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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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Dungeons & Dragons 5E

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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Tabletop Games

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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DDO Players News Episode 313 – Vecna On A Shelf

DDO Players News Episode 313 – Vecna On A Shelf

May 26, 2022

  This week we talk about Isle of dread, Vecna and more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (79.7MB) YouTube Watch Links   Game News Isle of Dread Release Date Information Making the Tabaxi: From Concept to Blinking Isle of Dread: The Story So Far...

Dungeons & Dragons: Vecna Premium Statue

Dungeons & Dragons: Vecna Premium Statue

May 25, 2022

  WizKids has opened pre-orders for a new statue of Dungeons & Dragons villain Vecna     Wizkids will be releasing a new premium statue of Vecna, depicting the lich in golden armor adorned with rubies. The pre-orders for the Dungeons & Dragons: Vecna Premium Statue are open now on the DnDMinis with the eye-gouging (see what I did there) ...

Spiel des Jahres 2022 Nominations Announced

Spiel des Jahres 2022 Nominations Announced

May 25, 2022

  The most coveted award in tabletop gaming the Spiel Des Jahres, split into the Game of the year (Spiel Des Jahres), the children’s game of the year (Kinderspiel des Jahres), and the connoisseur or expert game of the year (Kennerspiel).       The Spiel des Jahres (“Game of the Year”) nominees are: Scout! designed by Kei Kajino and published...

WOTC Announces Delays Of Several Upcoming Products

WOTC Announces Delays Of Several Upcoming Products

May 24, 2022

  Blame it on the dreaded supply chain.     The first delay comes to Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, which will now release on July 19, 2022. This is an anthology of 13 stand-alone adventures set in wondrous lands and will challenge characters levels 1-14. The book also introduces players to the Radiant Citadel, a new location on the...

Gen Con Updates Us With The May Health and Safety Update

Gen Con Updates Us With The May Health and Safety Update

May 24, 2022

  Gen Con has updated safety protocols once again. They lay it all out in a new update over on the blog.     Back when we started bringing Gen Con Indy back to life post-lockdown we emphasized two key principles: consistency and communication. Consistency means minimizing changes to plans and policy, and communication means telling you what we’re...

Gen Con 2022 Event Registration This Sunday May 15th!

Gen Con 2022 Event Registration This Sunday May 15th!

May 12, 2022

  The day we all wait for and hope that we get a good place in line to nab those events is almost here..     Event Registration will open at noon (Eastern) on Sunday, May 15th. For those who have never participated before, it’s a good idea to build and submit a wish list to reserve your spot at events during Gen Con. Please keep in mind that...

Gen Con 2022 Exhibit Hall Map Released

Gen Con 2022 Exhibit Hall Map Released

May 11, 2022

  Today, for the first time, you can begin your exploration of the Gen Con 2022 Exhibit Hall through official convention maps.     You can view the downloadable PDF document. Convenient to print and a handy web bookmark, this map is a great way to begin your Gen Con 2022 plan of attack for the show floor! So you don’t miss a booth. 85 days...

DDO Players News Episode 312- Eating Crow

DDO Players News Episode 312- Eating Crow

Apr 27, 2022

  We talk Update 54, Isle Of Dread Pre Order, And Drac Eats Some Crow!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN312.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (90.3MB) YouTube Watch Links   Game News Update 54 Release Notes The Isle of Dread is now available to pre-purchase!   From The Dungeon...

LEGENDS OF THE MULTIVERSE IS AN UPCOMING LIVE STREAM GAME FROM WOTC

LEGENDS OF THE MULTIVERSE IS AN UPCOMING LIVE STREAM GAME FROM WOTC

Apr 22, 2022

  One other announcement that was made in the slew of D&D Direct was an upcoming new  show titled  Legends Of The Multiverse Legends of the Multiverse is an ambitious project that tells interwoven stories of several adventurers across, well, the multiverse. The main cast of the series includes Deborah Ann Woll, B. Dave Walters, Gina Darling, Meagan...

Terrain’ And ‘Creatures Cases Coming From WOTC

Terrain’ And ‘Creatures Cases Coming From WOTC

Apr 22, 2022

  In Creature’s Campaign Case, players will find 64 differently sized creature tokens, ranging from tiny to large. These flat-packed tokens can have any of the 159 different replaceable creature illustrations placed upon them to immediately become monsters for your party to face off against. Accompanying these stickers are also a series of numbers...

