Monster by Type and Official Conversion Guide for D&D 5e!
In this month’s Sage Advice column, Jeremy Crawford offers a couple new documents for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons and summarizes some of the resources already available. Specifically we get...
View ArticleThe Host – Infested Creatures for 5th edition
Inhuman creatures from other dimensions are classic horror tropes. As are temptations of power that encourage the protagonists to walk the line between good and evil. The Host are inspired by the...
View ArticlePlayable Halloween Monster Races for D&D 5th Edition – Part 2
Are you looking to run a Halloween one-shot? This week on the Campaign Trail you’ll find another batch of homebrew monsters to create evil, overpowered PCs to go with the 3 from last week. Crawling an...
View ArticleHalloween Roundup 2015 – Updated
Halloween is just days away. Here’s an update of the Halloween round-up I wrote last year, now with even more Halloween related RPG links including monsters, adventures, music, tips and more. MONSTERS...
View ArticleNovel Inspiration: Sendrians for 5th edition.
Sendrians are a sea lion-like sentient species from the Star Wars Expanded Universe (SWEU). An aquatic parallel to the centaur, the sendrians have a humanoid torso connected to a sea lion’s lower body....
View ArticleIn Defense of Skill Challenges
This article was referenced recently on the Talking TableTop podcast and originally appeared on www.gameschangelives.com. I’ve overhauled the original 4th ed version for 5th edition to showcase the...
View ArticleHorrors of the Aboleth: Protoaboleth
I love the aboleth. As a villain for aquatic campaigns there are few better, but when building up to an epic invasion or major climax there are few creatures easily accessible to the DM. Below is the...
View ArticleTribal Knowledge: Sculpting a Boss Fight
I’m taking a week off from the history of the Ranger class to talk about encounter design, an under-appreciated art within the broader work of game-running. Tabletop games, like video games, have long...
View ArticleWerewolf Prestige Class for D&D 5e
Prestige classes were introduced in third edition as a further means of individualizing a character. In an Unearthered Arcana article introduced playtest material for us to create Prestige Classes for...
View ArticleNew 5e Feats – Advanced Healer, Martial Arts Training, Survivalist
One of my favorite parts about 5th edition is the incorporation of soft-multiclassing feats which allow players to create a variety of themes without watering down their core class. One of my least...
View ArticleNovel Inspiration: Kaminoans for 5th edition
The kaminoan species in the Star Wars universe played an integral role in the fall of the Galactic Republic and rise of the Empire. The victims of a near-genocidal flood after their planet’s...
View ArticleAdventure Time for D&D 5e – Part 1: Species
Back in 2014, I ran a 4th edition D&D game set in the world of Adventure Time. I used a fantastic Adventure Time homebrew mod of D&D 4e, by Bloodghost, to run the game. After writing about...
View ArticleAdventure Time for D&D 5e – Part 2: Classes
Back in 2014, I ran a 4th edition D&D game set in Adventure Time‘s Land of Ooo. I used a fantastic Adventure Time homebrew mod of D&D 4e, by Bloodghost, to run the game. Last week I wrote about...
View ArticleChristmas Themed Adventures – 2015 Update
When I went looking for a Yule/Holiday/Christmas one-shot adventure, I was surprised to see there wasn’t a ton of content out there. Here is the list of what I was able to find, updated with some new...
View ArticleAquatic Allies: Karkinoi (aka What Makes a Race?)
There are a number of excellent blogs and podcasts about creating campaign worlds, from our own Shawn Ellsworth’s World Building series, to James Introcaso’s World Builder blog, and the Dungeon...
View ArticleAdventure Time for D&D 5e – Part 3: Alignment, Feats, Weapons & Equipment
Back in 2014, I ran a 4th edition D&D game set in the world of Adventure Time. I used a fantastic Adventure Time homebrew mod of D&D 4e, by Bloodghost, to run the game. After writing about...
View ArticleWaking the Dead; Reanimators for 5e Alchemists
The Reanimator is an archetype for the Alchemist class and is one of eight traditions, including Metamoporhs, Poisoners, Artificers, Irezumi, Pyromancers, Herbwardens, and more. You’ll need the core...
View ArticleAdventure Time for D&D 5e – Part 4: Magic Items & Spells
Back in 2014, I ran a 4th edition D&D game set in the world of Adventure Time. I used a fantastic Adventure Time homebrew mod of D&D 4e, by Bloodghost, to run the game. Last week I wrote about...
View ArticleErrata for the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Like the Player’s Handbook back in June, we now get errata for the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master’s Guide for people who rushed out to get the books. Recent books are already fixed and have the...
View ArticleFaerie Tales: Naiads, Pixies, and Sprites for 5e
A dear friend of mine asked me to run a 5e adventure for his kids over the holiday. It will be their first official D&D game, though since their dad is a video game designer they are more than...
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