Character death is NOT the end
(Author’s note: Sorry about this being late. I had some things to catch up on some things. I will be back to my Monday schedule next week) One of the things that players often go out of their way to...
View ArticleXanathar’s Guide Breakdown, Part Seven
Hey, it’s Part Seven and we’re finally out of Chapter One! I expect Chapter Two to go a good bit faster, as we get into optional rules modules and suggested handling for unusual cases. Still, there’s a...
View ArticleMaking the Most out of Barbarian Rage Part 3
In 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 ArticleUnearthed Arcana: Into the Wild Breakdown
This month’s Unearthed Arcana takes us on a journey. That’s the, um, topic. Journeys? Anyway, this is a rules module for when hour-by-hour wandering through a wilderness region isn’t right for the...
View ArticleAction Points Revisited – Hero & Villain Points (5e)
Back in October, I looked at three alternatives to Inspiration for D&D Fifth Edition. One of the three alternatives I looked at was Action Points (or Hero Points). This week on the Campaign Trail,...
View Article22 Unusual Dwarf Types
Dwarves in popular culture are often depicted as being these dour, bearded, short and squat creatures who excel in mining gems and precious metals from the earth, have a great fondness of drink, are...
View ArticleCreatures of Vathis: Volume One Kickstarter
Starcalled Studios LLC has launched their second Kickstarter campaign. The campaign to fund a first print run of Creatures of Vathis: Volume One, a bestiary with statistics and descriptions for both...
View Article23 Types of Elves
What is considered to be an elf/elvish varies widely by culture, time, and setting. Elves can show up as everything from the Tolkien-esque to creatures others would identify as trolls. Here are...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Barbarian Rage, Part 4
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 ArticleModern Horror vs Phantom Menace
Today we start a trilogy of movie total conversions into modern supernatural horror. The Phantom Menace Internet Movie Database – ‘Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come...
View ArticleUsing Scars in Your Game
An old, heavily scarred grizzled war veteran stands menacingly before you in heavily battered armor wielding an axe. These scars tell the story of his many battles. The outline of a wickedly clawed...
View ArticleNAVAL COMBAT for D&D 5e Released
NAVAL COMBAT (5e) – Running Sea Encounters for Ships & Monsters was just released on DriveThruRPG, but all of our patrons who supported our Patreon in February 2018 will be getting a coupon code to...
View ArticleUsing Alcohol & Culture in your games
As the members of the party enter the bar, the old gnomish barkeep asks “What’ll it be?” Everyone something standard, a stout beer for the dwarven cleric, an common (but nonetheless costly) elven wine...
View ArticleThe Plane of Sound
The Plane of Sound, alternatively called “The Plane of Cacophony” or “The Plane of Reverberations” is a “Super Plane,” which exists everywhere on top of, concurrent with all planes simultaneously,...
View ArticleFey-Touched Backgrounds, Part Three
It’s been a little while now since I’ve done anything with my series on the fey, so today I’m returning for the fifth and sixth fey background: the Inspired and the Oathsworn. The Inspired are those...
View ArticlePlant Creatures – Bark worse than their bite
There are many creatures in fantasy genre that can be used in roleplaying games to give variety in encounters. Today’s trio are Plants, ancient species and skilled survivors. Dryads Appearance –...
View ArticleInteresting Hazards
Adventuring is a dangerous occupation. Not only are there deadly monsters to overcome, there are traps which can cost the characters time and energy to get around. Hazards are another danger intrinsic...
View ArticleNine Magic Items for Rogues
Here’s a collection of magic items for rogues that I wound up not being able to use for another project, so you get them gratis. Some of them are for rogues in the sense that mouse traps are for mice....
View ArticleInteresting hazards, part 2
Adventuring is a dangerous occupation. Not only are there deadly monsters to overcome, there are traps which can cost the characters time and energy to get around. Hazards are another danger intrinsic...
View ArticleEntering the Maze, a New Minotaur ability
Sharpening his focus, the minotaur tapped into his inheritance, his connection with the Maze. Puncturing reality, it appeared as if empty space swallowed him up. But the reality was that his connection...
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