At Gen Con 2026,Wizards of the Coast revealed it was going Universes Beyond with Dungeons & Dragons taking it to a universe far, far away with D&D | Star Wars. At New York Comic Con 2026, Dungeons & Dragons revealed new details about its previously-announced collaboration with Lucasfilm and Star Wars. Two books, D&D | Star Wars Core Rules, and D&D | Star Wars, Tyro Squadron: Adventuresare warping into the galaxy in 2027. Select artwork, including the cover of D&D | Star Wars, Tyro Squadron: Adventures, was also unveiled during the Disney/Lucasfilm publishing panel at the convention.
In D&D | Star Wars, Tyro Squadron: Adventures, take the fight to the Empire as part of a secret Rebel crew. Set during the Original Trilogy, these new stories unfold as Luke and Leia fight their own battles across the galaxy. Fly daring missions, explore new corners of the galaxy, and help shape the Rebellion’s story—your way.
Additional details about D&D | Star Wars, Core Rules will be revealed later, and fans can also look forward to a star fighter encounter at Star Wars Celebration in April 2027.
Allplay announced at a Gen Con that they are expanding their roster of games with three new product lines. The new lines (Masterworks, Epics, and Creations) will focus on heavy eurogames, large-scale adventure games, and IP/fandom-based games, respectively.
Ian O’Toole is working with Allplay on the “Masterworks” line. O’Toole will be a key partner in the art, graphic design, curation, and development of the project. The first Masterworks game will be a remake of Dominant Species.
The “Epics” line contains Sail Legacy, the two-player legacy trick-taking game that hit Kickstarter last year. In addition, an ambitious new game called Crash Landed tasks players with surviving on a strange planet, is coming to the line in 2027.
“Creations” is where Allplay will create games for fandoms, sometimes working with IP partners. Have a Magical Day (designed by John D. Clair) taps into the amusement park crowd, with players riding the best rides, meeting characters, and eating unique food.
Allplay has also announced a sequel of Reiner Knizia’s Through The Desert,Through The Mountains.
Through The Mountains is slated for an October 2026 Kickstarter campaign. Dominant Species, Crash Landed, and Have a Magical Day are coming to Kickstarter in 2027.
During Gen Con, the winners of the 2026 Ennie Awards were announced. The awards highlights some of the best in tabletop gaming over the past year.
The winners are in bold below and denoted what received “Gold” and what received “Silver.” Congrats to all of the winners.
Judges’ Spotlight Winners
William Beeson – Girl Frame, Anxious Mimic RPGs Author: Isabelle M. Ruebsaat
Hans Cummings– Trash to Treasure, Bright Bard Games Authors: Jon Boyle and Bri De Danann
Christopher Gath – RPG Zine Club: Year 2, Plus One Exp/Alchemical Ink
Fiona Katherine Taylor Howat – Tacklebox, Possible Worlds Games Authors: J. Walton and James Tadd Adcox
Tom King – Draconis: The Call of Adventure, Studio Agate Authors: Charlène ‘Chane’ Tabary and Yoan Rigot
Best Adventure – Long Form
SILVER – Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, Metis Creative Authors: Metis Creative Studio
Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio Authors: Leah Hawthorne, Keith Ryan Kappel, Brandon Perdue, Sam Stewart
The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society Author: Sean Branney
Tomb of a Thousand Doors, ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp Authors: Matthew Morris, Lux Taggert, Sky Svard, Antonio Buch, FriggingFrogs, Derek Mayne, Yar0d, Pulpee, Phybe, Kelly Bean, Kapithan, William Lambert, Owen McGauley, and Isaac Williams, Ellohir, Hugh Lashbrooke, Lancraft, Liam McCrickard, TabletobRPG, BohemiaSpielkunst, Relic913, Flindermouse, Rat’s Nest Games, Lesueur Benoit, Xenio, tim zee, Tumultous Tabletop, and Marcos_BM
GOLD – Vaesen – City of My Nightmares, Free League Publishing Author: Kiku Pukk Harenstam
Best Adventure – Short Form
Camp Snallygaster, Pandion Games
SILVER – The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository Author: Jayson Green
The White Horse of Lowvale Author: Tania Herrero
Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre Author: Munkao
GOLD – Whispers of the Woods, Heltung Storytelling Author: Paweł Kicman
Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
Castle of the Vampire Lord, Axolote Gaming
SILVER – Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e on Foundry VTT
Pocket Bard 3.0 , Pocket Bard Inc.
