Earlier today I received an promo email from Wizards of the Coast’s PR Team. The hype machine for the 2024 rules update has been going pretty steady now for a while, so not much of this will be new for anyone who has been following along. If you aren’t sure if the 2024 rules are for you, the free version of the rules can be found on D&D Beyond with limited options but everything you need to run the game. […] The post D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook Available Everywhere Today appeared first on Tribality ..read more

You’ve probably seen an enormous amount of coverage of the new Player’s Handbook all across your Usenets and your BBSes, but this is surely the first one coming to you live and uncensored from your very favorite website. I bet your pal who went to GenCon has already faxed you all the juicy deets, but I? I’ve got a hot new technomagic here called a blog. Gotta keep with the times, that’s what I always say! …anyway. I’ll do more […] The post Player’s Handbook 2024: Some Highs and Lows appeared first on Tribality ..read more

Today I want to tell you about another Kickstarter that is running right now: The City of Arches: A High-Fantasy 5e RPG City Sourcebook by Sly Flourish, the double secret code name of Mike Shea. I know Mike mainly through the many episodes of the Tome Show that he appears on, including the excellent Behind the DM’s Screen series, but he also has a lot of great products that you very likely already know and love. (This Kickstarter is a […] The post Sly Flourish’s City of Arches Kickstarter appeared first on Tribality ..read more

I hope you’ll take some time today to check out the Kickstarter for Moonsoon, to be published by Arcane Minis. Not just because it’s a great, colorful project infused with tons of imagination, not just because I worked on it, but also because it shares a lot of the seafaring high adventure sensibilities of Tribality’s Seas of Vodari setting. From the Kickstarter page: Moonsoon is a brand new 5th edition campaign setting packed with over 600 pages of amazing content! […] The post Moonsoon Kickstarter – Ending Soon! appeared first on Tribality ..read more

Today I’m excited to tell you about a new third-party setting for 5e, which will be crowdfunded by an upcoming Kickstarter! Accidental Cyclops Games is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of “Surviving Strangehollow,” a captivating supplement for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition. This thrilling new chapter will debut on Kickstarter in March 2024, inviting players to embark on an unforgettable journey into the wondrous and perilous land of Strangehollow. Key Features: A Legendary Creative Team: “Surviving Strangehollow” brings together […] The post Surviving Strangehollow – New 5e Set ..read more

Explore the forbidden uncharted lands of Druekar, ruled by a spawn of hell: a vampyr For the low price of 2 dollars get a full-on Gothic Horror supplement for your games. Taking inspiration from the Mork Borg style, this supplement brings everything you might want from a gothic horror setting not only for Mork Borg, but for D&D5e and Pathfinder 2e as well. Monster stat blocks, adventures, and a fascinatingly terrifying art style await you in this PDF. You will […] The post Goth Borg: A $2 D&D5e, PF2, and Mork Borg Gothic Horror Supplement has 3 days left! appeared first on Tribality ..read more

This is exciting news. During the Wizards Presents 2022 we learned about One D&D. And with that, the first playtest document for One D&D is now out. Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins, and Ray Winninger lay the groundwork for the upcoming 2024 changes in the revised 5th edition. This playtest sets a strong tone for simplifying character creation and a gives us rules glossary with rule changes. Character feats are given levels and prerequisites. We have rules for background creation and […] The post One D&D – UA 2022 Character Origins playtest appeared first on Tribality ..read more

My review copy of Bigby’s Big Book of Big Bois is here, and for the first time in a long time, I’ve actually got a little time to write about a new release! (Okay, I’m still working my way through the last UA packet, whatever.) As you undoubtedly know, this book is intended to do for giants what Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons did for the scaly bois. The Elephant in the Room Just to get this out of the way: I […] The post Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants Review appeared first on Tribality ..read more

D&D fans can now learn everything they need to know about the iconic giants of D&D from Bigby and Diancastra in Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants – available for purchase everywhere starting today. As you may know, giants have stood as colossal figures with a rich and complex history throughout the D&D multiverse. Whether you want to delve into the secrets of their fallen empires, create a character connected to these primordial beings, or build an entire campaign surrounding their mysteries, Bigby Presents: […] The post Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants Now ..read more

Onward to the cleric! You can find my article on the UA Bard here. As we go on, keep in mind that this is UA’s second shot at all of its classes except the Monk. Cleric For my comments on the previous iteration of the cleric, clicky clicky. Divine Order has dropped down to 1st level, as I suggested that the Holy Order feature (its predecessor) absolutely had to. They also trimmed out Scholar and shoved the most important piece […] The post UA 2023 – Player’s Handbook Playtest 6 Breakdown, Part Two appeared first on Tribality ..read more