As we can see, fantasy continues to reign as champion via DnD and Pathfinder. Yet sci-fi is also staking a claim thanks to Cyberpunk’s rise, the evergreen popularity of Star Wars, and the recent release of Lancer.
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.
ighlights include figures for player characters, a very detailed frost giant, a severe-looking oni, a ballista for those epic set piece battles, plenty of minion monsters like kobolds and orcs, and the wicked Black Shadow Dragon.
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.
Sergio is a lifelong gamer, part-time cosplay boyfriend, and on-again off-again cleric of Bahamut. That is, when he actually gets to be a D&D player. Like most forever DMs, he's constantly preparing the next session, usually in Eberron because airships. His favorite part of TTRPGs is creating a shared story, and he's always eager to discuss new ways to merge game mechanics and narrative into a unique experience.