GOLD – The Crooked Moon Alchemy VTT, Avantris Entertainment
WestMarches.games, Grimoire AB
Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital
Game Master Screen, Peter Pauper Press
SILVER – Handouts – Ryoko’s lost notes, Loot Tavern Publishing
Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
Author: Keith Ammann
GOLD – The Crooked Moon Tarot Card Set, Avantris Entertainment
The Field Guide To Floral Dragons: Dragon Miniature Sets – Botanist, Florist and Gardener , Hit Point Press
Best Art, Cover
Book of Spirits, Beyond the Screen Artists: Aldo Domínguez, Fen Inkwright
SILVER – Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance, Metis Creative Artists: Belgin Kaya, Yağmur Kıyak, Beliz Baytok, Usame Bakar, Alper Bıçaklar, Taha Hakan Arslan, İshak Can Altun, Celia Tang, İlker Serdar Yıldız, Ege Satırcı
Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
GOLD – The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover, Avantris Entertainment Artist: Xavier Collette
Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, Officina Meningi Artists: Francesco Biagini & Voidface
Best Art, Interior
Ecryme: Player’s Guide, Open Sesame Games, LLC Artists: Camille Durand-Kriegel, Émile Denis, Nicolas Fructus, Remton, Francois Schuiten, Sabrina Tobal
Household Volume II, Two Little Mice Artists: Daniela Giubellini, Antonia De Luca, Federica Costantini, Alessandro Paviolo, Ivana Abbate, Alessandro Cancian, Andrea Tentori Montalto, Arrigo Verderosa
GOLD – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio Artists: Alejandra Pinal, Mariusz Szulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
SILVER – The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press Artist: Kin Wald
Best Cartography
SILVER – Collection of Fantasy Maps II, Open Sesame Games Guillaume Tavernier
Pendragon Gamemaster Screen Pack, Chaosium Inc. Francesca Baerald
Pilgrims of the Murk Dome, Hollow Press Plastiboo
Tomb of a Thousand Doors, ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp Fernando Salvaterra, Felipe de Faria, Bruno Prosaiko, Alex Damaceno, Josiah Moore, QBR, Lux, and Sky Svard, Oddgob Games
Best Community Content
A Patch of Unfurled Green, West Coast Adventurers Guild Author: Marc “DM Mythall” Kassouf
SILVER – The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository Author: Jayson Green
The Severed Vault Author: Jeremy Cheong
GOLD – Triangle Agency Fan Zine
Best Family Game / Product
Crescent 2e, Mythworks Authors: Ema Acosta
SILVER – Dragon Town and the Darkness Below Author: JP Coovert
GOLD – Dungeons & Kittens Starter Set, Edge Studio Authors: Clement de Ruyter, Trickytophe, Francois Cedelle, and John Grumph
Mushie Missions, Bright Bard Games Author: Jon Boyle
PiCO, Mythworks Author: Felix Isaacs
Best Free Game / Product
GOLD – Daggerheart Quickstart Adventure: The Sablewood Messengers, Darrington Press Authors: Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall and Mike Underwood
SILVER – Legend In the Mist Learn-To-Play Comic Book Adventure, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC Author: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
SHIFT: Roleplaying Game Basic Rules (FREE RPG DAY), Hit Point Press Author: Graeme Fotheringham, Jordan Richer, and Carlos Cisco
Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 3-5 Authors: Arrianna Abraham, Russell Anderson, Bjorn Ove Asprem (Boa), Hank Belanger, Irving Benitez, Justen Bennett, Ben Bisogno, Scott C. Bourgeois, Brendan (Khatyra), Devin R Bruce, J Carter, Tess Chappell, Alexander Thomas Guy Coursolle, Jim Crocker, Kirk Damato, Peter DeCraene, dión // isle in the heavens, Michael Dürr, Leigh Eldridge, Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, Pat Eyler, Mike Ferdinando, Rob Fletcher, Tess Fowler, Wes Franks, Jeremy Gaines, G F Greco, Cassidy Hadlock, Rebecca Hall, Jack Hargreaves, Sydney Hawkins, Lisa Imbryk, Chaotic Jamgochian, Rachael Jamison, Rhyme Jansen, Jazy, Igor Juraszewski, Andrea Klassen, Lukas Kristjanson, Bran Lavigne, MW Lindberg, Billy Lingar, Kevin Macku, Mags Maenad, Marc Majcher, Ben Mansky, Gabe McCormick, Brian Miranda, Amanda Mullins, Scout Munroe, Dori Murdock, Bartosz N (bartosso), J Evan Parks, Levi Phipps, Daniel Qualls, Mike Raichelson, Raymond Rich, Kim Riek, Gabriel Robinson, Nicolas Ronvel, Jesse Ross, Blake Ryan, Alex Rybitski, Brian Sago, salty, shaed, Aaron Sinner, James Smith, Clint Smith, Arkadiusz Stefański, Steph Infection, AJ Summers, Cameron L. Summers, Thwalee, Sean Tibbitts, Mads C Turley, Michael Van Vleet, Alton W, Arthur Wells, Nova Wurmson
Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing Author: Kosta Kostulas, Nils Karlén, Martin Grip, Svante Landgraf, Shawn Tomkin, Matt Click Art: Martin Grip Editing: Tomas Harenstam, Mattiaas Johnsson Haake Layout/Design: Christian Granath
GOLD – Daggerheart Core Set, Darrington Press Author: Spenser Starke, Carlos Cisco, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Uboldi, Mike Underwood, Layla Adelman, Meguey Baker, Banana Chan, Chris Davidson, Rue Dickey, Felix Isaacs, Erin Roberts, Deven Rue, Rogan Shannon, Mark Thompson, Eugenio Vargas, Chris Willett Art: Nick Acuna, Juan Salvador Almencion, Mauro Alocci, Ana Amaral, Anthony Avon, Mike Azevedo, Zoe Badini, Diana Bakieva, Adam Barker, Eliot Baum, Paul Scott Canavan, Carlos Cardona, Edgar Cardona, Kristina Carroll, Stephanie Cost, Luísa Costa, Katya Cyan, Cybercatbug, Daarken, Nikki Dawes, Carlos C. Díaz, Benjamin Ee, Geoffrey Ernault, Letícia Freitas, Bear Frymire, Gaboleps, Laura Galli, Kristina Gehrmann, James Green, Grant Griffin, Arturo Gutiérrez González, Juan Gutierrez, Leesha Hannigan, Rick Hefner, Suzanne Helmigh, Hendry Iwanaga, Jessketchin, Anthony Jones, Jack Jones, KarrahE, Sam Key, Ivan Koltovich, Alex Konstad, Samantha Kung, Linda Lithén, Samantha B. Lucas, Danil Luzin, Dominik Mayer, Julia Metzger, Maxime Minard, Andrea Tentori Montalto, José Muñoz, Reiko Murakami, Laura Marie Neal, Irina Nordsol, Tamara Osborn, Mike Pape, Jen Estirdalin Pattison, Mila Pesic, Henry Peters, Rafater, Andreas Rocha, Ryan Christian Rodero, Joshua Rodriguez, Henrik Rosenborg, Ilya Royz, Allan Santos, Stanislav Sherbakov, Ernanda Souza, Fernanda Suarez, Jenny Tan, Mat Wilma, Maciej Wojtala Editing: Laura Hirsbrunner, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Ashley Michaela “Navigator” Lawson, Scott Gray, Sebastian Yūe Layout/Design: Matt Paquette & Co., John Harper, Vee Hendro
SILVER – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio Author: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black Art: Alejandra Pinal, Marius Zszulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey Editing: Eran Aviram Layout/Design: Manuel Serrasáez
GOLD – Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guide, Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Best Monster/Adversary
SILVER – Dolmenwood Monster Book, Exalted Funeral Press Authors: Gavin Norman with Kyle Hettinger, Amelia Luke, James Spahn, Brian Yaksha Art: Bianca Canoza, Pauliina Hannuniemi, Jana Heidersdorf, Aaron Howdle, Chris Huth, Tom Kilian, Jethro Lentle, Ellie Livingston, Kyle Patterson, Mish Scott, Ulla Thynell, Andrew Walter, Letty Wilson
