How to run a Circus in Your Game
(Author’s note: One of my article readers suggested looking at Ravenloft’s Carnival, which I did, and expanded the article in certain places. Hopefully, you’ll like the expanded ideas contained herein)...
View ArticlePlane Shift: Amonkhet Breakdown
James Wyatt recently released the fourth conversion of a Magic: the Gathering setting to D&D 5e. Amonkhet is an Egyptian-inspired dark fantasy setting, which James describes in the Introduction as...
View ArticleHow to Run a Circus in Your Game: Part 2
(Author’s note: Last time some of the commenters pointed out that they wanted to see a bit more of the how it should be ran. This article continues the thought process of the last article digging into...
View ArticleHow to run a circus in your game part 3
Last time we talked about the travel, finding locations, time needed to set up the circus, battles within the circus, sound in the circus, and circus games and rides, as well as circus food. This time...
View ArticleHow to Run a Circus in your Game, Part 4
(Author’s note: unless someone tells me about a subject that I missed, this will be the last article of this series. Also, keep an eye out for the many links in this article. Enjoy!) Last time we...
View ArticleResiduum and D&D 5th Edition – Enchanting and Disenchanting Magic Items
Oil, water, gems and metals are some of the most precious resources in our world – creating immense wealth for those who possess them. Crimes are committed, the environment is destroyed and even wars...
View ArticleI Was Travelling the Planes and I Found Dragons
Hello and welcome to the first planar dragons article. This article is planned as the first of a series. In this post I’m presenting the 5e stats for adamantine dragons. Please leave comments below on...
View ArticleOne Dozen Ways to Make Familiars More Memorable
Before we begin let’s define what a familiar is. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a familiar is: a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person According to...
View ArticleDealing With Difficult Topics in RPGs
(Author’s note: this article will be a bit different than the ones that I have written in the past because it is explicitly aimed at the group dynamic, not the ones running the game per se. Also,...
View ArticleUsing Tokens in Your Game Part 1
What do Presto’s magic cap1, “Dollar Bill’s” sword necklace2, Linus’ blanket3, the rogue’s lucky dice, and your lucky rabbit’s foot keychain all have in common? They’re symbols of a characters...
View ArticleWotC Sage Advice – Rules References: August 2017
There is a new Sage Advice article on the Wizards of the Coast D&D website by Jeremy Crawford. “We’ve prepared an updated Sage Advice Compendium, errata for a few books, and new lists of monsters...
View ArticleWant volcano with it?
Volcanoes are part of the natural world, but rarely used in games. Using a volcano in your game should involve an ongoing series of events that lead up to the volcano bursting and changing the area...
View ArticleI Was Travelling the Planes and I Found Dragons, Part 2
Hi again. This time we are looking at the Elysian Dragon, one that is often looked down upon by other dragons. Is their reputation as alcoholics deserved? You be the judge. Drunks. Elysian dragons are...
View ArticleUsing Tokens in Your Game, Part 2
What do the Shovel Knight’s magical shovel1, “Scrooge McDuck’s” lucky dime2, Thom Merlin’s colorful cape3, the barbarian’s totem, and your lucky “get laid” underwear all have in common? They’re symbols...
View ArticleMystic College
Many gamers and fans of fantasy have talked about playing a game based on Harry Potter. Here is how I’ve done it in the past. Premise – Characters start as young kids and go through school at a...
View ArticleWays of Using Sounds in Your Tabletop RPG
(Author’s note: I am not affiliated with, nor do I own any of the products I am providing reviews for. All product information is adapted from their respective websites) Before we begin, we need to...
View ArticleUnearthed Arcana – Eladrin and Gith
In case you missed it earlier today, it’s time for September’s Unearthed Arcana. This month we get two new race options in a three-page PDF, the gith and the eladrin (which we first saw as an example...
View ArticleUA Race Options: Eladrin and Gith Breakdown
It’s the first non-holiday Monday in the month, so Unearthed Arcana is back with a new article. This time, Mearls and Crawford bring us one elf subrace, the Eladrin; and the gith race with its two...
View ArticleMystic College Returns
Here are some more ways to flesh out a Harry Potter – Mystic College inspired campaign… Join in – The players need to be involved in order for this campaign to work, they need find reasons for their...
View ArticleTop 8 Tips for running a Western Style Game
(Author’s note: I have a free self-published book, P5 Westerns: People, Places, Powers, Possessions, Powers, & Plot. If you would like a more in depth breakdown, feel free to contact me and I’ll...
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