Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, the first major expansion to Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition, releases in game stores next Friday, November 10th, and to general retail November 21st. The book contains a variety of resources for both players and Dungeon Masters—among them new character class options, spells, and racial feats for players; magic items, encounter guidelines, and downtime activities for the DM.

Though I haven’t had an opportunity to study it in detail yet, Wizards of the Coast was kind enough to send me an advance copy. In fact, they sent me two! One is the standard edition, the other a beautiful alternative art cover (the one on the right) that will only be available through local game stores. But what do I need with two?

So while I’m reading through the book this weekend, leave a comment below with the name, race, and class of your favorite D&D character for a chance to win my extra book.

Leave your comment by Monday (November 6th) at noon Eastern Time. Sometime that afternoon, I’ll choose someone at random and contact them by email for a shipping address (U.S. only). Keep a watch out for the email. You’ll have 24 hours to respond before I choose someone else.

Good luck! You could have a copy of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything before it’s available in stores.

Update: The deadline has passed. Comments are closed. No more entries. I will select on contact the winner shortly.

Update: The winner was Grant and I’ve shipped out his book already. Thank you everyone for participating. I loved reading those character stories!

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Fat Brain Toys is celebrating 15 years in business with a promo code for 15% off: “PT-3967”.

Twist Gaming is giving away Millennium Blades from Level 99 Games and accessories for Kingdom Death Monster.

Daddy Stinks is giving away (appropriately) Gassy Cow from Drumond Park (UK).

Through Monday, Victory in Europe is 30% off direct from Columbia Games.

ACD Distribution is giving away Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game from Fabricate.

Miniature Market is giving away Mansions of Madness from Fantasy Flight Games but only members of the Board Game Revolution Facebook group are eligible to win.

Rock Manor Games is giving away Brass Empire and its expansion soon to launch on Kickstarter, New Canton.

Buy one, get one 40% off all Pokemon cards and construction sets from Toys “R” Us, in-store only.

The Game Doctors is giving away board game inserts and accessories.

Pinnacle Entertainment (Savage Worlds, Deadlands) is starting its Holiday Sale early.

Medieval gothic horror RPG, Shadows of Esteren reappears on Bundle of Holding with the original offer resurrected from 2016 and a new one, Esteren +2, with the latest supplements, soundtracks, and a recipe.

Unfiltered Gamer is giving away 7th Continent from Serious Poulp and Story Bowl from Entrance Labs.

BoardGame Stories is giving away Valley of the Alchemists from Creativemaker, Monster Lands from Second Gate, three copies of Too Many Bones: Undertow from Chip Theory Games, three copies of OKKO Chronicles from Red Joker, and Gloom of Kilforth from Tristan Hall. All these are actually project currently up on Kickstarter, so to win the prize, the project must fund and deliver.

The Soup Dragon is giving away Mysterium from Esdevium (UK).

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For Halloween, Indie Press Revolution is running a sale, 50% off on all Onyx Path Publishing products (including World of Darkness and Chronicles of Darkness but excluding Pugmire).

The winner of The Toy Insider’s 2017 Room Full of Toys Holiday Sweepstakes will receive over $1,000 of toys. Three runners-up will receive boxes with $200 worth of prizes.

TTPM’s next weekly live giveaway event (Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET) is for a bunch of Hasbro’s newest games.

ThinkFun is giving away free coding games to teachers.

Bundle of Holding’s latest deal includes the entire Savage Worlds Rippers and Rippers Resurrected lines of Victorian monster-hunting games, plus the Savage World Deluxe rulebook and Horror Companion, for just $20.

Big G Creative is giving away How to Rob a Bank. Tweet and follow to win.

Sometime today, ThinkFun is giving away an Escape the Room game.

Also ending today is USAopoly’s Ghoulish Games Giveaway.

A 30% discount on Julius Caesar by Columbia Games ends tomorrow.

To commemorate the Battle of Cambrai during the First World War, Multi-Man Publishing is discounting Breakthrough: Cambrai 50%.

Dog Might Games is discounting gift cards 20%. Get one for yourself.

