A new DnD video game is in development from a Star Wars Game Director, Mike Mearls leaves Chaosium but stays on RuneQuest, WotC is looking for a new pair of DnD leads, and Troll Lord reforged its Adventurers Backpack for Castles & Crusades.

It's a week of returns: Psion class returns in Unearthed Arcana, White Wolf returns to World of Darkness, Svavelvinter returns for Dragonbane, and Free RPG Day will return with some interesting goodies.

This week: a duo of DnD friends wins the Amazing Race competition show, Free League brings out more Dragonbane, and WizKids’ parent company buys Diamond Comics… with some complications as a result. 

Carson McCalley and Jack Dodge created Please Don’t Kill Us, an interactive DnD livestream where the audience decides their fate - and they just won Amazing Race 37.

This week: Critical Role announced a Daggerheart mini-campaign, Paizo revealed a Pathfinder dating card game, Barnes & Noble revealed the existence of unknown Pathfinder/Starfinder books, and a BG3 artist had a bone to pick with WizKids. 

These systems allow for a player to create a character and carry said character through different adventures, with different groups and game masters, with the knowledge (or assurance) that the character will be compatible with the adventure and the content will fit the character.

Before you begin building your 5e character, make sure you get as much information from your Dungeon Master as you can.

Here’s a breakdown of common problems new players face when starting D&D, and how StartPlaying Games solves each.