‘Adventuring’ is weird. In a geopolitical sense, you have these supremely powerful beings (aka murder hoboes) exploring the world, thwarting (or occasionally enacting) plots that represent an existential threat to the planet, and (perhaps more intriguing) recovering artifacts & magics ...

It shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone that reads my stuff that I’m a huge fan of homebrew. Except for most of the things in the Players Handbook, I homebrew until the cows come home. The adventures, the campaign, ...

I’ve been working to define some more aspects of my Wild West campaign setting based on 1870s Western United States. I started to put together ideas about crimes and punishment, and pulled a lot of ideas from TSR’s Boot Hill. ...

This weekend we have a quest post for Senda from the She’s a Super Geek podcast. We all know it, RPGs are a hobby that can require massive amounts of shelf space.  Sure, some of the books (Fate Core, for ...

This week on the Campaign Trail we look at creating headquarters with your players. Most Tabletop RPG (TRPG) involve a fellowship of heroes who wander the land righting wrongs and fighting evil. These characters often have elaborate backstories about the ...

Do one concerning ‘props’ and table topping. Like your awesome model you built out? I know some people actually dress up salon style as well – or have a personal prop – like a hat. –Perturbed by Proprieties of Personal ...

A friend of mine was telling me about the concept (via 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons) of the Shadowfell; a dark reflection of the mundane regularly leaking into the prime material world. Or, alternately, even when you thought you were walking ...

Movies, television, and theatre are wonderful places to get ideas, concepts, and even plot-lines for great D&D campaigns. However, for true inspiration and a real feel for how adventures/characters should play out, nothing beats a good series of novels. When ...

This weekend we have a guest post by Colin McLaughlin looking at one of my favorite Dragonlance villains, Toede. When I was a teenager, I had a job working at a now defunct retail entertainment store. Like any kid into ...

With the announcement of the 5e OGL/SRD and some potential changes in my work life, I’ll be taking a short hiatus from The Game Room and From the Depths. Look for announcements on new projects, PDFs, and more coming soon! ...