Moe’s Game Table is giving away White Star Rising from Lock ‘N Load Publishing.

In its Halloween Giveaway, Goliath Games is giving away Greedy Granny and Catch the Fox. In a separate Halloween Giveaway by the company’s Pressman subsidiary, the prizes are Rummikub Twist and Your Worst Nightmare.

For 15% off in a special Toys “R” Us 4-day cyber sale, use coupon code “SAVE15”.

Mayday Games is running a Halloween Myth & Magic Sale with discounts up to 65% off. Plus, for an additional 20% off card-sleeve bundles, use coupon code “mythandmagic2017”.

To encourage voting in the Beasts of War Gaming Awards, Firelock Games is giving away Blood & Plunder galleon ship model.

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DriveThruRPG is holding a Halloween Sale on horror titles, including Vampire, Shadow of the Demon Lord, 3D graveyard printables, all things Cthulhu, and more.

To celebrate the coincidence of a Friday the 13th and Halloween in the same month, Steve Jackson Games’ Warehouse 23 is adding free horror-themed games and expansions to all orders starting at $50.

Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Halloween Horror Bundle includes the three Savage Tales of Horror softcover books, the same books as PDFs, and four Savage Worlds Action Adventure Deck Promo Packs for $40 (a third off the price of the books alone).

Five people will will nano Zombie Edition and BattleBots Rivals in HexBug’s BattleBots vs. the Undead Giveaway.

Bundle of Holding’s latest offers are also horror-themed. There’s the Demon: The Descent bundle, a Chronicles of Darkness game from Onyx Path Publishing, and the World War Cthulhu and Cthulhu Britannica bundles, with Call of Cthulhu supplements and scenarios.

The Pathfinder Worldscape Ultimate Crossover at Humble Bundle includes RPG rule books, supplements, maps, comics, and miniatures.

New podcast Roll for Combat is giving away $1,000 in prizes. To enter requires leaving a review on one of the podcast subscription services.

In commemoration of the Battle of Jena (October 14, 1806), Victory Point Games has its Napoleonic 20-series games on-sale.

For the remainder of October, Osprey Publishing’s Combat and Duel series titles are 20% off.

Geeknson is giving away a Limited Edition Borg Cube for the Star Trek Adventures RPG by Modiphius Entertainment.

The app version of Funforge’s Tokaido is on-sale until the 18th, iOS and Android.

Goliath Games will send a package of four games (Pop the Pig, Fish Food, Tick Tock Boom, and Wordsearch) to the winner of its giveaway and another package to the school of the winner’s child. Goliath’s Pressman subsidiary is holding a similar you-and-your-class giveaway, where the prizes are Rummikub, Smath, Mastermind for Kids, and Make 7.

Punchboard Media is giving away Scythe from Stonemaier Games.

Purchase a Blue Happy Salmon direct from North Star Games and get either Crappy Birthday or Happy Birthday for 50% off with coupon code “HIGH5”.

Dog Might Games wood Dice Chests are 20% off.

Revolution Games Year End Sale means discounts up to 40%.

Dice at Dusk is giving away Clank! from Renegade Game Studios but to enter the giveaway, one must purchase a t-shirt.

Restoration Games is giving away a package of all three of its games: Indulgence, Stop Thief, and Down Force.

Eagle-Gryphon Games’ Exploration Sale includes discounts on such products as Empires: Age of Discovery, Francis Drake, Wildlife Safari, Backpacker, and others.

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With the Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play license recently acquired by Cubicle 7, the game’s second edition is now up as a Humble RPG Book Bundle. That means the entire line, plus the first edition core rule book, can be had in ebook form for just $20.

DriveThruRPG is hosting a huge Setting Sale, with up to a third off hundreds of RPG supplements, including old TSR D&D material (Planescape, Birthright, Ravenloft, Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk), JWP’s new 7th Sea, Cubicle 7’s Adventures in Middle Earth, and many more.

