Let’s build an Aboleth’s lair + Advice on how to ...
Thumbnail Art by Yuchen Henry Wang Aboleths are creatures that were in many ways inspired by the Cthulu Mythos from HP Lovecraft. They are awesome Great Old Ones that predate gods themselves. However, they are highly situational enemies as most ...
The Artificer Class, Part One
Since UA has just done two back-to-back artificer releases and the Eberron hardcover has been announced, I think it’s a good time for a history of the artificer class. The first “true” artificer class is in the Eberron Campaign Setting ...
Greyhawk Cities – Sefmur
Greyhawk is the original campaign world for Gary Gygax, with stories centering on the lands of Flanaess, the heroes and villains that inhabit it. Today we delve into Sefmur in the nation of Tusmit, north western Greyhawk. Notes about the ...
Ghosts of Saltmarsh Released for D&D 5e
Just received this press release from D&D’s PR agency… Dungeons & Dragons newest adventure book, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, is available everywhere today! The newest adventure takes classic sea-faring adventures and updates and expands upon them for use with D&D fifth ...
Sea – Themed Puzzles for your adventures
Thumbnail art by Cathleen McAllister Ghosts of Saltmarsh is right behind the corner. While we wait for it, why don’t we immerse ourselves in the seas and look for some puzzles for our players to deal with? The following 3 ...
New D&D Storyline – Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
This weekend D&D is hosting its big annual event called The Descent. There will be a ton of people playing D&D live on the air, but most importantly the big fall storyline has been revealed as Baldur’s Gate: Descent into ...
Unearthed Arcana: The Artificer Returns Breakdown
Welcome back, Unearthed Arcana, we’ve missed you! Now, we’ve known for a few months that UA was going to bring more artificer content when it came back, and that it might be a few months because they’re moving away from ...
Greyhawk – Underwater – Xanvak
On the World of Oerth, many stories are told of the lands of Greyhawk, the creatures and adventurers who inhabit these stories become legend. This week we delve into Xanvak, a freshwater aquatic lair of a Aboleth in Lake Quag, ...
The Give Ground Reaction
Way back in February of 2013, during the heady days of D&D Next, I created the Give Ground rule, a reaction that is available to all creatures, and posted it in Harbinger of Doom. That was back before any of ...
Greyhawk Shrines – III
Third and final trip into the shrines of deities from the Greyhawk pantheon. These shrines are designed to be slotted into a region and visited during a game as a side trek or as part of a larger issue. They ...