Fifth Edition’s Content Strategy
In various communities around the internet, I’ve seen a lot of people complain about WotC’s glacially slow publication schedule for 5e, often suggesting that they do not understand why WotC is making these choices. I don’t have any insider knowledge, ...
The Age of Retiarius
I had something else planned for this week, but then I read the July round of rules answers in Sage Advice. One of the questions was about the net, and if attacks with the net were always made with disadvantage. ...
Drafting in the MF0 Universe
Drafting; where each player starts with a set number of booster packs and makes a deck from them, is a much-loved variant in the world of trading card games. In tabletops, this is a little more difficult as there are ...
Rules Answers July 2016 – Jeremy Crawford
There is a new article on D&D Wizard’s of the Coast website by Jeremy Crawford. He has complied a listing of Twitter questions and his answers. As always, these are his rulings, and the DM at your table can play ...
The Earl of Lemongrab and Antagonists
“I have to use my sound sword now! It’s a sound sword!” -Lemongrab, Earl of Lemongrab The current trend of power fantasy poses some interesting challenges for the modern GM. Anecdotally speaking, players are less fearful than ever, and engagement ...
Plane Shift: Innistrad Breakdown
There’s no new Unearthed Arcana yet this month, and maybe we’re not getting one – but we have something at least as good, and that’s James Wyatt’s new adaptation of a Magic: the Gathering plane to D&D 5e. This was ...
Interview with Lauren Rock – Maker of Scented Candles as ...
First off, what sorts of things do you make & and how does your career intersect with tabletop gaming? I make hand-poured soy candles with geeky and pop culture themes. The candles I make are in glass jars with label art ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tribal Knowledge: High-Level Plot Seeds
High-level gameplay has long been one of the toughest parts of a D&D campaign, for a variety of reasons. In 5th Edition, the game-balance issues of many earlier editions are greatly reduced, if not entirely solved. The adventures WotC has ...