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D&D’s revised 5th edition will include an alternate art Player’s Handbook, available first from local, brick-and-mortar stores.

Is it worth getting Keys From the Golden Vault, a heist-themed selection of D&D adventures? We weigh in with everything you need to know

For the last few years, Dungeons & Dragons books have bordered on formulaic. There’s a bunch of narrative or rules-heavy content up front, then a few appendices full of monsters, spells, and magic items in the back. It’s been a winning formula, to be sure, boosting the original role-playing game to newfound heights. But it’s also gotten a little stale. Candlekeep Mysteries is completely different. Inside you’ll find 17 new adventures from 20 different authors, each of which could serve ...

It’s happened to us all — you sit down with your friends to enjoy a night of D&D but your DM draws a blank and is unable to whip up a compelling narrative for the game. Thanks to a new book from D&D, players, and DMs will have plenty of stories to pull from when their game needs a lift. Dubbed Candlekeep Mysteries, this collection of seventeen mystery-themed adventures will work wonders to liven up game nights. All of these new stories--many written by new authors—are intended to be playe...

Typically, a Dungeons & Dragons adventure book is all about creating a world for your heroes to go on epic campaigns—detailing the vast settings of places like Eberron or Icewind Dale, or setting up cities like Waterdeep or even the Magic: The Gatheringland of Ravnica. While its newest adventure revisits a classic D&D location, it’s doing so to bring something new, and shorter, to the tabletop. Advertisement Dungeons & Dragons’ Fifth Edition, Candlekeep Mysteries. Named for the infamo...