GOLD – Monsters of Drakkenheim Ghostfire Gaming Authors: Monty Martin, Kelly McLaughlin Art: Maria Arteta, Mauro Alocci, Andreea Barbu, Clément Blum, Cristina Birtea, Isabell Bartnicki, Marius Bota, Augusto Costa, Alberto dal Lago, Andrei Dragoș Poițelea, Giuseppe De iure, Rafael Dantanna, Sorina Dana Ştefan, Anastassia Grigorieva, Andre Garcia, Isabela Homitchi, Suzanne Helmigh, Will Hallett, Andrei Iacob, Kurt Jakobi, Ona Kristensen, Cristiana Leone, Danil Luzin, Alina Magherusan, Derek Murphy, Fajri Muhammad, Giovana Marion, Guilherme Motta, Laura Marie Neal, Renan Maurilio, Toni Munteanu, Marzena Nereida Piwowar, Olha Nykytiuk, Elizabeth Peiró, Felipe Pérez, Vincenzo Pratticò, Mihai Radu, Oana Roxana Birtea, Renan Ribeiro, George Stratulat, Stephen Sykes, Gaga Turmanishvili, Andreia Ugrai, Rebeca Ungurean, Bianca Vrinceanu, Karin Wittig
Starfinder Alien Core, Paizo Inc. Author: Kate Baker, Lau Bannenberg, Rigby Bendele,Vishesh Bhartiya, Joseph Blomquist, Jeremy Blum, Tineke Bolleman, Brent Bowser, Michael Bramnik, Patrick Brennan, Charlie Brooks, Jessica Catalan, Brite Cheney, Jeremy Corff, Caryn DiMarco, Anthony Dollinger, Steve Fidler, Kim Frandsen, Andrew D. Geels, Basheer Ghouse, Sen H.H.S., Katrina Hennessy, Thurston Hillman, Joan Hong, Jenny Jarzabski, Sara Jeffers, Mikko Kallio, Lysle Kapp, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Cole Kronewitter, Mahpiya, Letterio Mammoliti, Randal Meyer, Jacob W. Michaels, Matt Morris, Dennis Muldoon, Quinn Murphy, Elizabeth V Nold, Chesley Oxendine, Emily Parks, Glen Parnell, Randy Price, Kyle T. Raes, Jessica Redekop, Erin Roberts, James Rodehaver, David N. Ross, Pidj Sorensen, Joel Southall, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Drew Taylor, Sam W Tennyson, Jalen Todd, Ruvaid Virk, Viditya Voleti, Christopher Wasko, Nicholas Wasko, Jackson Wery, Shan Wolf, and Basil Wright Art: János Brumár, Sol Devia, Daniele DiParma, Anna Duma-Baranowska, Miguel Regodón Harkness, Ivan Koritarev, Renan Maurilio, Sophie Medvedeva, Guilherme Motta, Guilherme Olivieri, Nikolai Ostertag, Pixoloid Studios (Mark Molnar, Gaspar Gombos, Zsolt “Mike” Szabados, Janos Gardos, Peter Lerner, and Almos Balogh), Jino Rufino, Alberto Saraiva, Arthur Enrique Olivera Silva, Melissa Spandri, and Veto Zomer
The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press Author: Verity Lane, Chris Pinch, Jordan Richer, Sebastian Yue Art: Kin Wald
Wrath of the Kaiju, Loot Tavern Publishing Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle Art: Mohammed Bellafquih, Kwanpo “Ari” Cheng, Phan Tuan Dat, Aleksa Drageljevic, Tyler Grayson, Martin Kirby-Jackson, Roman Kuzmin, Rastislav Le, Michelle Mueller, Richard Nguyen, Mukhlis “Sinlaire” Nur, Ognjen Sporin, Rajaa Al-Subairi, Chaouki “Ciao” Titouhi, Souhaib Zekri
Best Online Content
GOLD – Designing Dungeons Course: Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less, Joshua McCrowell & Warren D
Explorers Design
Golarion Mapping Project, Tabletop RPG Historical Society
Molten Sulfur Blog, Molten Sulfur Press
SILVER – Solo RPG List
Best Production Values
SILVER – Legend In the Mist – Ravenhome Slipcase, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC
Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio
GOLD – The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
Best RPG Related Product
Advent-ure Calendar 20: The Lost Labyrinth, Only Games, Black Oak Workshop
GOLD – Beyond the Witching Ring: Dolmenwood Soundtrack Album — 12″” Vinyl LP, Exalted Funeral Press Music: Tales Under The Oak
Dolmenwood Noble House Enamel Pins Set, Exalted Funeral Press
SILVER – Menagerie of Unbearable Things, Tania Herrero
Sickest Witch Belt Buckle, Severed Books
Best Rules
A Land Once Magic, moreblueberries Author: Viditya Voleti
