D&D Beyond’s October Drop features a brand new Fighter subclass, the Sorrow Knight. Wield darkness and despair together. October’s big new D&D Beyond Drop is a spooky and spicy one this time. Because in addition to three new Feats, three new Monsters, and a handful of maps, D&D Beyond Drops gets its first official subclass. […] D&D Beyond Shadow Drops A Sorrowful New Fighter Subclass first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Painting a whole army is a lot of work; save time with familiar paints and workflows that help get projects done fast. I paint a lot of miniatures every year. I paint figures to play (and don’t play with unpainted figures!), and since my tastes tend to run to mass-combat games, that turns into something […] Hobby: Save Time With Go-To Paint Recipes first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Here we go again, this week with new releases for Star Wars Legion, Infinity and Warcrow, new miniatures from Wargame Exclusive and Artel W, and much more! Asmodee Group offers new Star Wars Legion sets: –> More Asmodee Group News     New miniatures for Warcrow and Infinity are available from Corvus Belli: –> More […] Outside the Box – October 2nd: Dog-Warrior, Khorks & Iron Nest Empire first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

A huge update just landed for Space Marine 2 including an all-new playmode and the ability to play as a heretic. Space Marine II is celebrating the third anniversary of its release today in a big way. This new update adds an absolute heap of new content for all players and some extras for Season […] Space Marine 2: Play As A Chaos Marine In The Massive III Anniversary Update first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

It’s called Dungeons and Dragons, but dragons are one of the monsters we encounter the least. So, let’s all give those dragons a bit more love. Despite the game being called Dungeons and Dragons, we see dragons relatively little. The Monster Manual is full of hundreds of other monsters to fight instead, and many times, […] Accessories And Adventures That Put the Dragon In Dungeons & Dragons first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

We’re ranking the Warhammer 40K Chaos Marine Legions winners and losers from that September 30th FAQ update. Chaos has changed indeed! The new Space Marine codex brought a host of change to the “Good” guys for the Warhammer 40k universe. They also brought a host of changes to the Chaos side of the 3+ armor […] Warhammer 40K: Ranking the Chaos Legions – September FAQ Edition first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Legends say that a part of Warhammer 40K’s Emperor still travels the warp and will one day be reborn. Who is the Star Child? Let’s take a closer look! Loremasters, today we delve into the Mystery of the Star Child. We’re reaching way back to into the two Realm of Chaos books for these stories […] Warhammer 40K: The Star Child – The Emperor’s Last Hope first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Today we take a look at the basics of Sons of Behemat. You’d better hope that rumble getting closer is just thunder. Towering over the battlefield, the cantankerous forces of the Sons of Behemat stomp across the battlefield, smashing and crushing everything unfortunate enough to be in their path. They love nothing more than Destruction […] Age of Sigmar: How to Play Sons of Behemat first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

From a Dark Sun book to a potential Ravenloft series, it feels like Wizards of the Coast is looking for new veins of D&D to mine. A look at the recent lineup of D&D releases and upcoming books reveals an interesting shift in how WotC seems to be looking at its other goose that's laying […] WotC Looks Beyond The Forgotten Realms For D&D Gold first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Puns aside, the new Enchanter Wizard subclass is actually pretty good, bringing magical crowd control like nobody’s business. Wizards are potent in D&D because they can do a variety of different things, depending on the spells they bring. A good Wizard can blast enemies with fire, dispel an enemy’s magical protections, and even banish them […] D&D: The New Enchanter Wizard Subclass Is Surprisingly Charming first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Atomic Mass Games has new models for Star Wars: Legion and big news for Legion hobbyists! It’s been a quiet few weeks for Star Wars: Legion fans, but Atomic Mass dropped a few pieces of very cool news for their players. A pair of new box sets are up for pre-order, both focused on the […] Star Wars: Legion — Mud Troopers, Guerrilla Troopers and a New Painting Competition first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

These LEGO video game sets cover all eras, from 1980s arcade classics to modern-day arena games. They just need your vote! League of Legends: Baron Nashor Diorama This diorama contains over 2,000 bricks and focuses on the dramatic fight that begins when Baron Nashor rises from his pit in Summoner’s Rift. The build creatively reuses elements […] LEGO: Build Metroid, Final Fantasy, Oregon Trail, And More With These Video Game IDEAS Sets first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

