Gambling in RPG Games
If you have ever heard your players talk about gambling during downtime for their characters, then you might not know how to handle it. A quick & dirty way is to ask them, “How much do you want to wager ...
Fantasy Flight Games acquires Legend of the Five Rings
Fantasy Flight Games announced today that they have entered into an agreement to purchase the Legend of the Five Rings intellectual property from Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) Legend of the Five Rings is a legacy brand and a collectible card ...
D&D August Survey Results & Another Survey
We see another discussion of the monthly survey, and this one is featuring the Mystic and Psionics. There is also a new survey this month, and it is about Gen Con, Adventure League, Future products, and I saw a question ...
Acronyphobia – Common Tabletop RPG Acronyms, Abbreviations & Terms
Acronyphobia is the irrational fear of acronyms. In tabletop RPGs we throw around a ton of acronyms and there is a bit of a learning curb for newbies. Even as experienced players we’re expected to just know all a ridiculous ...
Fixing the Ranger? Unearthed Arcana Provides New Ranger Options
The D&D team has provided new options for the Ranger class in this month’s Unearthed Arcana. The only covers options for the first 5 levels, but I’m sure seeing attention for this class will please many players. The Ranger playtest ...
Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part ...
Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to Facebook and other social media, it’s relatively easy these ...
Six Pop Culture Sword Masters to Inspire Your Characters
Historically speaking, there have been dozens of legendary sword masters from all over the world. Some examples include: Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571) who is accredited with winning 20 duels and killing over 200 men in several battles; Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) accredited ...
Deities of Pathfinder’s Golarion for D&D 5th Edition
Last week on the Campaign Trail I looked at running Pathfinder’s Golarion as a campaign setting for D&D 5th edition. The Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Player’s Handbook provides listings of deities for running your game in the multiverse worlds ...
Bard College of the Shanty-Master
Arrrh Mateys! This week we have a guest post from Mark Cookman of Black Shark Enterprises. If you ever wanted a sea shanty singing bard, then you best be checkin’ out this homebrew for D&D’s 5th edition.
The Folio #4 – 1E/5E Format Adventure Module – Kickstarter
This is the 4th Kickstarter in the Six part Roslof Keep Campaign series, and it is currently at funding levels with over 300 backers, but you only 7 days remaining to join! R Scott Taylor is the Art Director at ...