Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in solidarity to form a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)!

new UA with more underdark options just released.

Why thousands are paying to watch people play Dungeons & Dragons live

There is no script, no fixed ending and no guarantee the heroes will make it out alive.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/endless-dungeons-and-dragons-brennan-lee-mulligan-9.7322161

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks has taken direct oversight of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons following John Hight’s departure.

The distant call of seagulls and the gentle crashing of waves can be heard near these Ruined City Docks, where sailors from faraway lands and merchants used to visit. Now ruined, what secrets lie along this abandoned coast...

Welcome to the Ruined City Docks! This map features a ruined port, with abandoned warehouses, a tavern, inn, and various other buildings next to the sea.

I also included Night, No Ships, Polluted, Ruined, Storm, Under Attack, and Winter variants. Foundry VTT modules with pre-built walls and lighting are available to patrons.

Download the original map in high-resolution for free here.

Want to see more maps? Check out my archive here.

It looks like there will be less packs of cards overall to buy. The US MSRP is $19.99. I am going we get one like the monk, but with other class abilities too.

Hi all — I'm Tim Mack, the designer behind Anvil N Ink Publishing. I make zero-prep, 5e one-shots for small parties and low levels: combat balanced, NPCs and pregens ready, a complete story in a single session.

Upfront: my work is AI-assisted across writing and art, then edited, balanced, and laid out by me. I'm not hiding it and I'm happy to talk process with anyone curious.

I'd like to put copies in the hands of people who actually run games. If you have a blog or site and want to review one, I'll send you a free PDF code for any adventure in the catalog — no strings, no obligation to be nice. Comment or message me and I'll sort you out.

If you just want to look, the catalog's at anvilnink.com. Honest feedback on the adventures is genuinely welcome.

Is it just me, or is the "Pass without Trace" spell widely overpowered?

I mean, D&D 5E is generally constructed in a way that even small bonuses to rolls make a huge difference. Proficiency bonuses start with +2 and rise to a maximum of +6, while magical weapons give a maximum of +3.

So what in Avernus possessed the designers to allow a second-level spell to give a whooping +10 to Dexterity (Stealth) checks? For a group, no less (as long as they stick close to each other)? This is going to be extremely hard for guards and lookouts to match.

The PCs are likely are going to try to get into a safehouse of the local thieves' guild in the next two sessions. The setting is Ptolus, using the D&D 5E rules.

The safehouse in question is in a lower middle class region on the surface, but it has another entrance to the vast dungeon systems beneath the city. This, in itself, is not unusual - the bedrock on which the city stands is filled with tunnels and long-forgotten vaults. But while most house owners just try to brick those passages over, the thieves' guild actually uses these passages for their business dealings.

And I need some ideas on both what might be inside the premises, and what kinds of systems they use to secure the safehouse. The PCs will likely be coming from the "dungeon" side, and this is the kind of city where criminals expect inconvenient adventurers to pop up in all sorts of places.

I've already determined that the location includes:

• a vampire ally of the guild
• some cells for prisoners who get interrogated for information
• a bunch of drugs for resale

Any other ideas? The party consists of four 8th level characters, if this helps.

Today we emerge from the writing caves bring you something different. The Croaks, frog like humanoid monster that lurke in the swamp.

You can download for free the 5eTools/Improved Initative json, tokens, free pdf (pages and spreads ) from our patreon page.

If you are unfamiliar with the stat block style like, we deviated from the standard style to improve readability and ease of use. The are fully compatible with D&D 5.0e. You can read more about it in the format guide.

If you like it here is more!

If you are looking for more of our free DnD Monster check, you can find them here:

• Bandits
• Skeletons (goodie pdf)
• A tone of different insect monster

All monster are designed based on the MonsterManifest, a design paper for monster roles in combat to spice up standard DnD Combat.

We also have a subreddit r/MonsterManifest if you are interested talking to us.

If you like what you see, check out the patreon post, for the full free pdf.

Also follow us for more monster on patreon. We will release more monster each week.

In the next session, the player characters will enter the lair of a group of Nothics who have holed up in the old temple of a God of Magic.

And I need some ideas for absolutely unhinged magical items that should give even player characters second thoughts about using them. Any ideas?

Today we emerge from the writing caves bring you more nasty insects!

You can download tokens and the json file from our patreon page for free.

More free insects !

If you are looking for more of our free DnD Monster check, you can find them here:

• Water Bug, Water Scorpion and Water Strider
• Mayfly
• Beetle Swarm, Giant Beetles and Beetle Loot
• Shield Beetle
• Stink and Ambush Bug
• Centipede
• Maggot Swarm and Giant Maggots
• Mosquito Swarm, Giant Mosquito
• Flesh Fly
• Giant Hornet, Green Hornet, Berserker Hornet
• Cicada

Our Monster Zines

If you are looking for something bigger, more monster at once check out our zines (around 20-30 pages):

• Bandits
• Skeletons (goodie pdf)

All monster are designed based on the MonsterManifest, a Design Paper defining different Monster Roles in Combat to spice up DnD Combat.

