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Promo image of Dungeons & Datemates, showing a woman with a spear, a man holding a cerberus puppy, and a nonbinary tiefling in a robe.
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Dungeons & Datemates Brings Romantic Drama to the Table

In Dungeons & Dragons, players can experience a wonderful wish-fulfillment fantasy. Slaying powerful monsters. Accruing fortune and status. Getting reliable restful sleep. Meeting a special…

April 19, 2024 | 04:09 EDT

Promotional artwork of the five-headed dragon Tiamat from Dungeons & Dragons.
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Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams Steps Down

Some big changes are coming to one of the largest companies in the tabletop industry. Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams, who took over when former President Chris Cocks was promoted to…

April 17, 2024 | 03:01 EDT

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Vecna: Eve of Ruin Is Dungeons & Dragons Major Crossover Multiversal Event

Dungeons & Dragons is celebrating their 50th anniversary and on top of gearing up to release a new set of core rulebooks later this year we're a few short weeks away from the release of Vecna:…

April 16, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

Promotional artwork of the Dungeons & Dragons Stumble Guys crossover, showing multiple adventurers, an owlbear, and a beholder in a lava-covered dungeon.
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Dungeons & Dragons Stumble Guys Crossover Brings Magic To The Game

Wizards of the Coast continues their 50th anniversary celebration of Dungeons & Dragons. A cozy life sim has been announced. A Lego set has been announced. Even a theatrical production is…

March 29, 2024 | 05:09 EDT

Promotional image of the Lego Ideas Dungeons & Dragons set Red Dragons Tale, showing a group of people at a table. Sitting on the table is the Lego set, showing a tavern, monsters, and a dragon.
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Lego Ideas Dungeons & Dragons Set Fabricates Fun

The partnership between the Lego Group and Wizards of the Coast continues to grow. While the massive tabletop publisher and the iconic toy company have collaborated before on a contest back in 2022,…

March 19, 2024 | 02:09 EDT

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Uncaged Anthology Bundle Brings Subversive D&D Adventures To The Table

This month is Women's History Month. A time when we observe and highlight contributions to society, history, and culture by women in their respective fields. As part of that observance, the Dungeons…

March 18, 2024 | 03:33 EDT

A screenshot of set decorations from The Twenty-Sided Tavern, a Dungeons & Dragons theatrical production.
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An Official Dungeons & Dragons Theatrical Production Is Coming

The world of Dungeons & Dragons is vast and multifaceted. For 50 years, it has inspired imaginative fantasy adventures, been featured in actual play shows, and has been adapted into TV shows and…

February 15, 2024 | 05:21 EST

Artwork of a busy marketplace full of humanoid owls and ravens from the Humblewood campaign setting.
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Humblewood Debuts On D&D Beyond

A new third-party Dungeons & Dragons supplement has arrived on D&D Beyond. We've seen Darrington Press' Tal'Dorei Reborn and Ghostfire Games' Dungeons of Drakkenheim come to the platform…

February 13, 2024 | 04:51 EST

Cover artwork from the Dungeons & Dragons 2024 campaign book, Vecna: Eve of Ruin.
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Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Release Date Roadmap Announced by Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast is celebrating Dungeons & Dragons' 50th anniversary. That celebration will begin next month during Gary Con and PAX East. That celebration will continue throughout the year,…

February 12, 2024 | 04:20 EST

Artwork of a bunch of dogs playing in a park as seen in the MTG Cats and Dogs deck.
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MTG Cats and Dogs Deck Sell Out, Shows Up Secondhand At Higher Prices

Recently, a Commander deck went on sale on the Magic: The Gathering store. The Raining Cats and Dogs Secret Lair features a complete MTG Cats and Dogs deck, packed with cards featuring furry…

January 24, 2024 | 06:10 EST

Artwork of a White Dragon from Dungeons & Dragon freezing a party of adventurers with its breath weapon.
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Official D&D VR Game Announced by Demeo Developer

An officially licensed D&D VR game is coming. The ubiquitous fantasy TTRPG's mainstream appeal has only grown thanks to the popularity of actual plays like Critical Role and the 2023 critical…

January 24, 2024 | 08:00 EST

Card artwork of Auspicious Arrival from Murders at Karlov Manor.
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Lead The Investigation in Murders at Karlov Manor

