Dungeons & Dragons is experiencing a spectacular renaissance. Some credit Twitch and YouTube, others the broader “actual play” movement of performative play. Whatever the reason, the 5th edition of the Player’s Handbook has been locked…
In March of 2018 I posted a Wired Tabletop article detailing my use of a Raspberry Pi 3B (RP3) to display the Roll20 virtual tabletop. That build was successful and after a few tweaks it…
Dungeons & Dragons is enjoying a new surge in popularity and many young players are learning about the game from a non-traditional source: summer camps.
There’s now an official “murder-hobo” class for Dungeons & Dragons players who just want to wreak havoc on their unofficial fantasy world.
Running a game of Dungeons & Dragons, or any tabletop role-playing game, involves telling your players what they see. Players rely on you to give a sense of tone and ambience, but also to point…
Melvin the Barbarian is angry at the dirty goblin sniping arrows at him from behind a tree. I can hear it in his voice; my earphones convey every nuance of his bellowed threats, even if…
So it was written, and so it was done—128 years ago to this day, H.P. Lovecraft was born, and with him came the creation of a vast and terrifying world. An ancient place of gods,…
Hanna Russell can have a hard time finding the courage to speak her mind. Her mother, Paja, said Hanna began attending therapy in part to address the effects of years of bullying.
I recently read an article that cited a study that the table-top role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons was perpetuating a system of white supremacy.
Dungeons & Dragons can be used as a way to face inner demons, build interpersonal problem-solving skills, or even examine complex moral quandaries in a low-pressure environment. While many players use Dungeons & Dragons for their own personal…