Since he’s established how to run premade monsters like they know what they’re doing, Ammann now tackles creating your own.

StartPlaying is always on the lookout for the coolest new tools and toys to enhance our sessions. Recently, WizKids sent us several of their products to review. There’s an eclectic mix here, so we broke them down in quick bits so that you can peruse and get back to rolling dice! 

WizKids Monster Manual minis take advantage of the more vibrant color schemes used in the 2025 Monster Manual art.

Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons is a sincere evolution of the original board game that lovingly uses DnD to up the stakes even if it could've done more to ensure a long shelf life.

You’ve seen these monsters before. And you’ll find the fact that some now glow in the dark to be the raddest thing ever or a silly gimmick. But don’t write Underdark Expeditions off, especially not if you’re in the market for more creepy crawlies. This is the best these DnD monsters have looked in a long time.

For being sold as a quick-draw concept, I really like the depth provided by Ultimate RPG Worldbuilding Deck.

ighlights include figures for player characters, a very detailed frost giant, a severe-looking oni, a ballista for those epic set piece battles, plenty of minion monsters like kobolds and orcs, and the wicked Black Shadow Dragon.

Xem’s Guide to Exploration tackles the problem of boring travel head-on by putting players in control.