A look at how to use the new Custodes detachments offers some hints at what’s in the new Codex. WarCom today shared some suggestions for just how the new Adeptus Custodes detachments might offer interesting combinations. While we’ve known the general shape of their new detachments for a few days, this closer look reveals a […] Warhammer 40k: Detachment Tips & Tricks for the Ten Thousand first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

You’ve spent a ton of time making a memorable, compelling evil villain… but now they need some lieutenants to round ’em out! Party composition isn’t just for player characters. A good villain needs a good team, because what’s the point of creating a cool, evil villain if they don’t have an evil lieutenant or two […] D&D: Five ‘Lieutenant Archetypes’ To Fill Out Your Main Villain’s Ally Roster first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Let’s take a look at the World Team Championship results and what they tell us about Warhammer: The Old World’s meta. Last week saw the WTC (World Team Championships) take place in Talavera, Spain. WTC runs a large international organization mostly based around 8-person team events. Earlier this year, they held an online event, which […] ‘Warhammer: The Old World’ – WTC Meta- Are Renegade Crowns The Best Army? first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

GW sent us a nice little sampler of the new Tone Pro paints this past week.  After a quick bit of testing here’s my first impressions of GW’s latest! First a little disclaimer. I only had a little time to get messing with the Tone-Pro samples. They just arrived in the mail a few days […] GW Tone Pro Paint Review – First Impressions first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Today we speak of one of sinister warrior elite of the Drukhari – the ruthless, implacable Incubi. An Incubus is an elite Dark Eldar warrior, most commonly seen in service as an Archon‘s retinue in the field. Outside of combat, they act as personal bodyguards, protecting their client every second of the day. Origins of the Incubi The origins of […] Warhammer 40K: Who Are the Drukhari Incubi first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

It almost doesn’t matter how good the Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft book actually is, because in some ways, it’s already won. The D&D x World of Warcraft expansion hasn’t even been released yet, and it’s already a big hit for Wizards of the Coast. At least by some metrics, because as of this […] D&D’s World of Warcraft Crossover Has Already Won Big And It’s Not Even Out Yet first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The new Conjurer Wizard subclass is weirdly split between teleporting and summoning creatures, but it works out surprisingly well. There are four new Wizard subclasses in Arcana Unleashed. Well, they’re not “new” new, because they’re updated from the 5E versions. But they play very differently from their original incarnations. All four of the new Wizards […] D&D: The New Conjurer Wizard Is A Treat For Summoners first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The beleaguered Blood Ravens receive some much needed reinforcements from the 1st Legion. The game is delayed until December, but a new Dawn of War IV trailer is here, and it’s full of cool boltgun action. The marines of the Blood Ravens chapter strive to defend the world of Koronus from a relentless army of […] Warhammer 40K: New ‘Dawn Of War IV’ Trailer – Dark Angels Land In Force first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

A new rollout Balance Update is here, and it mostly focuses on the stats and abilities of the Adeptus Astartes. The last of the three monthly launch updates to 40k’s rules has landed. Beginning in July a monthly set of updates were released to get the new edition off on an even footing. Today’s updates […] Warhammer 40k: September Balance Update – Space Marines Get Upgraded Weapons & More first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Find yourself facing a horde of the unliving? Fear not; there are many spells that are super effective against the undead. D&D is full of undead legions, from Thay to Ravenloft, and parts beyond. Which makes sense. They’re magical menaces who never tire, don’t need to eat (unless they do), don’t need to sleep (unless […] D&D: Five Spells For Fighting The Undead first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The New Mutants have Mirage, and X-Factor has Havok, bringing new Leadership options to Marvel: Crisis Protocol! Get ready for a pair of new leaders and a whole pack of new characters coming soon to the tabletop because Mirage, Havok, Jubilee, and Multiple Man are on the way. That said, Atomic Mass Games has shown […] Marvel: Crisis Protocol – Mirage & Havok Rules Reveals – New Leaderships In Bound first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

If you have more dice than you know how to keep organized between adventures, these items will keep your bag of holding neat and tidy. Many of us have too much RPG stuff. Between minis, cards, chits, books, notebooks we always forget to take notes in, and of course, dice. If you too eternally have […] D&D Accessories: Upgrade Your Dice Storage first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Let’s talk about what happened last week at the Warhammer : The Old World – 2026 World Team Championships. Last week saw the WTC (World Team Championships) take part in Talavera, Spain. WTC runs a large insertional organization mostly based around 8 person team events. Eelier this year they held an online event, which I […] ‘Warhammer: The Old World’- WTC – What Went Down At Biggest TOW Event In The World first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Today let’s look back in the past at some of the most infamous broken Space Marine rules from past 40K editions. The poster boys of the Warhammer 40K Universe – the Space Marines were normally the first or second codex when a new edition would come out.  Each new shiny Marine codex would normally showcase […] Old Hammer 40K: Infamous Old Edition Broken Space Marine Rules first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

