Vontent farm Valnet purchased gaming site Polygon causing layoffs, Roll20 began integrating Demiplane, a new Deathmatch Island expansion released, and Pathfinder put out an Asian Fantasy Humble Bundle.

Wizards of the Coast released its long-promised SRD incorporating DnD 2024 rules. It also clarified how Temp HP spells and Conjure spells are supposed to work. As for business, tariffs are said to have little impact on DnD. Finally, Evil Hat announced an expanded… expansion for Blades in the Dark.

Tariffs on China won’t affect books for now, the world’s largest dungeon is holding a contest for aspiring writers, Chris Perkins retired from DnD, and Dragon Delves includes solo play options. 

Wizards of the Coast “mistakenly” targets a BG3 Stardew Valley mod, Alliance Entertainment steps up to solve the Diamond bankruptcy problem, Itch.io TTRPGs rally for trans rights, and WizKids finally drops the BG3 minis. 

Dungeons & Dragons saw a big shift in its digital strategy, as Wizards of the Coast laid off 90% of the staff behind its big 3D VTT. Meanwhile, Free League launched a big Kickstarter campaign for an Alien RPG update. And Sirius Dice is honoring Earth Day with a premium product. 

Publishing platform DriveThruRPG is the first to raise prices seemingly in response to US tariff woes. Shadowdark claimed another place in the million dollar Kickstarter club showing that the hobby is still going strong. Meanwhile, Star Trek and Critical Role prepare for new releases. Let’s start with DriveThruRPG’s unfortunate news. 

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.