Kobold Press unveils a cottagecore RPG, DnD has a new way of handling evil drow stat blocks, Netflix and Hasbro are in early development of a DnD show, and WizKids previewed its new Black Dragon mini based on DnD 2024 art. 

Former DnD Designer Mike Mearls gives the WotC perspective on the OGL controversy, Critical Role waves goodbye to Campaign 3, The Pokemon Company shares a money problem with DnD, and Dimension 20 gets an official Webtoon. 

Here comes another week of StartPlaying TTRPG news! 2025 must really be underway now, because there’s a lot to get into. Critical Role announced an interactive show for wildfire relief, the Dungeons & Dragons 2025 roster got two surprise books, the ENNIE awards went back-and-forth on AI, and Evil Genius Games asked a Redditor to remove a post illuminating its shady history. 

The Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures: Special Edition Baldur's Gate 3 line introduces 16 characters from the video game in pre-primed, ready to paint form. They will release in two-packs for $5.99.

Universal began casting for a Xanathar puppet, TTRPGTok kicked off another massive charity drive, DnD previewed new monsters, and Paizo announced a remaster of a recent book.

Hasbro is already being criticized for a business decision regarding Dungeons & Dragons, JRPG hit Fabula Ultima is on sale for a steal, Mainstream news jumped into DnD culture wars, and DnD Beyond teased a lot of new baddies for the 2025 Monster Manual.

DnD 2024 brought out the Artificer, Wyrmwood laid off 50% of staff in a whole production, and Cyberpunk 2077 dropped a free TTRPG quickstart.

Marvel Multiverse RPG kicks off our adventure with a Starter Set while Henry Cavill soars to new highs with Amazon and Warhammer 40K. Daggerheart reveals its snazzy cover art, while a dastardly AI-powered scheme targets a well-known indie marketplace.