We are going back over three decades of Warhammer 40K to the very first plastic Space Marines – the legendary RTB01 kit! It was September 1987, and White Dwarf 93 was debuting an all-new game called Warhammer 40,000 and an all-new set of plastic miniatures called Imperial Space Marines. Little did GW know the hit […] Warhammer 40K: GW’s First Space Marines – 1987’s RTB01 Set first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Time for a new project? These Speed Champions, Botanicals, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars sets are all under $100! Speed Champions: Back to The Future Time Machine (77256) This set only lets you build the time machine two ways – with the lighting rod from the first movie or you can convert it […] LEGO Sets Under $100 – Star Wars, Marvel, Technic, Lord Of The Rings, Batman & More first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Four of the five Rumor Engines have already been solved, but a new mystery appears. September is almost at an end, but it gifted us five Tuesdays Rumor Engine teasers from Games Workshop. Thanks to last week’s Autumn Preview, all but today’s puzzle has been solved. Let’s take a look! Bear Head Despite guesses that […] Games Workshop: September Rumor Engine Round-Up first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall is a magical spy thriller, so we’re taking a look at subclasses that are perfect for playing spies. Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall wants PCs to take on the roles of spies, saboteurs, and rabble rousers to take down the archlich Szass Tam. So today here’s a look at a few different subclasses that […] D&D: Five Subclasses For Playing A Spy first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Custodes may be the toughest 11th Edition army so far, but it does have weaknesses opponents can exploit. The more we learn about the imminent Codex: Adeptus Custodes for 11th edition, the clearer it becomes that they might be the toughest army in the game right now. The frailest infantry of any Custodes unit is […] Warhammer 40k: How To Kill A Golden Giant – Custodes Rules Reveal Their Weaknesses first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Over on D&D Beyond, Project_Lamordia, a “modern Ravenloft” preview, is giving off some serious Silent Hill and/or Resident Evil vibes. A whole new take on one of Ravenloft’s dread domains seems to be in the works. A “thought experiment” that transforms the gothic horror Dread Domain of Lamordia, currently the playground/prison of Viktra Mordenheim, into […] D&D Reveals A Modern Take On Ravenloft With Project_Lamordia first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Hello out there! Hello BoLS readers! Brandon here from GMM, with another project down. This time it’s the “Voice of Ynnead” to feast your eyes upon.   Brandon from GMM here. I am back with another big commission post, and big is a bit of an understatement! This project is the largest 40k army I […] GMM Studios: Army Showcase – Aeldari – Voice of Ynnead first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

40K 11th Edition has only been out for a few months but there are already some big issues.  These are the biggest three that GW needs to tackle. These issues aren’t back breaking, and while they can be frustrating, I sincerely hope Nottingham works these out as we get more codexes and have armies updated. […] Warhammer 40K: 3 Biggest Issues with 11th Edition – Right Now first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Today we look upon one the Astra Militarum’s most ancient and almost forgotten warmachines – the Malcador heavy tank. The Malcador is an ancient design still in use by the Imperial Guard. Thought to be older than the venerable Leman Russ, the Malcador is intended to fulfill the same Main Battle Tank role despite its […] Warhammer 40K: The Malcador Heavy Tank first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

A recent Kickstarter fiasco highlights a big issue the RPG industry faces as the expectations around crowdfunding shift. Last week’s story of the strange AI pivot for the To Insanity and Beyond Kickstarter might have a happy enough ending, with the creator of that project beginning to issue refunds to unsatisfied backers. If you weren’t […] RPGs Have A Crowdfunding Problem first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

