Do you remember the first time you witnessed the Balrog? I do. First, a distant flicker, an orange hue cascading down the pillars deep within Moria. Then, a rumble, deep and guttural. A pan to ...

What are the best Dungeons and Dragons PC games? The mere mention of Dungeons & Dragons conjures up images of people excitedly unleashing a hail of dice onto a dining room table. From its ...

Nope, not according to Tolkien’s established Middle-earth timeline. This chronology has the Balrog burrowing its way into the roots of the Misty Mountains late in the First Age (or early in the ...

Please verify your email address. Monks in Dungeons & Dragons have come far in recent years. Once upon a time, the class was not highly regarded among the general community, being seen as a fairly ...

Please verify your email address. Dungeons & Dragons games come in various styles and sizes, from action-focused RPGs to story-driven, turn-based games. Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a game ...

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You would hope that, when launching a new edition of Dungeons & Dragons—during the year celebrating 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons, even—Wizards of the Coast would’ve felt comfortable with ...

If Maiar who served Morgoth were corrupted into Balrogs, then why is it that Sauron, who is also a Maia and servant of ...

Three years ago, Wizards of the Coast announced #OneDnD as an initiative to update and revise the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. The game is more popular than it has ever been and the ...

And cooperate he did. Over the next few years, his labors helped lead to the first edition of Dungeons & Dragons, in 1974.

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We are not the easiest bunch to please, either. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is surprisingly great, exceeding all of my expectations and delivering one of the best fantasy movies in years.