Phil Ulrich
Bring a Soulslike video game feeling to your tabletop with these TTRPGs
With news of Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, finally getting a launch date of June 21, 2024, a lot of fans are once again preparing to venture into the Lands Between once again -- so many, in fact, that Elden Ring shot back into the top 10 bestselling games on Steam after the announcement.
What holiday reward would you like to see added to World of Warcraft?
Over the last year or so, a lot of WoW's holiday events have seen smaller or larger revamps; while Winter Veil added a few new rewards as it always does, and Noblegarden offered a big basket of eggs for your dragonriding mount, it wasn't until the most recent Love is in the Air that we saw an entirely new festival area, revamped daily quests, and a heaping helping of new rewards.
Party of one: an introduction to solo tabletop RPGs
A common joke in tabletop RPG communities is that the true final boss of any campaign is scheduling.
Blizzard buffs drop rate of Fyr’alath the Dream Render
In a forum post sure to excite any WoW player who's still hunting for Fyr'alath the Dream Render from the Amirdrassil raid, Kaivax announced that the effect of Lesser and Greater Embers of Fyr'alath -- the "bad luck protection" item from Amirdrassil -- have been buffed retroactively, increasing raiders' chances of finally getting their hands on the legendary axe.
Four tabletop RPG Kickstarters flying under your radar
While big-name tabletop RPGs aiming to compete with Dungeons & Dragons (or at least try to fill a similar niche) garner a lot of attention -- for example, Matt Colville's "tactical heroic cinematic fantasy" MCDM RPG, which raised over $4 million dollars -- there are a lot of cool and innovative games offering unique experiences that are also out there competing for your attention (and pledge of support).
One of D&D’s most iconic villains is returning in 2024 with Vecna: Eve of Ruin. But just who is Vecna?
If you watched the last D&D Direct all the way to the very end, you would have seen a tantalizing hint in amongst the upcoming books for 2023 and 2024 -- Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins couldn't help but mention the return of Vecna, one of the D&D franchise's most iconic villains.
What do you think of no PTR testing for patch 10.2.6?
Patch 10.2.6, World of Warcraft's secretive "pirate patch," was recently confirmed to be launching in March.
All of the new rewards for WoW’s Love is in the Air holiday in 2024
Love is in the air right now in World of Warcraft, and after you've exhausted yourself chasing the X-45 Heartbreaker again you'll probably find yourself with a pile of Love Tokens to spend.
What’s in Dragonflight Season 4? Awakened raids are the new Fated raids, arriving this spring
At BlizzCon 2023, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed in an interview with Icy Veins that Season 4 of Dragonflight is coming.
What are your good luck rituals when gaming?
Love it or hate it, one of the most pervasive aspects of videogames -- whether that's MMOs like World of Warcraft, loot fiestas like Diablo 4, or even opening new packs in Hearthstone -- is luck, as represented by the random number generator (or RNG).
