Scoundrel – A Rogue Archetype (5e)
I wanted to share another subclass concept I’ve been working on that encourages pulp action and swashbuckling gameplay. The following subclass let’s you play a PC who uses their smile, quick wits, and the odd dirty trick to find their ...
The Artificer Class, Part Four
Now that GenCon 2019 is done, I can come back to the History of the Artificer. This week we’re taking on 4e and the Eberron Player’s Guide. By coincidence this is the one version of the artificer I’ve seen in ...
Greyhawk-Yecha Hills
Overview In the north west of the Flanaess lie the arid Yecha Hills. Between the nations of Tusmit and Tiger Nomad lands, the Yecha Hills have long been known to ancient Baklunish and Oeridarian tribes. There are several Gnome communities ...
How Do We Teach Game-Running?
A friend’s Facebook thread got me thinking about how the sweet science of game-running is taught and refined. Now, as you likely know, I’ve been writing for Tribality for more than four and a half years, and helping GMs hone their craft is ...
Greyhawk-Menowood
Overview Located in the south east of the lands of Greyhawk, the Menowood lies between Idee, Sunndi and the Scarlet Brotherhood. The Menowood is a large warm-temperate forest valley. For years the Menowood was a stronghold of Elves and Treants, ...
Entromancy: A Review
In August of 2018, I interviewed M. S. Farzan about Entromancy: A Cyberpunk Fantasy RPG. It has since been released, and I received a PDF review copy. As a reminder, this is a 5e OGL product, which in this case ...
Greyhawk-Rift Canyon
Overview In the World of Greyhawk, the Rift Canyon is a massive canyon in the centre of Flanaess. Over one hundred miles wide and thirty miles across, the area has its own ecology around the surface, on the ledges and ...
Tyranny of Dragons Adventure New Cover Re-release Oct 22
This press release just came out. The new cover looks amazing! Having both books combined into one with some smoothing out will be nice too. D&D Celebrates Five Years of Fifth Edition with a Special Re-Release of the Tyranny of ...
The Artificer Class, Part Three
Thanks to several Alert Readers including Trampas Whiteman and Cam Banks, another chapter in the story of the artificer came to my attention: War of the Lance, the 3.5e Dragonlance supplement coincidentally written by Cam Banks, Trampas Whiteman, et al. ...
Greyhawk-Shadowfell
Today we look at sprinkling your Greyhawk games with a dash of the Shadowfell, aka plane of Shadow. The Shadowfell is that dark mirror of the prime material (normal world) that leaks into it during twilight, and in the dark ...