Playing Canines in Your Game P2
Many times, roleplaying games give information without giving the DMs anything to work with as far as how they might act as real-world creatures. But in order to help out the suspension of disbelief, DMs need to be able to ...
Playing Canines in Your Game P1
Many times, roleplaying games give information without giving the DMs anything to work with as far as how they might act as real-world creatures. But in order to help out the suspension of disbelief, DMs need to be able to ...
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist for D&D 5e Review
Back in June, D&D held the Stream of Many Eyes event to promote their next storyline which is set in Waterdeep, the Forgotten Realms’ City of Splendor. Part 1 of Dungeon & Dragons’ new fall’s storyline is finally here! Waterdeep: ...
What We Can Learn from Platforming Video Games
The video game industry has many classic platforming franchises under its belt: everything from Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog to Castlevania and Jak and Daxter. Adapting the concepts and style of play of these games can be a ...
New Artifact: Destroyer of Hope
(Author’s note: The Destroyer of Hope is an artifact that can be put into any high magic campaign for a mid-level challenge. I hope you enjoy! Also, please note that I give example spells from various versions of D&D as ...
UA: Races of Ravnica Breakdown
Like a lot of people, my money was on this month’s UA being the Artificer, but I guess that’s coming in September. Instead, we get four new races from the upcoming Ravnica setting. I’m excited about Ravnica overall, for virtue ...
A look at character attributes and race
Part 1: Disabilities In most games in order to create a character you need to possess certain levels of various character attributes. But instead of saying that “due to X race (or monster) not having an attribute level of Y, ...
Using Security More Effectively in Your Games P3
In the first part of the series we covered the distinction between security officers and the police, and why the distinction is necessary in a game, how security officer’s professionalism, technology/ magic, and crowd control and monitoring can make a ...
Using Real World Locations in Your Games
You probably know your hometown well – and probably the surrounding areas as well. You know its streets, landmarks, people, the places where people gather, etc. So why not use these things in your adventures to make your gaming world ...
5 Ways to Save Your Campaign from Summer Vacation
This week on the Campaign Trail, I’m looking at vacations and how to make sure your campaign survives the summer months. Summer is awesome, but it can create challenges to running your scheduled campaign each week, month or whenever. I ...