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DDO Players News Episode 348- The One With Lanterns Crossbows And Sabertooth

Posted by on Oct 19, 2024

  This week we discuss update 70, Crossbows Changes, Cormyr, Lanterns in the Mist, and much more! 0:00 Start 00:38 Update 69.4 Release Notes 02:02 Update 69.4.1 Release Notes...

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DDO Players News Episode 348- The One With Lanterns Crossbows And Sabertooth

Posted by on Oct 19, 2024

  This week we discuss update 70, Crossbows Changes, Cormyr, Lanterns in the Mist, and much more! 0:00 Start 00:38 Update 69.4 Release Notes 02:02 Update 69.4.1 Release Notes...

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Hasbro’s Magic: The Gathering and D&D: A Deep Dive into Q3 2024 Results

Posted by on Oct 25, 2024

  Despite the highly anticipated release of the 2024 Player’s Handbook, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) appears to be struggling to make a significant impact on...

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Dive into the Depths of R’lyeh: New Arkham Horror: The Card Game Expansions Announced

Posted by on Oct 31, 2024

  Prepare to submerge yourself in the Lovecraftian horror of R’lyeh with the upcoming expansions for Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Fantasy Flight Games has unveiled...

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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves In Theaters Now!

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves In Theaters Now!

Mar 31, 2023

  The first D&D movie in over 20 years, Honor Among Thieves, is playing in your local theater now!     To find when and where you can watch the movie near you, check the local showtime listings at the links below: Fandango AMC Theaters Cinemark Theaters Regal Theaters   A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an...

WOTC Lays Out The Roadmap For The Next Set Of Books And More

WOTC Lays Out The Roadmap For The Next Set Of Books And More

Mar 30, 2023

  At the D&D Direct, we got a bit of a tease as to what the next 4 books will be, and that a famous villain will be making a comeback…       Glory of the Giants: an adventure that explores multiverse character Bigby and the origins of the giants. Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk: A Phandalin adventure, which will...

Dungeons & Dragons DLC Coming To Minecraft

Dungeons & Dragons DLC Coming To Minecraft

Mar 28, 2023

  Wizards of the Coast announced a Dungeons and Dragons DLC for Minecraft.  The DLC will come with a campaign that will last for around 10 hours.  The adventure includes full voice acting, and you can go through it alone or with a co-op adventuring party. The team said it wanted to include lots of lore references, both to introduce new players to the world...

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth, One Magic Card To Rule Them All

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth, One Magic Card To Rule Them All

Mar 22, 2023

  Wizards of the Coast is launching a Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth crossover set for Magic: The Gathering, which will feature one card so rare that only one of them will be printed. Yes, you read that right, there will be 1 of these cards in the world, just one. That card is, of course, The One Ring. We all know the poem and the story Three...

SNEG Bringing Back More Classic D&D Titles Through GOG And Steam

SNEG Bringing Back More Classic D&D Titles Through GOG And Steam

Mar 22, 2023

  It’s time to unearth some gems from the past, SNEG —  boutique publisher of long-lost titles — is pleased to announce the return of eight long dormant Dungeons & Dragons games. The list features many of the first D&D video games, including Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace, Fantasy Empires, DragonStrike, and DeathKeep. Additionally, Heroes of...

Chaosium Announces April Release of Basic Roleplaying

Chaosium Announces April Release of Basic Roleplaying

Mar 21, 2023

  Chaosium  has announced the upcoming release of Basic Roleplaying: The Universal Game Engine. This release marks an update to the core BRP system, which has been praised for its intuitive and accessible mechanics.     Basic Roleplaying: The Universal Game Engine contains all the essential rules for character creation, combat, magic, psychic...

DDO Players News Episode 325 – Dinosaurs Partying With 900 Pound Gorillas

DDO Players News Episode 325 – Dinosaurs Partying With 900 Pound Gorillas

Mar 11, 2023

  This week we talk Update 58.1 release notes, VIP perks proposed changes, And more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN325.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (85.3MB) YouTube Watch Links   Game News Update 58.1 Release Notes Proposed VIP perks could launch mid-year DDO Store Sales: March...

Tales From the Lone-Lands for The One Ring™ RPG Announced

Tales From the Lone-Lands for The One Ring™ RPG Announced

Mar 8, 2023

  Free League Publishing has announced the release of a new expansion for its award-winning role-playing game, The One Ring™. The expansion, titled Tales From the Lone-Lands, is based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and contains six new adventures set in the lone-lands of north-western Middle-earth. Players can choose to play each adventure separately, or...

Baldur’s Gate 3 Drops August 31st for PC, Mac, and PlayStation 5

Baldur’s Gate 3 Drops August 31st for PC, Mac, and PlayStation 5

Mar 8, 2023

  Larian Studios announced via a new gameplay trailer that Baldur’s Gate 3 will ship on PS5, PC and Mac on August 31, 2023.     The latest Baldur’s Gate 3 trailer also includes several gameplay-related reveals: Split-screen Co-op: Play with up to two players on one PS5 using split-screen co-op, or play online with up to four players! Controller...

