Exploring the Entertainer Background
The Entertainer background gives players an opportunity to bring their love to roleplaying and acting deeper into the game, and have their character do the same. Any character with the entertainer...
View ArticleFive Magic Items for the Circle of the Moon
Way back in that Twitter thread, I talked about the function of totems as 4e magic items. I suggested that they could be intended for druids, especially the Circle of the Moon, and might boost the...
View ArticleDMs Guild Review: Kakobear
Art by Davis Lodzins Written by Green Bird RPGS (Richard Thompson and Davis Lodzins) Illustrated by Davis Lodzins DM Experience: Competent Player Experience: Advanced Beginner Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you’re...
View ArticleExploring the Folk Hero Background
Stories are filled with heroes from humble origins, and each culture spins its own version of the story. In Dungeons & Dragons, the world is often filled with larger than life heroes battling epic...
View ArticleFive Magic Items to Inspire Player Creativity
Magic items are a huge part of any Dungeons & Dragons game. Players love getting them. DMs love giving them. They are a more tangible reward from a party’s adventuring than a sack of gold coins...
View ArticleExploring the Guild Artisan Background
The guild artisan background is one of the oddball backgrounds to me. Nothing about it really speaks to the character’s future life of adventure, but maybe that’s what makes it so interesting. It gives...
View ArticleMysterious Mindflayer Machinations P1
The Mindflayer, or Illithid is a creature that is from the Far Realm, though some have posited that they are actually from the future. Regardless of the truth, they are a race that uses Spell Jamming...
View ArticleExploring the Hermit Background
With some irony as we all become hermits of a sort, we will be looking at the hermit background this week. Hermits offer an opportunity to craft a very compelling personal quest – something that is so...
View ArticleWhat Game Designers Can Learn from MMORPG Animes
There are quite a few VMMORPG (Virtual Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) animes out there. Each one of the games has its premise, world, and situations. A few notable examples are: SAO...
View ArticleExploring the Noble Background
Exploring the Noble Background In a standard Dungeons and Dragons world, society is stratified by class that is largely determined by blood. In medieval Europe, the nobility was a very tiny portion of...
View ArticleSeas of Vodari Now Available on DriveThru RPG
The Seas of Vodari is a 268-page book that provides fifth edition material for both gamemasters and players to enjoy a single adventure or an entire campaign full of swashbuckling action and magical...
View ArticleNew Player Character Race: “Dog”
Author’s note: This is a stab at making a tongue-in-cheek character race, but also trying to look at things realistically. New Playable Character Race: Dog Size: Tiny to medium 6” – 44” Speed: 20 – 50...
View ArticleExploring the Outlander Background
The outlander background in 5e fills the role of the person who lived outside of civilization, who have been to the very extremes of the world and seen wonders that no city dweller could dream of. This...
View ArticleD&D Remote – Stay at Home. Play at Home.
In an effort to support people continuing to play D&D during the COVID-19 pandemic (a game that is played around a table in person for many), Wizards of the Coast have been giving away free content...
View ArticleFive Aspects of an Authentic D&D Character
In tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, players create their own characters and Dungeon Masters create dozens of NPCs to populate the world. That can be a daunting task, especially...
View ArticleCreating a Pandemic for Your Game
With the COVID-19 pandemic continually in the news, I thought that it would be appropriate for us to look at how a worldwide pandemic might look like in a fantasy setting. Let’s define a pandemic as...
View ArticleExploring the Sage Background
The Sage background in 5e is one of my favorites. It gives you access to a couple of knowledge skills and some extra languages, but what makes the sage background so exciting is the Researcher feature....
View Article“Shadow Pact” for the Endless Dark Patron
Riddle: It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter....
View ArticleExploring the Sailor Background
Hellooooo, sailor (background)! The sailor background for 5e is a fun option, offering two useful skills and a great feature to find safe passage on a ship whenever needed. Your mileage may vary based...
View ArticleWay of the Pugilist – Monk Tradition for D&D 5e
Monks channel ki, the magical energy that flows through all living bodies. In combination with martial training, ki can be harnessed to far exceed the capabilities of their physical body. I thought it...
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