Amazon deals:

• Planes from AEG for 60% off.
• Goths Save the Queen from Dude Games for 82% off.
• Wonky from USAopoly for 41% off.
• Sail Away from Mattel for 77% off.
• India Rails from Mayfair for 84% off.
• Set Cubed from Set Enterprises for 46% off.
• Ace Detective from 8th Summit for 52% off.
• Starship Merchants from Toy Vault for 71% off.
• Casa Grande from Ravensburger for 63% off.
• Shear Panic from Mayfair Games for 45% off.
• Venetia from Passport for 59% off.
• Justinian from Mayfair Games for 71% off.
• Aeroplanes from Mayfair for 60% off.
• Sushi Go from Gamewright for 45% off.

Current offers at Bundle of Holding include:

• Maelstrom, a fantasy RPG set in magical version of 16th century Tudor England.
• Bundle of Lamentations +2, featuring the weird-fantasy, brutal, and explicit RPG Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
• GURPS Traveller Essentials, which includes the core GURPS adaptation and setting material for the classic sci-fi game.
• GURPS Traveller Wars, with mercenary and military supplements.

Trying to reduce inventory ahead of moving to a new warehouse, Mayday Games has many products on-sale for 60-80% off.

Lion Rampant is giving away a Party Package that includes six games and $50 of pizza.

To get the Lock ‘N Load Tactical Starter Kit direct from LNL Publishing for only 99¢ plus shipping, use coupon code “LnLT-Now”.

Osprey Publishing’s September Sale means 20% off Air Vanguard, New Vanguard, and Weapon titles.

Some of Buffalo Games’ games are on-sale at Target.

Restoration Games is giving away one copy of Fireball Island (when it’s released) each month through December. A photo posted to social media is required to enter.

Modiphius has a number of Achtung Cthulhu products on-sale, some discounted more than 50%.

Green Ronin’s A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying line is on-sale for 10% off. And 20% of all sales will go to Hurricane Harvey relief in Houston.

Many of Dave Graffam Models’ print-and-play paper terrain kits are on-sale, up to 80% off.

DramaScape’s already discounted Space Ship Bundle of print-and-play combat maps is getting an extra discount through the end of the month, so that it’s currently running 75% off the cost of the maps priced separately.

Toys “R” Us’ Fun for All Sale includes discounts on 50 titles from Pavilion Games.

Everything Board Games is giving away:

• Two copies of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game from Renegade Game Studios.
• Two copies of Hafid’s Grand Bazaar from Rather Dashing Games.
• Two copies of Raiders of the North Sea from Renegade Game Studios.
• Two copies of Bunny Kingdom from Iello.
• Three copies of New World Magischola House Rivalry from Snow Dragon Games.

The Giveaway Geek is giving away:

• Rooster Rush from Mayday Games.
• Scrooge The Board Game from Simon Gerring.
• Six board games from SolarFlare Games.
• Metal coins from VR Soft.
• Two sets of RPG Location Concept Cards from Artemis Games.
• New World Magischola House Rivalry from Snow Dragon Games.

Unfiltered Gamer is giving away the Villains and Vigilantes Card Game, plus expansion, from Game Salute.

Daddy Stinks is giving away Gassy the Cow from Drumond Park (U.K.).

The In Character Podcast is giving away Roll Player from Thunderworks Games.

The Soup Dragon Says is giving away King Pong from Drumond Park (U.K.).

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For 25% off direct from Troll Lord Games (print or digital), use coupon code “Labor25”. Or share the sale on Facebook or Twitter for a personal coupon of 40% off.

For Labor Day, Dog Might Games is giving free domestic shipping, free lights and wooden sculpts on Adventure Cases, 50% off custom wooden sculpts, and free textured lining on Premium Adventure Cases.

Eagle-Gryphon Games is running a Labor Day Sale.

Toys “R” Us has Hasbro’s Clue, Connect 4, Trouble, and Sorry to under $10.

Today and tomorrow from Litko Game Accessories, save $5 off orders of $50, $15 off orders of $100, and $40 off orders of $200, and get free domestic shipping starting at $100.

Through Friday, save 20% on orders of $50 or more from Hexbug.