RENEGADE ANNOUNCE TWO NEW ‘G.I. JOE MISSION CRITICAL’ EXPANSIONS

RENEGADE ANNOUNCE TWO NEW ‘G.I. JOE MISSION CRITICAL’ EXPANSIONS

Mar 7, 2023

  The first expansion is Midnight Storm, which features the ninja master Storm Shadow as a boss. It also allows players to play new JOE heroes Jinx and Mutt/Junkyard. The game box comes with 2 Hero figures, 2 Character cards, 12 Foot Soldier figures, 10 Foot Soldier Enemy cards, 2 Lieutenant figures, 2 Lieutenant Deployment cards, 16 Lieutenant Enemy...

DDO Players News Episode 324 – The One With Rangers Punching Things

DDO Players News Episode 324 – The One With Rangers Punching Things

Mar 5, 2023

  Community Manger Cordovan joins us this week, as we talk 17th Anniversary, Update 58: Unlikely Heroes Release Notes,Update 58.0.1 Release Notes Dungeons & Dragons Online: LIVE at PAX East! And much more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN324.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (89.0MB)...

HeroQuest: The Mage of the Mirror Quest Pack

HeroQuest: The Mage of the Mirror Quest Pack

Mar 2, 2023

  Avalon Hill will release HeroQuest: The Mage of the Mirror Quest Pack, a board game expansion, into retail in Q1 2023. We told you and showed you some shots of this expansion at Gen Con 2022.     In this expansion, players will battle the archmage  Sinestra who has kidnapped Princess Millandriell.  A player will need to navigate the Elf...

D&D Replicas of the Realms: Mimic Chest Life-Sized Figure

D&D Replicas of the Realms: Mimic Chest Life-Sized Figure

Mar 1, 2023

  It`s every adventurer’s rite of passage to encounter a Mimic in combat; now, you can have one with you in the room while you play! This life-sized Mimic chest is 20″ tall and made from soft foam that`s painted to show off each eye and tooth, not to mention that long tongue! This replica creature is incredibly lifelike and stands mid-lunge toward...

DDO Players News Episode 323 – Of Producer Letters, Warlocks And Forgotten Characters

DDO Players News Episode 323 – Of Producer Letters, Warlocks And Forgotten Characters

Feb 2, 2023

  We talk Producer Letter, Update 58 Preview 2 and Gen Con News and Much more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN323.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (70.4MB) YouTube Watch Links   Game News Producer’s Letter: January 2023 Free Transfers Available to Orien and Sarlona February...

Everyday Heroes Core Rule book Review

Everyday Heroes Core Rule book Review

Feb 1, 2023

  Introduction to Everyday Heroes Everyday Heroes TTRPG is a role-playing game designed by Evil Genius Games. It is set in a world of superheroes and villains, and players take on the roles of those heroes and villains in order to save the world. The game is designed to be fast-paced and action-packed, with a focus on story-telling and player-driven...

The Doomed: Apocalyptic Horror Coming From Osprey Games

The Doomed:  Apocalyptic Horror Coming From Osprey Games

Feb 1, 2023

  he Doomed:  Apocalyptic Horror Hunting will invite players to engage monstrous logic-defying “Horrors” in a science fiction setting by fielding small warbands of “hunters” equipped with high-tech weapons.     The game is scenario based, with encounters defined by the setting and the nature of the Horror involved.  Many Horrors break the rules...

New Trailer Released For Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

New Trailer Released For Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Jan 30, 2023

  Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (see below).  The trailer showcases a few of the monsters that will appear in the new movie, including a displacer beast, an owlbear, and a red dragon.  And has more action than the first trailer.     This movie will open the SXSW festival, and then...

DDO Players News Episode 322 – Hasbro’s OGL Critical Failure

DDO Players News Episode 322 – Hasbro’s OGL Critical Failure

Jan 28, 2023

Special Note – this is a NON DDO show this week, Evilbeeker and I discuss the OGL controversy in a very long in-depth conversation. So, if you normally only listen to the show for DDO news and talk, there is none this week, this is a D&D/RPG focused episode. As I said in the add-on at the start of the show, I did not get this show edited in a timely...

Gen Con 2023 Badge Registration This Sunday, And No Covid Restrictions This Year!

Gen Con 2023 Badge Registration This Sunday, And No Covid Restrictions This Year!

Jan 28, 2023

  Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, today announced badge registration information for its upcoming 2023 convention. Gen Con Indy 2023 will run August 3-6 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, celebrating 20 years of events in Indianapolis since the convention moved to the city in 2003....

DDO Players News Episode 321 – The One With Dark Hunters, 2022 In Review And Dot Matrix Printers?

DDO Players News Episode 321 – The One With Dark Hunters, 2022 In Review And Dot Matrix Printers?

Jan 21, 2023

  Were back!! This week we cover UPDATE 58 PREVIEW 1 On Lamannia, we also take a look back at 2022 in DDO and our gaming goals, and much more! NOTE – We had some audio issues this week, I tried to fix as much as I could in post, I’m sorry the show audio quality is not as good as it normally is, should be fixed by next show!   Audio Only...