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![Volo the bard telling a story in Baldur's Gate 3.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eV3u2va43JidkdLS76ZXUX-320-80.jpg)
Go farruk yourself: Creator of the D&D setting used for Baldur's Gate 3 teaches us how to cuss
By Harvey Randall published
News Ua tah phind thlah ea Lolth!
![Gale from Baldur's Gate 3 under a veil of moonlight, looking very sad.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qAhX8fRdqX5a3iRphQ2cJ-320-80.png)
D&D's lead rules designer admits he changed some spells because of how 'painful' and 'excruciating to cast' they were in Baldur's Gate 3
By Harvey Randall published
News "I thought: 'we are going to redesign Produce Flame.'"
![Adventurers from D&D's revised ruleset Player's Handbook do battle with kobolds, swords drawn, spells flying, dungeons? Dragon'd.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/neigNTpGV7TYP4LLrJuq9A-320-80.png)
Oh for goodness' sake—D&D has early access periods and pre-order bonuses now, like a 3D model of a dragon for a virtual tabletop that doesn't exist yet
By Harvey Randall published
News The worst habits of videogame storefronts are making their way to pen and paper.
![The cast of Critical Role react to a gross description.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/je3j2woscmSS2ymsvJWqQ9-320-80.jpg)
Thanks to the abridged version of actual-play RPG series Critical Role, I might make it through a whole campaign for once
By Jody Macgregor published
News God bless editors.
![A group of adventurers being attacked by skeletons in the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CAdsgyP9DkGSvXtoDDHcxJ-320-80.png)
The new D&D core books feature nearly 400 spells and over 500 monsters, but disappointingly few new ideas
By Robin Valentine published
Scrolls of power An advance look at the 2024 Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual leaves me concerned that the game's future is still stuck in the past.
![Scanlan Shorthalt, a member of the Adventuring Troupe Vox Machina, holds up a gleaming blade while wielding its tremendous power.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pVD4zyrRAgxxZeZ2RJVhyg-320-80.png)
The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role's animated retelling of the D&D campaign that made it famous, gets a release date and trailer for its 3rd season
By Harvey Randall published
News Time to crush the Chroma Conclave.
![Image from the cover of the book The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons. It is a gold dragon ampersand logo on red background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7sx6ad5PDP7u3Biw5gLQxn-320-80.png)
The new Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons book is a vital piece of gaming history
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Compiling unpublished documents from 1970s, it's an incredible window into the origins of the entire RPG genre.
![Adventurers from D&D's revised ruleset Player's Handbook do battle with kobolds, swords drawn, spells flying, dungeons? Dragon'd.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/neigNTpGV7TYP4LLrJuq9A-320-80.png)
D&D reveals the cover art of its revised 2024 Player Handbook—a sweet reminder that not all dragons are trying to eat your face, plus some deep-cut callbacks
By Harvey Randall published
News Glimmering gold.
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