Dungeons & Dragons takes center stage with a pair of big announcements. One is a pleasant surprise. The other… not so much.

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

In this week’s TTRPG news, a popular podcast has a spooky D&D class for its listeners, Roll20 is giving lots of treats for charity, and WotC hints at some old ghosts returning in 2024.

What systems are people actually searching for on StartPlaying? We’ve got the data right here.

What does a popular YouTube personality have to do with a Dune board game? Did Wizards of the Coast do something that got positive response on social media? And what is Aabria Iyengar plotting this time? Find out below!

A change in publishing has people talking, while Planescape aims to take center stage for the D&D franchise. Meanwhile, BackerKit becomes the next to take a hard stance against AI. 

Game Masters can choose to donate any of their games to Take This, whatever works for their schedule and means. StartPlaying will also match the first $1000 raised.

Dimension 20 brings back Fantasy High. Dungeons & Dragons previewed upcoming Planescape player options and a Minecraft promotion. Zack Snyder's movie Rebel Moon is caught in the crossfire with Netflix over TTRPG rights.