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…
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…
All the Witches Casts a Spell Over the Gaming Shelf
We return to tabletop with clear eyes and fingers itching to roll some dice. As reviews and social reactions start rolling in for the Dungeons & Dragons film, we’ve begun…
22 Ridiculous Tables From the 1979 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons DM’s Guide
Image: Wizards of the Coast Nothing wrong with rolling up an NPC. The problems start when you decide you need 23 separate rolls to create an NPC, including randomly choosing…
Paizo Partners With Humble Bundle to Tempt New Players
Image: Paizo Paizo, the company heading up the establishment of the Open RPG Creative License (ORC) in the wake of Wizards of the Coasts’ mishandling of its attempted OGL update,…
Paizo Isn’t Backing Down from Creating Its Universal RPG License
The story of Dungeons and Dragons’ Open Gaming License (OGL) has been nothing short of a saga throughout the month of January. That change made by the game’s publisher Wizards…
Build New Stories With These Games, Systems, and Engines
Based on the system engineered for Apocalypse World by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker, Powered by the Apocalypse systems are typically a narrative-focused, high-stakes adventure system that easily allows…
Dungeons & Dragons Scraps Plans to Update Its Open Game License
Sword of Dungeons and Dragons by artist Chris RahnImage: Wizards of the Coast | Chris Rahn Dungeons & Dragons announced today that they will no longer be pursuing deauthorization of…
Dungeons & Dragons Has Burned Up All the Goodwill
Image: Wizards of the Coast As fans of tabletop roleplaying games debate over what to do about Wizards of the Coast’s new draft of the Open Gaming License for Dungeons…
Cancelled D&D Beyond Subscriptions Forced Hasbro’s Hand
Illustration: Vicky Leta Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast finally broke its silence regarding the game’s Open Game License on Friday, attempting to calm tensions in the D&D…