Natural Lycanthropes in 5th ed – Wereshark
Whether an ancient race or the rare child of an inflicted parent, natural lycanthropes (as opposed to infected lycanthropes) can add a level of intrigue, fear, and drama to your campaign. Systems like Werewolf: The Apocalypse, settings like Kobold Press’ ...
Prestige Class: Dragonlance’s Solamnic Knight of the Crown
Prestige classes were introduced in third edition as a further means of individualizing a character. This month’s Unearthered Arcana article introduced playtest material for us to create Prestige Classes for D&D 5th Edition. I thought that testing out the creation of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hypercorps 2099 – PF/5E Superheroes and Cyberpunk – Kickstarter
Hypercorps 2099 is a rules system that adds cyberpunk superheroics to the fantasy systems you love. His previous project, the Veranthea Codex goes on sale this month, but you can find him at the AdventureAWeek.com AaWBlog, or in products from Fantasy Flight Games, Rogue ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
D&D August Survey Results & Another Survey
We see another discussion of the monthly survey, and this one is featuring the Mystic and Psionics. There is also a new survey this month, and it is about Gen Con, Adventure League, Future products, and I saw a question ...
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 ...