Review of Underhero
(Author’s note: this review is based on watching a playthrough of Underhero game; I did not play it myself. However, because the game is neat, I thought the game developers could use some props for their hard work, that’s why ...
Suicide Prevention Month: How to Be a Real-Life Ally to ...
Dungeons & Dragons can be an escape for a few hours, where we all become heroes in our own stories. Whether you play a home game or organized play at a game shop, you make new acquaintances and friends as ...
Challenge: Think of multiple solutions for your next encounter
We’ve all seen the classical combat encounters while traveling between cities. Monsters appear, and there is only one way through: killing them. It is often done to burn some character abilities or spell slots before a big confrontation. Maybe it’s ...
The Artificer Class, Part Five
My text for today is a little unusual, in that I’m covering something from Tribality Publishing. One of our earliest and most successful releases is Rich Howard’s Alchemist class. It includes an Artificer tradition among its subclasses, so it belongs ...
Greyhawk-Forestscape-Fellreev
This 20 by 20 mile Forest area has been designed to slot into the forest of Fellreev on Greyhawk, but can be used for other northern temperate-cold climate forests. Notes about the region : In Greyhawk this forest area would ...
Factions, renown and how to make your players care about ...
Thumbnail art by Etienne Hebinger Fighter: “All right. Tonight we are pulling off the heist to the Sorcerer’s tower. What have we got ready for it?” Cleric: “I’ve got a Harper agent working for me inside of it. It’s supposed ...
Unearthed Arcana: Barbarian and Monk Breakdown
A new UA article! On a Thursday? Don’t these monsters know that this does strange things to my writing schedule for the week? They don’t? Weird. Anyway. Two new subclasses, one for barbarians and one for monks.
What to do when you run out of monsters?
Thumbnail art by Bastien Aufrere D&D has hundreds, if not thousands of monsters for the DM to place in the game. However, at some times the usual ones start becoming normal appearances in the campaign. You want something new to ...
Scoundrel – A Rogue Archetype (5e)
I wanted to share another subclass concept I’ve been working on that encourages pulp action and swashbuckling gameplay. The following subclass let’s you play a PC who uses their smile, quick wits, and the odd dirty trick to find their ...
The Artificer Class, Part Four
Now that GenCon 2019 is done, I can come back to the History of the Artificer. This week we’re taking on 4e and the Eberron Player’s Guide. By coincidence this is the one version of the artificer I’ve seen in ...