Find Your Party: D&D Partners with StartPlaying for 50th Anniversary Play Events (2024)

One of the biggest hurdles in playing Dungeons & Dragons is finding other adventurers to roll dice with. This year, we’re partnering with StartPlaying to make it easier than ever to join others at the table, and we’re kicking off this partnership with the free release of the one-shot adventure Descent Into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth.

Below, you’ll get a closer look at StartPlaying, as well as the free adventure you can claim and play starting March 26.

• StartPlaying is an Online TTRPG Game Finder
• How to Get Started on StartPlaying
• Jump into Play with Descent Into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

StartPlaying is an Online TTRPG Game Finder

Artist: DOMENICO CAVA

StartPlaying is the largest platform for finding tabletop roleplaying games run by professional Dungeon Masters. To help us celebrate our gold anniversary, StartPlaying will be hosting special D&D play events throughout the year.

Starting March 26, you’ll find DMs on StartPlaying running Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, the first in our series of free adventures based on D&D classics.

How to Get Started on StartPlaying

To find a game to join, navigate to the site’s game listings. There, you can filter through listings by such things as when sessions are run, how long they’re expected to last, and even the cost per session.

When you find a game you like, you can click through to its game page, where you can learn more about the adventure, the Dungeon Master running it, character creation, and more.

You’ll need a StartPlaying account to apply for a game. DMs will have their own methods for evaluating players and may lead a session 0. If you want to try out the platform, use this referral link for $10 off your first game.*

* The above offer is managed by StartPlaying (a partner of Wizards of the Coast) and is not controlled by Wizards in any way. We cannot guarantee its availability. For details on how to redeem that offer or any other questions you may have about the StartPlaying service, please reach out to StartPlaying.

Jump into Play with Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

Delve into the former lair of the legendary archmage Iggwilv the Witch Queen, survive the enemies and traps that await you, and claim your fortune of new magic items in Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth! This adventure for 9th-level characters can be completed in a single play session.

Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth will be free to claim with your D&D Beyond account starting March 26. It is an adaptation of a Gary Gygax original that has been updated and will appear in the upcoming adventure anthology Quests from the Infinite Staircase. It comes with optional tournament-style rules just like the original, so you can see how your party measures up against other playgroups!

The adventure will be ready for play in Maps—a D&D Beyond VTT—and include pregenerated characters so you can hop into a game with little preparation. We’ll have more information to share, including how to claim this adventure, on March 26!

Early Play at Gary Con and PAX East

Fans who join us at Gary Con and PAX East will have an opportunity to play Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth before its official release. You’ll have the opportunity to experience the adventure in a competitive tournament setting or a casual setting. Those who score well in tournament play will win fabulous prizes!

More to Come During D&D’s 50th Anniversary

We’re looking forward to an exciting year of play events, adventure releases, and more to celebrate . We hope that you will join us in playing Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, whether that’s online, at your local game store, or at home, and share how well your party fared in Iggwilv’s abandoned lair!

Michael Galvis (@michaelgalvis) is a tabletop content producer for D&D Beyond. He is a longtime Dungeon Master who enjoys horror films and all things fantasy and sci-fi. When he isn’t in the DM’s seat or rolling dice as his anxious halfling sorcerer, he’s playing League of Legends and Magic: The Gathering with his partners. They live together in Los Angeles with their adorable dogs, Quentin and Eliot.