AS NEWS OF the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the dictator’s flight spread over the weekend, many Syrians rushed to the public squares to celebrate. In Damascus, women draped in the ...

Stick to using monsters with a similar challenge rating to players' levels for balanced encounters. The 2025 Monster Manual offers powerful monsters like Liches, Dragons, and Solars, buffed from ...

There are five major physical releases coming this year. The new Monster Manual will feature over 500 monsters and will release on Feb. 18, 2025. This summer will see an anthology of dragon ...

When the new DnD Player’s Handbook released in September, some players were concerned that the game was going to be far too easy, thanks to powerful new spells, more free actions and bonus actions, ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Several elements ...

For now, here’s the release schedule for new Dungeons & Dragons products this year. The Arch Hag from the 2024 Monster Manual This updated rulebook features 500+ monsters, including many revised ...

monsters that are immediately recognizable to someone even tangentially aware of Dungeons & Dragons, and finally… some actual dragons. In this section, I'll highlight some major differences between ...