Character class

Image: Wizards of the CoastI’ll admit I didn’t see Edgin as a blue/red foretell machine, but it’s kind of a cool combo. Blue for magic (which Edgin does little to none of in the film), and red to represent art. Blue is also a sneaky color in MTG, so maybe this does fit. Regardless, adding foretell to every card in your hand is not a bad power. A “non-Izzit” take on a red/blue creature.There will also be a “secret card” according to the D&D Direct press conference where the cards were announced. There are a quite a few…

After watching an impressive 30-minute demo of Lords of the Fallen, I had no shortage of questions to ask the game’s creative director, Cezar Virtosu. Over the next half-hour, we’d discuss a wide range of the action-RPG’s new features, from its faster combat to its unique bonfire-crafting twist. The key moment of the interview, however, would come when we discussed its most distinct feature: the Umbral world. In between normal Soulslike battles and exploration, players can press the left trigger to shine a lantern…

When starting a new Soulslike game, I’m always faced with a make-or-break decision immediately: my class selection. There’s nothing worse than getting 20 hours into something like Elden Ring and realizing that the class I’ve chosen just doesn’t match my playstyle at all. So I’m glad that I’ve already sorted that out with Remnant 2, the upcoming sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes. I went hands-on with the shooter at this year’s Game Developers Conference, trying out three classes as I attempted to gun down an…

Crash Team Rumble is a shining example of a game that you really need to play to understand. When it was first revealed at The Game Awards 2022, I was left entirely baffled by the Crash Bandicoot spinoff. A breakneck trailer teased a 4v4 action game that had classic Crash characters spinning into one another, breaking boxes, and platforming around a small map. I had no idea what it was and fans watching at home didn’t seem to either. But any disappointment I felt at the time entirely evaporated the moment I got…

Screenshot: Paramount.We’ve still got more than two weeks before Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves rolls initiative and into theaters, but in order to keep your appetite whetted, the movie has released a giant new clip of the gang running through a labyrinth for their lives. But they’re not the only player-characters to go on the run.In this giant clip, Hugh Grant’s Lord of Neverwinter has placed three groups in a modular maze full of treasure chests and classic D&D monsters. The first group, of course, is…

Screenshot: Wizards of the Coast/ParamountWizards of the Coast’s recent track record for tinkering with Dungeons & Dragons hasn’t exactly been stellar, but credit to the company, it hasn’tstopped trying. Of course, trying to improve the Druid character class is a lot less controversial than attempting to erase D&D’s beloved Open Gaming License, but these potential changes actually seem for the better.Druids, which are basically Clerics whose powers are over nature instead of divinely given, are apparently…

Image: Wizards of the CoastIn the wake of io9's reporting on Wizards of the Coast’s plans to update Dungeons & Dragons’ long-established Open Game License—the proprietary agreement that allows creatives to develop new content and systems using the rules of the iconic RPG—the publisher’s ongoing apology to creators has lead to the announcement of a new feedback system to create the next OGL.In a blog post on D&D Beyond’s official website, D&D Executive Producer Kyle Brink announced that another new iteration of…

Illustration: Wizards of the CoastThe fantasy tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons is nearly 50 years old, but it’s experiencing the biggest boom in its history, with millions of old players returning to the table, and new ones picking up polyhedral dice for the very first time. That means lots of new products—both from the game’s publisher, Hasbro-owned Wizards of the Coast, and from more licensees than you can shake a wand of wonder at.So many new D&D goodies is treasure worthy of an ancient red dragon,…

Image: LegoIs that a treasure chest? What kind of awesome loot might we find inside?Wait... It’s a Mimic!!One of the most iconic monsters in D&D, the Mimic can change its shape at will. This set is meant to be transformative, where you can display an awesome treasure chest - or turn it into a Mimic!There are 3 hinged sections, 2 in the lower chest and 1 in the lid.The bottom panel is hinged to allow room for the lower teeth to flip.The top of the chest has the same functionality allowing the Mimic’s fearsome upper…