Adventure Building: Part 1 – Getting Started
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In my previous series, I looked at world building. I thought it would be a good idea to look at adventure building next. Whether you are ...
Oriental Adventures – Exotic Weapons
I have a Wuxia campaign where I used the Dungeon Master’s Guide to make straight conversions of D&D fantasy weapons into Wuxia themed weapons. That makes sense if the players start out in Wuxia. But what if the players started ...
The Paladin Class, Part Three
Last time on “History of the Classes,” we looked at the various Paladin iterations and conceptual cousins found in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (First Edition). Unearthed Arcana and Dragon Magazine meandered away from the class’s roots, in some ways, so ...
International TableTop Day
This Saturday, April 11, 2015, is International #tabletopday. What are your plans? You can share your planned event, or find an event here: http://tabletopday.com/
100 Aquatic Enemies for 1st-5th level Characters
In this series I will be presenting creatures you can use for villains, lieutenants, minions, and wild encounters for 5th edition aquatic games. I will also be presenting encounter seeds for these villains at each tier. This week I bring you ...
Survivalist Gaming Ending, System Agnostic Irregularity, and the Future of ...
Hey there gentle tribality reader. J.M. Perkins here, proud to have been able to write my two weekly columns for Tribality for the last three months. The time has come for me to make a couple changes with my writing ...
Should Roleplaying Be Taught in Schools?
Do you think that the education system would benefit from roleplaying being taught to junior high and high school students? This week I want to explore the potential benefits that roleplaying can bestow upon all of us as well as ...
Officer Roles on a Pirate Ship
Here is another guest posting by Mark S. Cookman for our Nautical Nonsense column. If you are running a game with pirates in it, then you should know what the job entails. It’s not all boarding ships, counting booty, and ...
D&D 5e Modifying Classes and Creating New Classes (Unearthed Arcana)
“Looking for more advice on modifying character classes? Dive into customization with some advice on class design.” Rodney Thompson, senior designer for the Dungeons & Dragons, just released the latest Unearthed Arcana article. The article outlines: how to create new class ...
Paizo’s “The Emerald Spire” for 5th Edition, Part 4
Late last year, Paizo Kickstarted a superdungeon called “The Emerald Spire“. Along with the characteristicly beautiful production value and stunning art, each of the 16 levels of this detailed module has its own fold-out map in the style of Paizo’s other ...