In this week’s TTRPG news, Amazon includes DnD in a video game anthology show, BG3 shows off its new evil endings, DnD hints at cartoon character magic items, and Shin Megami Tensei sets its release date. 

The Neopets TTRPG found big success despite not revealing gameplay, DnD 2024 pre-orders broke Hasbro records, Dark Horse took over DnD comic duties, and Paizo updated its third party policy.

Our top stories of the week are a Roll20 data breach, the end of an era for a favorite DnD artist, a new gaming company, and nominations for the prestigious ENNIE awards. Let’s get rolling with the first story. (art via Hydro74/WotC)

Wizards of the Coast previewed its 2024 DnD classes, Evil Genius CEO seems to go back on his word about NFTs, and two new horror experiences hit the scene. (Image credit: Wizards of the Coast)

The main challenge of Discord groups and random forum post is that you often don’t know who you’re playing with until it's too late. 

Players are wondering what exactly this new set of rules means for their games. Can they just keep playing 5E as they have been for years? Will future campaign books phase out the old rules and force them to learn new rules? And is parent company Hasbro really trying to turn D&D into a subscription-based service like every video game is nowadays?

Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned justiciar, here’s how to start playing D&D after Baldur’s Gate 3.