Unearthed Arcana: Traps Breakdown
This week’s Unearthed Arcana comes to us from the office of Mearls, Crawford, and the Mon Calamari Admiralty. These rules expand on the trap rules found in the DMG, with considerably more guidance for...
View ArticleA New Collection of Homebrewed Content
It's been a long time since my original "Fire Hose of Homebrewed Content" collection, so today I've collected links to a whole lot of blogs that have posted useful game content for free in the past few...
View ArticleEleven Different Factions
Factions are groups within a fictional universe that are vying for control. This control can be a thing of politics, religion, magic, or other ideology. Some factions tend to get along, while others...
View ArticleClass Concepts Part 1: The Strength Based Magic Users (“The Strength Mage”)
Class Concepts Part 1: The Strength Based Magic Users “The Strength Mage” By: Jesse C Cohoon Class Concepts are a multi-part series on ideas that seem to have escaped many of the game designer’s...
View ArticleClass Concepts Part 2: The Patternist “The Weaver Witches”
Class Concepts Part 2: The Patternist “The Weaver Witches” By: Jesse C Cohoon Class Concepts are a multi-part series on ideas that seem to have escaped many of the game designer’s ideologies when...
View ArticleDungeoneer Background (D&D 5e) for Yawning Portal
In the past, I’ve looked at creating variant backgrounds such as the Castaway and Explorer for the Sailor and the Fortune Teller for the Charlatan. This week on the Campaign Trail I thought I’d look at...
View ArticleClass Concepts Part 2: The Patternist “The Weaver Witches” Part 2
Class Concepts Part 2: The Patternist “The Weaver Witches” Part 2 By: Jesse C Cohoon Class Concepts are a multi-part series on ideas that seem to have escaped many of the game designer’s ideologies...
View ArticleMonsters & Hazards for a D&D 5e Arctic Adventure
Aquatic | Arctic | Cave or Underground | Desert | Forest | Grassland | Jungle | Mountain | Swamp Are your adventurers freezing to death on their way to a frozen temple? Did your party just escape a...
View ArticleThe Cold Gate Clan
(Author’s note: I know I promised more on pollution next time, but was wanting to give the topic a break. There will be another article on the topic at some later point, maybe even next week. In the...
View ArticleTribality Publishing – Through Their Own Eyes
We have a new publication on DriveThruRPG today. This is the twelfth product we have released: Through Their Own Eyes written by Brandes Stoddard. The races of fantasy are more than funny-shaped...
View ArticleUnlocking The Mysteries of The Ways
(Author’s note, just because this article repeatedly cites locations on the earth, does not necessarily mean that these concepts aren’t applicable to other campaign settings, or could not be a campaign...
View ArticleTOMB OF ANNIHILATION Preview – Next D&D Storyline
During the Stream of Annilhilation event this weekend in Seattle, Wizards of the Coast announced Tomb of Annilihation, the new storyline for Dungeons & Dragons which will be out in stores this...
View ArticleXanathar’s Guide to Everything – Preview
During the Stream of Annilhilation event this weekend in Seattle, Wizards of the Coast announced Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, a new sourcebook which will be out in stores this fall. Xanathar’s Guide...
View ArticleThe Storm of Time
One moment we were in a raging storm that tossed our Brigantine about as if it were a nothing but a twig, hanging onto whatever we could find purchase on to avoid being swept overboard. The next moment...
View Article5 Ways to Save Your Campaign from Summer Vacation
This week on the Campaign Trail, I’m looking at vacations and how to make sure your campaign survives the summer months. Summer is awesome, but it can create challenges to running your scheduled...
View ArticleWays To Use Ships As A Dungeon Part 1
Ships as dungeons is an interesting challenge because they are mobile, limited in size, and waterborne. Expanding some definitions, however, can lead to a variety of possibilities you may not have...
View ArticleAlternate Fey Courts
A few conversations about my series on the fey reminded me that there were more articles I wanted to write, so this week I’m taking a break from talking about the monk. D&D divides the fey into...
View ArticleWays to Use Ships as a Dungeon, Part 2
Last time we talked about ways a ship can be used as a dungeon. Let’s expand the topic and talk ship purposes, ship related plots, and ship quirks. Enjoy! Six Ship Purposes First, consider why the...
View ArticleUsing Ships as a Dungeon, Part 3
Last time we examined ship purposes, ship based plots, and ship quirks. This time we’ll look at the different parts of the ship, a ship template, and water hazard examples. Ship Related Words Abaft:...
View ArticleWhat we can learn from the MegaMan Series
Author’s note: To get the most nostalgia out of this article, go to youtube and find your favorite megaman music to play while reading this article. Megaman is one of Capcom’s most iconic properties,...
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