The DM’s Screen – Benefit or Burden?
In recent days, the DM’s Screen for D&D 5th Edition has been released and this has brought up some interesting discussions around my tables. Over my D&D career, I’ve played with dozens of Dungeon Masters of both sexes. Some were ...
The Bard Class, Part Four
Welcome back to my ongoing eccentricity obsession series about the Bard class. This time, I’ll be talking about Fourth Edition. I suspect that some percentage of my readers, devilishly attractive lot that they are, despise all things related to Fourth ...
Christmas Themed Adventures
When I went looking for a Christmas one-shot adventure, I was surprised to see there was not much content of any sort out there. Here is the list of what I was able to find. We have added our own ...
Dragon’s Day in Hammerfast
I like when worlds have days of the week, holidays and other information to make the place seem old and real. For the ending of my campaign in the Nentir Vale I needed to have my heroes do more than ...
The Gift of the Gnarled One
Alea Publishing Group has recently released a short 5 page free adventure for any edition. It is called The Gift of the Gnarled One, with a PDF download link. The adventure was written for The Feudal Lords Campaign Setting.
Final Session – Farewell to the Vale
Thanks to Joseph for writing most of this final farewell to our 4th edition campaign in the Nentir Vale. A great recap of the finale I was DM for. Trade Ward, Hammerfast The sounds of battle were almost deafening, as ...
Goodbye to 4e & The Nentir Vale
I am officially done with Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition as both a player and a Dungeon Master. I’m happy and a little sad about boxing up my 4e collection to make room for my growing collection of 5e books. ...
Will Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition End the “Editions Wars”?
If the title of this article made you really angry and filled with hate… take a deep breath. It might be time to heal and move on. Let’s look at the history and why the edition wars should finally end.
Adventures in the Nentir Vale
The Nentir Vale is the default “Points of Light” setting for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition. This setting is composed of isolated pockets of civilization surrounded by dark areas of untamed wild. The small communities and even largest cities’ inhabitants ...
Top 3 D&D Actual Play Podcasts
A list of my 3 favorite D&D actual play podcasts that I listen to religiously. Find out why I think Critical Hit, DnDUI and Nerd Poker are awesome.