MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT & Feb 2026 Update
22 days ago
– Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 09:22:57 AM
Hi Everyone,
Oh boy, do we have some news for you. We'll start off with the massive announcement:
MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT:
PalaeoGames has partnered with Wizards of the Coast to bring Dr Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs to D&D Beyond.
Starting next month, you'll be able to completely integrate all of your favourite dinosaur-themed gameplay with your characters and campaigns in D&D Beyond. This isn't just a simple port to the platform. We've totally remastered the entire book, fully converting it to the 2024 version of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition with the help of Wizards of the Coast themselves.
You'll be able to use our maps, tokens, creature stat blocks, character customisation - everything - all seamless integrated for the smoothest experience possible. To say that we are excited for this is a massive understatement. It has been a huge amount of work to get it done, but will be well worth it.
You'll also find an exclusive subclass in the D&D Beyond version: the Bonesmith Fighter. This is a replacement for the Bonesculptor Artificer and shares many of the same vibes and themes, but is significantly more combat orientated. To pre-emptively answer some of your questions about the Bonesmith: It functions similarly to the Bonesculptor outside of combat (with crafting and having a Construct of Flesh) but plays very differently in combat. It is much more melee-focused and has a pool of specific spells to use. You can do some pretty powerful stuff, like replace one of your attacks with a casting of a Bonesmith spell to deal absolutely disgusting burst damage.
More news will follow about all of this later.
Feb Update:
February has been, unfortunately, a pretty harrowing month for us. The UK had the wettest January on record, and February was also extreme in its weather, with four back-to-back named storms battering the Southwest. Sadly, our we had to have emergency building repairs, as our roof did not survive the storms, and we had to vacate the property for about three weeks in total. Not a fun or cheap time at all.
Nevertheless, the rest of our team has fared much better and had a very productive month. Elly, our book designer, has been hard at work beavering away on constructing more and more pages. Below are some more examples. Again, these are works-in-progress and subject to change. Please do also let us know if you spot any errors!
There are just a few sample pages from the book, including showing off some new bits that we've not told people about. For example, Moutougezi is one of our Ultra-Gigantic beasts in the Skull Island chapter. Moutougezi is unusual in that it is the smallest Ultra-Gigantic beast and is a modified Yi. More of these will follow in future updates!
That's all for now.
All the best,
Dr Barling