Save 10% on metal coins from The Broken Token with coupon code “COINSALE”.

Daily through the 10th, BKOM Studios (via Facebook) is alternating between giving away Steam keys for its upcoming turn-based D&D-based computer game, Tales from Candlekeep, and the Tomb of Annihilation Board Game from WizKids.

For the launch of Lords of Waterdeep on two more platforms, the game is 30% off on Steam and 50% off on Android. The original iOS game is also discounted.

Capitan Games’ September Sale means 15% off 15mm Napoleonic, Naval, 1st Carlist War, and Spanish American War ranges, and all WWII 20mm ranges.

There are two Ars Magica deals available now at Bundle of Holding: Fifth Edition and Wizards & Power.

Sign up for Spin Master’s newsletter to save 20% on your first direct purchase.

After announcing two new core rule books for Numenera, Monte Cook Games has put all the existing Numenera products on-sale for 20% off, not to clear inventory but to emphasize their compatibility.

To celebrate the opening of the company’s online shop, Jon Brazer Enterprises is giving 25% off with coupon code “OpenStore25”.

Zott Dairy cheese-strip packages in Germany, Austria, and Poland come with codes to enter weekly sweepstakes for games from AMIGO. A number of supermarkets in Germany are also running in-store giveaways.

A limited-time bundle of Fat Dragon Games Papercraft products includes $150 of print-and-play terrain for only $28 (an 81% discount).

For $10 off purchases of $50 or more direct from HasbroToyShop, use coupon code “LABORWEEK17”.

EverythingBoardGames is giving away:

• A $25 gift certificate to UnboxBoardom.
• An Omnitray from Fat Cat Gaming.
• Superbeings Jumbo Card Game from Alienplay Games.
• Champions of Hara from Greenbrier Games.
• One copy of Avertigos: South China Sky and two copies of the Avertigos Dueling Kit from Playware Hobbies.

The Giveaway Geek is giving away:

• Twenty copies of Lewt Ninja from Grunt Games.
• Two copies of Blood Rage from CMON.
• Two copies of Ogre Cheerleaders from Paw-Warrior Games.
• Two copies of Potato Pirates.

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In Hollandspiele’s One-Year Anniversary Sale on military history board games, fifteen games range from $5-15 off. Additionally, for $10 off orders of $200 or more, use coupon code “save10”. For $20 off orders of $300 or more, use coupon code “save20”. For $30 off orders of $400 or more, use coupon code “save30”. And for $50 off orders of $500 or more, use coupon code “save50”.

Gathering Magic is giving away a Magic: The Gathering Arcane Wizardry deck from the Commander 2017 series.

The MCGuiRE Review is giving away Zoo Ball from Osprey Games.

As App of the Week, Tsuro is currently free on iOS. It’s also on-sale for 99¢ on Android.

Three games are 10% off in Victory Point Games’ Are We Hawkin’ Weehawken Sale, including obviously Hero of Weehawken.

Tiny Battle Publishing is holding an Eclipse Sale with games around 15-25% off.

Steve Jackson Games is running special sales and bundles at Warehouse 23 for those who can’t attend Gen Con.

Also on the subject of not attending Gen Con, many fine and sympathetic publishers are participating in a giveaway of games by GenCant (the “unconvention”).

Dog Might Games’ Adventure Cases are 10% off and ship for free to the United States.

Flying Pig Games is selling Old School Tactical for 25% off but that end today.

With HexBug’s Back to School Sale, save 25% on orders of $50 or more.

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The Genius of Play, a program of The Toy Association, is holding a Back-to-Play sweepstakes, with nominations being taken for a school to win $1,000 in educational toys and learning materials.

Gamewright is giving away a copy of Jump Ship!, one of its Cardventures series of games.

During Gen Con (that is, this coming Thursday through Sunday), Asmodee will be giving away free Steam keys for Ticket to Ride and Mysterium.

Also in recognition of Gen Con, Jon Brazer Enterprises is running a sale on all print RPG books ($2 off everything under $10, $5 off everything over).

Turn One Gaming Supplies is giving away two copies of Space Invaders Dice.