We also have a subreddit r/MonsterManifest if you are interested.

If you want to use these monsters check out our free patreon post, you can find tokens and a json file of the monsters there.

Also follow us for more Monster. We will release more monster each week.

You can download all files here.

My players characters are currently exploring some truly ancient underground ruins of a sunken city (the setting is Ptolus, if it matters), and the PCs are trying to find the sites of some temples of various gods to explore.

Next up on the list are temples of ancient gods of knowledge and magic, and when I searched for thematically appropriate monsters to populate them, I came across Nothics. They have a pretty good base concept, but I need some more ideas to make exploring a ruin filled with them interesting. Things I am looking for in particular include:

• D&D lore about the Nothics (this doesn't have to be from 5E)
• Ways of personalizing them and their environment, emphasizing how weird and creepy they are
• Variant stat blocks that might make encounters with them more interesting
• Creatures that might co-exist with them

But feel free to throw any ideas you have out here - I am still in an early brainstorming phase!

Become a Death Knight or Lich for the low, low cost of 3 feats.

Kinda surprised no update to Death Domain since Oathbreaker got UA last year.

Survey will be available on April 9th.
DNDBeyond landing page https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/ua/villainous-options
Designer insights https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2150-designer-insights-from-unearthed-arcana-villainous

Roadmap of upcoming release/additions to DDB

On the dndbeyond website you can filter the content you are looking for. In these filters, they will now use 5.5e instead of "2024"

What did we wake?

The air is stale as you descend the final steps. Your torchlight dances across ancient stone, revealing cracked murals and long-forgotten prayers. Somewhere deep within the tomb, something stirs.

Bone scrapes against stone. From the darkness, skeletal figures emerge with wepons raised, rusted blades eager to hack at you.

You’ve now entered their domain!

We are super happy to bring you our next monster zine! The skeletons.

Big thank you for the people who supported us, it took us a lot of time and work to get this done, and we are super happy with it.

You can download the free goodie pdf of the two monster from our Patreon Internal Rock. Follow us there for more DnD Monster or Running the Game Blog posts!

More free content!

If you are looking for more of our free DnD Monster check, you can find them here or go to:

• Bandits
• Water Bug, Water Scorpion and Water Strider
• Mayfly
• Beetle Swarm, Giant Beetles and Beetle Loot
• Shield Beetle
• Stink and Ambush Bug
• Centipede
• Maggot Swarm and Giant Maggots

Art

Artists are credited besides the artwork (corner), more info on the last page under legal.

Cross posted from https://lemy.nl/post/3055318

I used to use Fight Club 5e to track my character, but that hasn't been updated in a long time. I recently found another app that's in active development, and I'm becoming a big fan!

It's called Character Craft and it has a version for Android, iOS as well as a web version(!).

And where on DnD Beyond you have to pay for any other sources, here you can just load in a set of XML files that you get here: https://github.com/vidalvanbergen/FightClub5eXML

And that should get you all you need. Of course, the downside is that this is not FOSS. But at least the developer is very active and responds very quickly to bug reports and feature requests.

#dnd #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #rpg #apps #Android #software

https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/ua/mystic-subclasses/mrF6k4xf0yYFJL2m/UA2026-MysticSubclasses.pdf

Four subclasses:

• Monk: Way of the Mystic Arts
• Paladin: Oath of the Spellguard
• Rogue: Magic Stealer
• Warlock: Vestige Patron

We return from the writing caves to bring you more beetles!

This time we present you the cute shield beetle. It only wants to protect itself!

You can download the 5etools json files from our patreon page.

Brehms Tierleben

Thanks to the beautiful illustrations from Brehms Tierleben, the classic zoological work by Alfred Brehm, we had access to an extraordinary collection of public domain images featuring flies, beetles, bugs, bees, and more. A heartfelt thank you to Brehm and his many illustrators, their work is truly remarkable!

Illustrations are from Brehms Tierleben and public domain (see last page for details)

Images, json file and tokens can be downloaded here.

Monster Manifest (Free Content)

If you are looking for more Monster Manifest monster check them out here:

• Bandits
• Water Bug, Water Scorpion and Water Strider
• Mayfly
• Giant Beetle and Swarm

All monster are designed based on the MonsterManifest. The concept is quite long so you can find a quick overview on the later page in the images.

If you want to use these monsters check out our patreon post, you can find a 5etools json file of the monsters there. Also follow us for more Monster. We will release a lot of insects in the upcoming weeks.

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Welcome to the Star Fort! This historically-inspired fort was designed to be held by a small number of soldiers against a much larger army. Small ruined buildings inside the fort include a stable, smithy, dining area, and bedrooms.

This map pack features 8 unique variants including Night, Ruined, Siege, Winter, Rain, and Moat. Foundry VTT modules with pre-built walls and lighting are available to Gamemaster patrons.

Download the original map for free here.

Follow the artist for easy access to these and future playlist;, this artist too:

The Tyranny of Dragons

Icespire Peak

Avernus the Dark

The Rise of Tiamat

Icewind Dale

Waterdeep Cults

Link to UE pdf