Chris Perkins explains his original plan for Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Indie creators assemble thousands of games to support immigrants in Minnesota, and Paizo announces a wargaming partnership. 

Dungeons & Dragons got four new subclasses in a UA, Paizo announced two new sourcebooks for Pathfinder, and Universal Studios promises the return of its huge Xanathar puppet.

Since he’s established how to run premade monsters like they know what they’re doing, Ammann now tackles creating your own.

StartPlaying is always on the lookout for the coolest new tools and toys to enhance our sessions. Recently, WizKids sent us several of their products to review. There’s an eclectic mix here, so we broke them down in quick bits so that you can peruse and get back to rolling dice! 

Coyote & Crow successfully fund VTT expansions, Apocalypse World announced a new version, Pathfinder reveals its first 2026 hardcover AP, and WotC’s president commented on how they view physical vs. digital.

EA game developers transfer to WotC, Pathfinder ends its monthly softcover release model, Grim Hollow comes to DnD Beyond with 40 subclasses, Beadle & Grimm launch a grim 5E city setting, and a Japanese mecha/fantasy TTRPG from the 80s gets an English print.

DnD’s new Eberron book gets delayed due to quality issues, a Dungeon Master University premium experience, a bigger price point for the DnD 2024 Starter Set, Green Ronin’s legal fight to get its stock back from Diamond Comics, and Paizo’s upcoming partnership that will let you print high-quality minis based on official characters.