Novel Inspiration: Return of the King
We live in a world that provides an almost endless supply of inspiration for not only campaign worlds and storylines, but for characters. Crossing genres is one of my favorite ways to get inspired for those few times I can join ...
Paizo’s “The Emerald Spire” for 5th Edition, Part 2
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 ...
Pirate Campaigns – Tribality Writer Shawn on Dungeon Master’s Block
I had a blast being a guest to talk about pirate campaigns with DM Mitch and DM Chris on the Dungeon Master’s Block podcast. We discussed everything from history, themes, monsters, weapons, eye patches, peg legs and more. “This week ...
World Building – Part 6: Filling Your World
Intro | History | Religion | Working Worlds | Geography | Your Players | Player Options A world is just an empty place without people, places and things to fill it and bring it to life. My favorite fantasy worlds ...
5 Post-Apocalyptic Tabletop RPGs
Apocalypse World Apocalypse World is a game that focuses on the themes of ‘survival’ and ‘relationships.’ It’s also an extremely lethal game which is my personal preference for post-apocalyptic story telling. Another unique feature of Apocalypse World is that the setting ...
Marine Miniatures: How to find Aquatic Creatures for your Table ...
One of the most challenging aspects of aquatic games has nothing to do with mechanics, culture, or setting. It’s finding miniatures. Aquatic games are already challenging for some players to become attached to, so by taking the effort to bring inexpensive miniatures, maps, and ...
System Agnostic: Salt in Wounds [pt 4] – Briddu Yittano, ...
New website for Salt in Wounds! Briddu Yittano Race: Human, Male Age: 35 Affiliation: God-Butchers (Journeyman) Description: Briddu Yittano is a large, heavily muscled man with black hair and gray eyes. His face is well lined from a hard life, ...
Paizo’s “The Emerald Spire” for 5th Edition, Part 1
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 ...
World Building – Part 5: Geography
Intro | History | Religion | Working Worlds | Geography | Filling Your World | Your Players | Player Options There are tons of examples of fantasy worlds that came to life from someone’s imagination when they decided to put ...
Aquatic Allies: Locathah for 5th edition
Although humanoid in shape, locathah are piscinoids and share little in appearance with land-based humanoid races. Locathah vary greatly in their scale color, size, and temperament. Females and males look very much alike whatever area of the ocean they come ...