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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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Podcast

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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Monopoly: The Goonies Coming From The OP

Monopoly: The Goonies Coming From The OP

Feb 13, 2020

  The hunt for One-Eyed Willy’s hidden treasure makes the jump from screen to Monopoly board in this The Goonies inspired game.     Players will buy, sell, and trade locations around Astoria, Oregon, including One-Eyed Willy’s cabin, the Pirate Ship Cavern, and Sloth’s room. The game box will include a game board, six collectible mover tokens...

DDO Players News Episode 250 – More Questions Than Answers

DDO Players News Episode 250 – More Questions Than Answers

Feb 5, 2020

  This week we talk about the producers letter and our thoughts on what’s coming, and NOT Coming!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN250.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (79.6MB) YouTube Watch Links  ...

DDO Players News U45 Balance Change Discussion Special

DDO Players News U45 Balance Change Discussion Special

Feb 3, 2020

  Drac is joined by Patrick from DDOCast as we discuss the upcoming Update 45 Balance Changes!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPNU45Nerf.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (80.1MB)   YouTube Watch Links  ...

DDO Players News Episode 249 – Make Me A Vampire

DDO Players News Episode 249 – Make Me A Vampire

Jan 20, 2020

  This we talk about Lamannia Update 45 Notes, Crazy kickstarter money and vampires in ESO. Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN249.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (90.2MB)   YouTube Watch Links  ...

Digital Adaptation of Board Game Fury of Dracula Coming From Nomad Games

Digital Adaptation of Board Game Fury of Dracula Coming From Nomad Games

Jan 17, 2020

  “Denn die Todten reiten Schnell.” (“For the dead travel fast.”) Bram Stoker Dracula   Nomad Games have announced that they will be making a digital adaptation of the board game Fury of Dracula. This deduction/hidden movement board game was originally published by Games Workshop in 1987 and revolves around four vampire hunters...

Explore The Dark Heart Of Skyrim In The Upcoming Expansion For Elder Scrolls Online

Explore The Dark Heart Of Skyrim In The Upcoming Expansion For Elder Scrolls Online

Jan 16, 2020

  For the first time since The Elder Scrolls Online’s launch, Tamriel’s adventurers will be able to explore the snow-covered lands of Skyrim once again with the announcement of an all-new chapter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor.     Bethesda Softworks has announced The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, the latest expansion for The Elder Scrolls...

FFG Announces Star Wars: Destiny Coming to An End

FFG Announces Star Wars: Destiny Coming to An End

Jan 15, 2020

  All good things come to an end as they say.       Star Wars™: Destiny launched in 2016 with the innovative Duel Dice System, enthralling players with game mechanics that were quick to learn, but difficult to master. Bringing iconic Star Wars characters, locations, ships, and weapons to life on your tabletop, Star Wars: Destiny let you step...

Return To Dark Tower Kickstarter Funded

Return To Dark Tower Kickstarter Funded

Jan 15, 2020

  The dark tower is calling!     Return to Dark Tower, the app-enabled board game brings together Rob Daviau (Pandemic Legacy) and Isaac Childres (Gloomhaven) for the first time.   Dark Tower has been in the works for about three years, There is a lot of tech that drives the experience. The tower itself, a translucent black plastic obelisk. ...

Critical Role Setting Comes To Life In D&D 5E

Critical Role Setting Comes To Life In D&D 5E

Jan 13, 2020

  Did you hear that sound? That was the sound of Critters everywhere screaming with excitement.       The D&D Team at Wizards of the Coast is excited to officially collaborate with Mercer by publishing a brand new tabletop roleplaying book detailing the continent explored in the second campaign of Critical Role, complete with player...

Fantasy Flight Interactive To Close

Fantasy Flight Interactive To Close

Jan 11, 2020

  Fantasy Flight Interactive, the branch of Fantasy Flight Games in charge of the tabletop game company’s digital games, will close in February after an unspecified number of employees were laid off. There has been nothing official from either Asmodee or Fantasy Flight on this but a LinkedIn post, studio head Tim Gerritsen wrote that “the...

