DnD adds more physical goods to its next starter set, Terraforming Mars hit the TTRPG scene, Heliana’s Guide brings monster hunting to D&D Beyond, and WizKids unleashes the mighty Froghemoth Elder on stores. 

WizKids fused two icons together to make a Potato Head Beholder mini, hit Amazon show and comic Invincible got a TTRPG, WotC revealed covers for its upcoming dragon anthology book, and Dimension 20 is taking greek myth to the ring. 

Kobold Press unveils a cottagecore RPG, DnD has a new way of handling evil drow stat blocks, Netflix and Hasbro are in early development of a DnD show, and WizKids previewed its new Black Dragon mini based on DnD 2024 art. 

Darrington Press gave us a Daggerheart release date, the Marvel RPG announced an Avengers assembly, Possum Creek leveled up, and Kult unveiled a huge Kickstarter campaign. 

Former DnD Designer Mike Mearls gives the WotC perspective on the OGL controversy, Critical Role waves goodbye to Campaign 3, The Pokemon Company shares a money problem with DnD, and Dimension 20 gets an official Webtoon. 

Here comes another week of StartPlaying TTRPG news! 2025 must really be underway now, because there’s a lot to get into. Critical Role announced an interactive show for wildfire relief, the Dungeons & Dragons 2025 roster got two surprise books, the ENNIE awards went back-and-forth on AI, and Evil Genius Games asked a Redditor to remove a post illuminating its shady history. 

WizKids brought out glow-in-the-dark DnD minis, an RPG production giant went bankrupt, and Withers finally got official big naturals.

Universal began casting for a Xanathar puppet, TTRPGTok kicked off another massive charity drive, DnD previewed new monsters, and Paizo announced a remaster of a recent book.