Wizards of the Coast has revealed new clues and motivations within their upcoming Poirot-inspired Magic: The Gathering set, Murders at Karlov Manor. The set will lean into its fantasy murder-mystery…

January 16, 2024 | 04:29 EST

Artwork of a Dwarf warrior in armor from the 2024 Core Rulebook of Dungeons & Dragons
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Wizards of the Coast Clarifies Stance on AI Artwork In Its Books

AI-generated art is a major point of contention in multiple creative industries. Maligned for how it steals artists' work, floods the market with homogenous spam, and devalues the hard work of…

December 19, 2023 | 06:20 EST

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Wizards of the Coast Announces Magic: The Gathering Arena Timeless Format

A brand new format is coming to Magic: The Gathering Arena. This digital free-to-play version of Hasbro's wildly popular card game has received parallel support to its tabletop counterpart, including…

December 15, 2023 | 07:18 EST

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Dimension 20: Fantasy High Junior Year Trailer Highlights New Looks For The Bad Kids And A Release Date

Dimension 20's inaugural show is returning for its third season as Fantasy High Junior Year announces its January 10th release date. This release date is accompanied by a trailer highlighting moments…

December 13, 2023 | 01:30 EST

Official artwork of the Fifteenth Doctor from the Secret Lair x Doctor Who: Regeneration drop.
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Secret Lair x Doctor Who: Regeneration Brings 15th Doctor to Magic: The Gathering

Even more Doctor Who is coming to Magic: The Gathering. The world's most popular card game has already hosted the beloved British sci-fi series with Doctor Who Commander Decks, now with Secret Lair x…

December 11, 2023 | 09:09 EST

Artwork of Karn, The Great Creator from Magic: The Gathering.
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Latest Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted List Announcement Changes The Game

Recently, Wizards of the Coast updated its Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted list. This list spans many different forms of play for the wildly popular card game. It also signals the start of…

December 4, 2023 | 07:01 EST

The annoucnement of a Vecna book for D&D 5e
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50 Years of D&D Adventures Panel Highlights New Adventures And Reveals Details On 2024

Edit: After the publication of the article Wizards of the Coast reached out to inform us that the release dates published via the Dungeons & Dragons Twitter account were not correct. As such the…

December 1, 2023 | 03:44 EST

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Two Ghostfire Gaming Adventures Are Now Available To Purchase On D&D Beyond, Continues Third-Party Push

This morning Wizards of the Coast and Ghostfire Gaming have announced that two adventures published by Ghostfire Gaming will be available digitally through D&D Beyond, Lairs of Etharis and…

November 30, 2023 | 11:00 EST

Artwork of the Monk from the D&D Player Handbook Playtest 8 news feature.
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D&D Player's Handbook Playtest 8 Reworks Monk, Druid, and Barbarian

Today, Wizards of the Coast released its last batch of player-focused Unearthed Arcana for Dungeons & Dragons. The aptly titled Player's Handbook Playtest 8 material introduces new changes to the…

November 27, 2023 | 07:35 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Secretversary Finds A Way with Jurassic World and More

Wizards of the Coast has announced their latest Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Secretversary Superdrop. The latest batch of special cards for the world's most popular card game include several…

November 20, 2023 | 12:00 EST

Artwork of the Lara Croft Legendary Creature card from the Tomb Raider Secret Lair
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Official Tomb Raider Secret Lair Brings Lara Croft to Magic: The Gathering

Over the years, Magic: The Gathering's Secret Lairs have allowed for many unique crossovers. Stranger Things, the works of Junji Ito, Fortnite, and even My Little Pony have all been represented in…

November 13, 2023 | 06:34 EST

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Magic: the Gathering And Marvel To Collide In Universes Beyond

A new crossover set is coming to Magic: The Gathering. The wildly popular card game has already played host to many sci-fi and fantasy properties like Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, and Fallout. Now…

October 23, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

The title for The Crooked Moon, an ominous wooden effigy is being burned in the background.
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The Crooked Moon D&D Supplement Gets Over 10,000% Funded On Kickstarter

A new TTRPG crowdfunding campaign has seen historic success. The Kickstarter campaign for the D&D 5e folk horror supplement, The Crooked Moon, has currently funded more than $2 million, making it…

October 19, 2023 | 04:46 EDT

The included items in the Deck of Many Things D&D 5e release
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The Book of Many Is Filled With Even More Cards, Campaign Generators, And D&D Astrology

