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Campaign Trail

Each Friday, Shawn shares monsters, traps, campaign settings, advice and other fun stuff for you to use in your campaign.

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Overwatch as a Tabletop RPG Campaign Setting

Overwatch Campaign Setting | Chrono Rogue (Tracer) | Stealth Hacker Rogue (Sombra) In May 2016, Blizzard launched Overwatch, a game where players clash with colorful heroes on battlefields around the globe in the near future. Last time on the Campaign ...
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Chrono Rogue Archetype for D&D 5e

Overwatch Campaign Setting | Chrono Rogue (Tracer) | Stealth Hacker Rogue (Sombra) In May 2016, Blizzard launched Overwatch, a game where players clash with colorful heroes on battlefield around the globe. I have been playing far too much Overwatch and ...
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Plot Hooks for Your Next Adventure

Every adventure begins with a hook, something to draw your players in. You can share multiple hooks at the same time or let the players discover a hook on their own by finding clues, talking to NPCs or having it ...
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Gear Up! Steampunk Adventurers for D&D 5e

Steampunk Adventurers for 5e is now available on DriveThruRPG from Tribality Publishing! With STEAMPUNK ADVENTURERS you can provide your players with new player character options for 5th edition to create steampunk themed characters. These options can be used to play ...
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Fortune Teller Background (D&D 5e)

This week on the Campaign Trail I look at variant backgrounds again, this time with the Charlatan variant Fortune Teller background for D&D 5e. The Fortune Teller background could fit anywhere, but is especially suited to gothic horror and Victorian ...
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Death Is Not The End

This week I’m taking a break from the Campaign Trail, but the good news is that guest author Rabbit Stoddard is taking my place (and I think she did a great job). Rabbit provides a ton of ideas to avoid ...
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Swashbuckling Enemies and Allies from the Three Musketeers

It’s not surprising The Three Musketeers has been filmed so often. Alexandre Dumas’ novel has action, intrigue, romance, comedy, tragedy and colorful characters right out of history. Last week I built 5 swashbuckling inspired PCs. This week on the Campaign ...
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The Three Musketeers & Swashbuckling Ideas for Your Next PC

Are you looking to stop a plot against the King or sail the high seas in search of adventure? I love the Three Musketeers book, the movie from 2010 (yep I do), and the current TV show. I also like ...
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Finishing Touches for Your Dungeon

Over the last little while here on the Campaign Trail I’ve looked at the 4 Types of Dungeons, 5 Room Dungeon and Mapping and Stocking Your Dungeon Using Randomly Generated Dungeons. Dungeons come in various forms such as lost temples, ...
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Mapping and Stocking Your Dungeon Using Randomly Generated Dungeons

Over the last little while here on the Campaign Trail I’ve looked at the 4 Types of Dungeons and the 5 Room Dungeon. Dungeons come in various forms such as lost temples, haunted houses, natural caverns, or even the lower ...