Top 8 ways to make prophecies more powerful in your games
Prophecy is a classic way to kick off the plot for any campaign setting, whether the PCs are the subject of the prophecy or the BBEG is. It can also show up as something that is constantly in the...
View ArticleXanathar’s Guide to Everything – Preview Updated
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything will be out in November, but we’re seeing lots of previews this week, so I thought I would update our previews page with all of the new stuff that has come in. Back in...
View ArticleFey-Touched Backgrounds, Part One
A few readers asked for fey-touched Backgrounds as part of my series on the fey (which will eventually be stitched together into a PDF that you can buy with real money, no fools’-gold need apply). I’ll...
View ArticleRunning Tomb of Annihilation in Eberron’s Xen’drik
I reviewed Tomb of Annihilation earlier this month and even before I read the book I wanted to run this adventure in Eberron. When Princes of the Apocalypse was released back in 2015, it contained an...
View ArticleMore Ideas from our Solar System
Inspiration can be gathered from looking at the larger planets in our solar system as locations to visit in your games. If you don’t want to modify your own world too much, you could have the PCs visit...
View ArticleI was Travelling the Planes and I Found Dragons, Part 3
Previously I’ve been making lots of benevolent dragons, so this time I’ve had a go at making an evil dragon for the PCs to kill. Rusting fiends. Native to the infernal battlefield of Acheron, they are...
View ArticleTop 30 Ways of Using Plants and Plant Parts in Your Game – Part 1
(Author’s note: this was a thought experiment to see how plants and plant parts that are used in everyday life could be incorporated into a game. This is part 1 of 3) A world’s flora can add interest...
View ArticleRPG plots inspired by 3 Movies
To embrace Tribality’s third birthday we shall take the theme of 3, by looking at 3 films, and discuss different takes on them to build an RPG plot. Movie : DIE HARD : 1st of the series, IMDB – ‘John...
View ArticleTop 30 ways of using plants and plant parts in your game Part 2
(Author’s note: this was a thought experiment to see how plants and plant parts that are used in everyday life could be incorporated into a game. This is part 2 of 3) PART 1 A world’s flora can add...
View ArticleUnearthed Arcana: Fiendish Options Breakdown
I don’t know about you, but my September 2017 felt like one of the longest months of my life – so it feels like it’s been ages since the last Unearthed Arcana came out. Today, however, we get a...
View ArticleHalloween Roundup 2017
Halloween is just a few weeks away. Here’s an update of the Halloween round-up for 2017, now with even more Halloween related RPG links including monsters, adventures, music, tips and more. MONSTERS 10...
View ArticleFur and Fangs – Lycanthrope NPC’s
This article will give you some ideas on how make interesting Lycanthrope NPC’s in your games. What is a Lycanthrope for the context of RPG’s? Lycanthropes are humans (and other species) who can change...
View ArticleNot Feeling the Inspiration? 3 Alternatives for D&D Fifth Edition
We’re getting near the end of October and Tribality’s Triversary celebration is almost complete. Before the month ends, I wanted to embrace Tribality’s third birthday by looking at three alternatives...
View ArticleHair and Howls – Lycanthrope Player Characters
There are many ways you can use Lycanthropes, shape shifters influenced by the moon(s) in your games as Player characters. Here are some questions to run through to help you define Lycanthropes in your...
View ArticleTop ways to terrify your players, Part 1
(Author’s note: I thought I’d take a break from my “Plants” series to give a series on the tropes in horror, as it’s appropriate for Halloween. Enjoy) What do the Castlevania series, Friday the 13th...
View ArticleRunning a Kids on Bikes One-Shot Adventure
Since the release of Stranger Things back in July 2016, the Kids on Bikes sub-genre of sci-fi/horror, is pedaling at full speed! This sub-genre was first popularized back in the 80s through the works...
View ArticleFey-Touched Backgrounds, Part Two
In the last article, I created Backgrounds for those who had been Captives of the fey, and Changelings who had been left behind by the fey. (Not to be confused with Eberron’s doppelganger-like race.)...
View ArticleTop ways to terrify your players, Part 2
(Author’s note: I thought I’d take a break from my “Plants” series to give a series on the tropes in horror, as it’s appropriate for Halloween. Enjoy) What do the Resident Evil games, ‘Saw’ franchise,...
View ArticleFast as Lightning – The Flash Campaign
You’ve seen the series, now let’s talk about how to make a RPG campaign based on The Flash! There are a few elements you will need to make decisions on. These elements will help you get things started...
View ArticleTop ways to terrify your players, Part 3
(Author’s note: I thought I’d take a break from my “Plants” series to give a series on the tropes in horror, as it’s appropriate for Halloween. Enjoy) What does the ‘Last of Us’ video game, ‘Paranormal...
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