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Critical Role just broke the rules of villain design in Daggerheart — now the whole table builds the dragon queen
Forlorn, the central antagonist of upcoming Daggerheart campaign Reign of the Weredragon, is a creation not just of the GM, but of the whole table. We asked Elise Rezendes, Rowan Hall, and Spenser Starke t explain more
Grant DeArmitt
The Twenty-Sided Tavern proves live D&D is unbeatable — especially in an age when we’re not sure who’s human online
Why The Twenty-Sided Tavern is selling out: D&D, theater magic, and the power of real human connection.
Grant DeArmitt
The future of live play isn’t “another Critical Role” or Dimension 20 says Anjali Bhimani— it’s whatever wild new thing creators dare to try
Why the next era of TTRPG live play will reward the weird, the risky, and the unapologetically original.
Grant DeArmitt
Inside Date Everything: Ms. Marvel co-star Anjali Bhimani on voicing a bathtub woman in the year’s weirdest romance game
Bhimani, who plays Bathsheba in the game where you get to... well, Date Everything, figures she probably got a similar call to all of the other Critical Role and Dimension 20 stars that are in the dating sim
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role just broke the rules of villain design in Daggerheart — now the whole table builds the dragon queen
Forlorn, the central antagonist of upcoming Daggerheart campaign Reign of the Weredragon, is a creation not just of the GM, but of the whole table. We asked Elise Rezendes, Rowan Hall, and Spenser Starke t explain more
Grant DeArmitt
The Twenty-Sided Tavern proves live D&D is unbeatable — especially in an age when we’re not sure who’s human online
Why The Twenty-Sided Tavern is selling out: D&D, theater magic, and the power of real human connection.
Grant DeArmitt
The future of live play isn’t “another Critical Role” or Dimension 20 says Anjali Bhimani— it’s whatever wild new thing creators dare to try
Why the next era of TTRPG live play will reward the weird, the risky, and the unapologetically original.
Grant DeArmitt
Inside Date Everything: Ms. Marvel co-star Anjali Bhimani on voicing a bathtub woman in the year’s weirdest romance game
Bhimani, who plays Bathsheba in the game where you get to... well, Date Everything, figures she probably got a similar call to all of the other Critical Role and Dimension 20 stars that are in the dating sim
Grant DeArmitt
How MCU and Overwatch star Anjali Bhimani avoids revealing spoilers — even for her own characters
Miss Marvel star Anjali Bhimani isn't worried about getting in trouble for spoiling her many, many voice acting projects. I guess that's a benefit of being able to "Men in Black" yourself
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role’s Daggerheart team explains what makes a great TTRPG adversary in new monster pack reveal
Specifically, we asked designers Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke, plus producer Elise Rezendes, what makes for the best beast. And it isn't the "tiny numbers" on their stats page
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role's Daggerheart is perfect for horror, say the Dungeon Dudes (which is why they're moving Dungeons of Drakkenheim over to it)
Dungeons of Drakkenheim, the longrunning 5e campaign that's been core to the Dungeon Dudes' YouTube channel, is officially coming to Critical Role's D&D rival. And apparently, it's got a lot to do with the fear factor
Grant DeArmitt
The Dungeon Dudes' Kelly McLaughlin has already run a cozy TTRPG campaign in D&D's Forgotten Realms - you'll just never see it
The Dungeon Dudes' next campaign, Seasons of Silence, will start their characters in a cozy, Shire-like setting. And for McLaughlin, that won't be an unfamiliar place at all
Grant DeArmitt
Tales from Woodcreek creators want a bigger, bolder season 2... if the show can secure a budget for it
Dungeon Dudes Kelly McLaughlin and Monty Martin would love to team up with Deborah Ann Woll for another adventure in Woodcreek, but even a high Charisma modifier won't change real-world production expenses
Grant DeArmitt
D&D icons are rebooting Acquisitions Incorporated with a fresh Daggerheart-powered adventure
Dungeons & Dragons titan Jeremy Crawford announced at PAX Unplugged '25 that the first real actual play show (arguably) is switching TTRPG systems to Critical Role's own Daggerheart
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role is giving us all a free RPG in 2026, as Darrington Press' Dying Spire comes to Free RPG Day next year
The Critical Role team is bringing more Daggerheart to Free RPG Day in 2026, continuing the story that began with Marisha Ray & Grant Howitt's one-page adventure, A Familiar Problem
Grant DeArmitt
Getting inside Calliope Games' Tsuro 20th Anniversary Edition and new games Martian Dice and Roll For It! Going Big
Calliope Games' art director Nicki Wiehrs joined Popverse backstage at PAX Unplugged and talked about the new games Martian Dice and Roll For It! Going Big, and the highly anticipated 20th anniversary edition of their flagship game, Tsuro.
Chris Arrant
A board game for cat lovers is here in Purrramid, and we got an early demo at PAX Unplugged
Got a cat lover in your life (or are you one yourself)? Lucky Duck Games has a new board game that'll be catnip for many of us in 2026 called Purrramid.
Chris Arrant
Critical Role is taking their love of John Constantine, Castlevania and more gothic horror into new Daggerheart campaign
An addition to Daggerheart's first expansion book, Hope & Fear, Dark Heart of Andaluria will tie together some of your favorite monster tropes into a hauntingly beautiful world, says co-designer Rowan Hall
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role has listened to your request, Daggerheart players: A GM fear tracker is coming in 2026
Keeping track of your players' Fear is going to get a lot easier if you're a Daggerheart GM, and it's all thanks to the fans who have been bugging Critical Role's Darrington Press about a special GM screen
Grant DeArmitt
Critical Role is bringing its Delicious in Dungeon-style Daggerheart campaign to life in liveplay with Viva la Dirt League
Beast Feast, which Critical Role's Daggheart has described as a campaign similar to fantasy anime Delicious in Dungeon, is coming to Viva la Dirt League.
Grant DeArmitt
The iconic game Catan has a new look with the classic playstyle we love, and we played it at PAX Unplugged 2025
Catan fans: there's a new edition, with new art and more!
Chris Arrant
Original Critical Role GM Matt Mercer promises “really cool announcements” for Daggerheart at PAX Unplugged
What is Critical Role bringing to PAX Unplugged? Popverse will be there to let you know as soon as it drops.
Trent Cannon
HANK: Drowning on Dry Land is Batman: The Animated Series, if Batman could manipulate time and was always drunk
Playing HANK: Drowning on Dry Land at PAX East 2025 brought me back to a beloved part of my childhood, while giving me something I haven't seen in gaming before now
Grant DeArmitt
Comic Con Essentials: If you're going to a comic con, you'll need this (and this, and this)
It's dangerous to go alone - take this! A comprehensive guide of things to bring to a comic convention
Lauren Sisselman
