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Unearthered Arcana: Prestige Classes and Rune Magic

The latest Unearthered Arcana is out and this month we get Prestige Classes and Rune Magic. For Prestige Classes we are given an outline on how to create the prerequisites for these classes that become available as characters progress, using ...
Campaign TrailD&D 5eMonsters & NPCs

Monsters for a D&D 5e Forest Encounter – Updated

Aquatic | Arctic | Cave or Underground | Desert | Forest | Grassland | Jungle | Mountain | Swamp Looking to have your adventurers get lost in the forest while looking for that temple, elven village or whatever? Let us ...
Aquatic / PirateD&D 5eFrom the DepthsRaces

Novel Inspiration: Chagrians for 5th edition

Chagrians are a Star Wars species seen in many of the films and Expanded Universe media, most notably as the assistant to the Emperor, and it’s one I only recently discovered has an aquatic origin. Though there are scores of aquatic sentient ...
Aquatic / PirateD&D 5eFrom the DepthsPlayer ResourcesRacesStar Wars

Novel Inspiration: Nautolans for 5th edition

Nautolans are a highly adaptable amphibious humanoid species canon to the Star Wars Universe, the most famous being Jedi Master Kit Fisto. Nautolans make an excellent species template for any aquatic scifi species or fantasy race. Their comfort both above ...
Aquatic / PirateD&D 5eGM ResourcesNautical NonsenseSeas of Vodari

Naval Encounters for D&D 5th Edition

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Sea Chases & Complications The Seas of Vodari – 5th Edition Swashbuckling & Sorcery Everything you need to run exciting seafaring campaigns full of swashbuckling action and magical ...
ClassesD&D 5eUnearthed Arcana

Fixing the Ranger? Unearthed Arcana Provides New Ranger Options

The D&D team has provided new options for the Ranger class in this month’s Unearthed Arcana. The only covers options for the first 5 levels, but I’m sure seeing attention for this class will please many players. The Ranger playtest ...
Aquatic / PirateFrom the DepthsGM ResourcesStar FrontiersStar Wars

Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part ...

Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to Facebook and other social media, it’s relatively easy these ...
Campaign TrailD&D 5eGM ResourcesGolarionPathfinder RPG

Deities of Pathfinder’s Golarion for D&D 5th Edition

Last week on the Campaign Trail I looked at running Pathfinder’s Golarion as a campaign setting for D&D 5th edition. The Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Player’s Handbook provides listings of deities for running your game in the multiverse worlds ...
Aquatic / PirateFrom the DepthsGM ResourcesStar FrontiersStar Wars

Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part ...

Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to Facebook and other social media, it’s relatively easy these ...
GM ResourcesThoughts & Things

Exploding Dice!

I’ve been play-testing adding Exploding Dice as a house-rule to my game. Exploding dice are when a player or GM rolls the maximum on a die for damage, they then can roll that die again and the new die roll ...