The Spire (Dark Fantasy Rebellion)
Today we review The Spire, by Rowan, Rook and Decard. Blurb – ‘You are a dark elf. Your home, the towering city of Spire, was occupied by the high elves two hundred years ago. Now, you have joined a secret ...
Entering 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 with the Maze allowed him to enter another ...
Comic Corner – Darths & Droids
Marblegate | Darths & Droids Comic Corner looks at a different tabletop RPG inspired webcomic each week. This week’s featured webcomic is Darths & Droids. What if the Star Wars saga as we know it never existed and was just ...
Hunting Monsters, Fancy Tools, and the Astral Covenant Ranger
A discussion on hunting some monster, and a look at the Astral Covenant archetype for rangers for use with D&D 5e. This is part of the ongoing series on the Zodiac and the Far Realm.
Comic Corner – Marblegate
Marblegate | Darths & Droids For the next month of so, I am going to look at a different tabletop RPG inspired comic each week. This week’s featured comic on Comic Corner is Marblegate! Marblegate is a webcomic by Brett ...
Interesting 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 to adventuring. They are location-based threats that are ...
Alternative Alignment System
Below is an alternative to the Dungeon World, Pathfinder or Dungeons & Dragons alignment system. Players will decide what their character values, strives against and is ignorant of as a way to show the things they respond to or neglect ...
Immersion, Kayfabe, and Tabletop Streaming
A brief look at the nature of kayfabe in professional wrestling, and how the burgeoning tabletop streaming industry can take a few pages from their book to find ongoing success.
Interesting 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 to adventuring. They are location-based threats that are ...
Plant 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 – Humanoid reclusive plant creatures, either native or from the ...