A Guide to Roleplaying Gnomes
Gnomes. I never really got this race. They always seemed like magical halflings and I struggled to find a way to play them in my games as anything other than that. But while they share many characteristics as halflings, gnomes ...
A Guide to Roleplaying Goblins
Per special request by a reader, this week we’ll be examining how to roleplay goblins. Goblins are one of my favorite races, and one of my favorite words. Both smarmy and evil, comical and cruel, goblins make fantastic enemies and ...
Long-Term Pursuit
In a conversation with the inimitable Samhaine, we discussed having PCs lead the overland escape of a large group of NPCs – think of it as the Fellowship shepherding the people of Rohan from Meduseld to Helm’s Deep, the travelogue ...
A Guide to Roleplaying Dragonborn
If you’re anything like me, you dreamed about being a dragon as a child. The power, the freedom, the awesome scales! By choosing to roleplay dragonborn you can capture some of that magic and get to wield a big ol’ ...
D&D5e Christmas-Themed Magic Items to Gift Your Players
Introduction We’re finally getting close to the holidays, and what better way to celebrate them than with a great D&D one-shot or holiday-themed session with your family and/or friends? Get the DM’s chair, grab The Darkest Night Adventure or The ...
Even MORE Commonly Confused Rules in D&D 5e
The more I dug into the lesser known or often misinterpreted rules of Dungeons & Dragons, the more material I found to discuss. One article has grown into three. You can view the first two articles here and here. So, ...
D&D Sapphire Anniversary Dice Kit: Available Today
This press release just came in this morning. If you have some spare gold or diamonds lying around, you might want to cash them in for this pricey and limited set. I like that there are exactly 1974 sets available. ...
A Guide to Roleplaying Halflings
Roleplaying a halfling lets you be a character who charms the hat off a wizard or lets their luck see them through a hairbrained scheme. While in earlier versions they were essentially hobbits ripped from the pages of the book, ...
A guide to Hexcrawling, Part 2: New Hexcrawling mechanic
Thumbnail art was created by WotC, modified by user windup on Reddit to not contain Spoilers for players [Entering the link may contain spoilers] All right! I’ve been doing some research, done some math, and am eager to show you ...
Alternate Barbarian Rages
Both Colin and my friend Stephen have done some great writing about barbarians, thanks to the experience of having two barbarians in the party at the same time. You should definitely read what they have to say, but the short ...