What were the books, movies, and other media that inspired the creation of the worlds of Warhammer? Back in 1979, TSR published the first Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG), a supplement full of rules and other materials to help people run games of Dungeons & Dragons. By this time, D&D was already a cultural phenomenon, only […] Appendix W — The Media That Made Warhammer: The Works Of Michael Moorcock first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The Vestige Patron Warlock reexamines the relationship between Warlock and Patron in a fun new companion-based class. One of the cool things that a subclass can do is recontextualize what people think of the character. For instance, a Paladin’s Oath subclass can change the way your Paladin thinks about the world. Do they protect the […] D&D: The Vestige Patron Warlock Makes Every Day Bring Your Patron To Work Day first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The House of Iron makes its debut in the new edition of Necromunda with battle-ready minis and rules. Not gonna lie, this is the most exciting Necromunda news for me so far this edition. I went deep on an Orlock gang as a pandemic project back in 2020, and I love these grubby working-class lords […] Necromunda: Orlocks Rule The Road With New Models And Underhive Journal first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

This massive LEGO Gundam RX-78-2 is built from thousands of pieces and can potentially launch its own franchise. In the world of Mecha anime, there is no greater name than Gundam. The series has given us some of the greatest mechs and mech battles in history. Its storied past needs little introduction. There are many […] LEGO: Huge ‘Gundam’ RX-78-2 MOC Lets You Save The Federation first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Mix and match Shield Hosts with other detachments to create bespoke Custodes armies. The Custodes reveals are continuing to ramp up in anticipation of this Saturday and pre-orders for their codex, the third of 11th edition. Today, we learned about how their detachments fit into the new edition’s list-building rules. Their available options place the […] Warhammer 40k: GW Reveals 13 New Detachments For The Adeptus Custodes first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

A great villain can make a campaign live on long past their inevitable defeat at the hands of your party. Here’s how to make yours memorable! The right villain can make all the difference in a campaign. They give players something to rail against, can help drive the plots unfolding in the world around you, […] D&D: Five Ways To Make A More Memorable Villain first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The new Space Marine Codex brings a host of other changes hitting all the “divergent” 40K Astartes chapters. Let’s rank the Codex Supplements from best to worst. The new Marine codex brings a giant wave of toughness increases, removal of some of the old base Supplement rules, weapon load out shifts, and even data sheet […] Warhammer 40K: Ranking the Space Marine Codex Supplements first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Today we speak of Perturabo, the Emperor’s bitter son who laid siege to the Imperial Palace itself. Perturabo is the Primarch of the Iron Warriors, one of the original twenty Space Marine Legions. Bitter and feeling marginalized by the Imperium, he sided with Horus during the Horus Heresy and has since ascended to Daemonhood. He, […] Warhammer 40K: Perturabo, Primarch of the Iron Warriors first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Next week, the glorious golden ranks of the Adeptus Custodes do double duty as both 40K and Horus Heresy minis. The Adeptus Custodes are the most special boys and girls of the Imperium, and you can tell because not only do they have all the best stuff, but they also get to be the same […] Warhammer 40K Next Week: Oops All Adeptus Custodes first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Free League’s latest crowdfunding campaign for The One Ring RPG has a whole new core rulebook, plus a massive campaign and more. The One Ring RPG is back on BackerKit with a whole new massive campaign. A “triple feature”: the latest campaign promises an updated Core Rules compendium for both the One Ring RPG and […] RPG: The One Ring Unleashes A Massive New Expansion On BackerKit first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman recently unveiled a look at the in-development Dragonlance book, and the War of the Lance is back, it seems! The creators of Dragonlance showed off a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the upcoming Dragonlance splatbook for WotC. It seems like production is heading into gear, which is super exciting. But what really […] D&D: So What Happened In The War Of The Lance Anyway? first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

These spell tracking tools aren’t magic, but the effect they’ll have on your tabletop organization just may be. Spellcasters have a lot to keep track of. Including just how many more spells than you can even cast at all. Luckily, these accessories will help you remember how many spell slots you have left without making […] D&D Accessories: Make Magic Easy With These Spell Tracking Tools first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Read about the heroics of the Custodes in these Black Library novels and show off your fandom with some merch! Valdor: Birth of the Imperium Learn about Constantin Valdor’s role in creating the Imperium of Mankind during the era of the Unification Wars in this book from the Horus Heresy series. Nearing the end of […] Warhammer 40k: Get Ready For Codex Custodes With Black Library Books & More first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Add more WAAAGHHH – a selection of classic ork models return as made-to-order minis this week. Shaking off the rust of Orktober’s past, a small Waaagh! of made-to-order ork sculpts are here for a limited time. Produced in metal or resin, some of these sculpts date all the way back to 40k’s 2nd edition. They’re […] Games Workshop Pre-Orders: Orktober Comes Early first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls