The Gifting Master’s Guide to D&D 

Looking for the latest ways to make your players cry lead your friends on a grand and glorious adventure? The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide (“DMG” to the veteran nerds) has all the resources you need to both craft the perfect campaign and adapt it on the fly when it inevitably goes off the rails. Whether your players are trying to sled down an avalanche on a boat or stop a magical train with an immovable rod*, the DMG will have you ready to roll with the punches and the dice. The 2024 Guide also brings the fan favorite Greyhawk campaign setting back to the table! For an increased chance of shenanigans, grab the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook 2024 and pre-order the D&D Monster Manual 2024. 

*Yes, both those incidents happened. No, I will not elaborate. 

Ok, so maybe the players have made you cry. But we have a book for that, too. Written by an award-winning game designer, So You Want To Be A Game Master delves deeper than the rules to give practical, hands-on advice for running tabletop adventures. Whichever game you’re playing, this book has all the strategies you need to craft epic tales of wonder without driving yourself bonkers (the players will do that for you). Remember, it’s not your fault the party didn’t check the room for traps. 

No local game group? No problem! The ever-growing LitRPG genre has everything you need for a solo adventure, especially the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl. Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the apocalypse and a trap-filled fantasy dungeon. It’s all fun and (video) games until the exploding goblins and deadly llamas find you. No, I can’t believe I wrote that sentence, either. The crawl continues in Carl’s Doomsday Scenarioand The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook, and books 4-6 are available for pre-order. 

Since its launch in 2015, Critical Role played… well… a critical role in bringing D&D the level of popularity it has today. If you’re all caught up on the digital campaigns (all 1400+ hours of them), pick up the latest Bells Hells prequel novel to find out what happened before the dice started rolling. Follow Laudna as she follows the call to adventure, ignoring the little voice in her mind warning her that when she reaches for her dreams, anything could reach back. Fear not, Vox Machina fans – we haven’t forgotten you. The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 1—Ripley, the graphic novel prequel to the TV series, is available for pre-order. 

“You meet in a tavern” is the most classic campaign starter in D&D history, and that tavern finally has a menu! These D&D cocktails, mocktails, and bar bites are a delicious way to set the scene around the table as your adventure begins. Each recipe is accompanied by beautiful pictures and in-game lore, making each morsel a truly immersive D&D experience for the taste buds. Just… please don’t start a bar fight in the Game Master’s kitchen — that’s a little too immersive.