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONSLAUGHT 1v1 SKIRMISH GAME COMING SEPTEMBER 2022

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONSLAUGHT 1v1 SKIRMISH GAME COMING SEPTEMBER 2022

Apr 21, 2022

  DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Onslaught is a competitive skirmish game in which each player controls an adventuring party from one of the powerful factions of the Forgotten Realms. Parties delve into dungeons, battle rival adventurers, and confront fearsome monsters on a quest for treasure and glory!       This core set includes everything two...

New D&D Starter Set Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Announced

New D&D Starter Set Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Announced

Apr 21, 2022

  We told you about this a while back, thanks to a quick tease in the Hasbro upcoming products video, but we now know a bit more information.     The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is your gateway to action-packed adventures in the cooperative storytelling game Dungeons & Dragons, where heroes battle monsters,...

The D&D Movie Now Has A Name Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

The D&D Movie Now Has A Name Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Apr 21, 2022

  The upcoming Dungeons & Dragons film finally has a title and a release date. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will arrive in theaters on March 3, 2023.     During today’s D&D Direct event, Wizards of the Coast, along with directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, dropped the title and release date. The film is...

Dragonlance Is Coming Back!

Dragonlance Is Coming Back!

Apr 21, 2022

  The Dragonlance campaign setting is returning to D&D!   A new adventure set in the world of Krynn arrives for Dungeons & Dragons in late 2022. Titled Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, it marks the return of the classic setting first introduced by TSR in the 1980s. We don’t know much about the product, just that it’s...

D&D Spelljammer: Adventures in Space Hitting This August

D&D Spelljammer: Adventures in Space Hitting This August

Apr 21, 2022

  Wizards of the Coast, held the D&D Direct today as we told you, and they announced D&D Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, a new boxed set, which will release on August 16, 2022.     D&D Spelljammer: Adventures in Space is a campaign setting in a slipcase with three books, a DM screen, and a double-sided poster map. Included in the...

DDO Players News Episode 311 – Litter Box Catastrophe

DDO Players News Episode 311 –  Litter Box Catastrophe

Apr 14, 2022

This week we talk Update 53.2 Preview, Dark Souls is getting and RPG and Drac rants about Stranger Things, and much more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN311.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (68.6MB) YouTube Watch Links   Game News Lamannia U53.2 Preview 1 (4/13 – 4/15) U53.2 Preview...

D&D Direct Set To Make Product Announcements For WOTC

D&D Direct Set To Make Product Announcements For WOTC

Apr 14, 2022

  Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast has announced a special streaming event on April 21 at 9 a.m. PT. Called D&D Direct, the approximately 30-minute presentation will “unveil upcoming products, along with other announcements, and updates” according to the press release. It will be broadcast live on both Twitch and YouTube.  ...

ASMODEE LAUNCHES THE UNBOX NOW BOARD GAME LABEL

ASMODEE LAUNCHES THE UNBOX NOW BOARD GAME LABEL

Apr 14, 2022

  Asmodee has announced a new board game label, set to feature games we all know, but will allow new board gamers into the hobby with an easy path.   dee The Unbox Now label will feature 11 best-selling Asmodee games, and games under this label have won over 140 awards. Unbox Now also introduces a Loyalty Program that rewards players with additional...

Wizards of the Coast Acquires D&D Beyond

Wizards of the Coast Acquires D&D Beyond

Apr 14, 2022

  The parent company behind Dungeons & Dragons has moved to outright acquire the game’s most popular digital toolset. D&D Beyond, currently operated by the entertainment wiki service Fandom, announced that it’s officially joining  Wizards of the Coast, as Wizards’ owner Hasbro plans to acquire Beyond.     In an official press release,...

Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer And Iconic Villain Coming?

Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer And Iconic Villain Coming?

Apr 13, 2022

  There’s a new villain in the Upside Down. The latest trailer for Stranger Things Season 4 recently confirmed as much, offering fans their first look at a monstrous, humanoid figure the likes of which they’ve never seen in the Netflix series. The mysterious creature tells the show’s heroes that they’ve “broken everything” before promising that their...