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Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (Core Rulebook, D&D Roleplaying Game) Fill your Dungeons & Dragons games with deadly monsters from the Monster Manual. The Monster Manual teaches you how to how to fill your Dungeons & Dragons games with monsters—how to populate the game with pesky goblins and mighty dragons for players to battle or beguile, outwit or outrun. Inside the Monster Manual you’ll find more than 150 classic D&D creatures, with vivid illustrations and rich descriptions to help breathe life into your zombies and liches. “…What if I told you about the best book of monsters ever? The 5E Monster Manual just might be the one...”—Ed Grabianowski, io9.Gizmodo.com “D&D acolytes are everywhere...Tech workers from Silicon Valley to Brooklyn have long-running campaigns, and the showrunners and the novelist behind ‘Game of Thrones’ have all been Dungeon Masters.”—Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker • The Monster Manual is one of the three main Dungeons & Dragons books, along with the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. It’s an essential resource for Dungeon Masters to use in populating any type of challenge they might contrive for their players. • From an angel’s wingspan to the vacant eyes of a zombie beholder, the Monster Manual includes more than 150 creatures illustrated in vivid color, with more than 400 quick reference tables to help you bring them to life with ease. • Rich descriptions of each monster help trigger your imagination. From the familiar (“vampires hate sunlight”) to the arcane (“what color is the vapor from a gorgon’s nose?”), the Monster Manual helps inspire your decisions and keep the game flowing smoothly. • In Dungeons & Dragons, you and your friends coauthor your own legend. Guided by a Dungeon Master, you create characters and play their roles in a story, rolling dice and navigating maps as you unfold a tale as limitless as your imagination. • Dungeons & Dragons is the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Created in 1974, D&D transformed gaming culture by blending traditional fantasy with miniatures and wargaming. https://lnkd.in/gBNAdmec

Lightspeed L.A. Adopts A.I. Protections in New SAG-AFTRA Deal 🤝 Tencent's Lightspeed L.A. studio has reached an agreement with SAG-AFTRA, ensuring union actors are protected from being replaced by digital replicas. This groundbreaking deal covers Lightspeed L.A.'s upcoming game, Last Sentinel, and allows members to work under fair conditions during the ongoing video game strike. Steve C Martin, General Manager of Lightspeed L.A., stated, "Supporting our cast is the right thing to do." SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland praised the collaboration, saying, "By agreeing to equitable terms, Lightspeed L.A. ensures that the future won't be dystopian for performers." This agreement marks a significant step forward in protecting talent in the evolving world of A.I. in gaming. Read More: https://lnkd.in/d8SCTNSn #Gamingindustry #Lightspeed #Sagaftra

🚀 Exciting Insights from Our Founder, Luke Trimby! 👨💼 We are proud to share Luke's recent interview with Gaming Eminence, where he dives into his journey of launching Lukas Tech Ltd. Driven by a passion to build a sustainable business and leverage his expertise in front-end development, Luke discusses our early successes, like securing a major contract, and emphasizes the power of collaboration and mentorship. Check out Luke's post for more on our vision to innovate and challenge the #iGaming space! 💪 #TechInnovation #Leadership #SoftwareConsultancy #iGamingIndustry #Software #Consultancy #FrontEndDevelopment #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #iGaming

Bull markets come and go, but #Web3Gaming has consistently been one of the most active sectors in the space! Let's take a look at how Chainsight can supercharge data pipelines for web3 games! 🌐 Procedural World Generation Pipelines In-game and #metaverse worlds can use Chainsight to construct data pipelines that monitor certain events/data sources and trigger changes in the world. The exact data points to monitor in the generation is entirely on you as the game developer. Chainsight itself can support any public data source whether from web2 or web3. 💰 Pricing of in-game loot boxes, inventories, general asset collections The same logic of index feeds demonstrated by Chainsight 20 applies to the creation of in-game collections of assets. An example of this is player inventories that are dynamically priced according to the individual in-game assets collected. Chainsight 20: https://lnkd.in/gMHfqxWV 🎮 Game asset interoperability Chainsight uses the same chain-key cryptography standard that enables #ICP to have 1:1 twins of #Bitcoin on the ICP network without the need for wrapping. The same can be applied to enable interoperability of in-game assets between chains. Are you a game developer or game studio looking to improve the way you work with data and take your games to the next level? Reach out to us here or on X @Chainsight_ and we'll help get you set up!

We recently surveyed 2,000 Gen Z adults in the US and UK to understand their financial behaviours and attitudes ⭐ What did we discover? Gen Z are the reward(ed) generation! 🏆 Some key findings: • 91% are interested in the idea of earning money by using apps and playing games! • A huge 70% expect to earn rewards while using apps and playing games • Four in five (86%) believe cashback and loyalty rewards are an important part of making a purchase Read the full white paper below for more insights on rewards, as well as financial security and education: https://lnkd.in/gdq5Vg3Y #GamesIndustry #GenZ #Fintech #Rewards

Explore the latest #tech, media and gaming #compensation data. Access the top #rewards and #pay trends that organizations like yours are facing, and get expert insights into your approach for 2025. https://ow.ly/2ETp50TAuwZ #BeyondData

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We're releasing all the data from the #workshops we held earlier this year to build Scotland's National Games Strategy. I'll be breaking it down, prioritising it and using that to create the recommendations for the final action plan. We have 11 topics from What are games and where do we fit (sounds simple, but it's SUPER important) to funding, finance, education (that's a biggie) and more. Follow along and make sure you're a part of this. #ScotlandsGamesStrategy #games #Scotland #videogames #ecosystem #data

#gdc2024 is flying by, but here are some key points so far: ✅ The emphasis on enriching "the player experience" has never been greater. However, the majority of studios either lack critical player data needed to inform development or lack the expertise to transform this data into actionable strategies. ✅ While large studios focus on tried-and-true games and IP, independent developers are embracing innovation and taking big swings with fresh, inventive concepts. ✅ Nexon America MapleStory Universe is leading the charge for gaming adoption in Web3. ✅ The struggle to allocate research resources effectively is becoming increasingly acute. Competing priorities are reshaping studios' abilities to make confident, data-driven decisions. ✅ The importance of making a high-quality game easily discoverable is as crucial as the game's quality itself. ✅ Epic Games Store will be the first multiplatform game store when it launches on iOS and Android this year. ✅ The limitations of relying solely on behavioral data and established archetypes are becoming increasingly clear. Such dependency curbs creative freedom and limits the ability to introduce groundbreaking changes in game design. Our team is in San Francisco through Friday. If you'd like to learn about how player psychology can impact your concept or live game, email talkto@solsten.io or stop by our booth (SU8)

#UseCase | Betting on innovation: next-level identity verification in the gaming industry. 🎲✨ 🔵New user registration in under 10 seconds 🔵Quick access with biometrics 🔵Automatic age verification 🔵Fraud protection Discover in our use case how to offer a user experience with maximum security and minimal friction in #gambling & #gaming.