GOLD – Daggerheart, Darrington Press Authors: Spenser Starke, Carlos Cisco, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Uboldi, Mike Underwood, Layla Adelman, Meguey Baker, Banana Chan, Chris Davidson, Rue Dickey, Felix Isaacs, Erin Roberts, Deven Rue, Rogan Shannon, Mark Thompson, Eugenio Vargas, Chris Willett
SILVER – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios Author: George Philbrick
Best Setting
GOLD – Dolmenwood Campaign Book, Exalted Funeral Press Authors: Gavin Norman, Chance Dudinack, Luke Gearing, Yves Geens, Noah Green, Greg Gorgonmilk, Kyle Hettinger, Clint Krause, Amelia Luke, Scott Malthouse, Jonathan Newell, Frances Northcutt Green, Amanda P., Doyle Wayne Ramos-Tavener, Glynn Seal, James Spahn, Andrew Walter, Brian Yaksha.
Ecryme: Player’s Guide, Open Sesame Games, LLC Authors: Alexandre Clavvel, Mathieu Gaborit, Samuel Metzener
Grim Hollow: Campaign Guide, Ghostfire Gaming Authors: Ben Byrne, Shawn Merwin, Jenn E. Adams, Andrew Bishkinskyi, Jacob Davis, Jackson DiCarlo, Benjamin Evans, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Benjamin Huffman, Chris Lindsay, Ginny Loveday, Pan Lyons, Greg Marks, Elliott Randall, Joe Raso, Kienna Shaw, Anne Smith, Marcello De Velazquez, Christopher Walz, Graham Ward, Ethan Yen
Household Volume II, Two Little Mice Authors: Ricardo “Rico” Sirignano and Simone Formicola
SILVER – Ryokos Guide to the Yokai Realms, Loot Tavern Publishing Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle
Best Solo Game
Odyssey of the Giant, Heltung Storytelling
Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs Author: Michael Sweeney
Song of the Scryptwyrm, Almost Bedtime Theater Author: Dan Bronson-Lowe
GOLD – SPINE: A Dark Solo TTRPG About Losing Yourself in a Book, Backwards Tabletop Contributors: Asa Donald, Furt the Goblin, Nala J. Wu, Holly Freiberg
SILVER – The Bonsai Diary, Sticky Doodler Author: Gene Koo
Best Streaming Content
SILVER – Cozy RPG Reviews
GOLD – Get Your Sheet Together, Darrington Press
How’s My Driving?, The Panic Table & DNGN CLUB GAMES
One Shot: Last Train to Bremen, One Shot
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast, Blasphemous Tomes
Best Supplement
GOLD – Legend In The Mist – Action Grimoire, Son of Oak Game Studio Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
Mystified!, The Wanderer’s Tome Authors: Chelsea Sciortino and Fleur Sciortino
No Place Like Homebrew, Roll & Play Press Authors: Sam Barlett, Beth Davies
The Creative Game Master’s Guide to Extraordinary Locations (& How To Design Them), Bluestone Books Author: Duncan Rhodes
SILVER – The Painted Wastelands Player’s Guide, Agamemnon Press Authors: Tim Molloy, Christopher Willett
Best Writing
GOLD – Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books Author: Keith Ammann
Piaga 1348, NEED GAMES! Author: Helios Pu
Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs Author: Michael Sweeney
SILVER – Rapscallion, Magpie Games Author: Whistler, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman
StoryBake, Tiny Ghost Chef Games Author: Dan Walter
Product of the Year
Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
SILVER – Daggerheart, Darrington Press
Dolmenwood Campaign Book, Exalted Funeral Press
Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
Menagerie of Unbearable Things Tania Herrero
The Bonsai Diary, Gene Koo
GOLD – The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
It’s been a weird and wild Gen Con it sounds like as the area was hit with a Tornado warning and bad downpours during the convention this Saturday. The rain was so bad the convention center spring a leak on the roof causing water to pour down onto the convention floor in multiple locations. But, the wet weather, and unexpected inside showers, weren’t enough to stop the “best four days in gaming.”