Use promo code “SHIPAUG17” for free shipping in August from HasbroToyShop.com.

Modiphius Entertainment’s Month of Madness Sale means 70% off on Achtung! Cthulhu ebooks.

EverythingBoardGames is giving away two copies of The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire from CMON and one copy of Nexus: Scrapyard from Pawn Joker Games.

Save up to 30% in Osprey Games’ Summer Sale. Or enter the company’s Triple Sprue Challange (kitbashing Frostgrave figures) for a chance at the grand prize of Frostgrave books, accessories, and more figures, or runner-up prizes of 20% discount vouchers.

Board Game Revolution is giving away Feudum and Queens Army Expansion from Mark Swanson.

Available now at Bundle of Holding is BASH! from Basic Action Games. The $8.95 starter collection includes the Ultimate Edition (superhero), Fantasy Edition, and Sci-Fi Edition rulebooks, and an adventure supplement.

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To celebrate the imminent release of Commands & Colors Tricorne: The American Revolution, Compass Games is offering a package deal that includes the aforementioned title plus one of every other in-print game (35 in total) for just $1,776 (normal retail is over $3,000).

Attending Gen Con?

• Enter for a chance to play Peaceable Kingdom’s Mole Rats in Space with designer Matt Leacock.
• Share a Pandemic Legacy photo via Z-Man Games’ Facebook page for a chance to attend a Pandemic Legacy Season 2 training session taught by designers Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau.

ACD Distribution is giving away two copies of Hafid’s Grand Bazaar from Rather Dashing Games.

Use coupon code “BF-9847” when spending $40 or more at Fat Brain Toys to get 10% off on that order and a certificate on October 1st for 10% off another order.

Winning Moves UK is looking for someone to stand in as VIP (very important player) at the launch of Monopoly Sterling Edition. The person selected will also get a copy of the game.

Renegade Game Studios is giving away a copy of Sentient before its general retail release.

theMCGuiRE Review is giving away Mooquake Escape from Breaking Games, Master of the Galaxy from Ares, Quest for the Antidote from Upper Deck, and Balloon Pop and Bottlecap Vikings from Tasty Minstrel Games.

Unfiltered Gamer is giving away Arithmetic from Simply Clever Cards and a bunch of different games to 32 separate winners.

Everything Board Games is giving away Feudum and expansion from Odd Bird Games and Photosynthesis from Blue Orange Games.

Bundle of Holding’s latest offering features the 1984 Revised Edition of the Palladium Role-Playing Game. At $14.95 the starter collection includes the core rulebook, game master kit, an introductory scenario, setting supplement, and print-and-play paper miniatures. Starting at $26.25, the bonus collection adds more adventures, setting materials, and minis.

With the free release of Dystopian Wars: Fleet Action fast-play rules, Spartan Games has put up several discounted bundle deals for its steampunk naval battle game. The company has also significantly reduced the price on special battle boxes for its sci-fi Firestorm Armada and Firestorm Planetfall games (25-35% plus extra goodies for those who purchase both).

DramaScape’s sci-fi bundle of 38 print-and-play battle maps (also good for VTT use) is on-sale for 75% off.

Pair-of-Dice Games has listed all four of its products (and one bundle) for 25% off.

The Open Gaming Store is giving away free print RPG products with orders of $20 or more in other physical products. Customers can choose the premium but supplies are limited.

Amazon deals:

• Abaddon from Toy Vault is 81% off.
• Dungeons & Dragons Rock Paper Wizard from WizKids is 45% off.
• Stronghold Games’ Jorvik is 50% off, Medina is 50% off, Space Sheep is 72% off, Milestones is 56% off, Space Cadets Away Missions is 50% off, Survive Space Attack is 43% off, The Golden Ages is 54% off, Cults & Culture (The Golden Ages expansion) is 55% off, Porta Nigra is 54% off, Bear Valley is 61% off, and Outpost is 62% off.
• Vikings on Board from Blue Orange Games is 54% off.
• Tumult Royale from Kosmos is 55% off.
• Ticket to Ride from Days of Wonder is 45% off.
• Batman Fluxx from Looney Labs is 41% off.
• Alhambra, The Card Game from Queen Games is 74% off.
• Crazy Karts from Portal Games is 74% off.
• Gearworld: The Borderlands from FFG is 74% off.
• Jumbo Zip-It from Bananagrams is 73% off.
• Baba Yaga from Iello is 65% off.
• Battlecruisers from Tasty Minstrel Games is 43% off.

