Ketchup on sourcing the table -Cooperative Gaming
One way to make games spontaneous and thriving is to draw upon ideas of the whole group. Examples are provided below to inspire a more cooperative style in your games. Sourcing the table does not have...
View ArticleI was Traveling the Planes and I Found Dragons Part 4
Now for my second evil dragon, be warned this creature is on par with the tarrasque. Elemental fury. A pyroclastic dragon is an uncontrollable force of nature at its heart, embodying living fire and...
View ArticleTop 30 ways of using plants and plant parts in your game Part 3
A world’s flora can add interest to a world by giving adventure, depth, and flavor to the world. Unfortunately, it can be far too easy to bypass this detail in your gaming world by excluding how...
View ArticleUnearthed Arcana: Elf Subraces Breakdown
In keeping with the time-honored traditions of D&D, this week’s Unearthed Arcana brings us four more of the Baskin Robbins Thirty-One Flavors of Elf. Yes, I know that we have the good Professor to...
View ArticleMaking the most out of Bloodlines
In D&D there are a variety of bloodlines that a character can develop various powers, be they wizardly, warlock, or sorcerous in nature, but for the most part they are simply a background that...
View ArticleTop Reasons Why Someone Might be Unlucky or Cursed
Being cursed or just plain unlucky sucks, we get it. But what if there were more than simple luck or a reason behind the reason why we are? This is a list of some reasons why someone is cursed or has...
View ArticleMaking the most out of Barbarian Rage Part 1
D&D (and other such games) have taken the idea of the real life and mythology of the berserker and turned it into the barbarian class that we know and love in the game but for the most part they...
View ArticleChristmas Themed Adventures
A couple of years ago, I went looking for a Yule/Holiday/Christmas one-shot adventures. I was surprised to see there wasn’t a ton of content out there, but there is still plenty of good stuff. Here is...
View ArticleMaking the most of Barbarian Rage, P2
D&D (and other such games) have taken the idea of the real life and mythology of the berserker and turned it into the barbarian class that we know and love in the game but for the most part they...
View ArticleDefender Traits for NPCs
When I first saw monster stat blocks in the D&D Next playtest, and again upon the release of the Monster Manual, I was surprised at how much of a return to 2e-and-earlier form they resembled. They...
View ArticleEncounters in the Savage Jungles Review
Encounters in the Savage Jungles is a hefty (80-page) PDF, released on the DM’s Guild as a supplement to Tomb of Annihilation (or any other jungle content) for $6.95. It’s a collection of 38 encounters...
View ArticleUsing Security More Effectively Your Games
(Author’s note: The reason why I use the term “security officer” in this article, vs. a “security guard” is simple. Officers think on their feet, and can use their training to adapt to changeable...
View ArticleUsing Art in Your Games Part 1
(Author’s Note: I just got a job at the Art Institute of Chicago as a security officer. There’s LOTS there, and starting with this piece, you’ll often find me writing on art, because there is a ton to...
View ArticlePlane Shift: Ixalan Breakdown
Last week, just as January’s Unearthed Arcana dropped, we also got a new Plane Shift from James Wyatt titled Plane Shift: Ixalan. Now, I come in knowing precisely nothing about Ixalan, beyond guessing...
View ArticleI Was Traveling the Planes and I Found Dragons, Part 5
This time I’m doing Radiant dragons, one of the three dragons released for the Spelljammer setting. This is in response to a commenter’s request. Asteroid lairs. Radiant dragons prefer to lair in the...
View ArticleUsing Security More Effectively in Your Games Part 2
Last time we covered the distinction between security officers and the police, and why the distinction is necessary in a game, how security officer’s professionalism, technology/ magic, and crowd...
View ArticleDeadly Delves: Reign of Ruin Review
Part of developing the market around third-party 5e products is broadening the review base, so that potential buyers have something to go on. With that long-term self-interest at heart, then, I’m...
View ArticleChanging Monsters in Your Game
According to this article on Searching for magic [Monsters] are an opportunity to spin your game into something your group will love to play in… [they] are a [starting] place to build your world into...
View Article5 Groundhog Day Ideas for Your D&D Game
Groundhog Day is a tradition celebrated in the both the United States and Canada on February 2nd. The roots of this day come from a Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its...
View ArticleMordenkainen’s Tome of Foes for D&D 5e – Coming in May
We’re a month into 2018 and we hadn’t heard anything about the 2018 books since back in November at Gamehole 2017. Back then, we learned 3 books were coming out in 2018 codenamed Marathon, Broadway and...
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