DDO Players News Episode 248 – DDO Year In Review 2019

DDO Players News Episode 248 – DDO Year In Review 2019

Jan 8, 2020

  It’s our annual year-end review episode! We can take a look a back at the year in DDO 2019, and also see if we managed to complete our goals, and set new ones for 2020!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link   http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN248.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (127.1MB)   YouTube Watch Links  ...

Laeral Silverhand’s Explorer’s Kit Coming From WOTC

Laeral Silverhand’s Explorer’s Kit Coming From WOTC

Jan 7, 2020

  WOTC has announced a new set of dice and extra’s that will be coming in March.     Explore the realms! Wizards of the Coast once again is presenting new dice and miscellany for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Let Laeral Silverhand – Open Lord of Waterdeep, centuries-old archmage, and daughter of the goddess of magic – guide you on...

Ultra Pro Dungeons & Dragons Figurines of Adorable Power

Ultra Pro Dungeons & Dragons Figurines of Adorable Power

Jan 6, 2020

  Ultra Pro may be best known for making those products that protect your gaming goodies like sleeves for cards or folios for character sheets, but they also are good are taking D&D monsters and making that gosh darn cute. There will be four new Figurines of Adorable Power in this wave of figures. The collection will feature the following fierce...

Marvel United Coming From CMON and Spin Master Games

Marvel United Coming From CMON and Spin Master Games

Jan 5, 2020

  Marvel United is the team’s next Kickstarter project and it looks like a spin-off from their popular Arcadia Quest series with Marvel heroes and villains.     There are very few images or details pertaining to the comic book board game, a short trailer does give us a look at some prototype playing pieces, including cute chibi manifestations of...

Humble RPG Book Bundle: Lord of the Rings 5e by Cubicle 7

Humble RPG Book Bundle: Lord of the Rings 5e by Cubicle 7

Dec 26, 2019

A little while back we reported that Cubicle 7 was losing the license to the Lord of the Rings franchise for publishing RPG’s, both for their The One Ring, and the Adventures in Middle Earth 5E system books.  You can refresh your memories here.   But for a limited time the awesome folks at Humble Bundle are offering up a giant pile of the Adventures...

DDO Players News Episode 247 – The True Meaning Of Festivult

DDO Players News Episode 247 – The True Meaning Of Festivult

Dec 20, 2019

  BonnieBew joins Drac this week, as we talk the new Tenser’s Weapon Box, New D&D Video Games, and more! We also manage to learn the true meaning of Festivult along the way! Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN247.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (84.3MB)   YouTube Watch Links Game News...

Starfinder Comes to Alexa

Starfinder Comes to Alexa

Dec 19, 2019

  Paizo is proud to announce the voice edition of Starfinder, available exclusively on the Amazon Alexa. The release of the Starfinder voice RPG skill is an innovative, voice-controlled solo roleplaying game where Alexa acts as your Game Master. Adapted from the popular science fantasy RPG of the same name, the premiere episode of Starfinder is now...

The Elder Scrolls Online Teases Skyrim as the Next Big Expansion

The Elder Scrolls Online Teases Skyrim as the Next Big Expansion

Dec 16, 2019

  Bethesda Softworks and Zenimax Online Studios released a new trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited during The Game Awards last Thursday night. The focus was on a cinematic for the last act of the Elsweyr expansion’s Season of the Dragon, but there was a surprise in the end!  The MMO is heading north into Skyrim in 2020.  ...

Wizards of the Coast Announces Dark Alliance, New D&D Video Game

Wizards of the Coast Announces Dark Alliance, New D&D Video Game

Dec 15, 2019

  Wizards of the Coast and developer Tuque Games have revealed Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance.     DARK ALLIANCE is an exciting, action-driven, hack-and-slash adventure filled with iconic monsters, legendary characters, and epic loot “From the moment I founded Tuque, our team has known that we wanted to bring our passion for D&D and...

Teaser Trailer For BBC ONE And Netflix Dracula Series Has Arrived

Teaser Trailer For BBC ONE And Netflix Dracula Series Has Arrived

Dec 15, 2019

Dracula is rising from the grave once again this New Year’s Day, thanks to a new BBC/Netflix co-production. The TV series is the first collaboration from show runners Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss since Sherlock wrapped in 2017 and once more, the pair are bringing a Victorian fictional icon back to life. And you’ll be able to witness the Count’s comeback at the...