It’s May. We’ve celebrated the ancient European festival of May Day and had RPG news.
Alliance Entertainment’s legal complaint against Diamond claims fraud
According to the complaint filed by Alliance, the withdrawal occurred because Diamond allegedly failed to disclose that Wizards of the Coast would not be renewing its distribution agreement beyond December 2024.
Ruins of Symbaroum Setting Handbook now available on D&D Beyond
Free League Publishing has released its Ruins of Symbaroum Setting Handbook on the D&D Beyond platform.
Did Wizards of the Coast refresh their Deck of Many Things trademark before releasing D&D’s SRD 5.2?
It’s good news. Wizards of the Coast has released the Systems Reference Document 5.2 for D&D.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #304
It’s been another busy week, so let’s distract ourselves with TTRPG news.
D&D’s Game Director departs; Jeremy Crawford to leave Wizards of the Coast
Following the surprise news that Chris Perkins is retiring at the age 57, leaving Wizards of the Coast, D&D’s Games Director, Jeremy Crawford, is also leaving.
Chris Perkins announces retirement from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years
Today, Creative Director for Dungeons & Dragons, Chris Perkins, announced his retirement from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years with the company.
Sigil failed already? Wizards of the Coast lay off most of their VTT developers
The official D&D virtual tabletop, now officially called Sigil, was released three weeks ago. It launched on Feb 28th, promising players the chance to experience the game in stunning 3D.
WotC put more than 25 Dragonlance novels up on Humble Bundle for the Dragon Queen sale
Did you know that Tracy and Laura Hickman came up with the world en route to TSR, the publisher of D&D, for a job interview there?
D&D now has an Yoto interactive audiobook for kids
The for-kids smart speaker brand Yoto has landed a deal with Wizards of the Coast.