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Wizards of the Coast reversed their decision to remove 5E character sheets from D&d Beyond after player backlash. The D&d community's advocacy led to maintaining options for building character and showing company responsiveness. Wizards of the Coast's continued reception to player voices is encouraging for the development of Dungeons & Dragons.

Last week, Wizards of the Coasts planned removal of 5E character sheets from D&D Beyond was a major topic of discussion for my Dungeons & Dragons group. Though we werent going to be directly impacted we use Roll20 to avoid issues like this we were sympathetic to the many players who were afraid of losing their characters. After all, just because Dungeons & Dragons is coming out with a new edition, doesnt mean every playgroup will be immediately abandoning their fifth edition (5E) games.

Plenty of players still enjoy 5E, and some likely dont want to interrupt their...

This Army of the Dead article contains spoilers.

Zack Snyder’s return to the zombie genre that made him an A-list blockbuster director back in 2004 is as outrageous as you’d expect. While Army of the Dead‘s “heist inside a zombie quarantine zone” flick is actually a pretty straightforward affair in terms of the plot, there are quite a few things Snyder does with his undead baddies that have never really been done on-screen before.

Some things are more overt than others, such as the smart “alpha” zombies that can have sex and reproduce, which means they no longer have to bite human victims to grow their numbers. They can simply make more zombies the old-fashioned way to build out their “kingdom.” Add the fact that alphas can also ride horses, put on armor, carry weapons, and even communicate with each other, and you’ve got a pretty unique...