dungeons and dragons

  • Dungeon & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Spellfire

    Dungeon & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Spellfire

    In 1998, Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, released his first novel in the giant, fantastical world he’d wrought (and his first published fiction, period). It’s hard to say what was more enticing to me back then: the amazing Clyde Caldwell cover art of a furious dracolich on the cover or its…


  • Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Darkwalker on Moonshae

    Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Darkwalker on Moonshae

    This first book in the Moonshae trilogy holds the great distinction of being the very first Dungeons & Dragons novel ever set in the Forgotten Realms. It also holds the distinction of having the series’ raddest, most evocative title. Unfortunately, the story itself doesn’t evoke much of anything — which, given that it’s about a…


  • The Great Dalmuti Is Being Resurrected, With a Dungeons & Dragons Twist

    The Great Dalmuti Is Being Resurrected, With a Dungeons & Dragons Twist

    Twenty-five years ago, legendary Magic creator Richard Garfield had another card game in the works: The Great Dalmuti, a medieval spin on the trick-taking game President. Outside of a brief reprint in 2005, it’s faded into gaming history ” but now it’s back with a shiny new coat of paint from the Forgotten Realms. Gizmodo…


  • The Adventure Zone TV Show May Feature a New Voice Cast

    The Adventure Zone TV Show May Feature a New Voice Cast

    The novel coronavirus pandemic may have slowed down television production across the world, but animation is one area where things are still happening. The McElroy brothers are hard at work on the pilot for Peacock’s The Adventure Zone animated series ” a show that may come with a few surprises, including a potential new voice…