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DriveThruRPG’s Christmas in July Sale, which offers 25% off thousands of items, ends tomorrow.

Doctor Who RPG books from Cubicle 7 are available in a Humble Bundle deal starting at just $1 for the rulebook, First Doctor sourcebook, three adventures, a computer game, and a coupon for 30% off any other purchase from Cubicle 7. Get 17 books at $15.

For 25% off in Precis Intermedia’s Christmas in July Sale, use coupon code “J86MG8Y9GV”.

Multi-Man Publishing is running a Summer Sale, to coincide with the World Boardgaming Championships, with discounts starting at 25%.

Use promo code “FANMILY” for $20 off an adult ticket and $10 off a child’s ticket to Hascon, Hasbro’s in-house fan convention.

Gen Con and USAopoly are giving away the latter company’s Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle game.

From Dr. Finn, get three games (Biblios Dice, Foragers, and Let Them Eat Shrimp) for $45.

Giveaways:

• By Jenn’s Blah Blah Blog, Roller Coaster Challenge from ThinkFun.
• By Nolan Nasser, Spirit Island.
• By Marilyn Peake, XCom from FFG.
• By Soph-Obsessed, Sshh! Don’t Wake Up Dad! from Drumond Park (UK).
• By Emily Reviews, Crozzit from Identity Games.
• By Sticky Mud and Belly Laughs, Who Dares Wins from Paul Lamond (UK).
• By Meeple Like Us, a $25 Amazon voucher.
• By EverythingBoardGames, Cthulhu Wars and glow-in-the-dark Great Old One figures from Sandy Petersen, one of four games (Blood Rage, Great Western Trail, Clank, or Scythe, winner’s choice) on behalf of Boar Game Library, Lanterns and expansion from Renegade Game Studio, and five copies of Kingdomino from Blue Orange Games.
• By The Cardboard Republic, Nemo’s War from Victory Point Games.
• By The Family Gamers, Sports Dice Baseball and Brew Dice from FunWiz.
• By Sahm Reviews, Wizard Roll from RoosterFin Games, Wave Breaker from ThinkFun, three games from Devir (one each, selected randomly, to each of three winners), and Pluckin’ Pairs from R&R Games.
• By Magilano, up to 10 copies of Skyjo from Magilano.
• By Devetos Gaming, a bundle of Kingdomino, Kodama, and Honshu.
• By The Giveaway Geek, four copies of Elementos from Tyto Games, Star Wars Rebellion and expansion from FFG, and three copies of Magic of Legends.
• By Handmade Kids, Googly Eyes from Goliath.
• By Me & B Make Tea, Silly Spaghetti from Paul Lamond (UK).
• By Never Bored Gaming, Leaders of Euphoria from Overworld Games.
• By Dungeon Mizer, Splendor from Asmodee.

Over at Bundle of Holding, there are two Numenera offerings, one with the core rulebook and early supplements starting at $9.95, the other starting at $14.95 with more recent supplements, including one based on the Torment: Tides of Numenera computer game. There’s also a RIFTS bundle, starting at $17.95 for four books including Ultimate Edition, and the bonus collection with seven more books starting at $27.86.

Venger’s Old School Gaming Blog is running an RPG adventure writing contest with a prize of $500.

Strat-O-Matic is running a t-shirt design contest. The winner will receive a $250 merchandise credit, plus a shirt.

A bundle of all five years of Steve Jackson Games’ The Space Gamer magazine is now available for half off.

Dice from Dog Might Games are on-sale for 20% off.

For one more day, Osprey Publishing’s Campaign, Fortress, and Raid series books are 20% off.

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