But, the flooding goes beyond the convention floor. Reports are coming in that hotels are also impacted with some seeing flooding as well as damage to some of the outside structures for the block party. With the convention stuck in Indianapolis through 2030, hopefully this doesn’t become a regular issue.
Stay safe and dry everyone!
If you haven't heard: Gen Con 2026 was complete with a TORNADO WARNING! Luckily, our room doubled as a shelter-in-place location. We passed out water and chips, and all had ourselves a little storm party. See you guys next year (hopefully not)?
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, the official tabletop RPG based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, and the acclaimed animated series, is available now through the Free League online store, in hobby stores worldwide, and digitally through DriveThruRPG. Orders placed through the Free League online store include immediate PDF access.
Players can create their own heroes, choose from nearly 70 powers, and build campaigns around the danger, relationships, and difficult choices that define the world of Invincible. Groups can play within the established universe or create their own superhero setting.
The launch lineup includes:
Core Rulebook: Create heroes at any power level, choose from nearly 70 powers, and access campaign tools, solo play, and more than 60 characters from the Invincible universe.
Starter Set: Start playing with six pregenerated heroes—including Invincible, Atom Eve, Rex Splode, and Monster Girl—plus maps, tokens, cards, custom dice, and the introductory adventure Metro Mayhem.
GM Screen: A deluxe Gamemaster screen featuring franchise artwork, useful tables, and key rules.
Dice Set: Ten engraved six-sided dice created for the game.
Power Cards: A reference deck containing the powers featured in the Core Rulebook.
Gen Con attendees can also visit Free League at booth #2449 to pick up a printed copy of Superhero Season, a new two-hour adventure in which a massive bounty is placed on the heroes’ heads.
Developed by the creators of D&D Beyond, Free League Unbound is an official digital platform built for Free League’s tabletop roleplaying games. It gives players access to official game content and searchable rules across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
Early Access is available now at freeleagueunbound.com. The initial release includes a digital reader and game compendia for four game lines:
The One Ring
ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition
Coriolis: The Great Dark
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying
During Early Access, players can test new features and share feedback that will help shape the platform. Character creation and progression tools are planned for later this year, with more Free League games joining the platform in the months ahead.
Free League’s upcoming BackerKit campaign launching in September for The One Ring, the officially licensed and award-winning tabletop roleplaying game based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, features two new expansions and revised Core Rules:
The White Tower and the Hall of Gold: A major campaign expansion exploring Gondor and Rohan, the last great realms of Men in the west of Middle-earth.
Creatures Strange and Foul: A bestiary filled with enemies from the shadows of the Third Age, including Black Númenórean spies, Haradrim champions, and ancient evils from forgotten ages.
Revised Core Rules: An updated presentation of the game with new cover art by and updated rules. The revised book remains fully compatible with previously released supplements.
More details about the campaign can be found on the pre-launch page, and prospective backers can reserve their pledge now for just $1 to claim an exclusive dice bag for The One Ring.
The two expansions will also be adapted for The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying, the 5E version of The One Ring. They will be released under the titles Realms of the South and Of Orcs and Evil Things.
The campaign also features limited Collector’s Editions with faux-leather covers and silver or gold foil printing. These editions are exclusive to the campaign and will not be reprinted.
Wizards of the Coast tackled one of Dungeons & Dragons’ greatest barriers to entry head-on by announcing and launching a new Looking For Group feature on D&D Beyond. Players now have three simple ways to find a D&D group: find local in-person events through an event finder, form tables with the online community via the D&D Discord server or find professional Dungeon Masters through a new partnership between D&D Beyond and StartPlaying. The StartPlaying partnership helps players immediately find a D&D game that’s right for them with a highly trained Dungeon Master waiting to take them on an adventure for the first time. For those first-time adventurers new to playing D&D or D&D Beyond online, Wizards of the Coast announced a special promotion where for a limited time, you can find and join a game on StartPlaying for $0.99. More information is available on the D&D Beyond website.
