DMs Guild Review: The Blood Hunter
Art by Gordon McAlpin Lead Designer and Story Creator: Anthony Joyce Graphic Design and Illustration: Gordon McAlpin Party Level: Five Length: Two hours DM Experience: Proficient Player Experience: Advanced Beginner Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Blood Hunter by Anthony Joyce is a ...
Strongholds & Followers Breakdown, Part Two
The last time I worked on my Strongholds & Followers series was… oh, six months ago, almost to the day. How about that. I’m returning to it now at the request of a treasured reader, though there’s basically no danger ...
UA 2020: Subclasses, Part 1 Breakdown
New year, new Unearthed Arcana – this time bringing us four new subclasses. We have the barbarian Path of the Beast, the monk Way of Mercy, the paladin Oath of the Watchers, and the warlock Noble Genie Patron. I am ...
Eberron: Rising from the Last War Review
We started seeing WotC tinker with Eberron mechanics quite early in 5e, in Unearthed Arcana releases – so long ago that I wasn’t yet writing breakdowns for each one. Then we had Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron and Morgrave Miscellany, both ...
Dungeons & Dragons vs Rick & Morty
It’s been a good year for D&D box sets. Earlier this year we saw the release of the Essentials Kit and Stranger Things box sets. Now another TV show is getting a Dungeons & Dragons crossover product. Adult Swim’s Rick ...
The Artificer Class, Part Seven
Now that my review copy of Eberron: Rising from the Last War has arrived, I’m starting my breakdown of it by finishing up the History of the Artificer series. As a reminder, this class went through multiple rounds of public ...
UA: Class Feature Variants Breakdown, Part Two
Hey, have you already checked out the first article in this series? It’s full of (commentary on) great stuff like new Battle Master Maneuvers and new Fighting Styles and even, technically, a few things not mainly for fighters. No matter ...
UA: Class Feature Variants Breakdown, Part One
I don’t want to alarm you, but this week’s UA is absolutely huge in both its actual volume (13 pages) and its impact (it touches every class in the Player’s Handbook to one degree or another). The article title suggests ...
Tyranny of Dragons – Mini Review
Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat were released way back in 2014 as fifth edition launched. It’s hard to believe it has already been five years. Tribality only started in October 2014, so we didn’t even ...
UA: Fighter, Ranger, and Rogue Breakdown
UA on a two-week cycle, you say? Don’t mind if I do. This time out, we complete a cycle through all of the Player’s Handbook classes with the fighter, ranger, and rogue. Let’s see where this takes us…