Play
Kate Welch, when introducing her Lord of the Rings-inspired game to an audience, says that she hopes she doesn’t disappoint any book purists–she’s going to be inventing some new canon…
BREAK!! Into the Gaming Shelf With an Homage to Classic JRPGs
There are so many incredible crowdfunding campaigns going on, I really can’t stand it. Games are so good, y’all. I’ve also got some new games, supplements and additions, and indie…
Paizo Releases First Draft for Its Universal RPG License to the Public
Image: Paizo Just as the weekend started, TTRPG company Paizo has published the first draft of its Open RPG Creative License (ORC). Go Behind the Scenes of Fantasy Classic Dragonslayer…
11 Things We Want to See in the Dungeons & Dragons Sequel
Inset of 2014 Monster Manual cover by Raymond Swanland.Image: Wizards of the Coast We got to see a great many classic D&D monsters in Honor Among Thieves, including Owlbears, Displacer…
Watch the ’80s Dungeons & Dragons Crew Discover the New Movie
Screenshot: Paramount/Wizards of the Coast We’ve already mentioned how cool it is that 1) the characters from the classic, goofy 1983 Dungeons & Dragons cartoon make a brief appearance in…
The Gaming Shelf Comes Out Guns Blazing
I’m actually delighted to be featuring Gosu X—one of the few times board games to have made it onto this list (I’m simply not as plugged into what board games…
9 Things We Liked About the Dungeons & Dragons Movie, and 2 We Didn’t
Screenshot: Paramount Honor Among Thieves may have more comedy than it does action, and it has a lot of action. Not every joke lands, but all of the film’s stars—Chris…