D&D Weekly News Roundup (October 5th, 2026)

Official D&D art, featuring a group of four warriors battling a group of goblins, with the leader wielding a glowing sword and sprouting divine angel-like wings.

D&D Weekly News Roundup (October 5th, 2026)

October 5, 2026

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Below are the top D&D news stories that have happened over the past week.

Official art for the Magus Class for D&D 5.5E, featuring a warrior in a dungeon with a shield and glowing magical sword facing down a demon.

New D&D Magus Class is the Gish That Keeps On Giving

The Magus has officially landed on D&D Beyond courtesy of the Sterling Vermin Adventure Co, with this new 5.5E-compatible class mixing magic, might and mayhem.

Official D&D artwork, featuring a pale, haunted-looking female Sorrow Knight Fighter standing on a dark bridge with spirits floating around her.

New Sorrow Knight Fighter Subclass Drops On D&D Beyond

We take a closer look at these ultimate emo warriors which were included in the October 2026 D&D Beyond Drop.

Official art from the Hachette Partworks Dungeons & Dragons Novel Collection, featuring a group of heroes charging into battle.

UK Publisher Brings Back Over 100 Classic D&D Novels

UK-based publisher Hachette Partworks has just unveiled its new Dungeons & Dragons Novels Collection, which reprints classic titles in a new hardcover format.

An image from the D&D Project Lamordia teaser video, featuring a creepy, out of focus face framed in darkness.

D&D Teases Creepy New ‘Project Lamordia’ Ravenloft Adventure

Taking place in a “modern-day techno-thriller nightmare realm,” the adventure will be for Level 1 to 3 characters and hitting D&D Beyond on October 13th.

Official art from the new Dark Horse Baldur's Gate 3 comic book, featuring a close up the tiefling barbarian Karlach set against a dark red background.

New Baldur’s Gate 3 Comic Books Coming from Dark Horse

The upcoming series will feature a creative team that includes French artist Gerald Peral and Eisner Award-winning writer and artist Becky Cloonan.

The cover to "Dungeons! Illustrated Maps of Classic D&D Adventures" by Jason Bradley Thompson, featuring a variety of cartoon monsters lurking outside the entrance to the Tomb of Horrors.

New Illustrated Map Book Brings Back D&D’s Most Iconic Dungeons

The new book is coming in April 2027 from Penguin Random House and award-winning artist and writer Jason Bradley Thompson.

A close up of the new official D&D Tarrasque Statue from Iron Studios.

Iron Studios Lets Loose New D&D Tarrasque Statue

Brazilian collectible company recently unveiled their new high-end, 1:10 scale statue, which will be coming out in the spring of 2027.

A photograph of former D&D community manager LaTia Jacquise in a witch's hat.

Veteran D&D Community Manager Let Go

LaTia Jacquise recently revealed that she has been laid off. We look at her contribution to Dungeons & Dragons over the past few years.

A photograph of D&D Senior Game Developer Celeste Conowitch.

D&D Design Team Continues to Grow

Veteran tabletop RPG designer Celeste Conowitch has recently left Kobold Press and joined the official D&D design team at Wizards of the Coast.

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