Wizards of the Coast is gearing up to release their final product of 2023, The Book of Many Things. This new Dungeons & Dragons 5e release contains a book on how DMs can prepare to implement the…

October 19, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

Artwork of the Calling All Hydra Heads Secret Lair Primordial Hydra card.
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Calling All Hydra Heads' MtG Secret Lair Coming To Local Stores For The Holiday Season

Recently, Wizards of the Coast has announced a new Secret Lair for Magic: The Gathering. The aptly named Calling All Hydra Heads Secret Lair will not be available online, but will be available in…

October 17, 2023 | 02:57 EDT

An official logo banner for Magic: The Gathering Play Boosters, complete with golden text highlighting the appeal of the new booster.
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Wizards Introduces Magic: The Gathering Play Boosters

Changes are coming to Magic: The Gathering. Specifically, the world's most popular trading card game is changing how its booster products are handled with the introduction of Magic: The Gathering…

October 16, 2023 | 02:43 EDT

Official artwork of Sigil, The City of Doors, from Dungeons & Dragons
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New D&D Bastions and Cantrips Unearthed Arcana Introduces Stronghold Rules

A new set of Unearthed Arcana has gone live for D&D. This latest batch of playtest material for the upcoming 2024 edition of Dungeons & Dragons, the Bastions and Cantrips Unearthed Arcana,…

October 5, 2023 | 02:40 EDT

The Tardis on a snowy and icy landscape in front of a sky scraper that emerges from the ground behind it with ice running up the sides. At the bottom it says Magic Universes Beyond X Doctor Who and identifies the art as for an Island and illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
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Doctor Who Commander Decks Will Have 50 New Cards Each

The Doctor Who Commander decks are coming out next week, and I had a chance to learn more about them in a special press event recently. While I learned a lot of interesting things in the showcase and…

October 3, 2023 | 01:15 EDT

Official artwork from the book Planescape from Dungeons & Dragons.
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Wizards of the Coast Announces D&D Adopt A Classroom Partnership

Wizards of the Coast is bringing some tabletop love to classrooms. The company behind the world's most popular TTRPG has announced a D&D Adopt A Classroom partnership, with the goal of bringing…

October 2, 2023 | 03:12 EDT

Official artwork of Gishath, Sun's Avatar as shown at MagicCon: Las Vegas 2023.
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New Magic Sets Previewed At MagicCon: Las Vegas

Over the weekend, Wizards of the Coast held its MagicCon: Las Vegas event. Here, the tabletop publisher revealed new details on what fans can expect from the future of Magic: The Gathering going…

September 25, 2023 | 04:25 EDT

The Fortune's Wheel Casino and the Lady of Pain in Planescape D&D 5e adventure from Wizards of the Coast
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D&D 5e Is Going Multiversal In Planescape, Time To Fix Your "Multi-Planar Glitch"

Leaving the Material Realm players can go out to Wild Space, and even further to the Radiant Citadel. In the realm that connects all realms sits Sigil, a city on the inner ring of a torus that…

September 21, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

Card artwork of several Planeswalkers as Baseball stars from the Magic Secret Lair Fall Superdrop 2023.
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Magic Secret Lair Fall Superdrop 2023 Features Retro VHS and Baseball Card Art

Recently, Wizards of the Coast revealed their Magic Secret Lair Fall Superdrop 2023. These premium sets have always featured artists' interpretations of different parts of the wildly popular card…

August 28, 2023 | 04:13 EDT

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Meet The Phandelver and Below Mutant Enemies

We're only a matter of weeks away from the next Dungeons & Dragons 5e adventure, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk and we had a chance to hear from Amanda Hamon, Lead Designer, and Bree…

August 22, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

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Phandalin and Below Alternate Artwork Hints At Campaign's True Enemy

Last week TechRaptor had the chance to hear from Amanda Hamon, Lead Designer, and Bree Heiss, Art Director, about Dungeons & Dragon's upcoming Adventure Book Phandalin and Below: The Shattered…

August 22, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

The Phandelver and Below artwork with "Vs Lost Mines of Phandelver" below, behind is artwork of a Goblin cave encounter
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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk - Lost Mines Of Phandelver Got A Facelift

For many new players of Dungeons & Dragons since the launch of the 5th edition, the best way to hop right in has been the Starter Set The Lost Mines of Phandelver. Originally announced last year…

August 22, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

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Post Malone Buys Magic: The Gathering The One Ring Card

Back in June, it was revealed that the one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering The One Ring card was found. This card was printed as part of their Universes Beyond set, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of…

August 2, 2023 | 04:20 EDT

Artwork of The First Doctor inside the TARDIS from the Magic: The Gathering Doctor Who set.
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Magic: The Gathering Doctor Who Set Gets All Timey Wimey

Wizards of the Coast had a lot to show at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. The tabletop publisher had an entire event dedicated to its Magic: The Gathering Doctor Who set, the latest in their…

July 21, 2023 | 03:51 EDT

A screenshot of the one-of-a-kind version of The One Ring Magic card, authenticated and graded by the PSA
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Magic: The Gathering The One Ring Card Has Been Found

Recently, Wizards of the Coast released The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. The latest Universes Beyond Magic: The Gathering set contained many unique characters, mechanics, and locations…

June 30, 2023 | 04:07 EDT

Magic: The Gathering: Innistrad Midnight Hunt
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Magic: The Gathering Trying to Revitalize Standard by Switching Rotation to 3 Years

Today Wizards of the Coast announced that it's trying to revitalize the Standard tournament format of Magic: The Gathering. The announcement explains that the pace at which sets will be rotated out…

May 7, 2023 | 07:25 EDT

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D&DDirect 2023 Shows Off Crossovers, Miniatures, MtG Secret Lair Drops, Documentaries, and the Anticipated Official D&D VTT

The D&DDirect 2023 is where Wizards of the Coast plans to show off a variety of announcements for the TTRPG itself, as well as a number of announcements for the brand including information about…

March 28, 2023 | 12:01 EDT

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Wizards Announces Commander Masters

Stop the jokes about Double Masters 2022 being essentially Commander Masters as the real deal is coming this year. Combining Commander draft, with highly wanted Commander reprints, Commander Masters…

February 21, 2023 | 05:16 EST

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Wizards of the Coast Announce That Dungeons & Dragons OGL 1.0a Is Here To Stay

January was a monster of a first month of 2023 for Tabletop and Dungeons & Dragons communities. After the month started with the private sharing and week-long deadline for D&D creators to…

January 27, 2023 | 03:55 EST

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Wizards of the Coast Release The OGL 1.2 Draft For Community Feedback

It's been a crazy time in Dungeons & Dragons news between leaks of the OLG 1.1, FAQs talking about different royalty structures, debunked information about new D&DBeyond price tiers, and now…

January 19, 2023 | 04:24 EST

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Wizards of the Coast Break Silence on OGL 2.0, Roll Back Royalties and More

The saga of the new OGL for Dungeons & Dragons continues this morning as Wizards of the Coast break their silence to release an update on the OGL and the next steps. Over the past few days we've…

January 13, 2023 | 11:54 EST

The key artwork for The Curse of Strahd, a D&D 5th Edition Adventure
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D&D's New OGL Will Reshape the Landscape of Third Party Creators

A lot of the lifeblood of Dungeons & Dragons isn't found in the games you play at home, or the campaign books routinely released through the year, but in the community of talented content…

January 5, 2023 | 11:44 EST

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(Updated) Wizards Of The Coast Reportedly Cancels Multiple Games

Update January 6th 7:55AM: Hidden Path Entertainment says its "epic D&D project" with Wizards of the Coast hasn't been canceled after all. The studio says it's currently hiring people to work on…

January 4, 2023 | 10:13 EST

Promo graphic.  Mostly white text on a dark blue background resembling stormy skies.  Text: D&D Beyond and the Disability Community of Wizards Present Galesong: Dragons’ Convergence. 6 headshots of performers are labelled Makenzie De Armas, Aliza Pearl, Angel Giuffria, Jennifer Kretchmer, Rogan Shannon, & Quincy of Quincy’s Tavern. Under the photos, text reads: With special guests Aabria Iyengar, Sam de Leve & More!  Coming soon on D&D Beyond
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Wizards of the Coast Announce Galesong: Dragons' Convergence, A Disability Focused 5e Actual Plan

WIzards of the Coast have announced a new actual play is coming this month. Actual Plays, a recorded TTRPG campaign with the players maintaining character, have exploded in popularity thanks to shows…

December 8, 2022 | 03:54 EST