In addition to helping players find a group, the D&D Beyond team also unveiled a brand-new mobile app experience built on top of a new game platform that will be geared towards in-person play. This mobile experience is completely redesigned from the ground up to make it easier and more intuitive to play D&D your way. Look forward to this release in early 2027.
NEW PARTNERSHIP:
The Dungeons & Dragons team announced a new partnership program, working with studios across the tabletop game industry to bring official, annual TTRPG support for D&D’s most iconic campaign settings. Initial partnerships include Ghostfire Gaming with a new Ravenloft release (2027) and Visionary Productions with Eberron (2028) and Kobold Press with the Forgotten Realms (2028). In the years ahead, the program will expand to include additional settings, ensuring D&D’s most popular settings are all supported for their biggest fans.
During Wizards of the Coast‘s presentation during Gen Con 2026, writer, producer, and actor Joe Manganiello took the stage to announce his new role as Chief Creative Officer of D&D Icons, a new content program that brings legendary D&D creatives, including Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and Luke Gygax, back to the table to work hands-on with fan-favorite settings.
One of the Icons projects announced on stage returns to one of the most influential fantasy settings of all time: Dragonlance, bringing back its original creators to direct a Dragonlance TTRPG product for the first time in over 20 years. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are working hand-in-hand on a new Dragonlance TTRPG book, compiling 40 years of knowledge and lore into the most ambitious Dragonlance volume ever.
Also under the Icons banner, Luke Gygax took the Gen Con stage to announce a new project built from never-before-seen, unfinished content left behind by his father and original D&D creator Gary Gygax. Luke will complete an adventure through his father’s eyes, tying back to Gary Gygax’s own vision, available as early as 2027.
RA Salvatore, whose books appeared more than 20 times on the New York Times bestseller list, announced that he will be working under the Icons program to bring back the most legendary Drow in the Forgotten Realms, Drizzt Do Urden.
Manganiello is launching a TTRPG world rooted in the dark fantasy art style and aesthetic he developed for his heavy metal / fantasy streetwear line, DEATH SAVES, as an official D&D collaboration under his ICONS banner.
GREYHAWK: CROWN OF THE WITCH QUEEN
Greyhawk continued as a theme at Gen Con with the reveal of Greyhawk: Crown of the Witch Queen. In this brand-new adventure, players return to the setting where it all began to decide Greyhawk’s fate amid the return and ascent of Drelnza, the vampire daughter of Iggwilv the Witch Queen—perhaps better known as Tasha—as she seeks to claim her birthright.
WARLOCK: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS – TASHA REVEALED
Fans of Tasha got a double reveal at Gen Con: her role in the upcoming Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons video game was confirmed, with award-winning actor Maggie Robertson stepping into the role through voice and performance capture, opposite Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Lucifer), who leads the game as Kaatri. Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is an original third-person, single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy open world inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Developed by Invoke Studios, the game casts players as Kaatri, a veteran warrior who makes a pact to wield otherworldly magic against dark powers. Fans were also treated to a surprise announcement that the first look at gameplay is coming on August 25th as part of Opening Night Live at gamescom.
During Gen Con 2026, Wizards of the Coast introduced the next era of Dungeons & Dragons in front of a packed, live audience and streaming fans. The night of announcements included the introduction of a new Universes Beyond initiative that kicks off this November with the launch of Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft. Other Gen Con announcements spanned an array of D&D classics, including the return of the brutaland mature Dark Sun setting; D&D Icons, a new creative initiative helmed by some of the game’s original stewards; a brand new mobile experience for D&D Beyond; and updates across D&D’s digital and video game platforms, charting a wide-ranging future for D&D fans old and new to come together at the table. The night was capped off by a surprise reveal that Star Wars will come to D&D in 2027.
Players looking for a more mature and brutal D&D setting got an answer at Gen Con as well: Coming in 2027 is a suite of new products for Dark Sun, the cult-classic, post-apocalyptic setting. Anchoring the Season of Survival, the Dark Sun books and accessories invite players to face off against tyrannical sorcerer-kings and survive the blood-soaked wastes of Athas.
