We return with another set of the biggest headlines in TTRPGs! The blog that gives you something to talk about during game night. This week: The DnD union effort finishes its vote, White Wolf brings V:tM 6e to Alpha playtest, and Pathfinder did not in fact use AI.
DnD Union Vote Concludes, Results In December
Employees behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering held their vote on whether or not to unionize this week. However, we’ll have to wait until next month to find out if United Wizards of the Coast becomes a thing.
Meanwhile, the TTRPG industry took note of Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks’ comment on unions in a recent interview, where he argued “the greatest form of job protection any team can have is to expand the business they’re working on.” United Wizards of the Coast refuted Cocks’ claims through a long social media post, correcting him about certain salary numbers he cited in the interview.
Vampire: The Masquerade Sixth Edition Goes Through New Round Of Playtests
White Wolf is going through the alpha phase of developing Vampire: The Masquerade 6e. The effort continued this week with Alpha 2.0, released for free as a playtest. The first playtest made some big changes to the current V:tM formula, including reworks of how Health and the Humanity Scale work. Feedback was vocal and pointed, which prompted White Wolf to make a lot of changes to this new Alpha. V:tM 6e was revealed at GenCon 2026 and does not yet have a release date.
Pathfinder Weathers AI Accusations
Accused of AI use in the latest Pathfinder book, Paizo firmly says no. Readers took to Reddit to flag several images from Pathfinder 2e’s Feybound, claiming they had the telltale unintelligible designs of AI image generators. However, Paizo claimed to Wargamer that it “does not use AI art in our products, and all artists sign a contract with a clear exclusion of using artificial intelligence in their creations."
The statement is consistent with Paizo’s past statements, where the publisher pledged to avoid AI use for the foreseeable future. Still Paizo thanks Pathfinder fans for raising the issue and renewed its commitment to providing human-made products.
We love to hear it, Paizo. Keep our RPGs made by people. Until next time, may your dice be kind.
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