Lorekeeper Blog
The history of Dungeons & Dragons, legendary campaign settings, edition deep-dives, and guides for Dungeon Masters.
The Forgotten Realms: The Most Popular D&D Setting Ever Created
From Ed Greenwood's childhood imagination to the Sword Coast of Baldur's Gate 3 — the history of D&D's flagship setting.
Battlezoo Ancestries: Expanding 5e's Character Options
Roll for Combat's Battlezoo line lets you play as dragons, dungeons, and dozens of unusual creatures using 5e rules.
D&D 5th Edition: How Dungeons & Dragons Conquered the Mainstream
Advantage, bounded accuracy, and a return to simplicity — how 5e became the best-selling edition in D&D history.
Tales of the Valiant: Kobold Press's Answer to 5e
Born from the OGL crisis, Kobold Press's Black Flag engine offers a refined take on 5e that's fully compatible with existing content.
D&D 4th Edition: The Most Controversial Edition
Loved by some, reviled by others — 4th Edition divided the D&D community like no edition before or since.
Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass — A Southeast Asian-Inspired 5e World
A vibrant 5e-compatible setting inspired by Southeast Asian folklore, where players befriend and bond with mystical creatures.
D&D 3rd Edition and 3.5: The d20 Revolution
The edition that unified D&D's mechanics under one system, opened the game to third-party publishers, and changed tabletop gaming forever.
AD&D 2nd Edition: The Silver Age of Dungeons & Dragons
The 1989 revision that launched a thousand campaign settings and introduced kits, proficiencies, and a more story-driven approach to play.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition: Gary Gygax's Magnum Opus
With the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual, Gygax codified D&D into the game that would define a generation.
Original D&D (1974): The Three Little Brown Books That Started It All
The original 1974 D&D came in a small woodgrain box with three digest-sized booklets. Here's what was inside and why it changed everything.
From Wizards of the Coast to Hasbro: D&D in the Modern Era
How D&D went from near-death at TSR to record-breaking sales under Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro.
TSR: The Rise and Fall of the Company That Built D&D
From garage startup to gaming empire to bankruptcy — the turbulent history of Tactical Studies Rules, Inc.