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 ...
The Secret of Zir’an, Part 3
I am returning to The Secret of Zir’an this week with one of my favorite parts of the book: character creation. While every game system has their own version of creating a character, this game does so in a way ...
Eye of the Tiger: Single Set Army
Building up a collection of LEGOs that can create any frame you can dream up takes quite a bit of time. Turning a single LEGO set into the best frame you can is a solid choice for getting started quickly, ...
The Naga: A History of Slithery Snakes in RPGs
This week we have a guest post by Clave Jones looking at the history of the Naga. Indiana Jones famously hated snakes. But no one hates snakes more than my dad. Luckily, my dad has never ran across a Naga, ...
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 ...