Matt Colville’s Strongholds & Followers
This weekend, we have a guest post by Kyle Backer. In a matter of days, Matt Colville’s Strongholds & Followers Kickstarter broke the record for must-funded Tabletop RPG book, surpassing the previous record of $1,316,813 in under two weeks. Matt ...
Arthropods – Nature’s Wonders
There are many creatures on earth that can be used in roleplaying games to give variety in encounters without being overly magical. Today’s trio are Arthropods, cunning survivors and predators. Strengths – Patient and silent. Arthropods are very strong, and ...
Xanathar’s Guide Breakdown, Part Nine
We’re getting close to the end of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything now, but Chapter Three: Spells is no joke. I wouldn’t count on me getting through this whole chapter in one article. I’ll be going through the spells in alphabetical ...
Livin on a scare! – Vampire PC’s
There are many ways you can use Vampires, cursed folk returned from the grave in your games as Player characters. Here are some questions to run through to help you define Vampires in your games. Vampire can be player ...
Xanathar’s Guide Breakdown, Part Eight
I’ve been asked to put off my adventure review for a week, so I’m pressing forward with the back half of Chapter Two in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. This includes traps, downtime activity, and magic items, all of them quite ...
Creatures of Vathis: Volume One Kickstarter
Starcalled Studios LLC has launched their second Kickstarter campaign. The campaign to fund a first print run of Creatures of Vathis: Volume One, a bestiary with statistics and descriptions for both The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Fifth Edition Dungeons and ...
Fangs for the Memories! Vampire NPC’s
There are many ways you can use Vampires, unliving blood drinkers in your games. Here are some questions to run through to help you define them as ongoing antagonists. Which creatures do you allow to return from the grave? – ...
Action Points Revisited – Hero & Villain Points (5e)
Back in October, I looked at three alternatives to Inspiration for D&D Fifth Edition. One of the three alternatives I looked at was Action Points (or Hero Points). This week on the Campaign Trail, I’m looking at tweaking Action Points ...
Unearthed Arcana: Into the Wild Breakdown
This month’s Unearthed Arcana takes us on a journey. That’s the, um, topic. Journeys? Anyway, this is a rules module for when hour-by-hour wandering through a wilderness region isn’t right for the situation. As Mearls explains in the intro, this ...
Animal Companions & Familiars
Need some ideas to spice up having animal companions and familiars? try these on for size! – Reincarnated Sibling When you grew up and your sibling got slain and then reincarnated, or just transmuted in some way into an animal. ...