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BirthrightD&D 2eHistory of the Classes

Domain Rulership, Part Four

Two weeks ago, I covered domain rulership in the AD&D 2e DMG and The Castle Guide. Not too long after the latter came out, TSR released Birthright, which ignores it completely, operates on an unrelated set of assumptions, and presents ...
Pathfinder RPGPlayer ResourcesPreviews

Pathfinder Player Companion: Armor Master’s Handbook

It’s splat time! This month we see the release of the Armor Master’s Handbook for Pathfinder RPG on April 27, 2016 giving players more ways to protect their PCs.
D&D 5eNews

D&D 5e Rules Answers: April

In this month’s Rules Answers from Jeremy Crawford we get rules answers on Great Weapon Fighting, Pact of the Blade, and spells such as Green-Flame Blade, Booming Blade and Moonbeam.
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Fey of the Elder Starlight

Last time in my series on the fey, I looked at goblin markets and ways that DMs can present them in-game. This time, I’m going to an upper end of the fey power-scale. The goal of this series from the ...
D&D 2ePerformance Check

Planescape, Gonzo Gaming, and Being Totally Rad

Cold eyelids that hide like a jewel      Hard eyes that grow soft for an hour; The heavy white limbs, and the cruel      Red mouth like a venomous flower; When these are gone by with their glories,      What shall rest of ...
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Sherlock Holmes – Unearthed Arcana Inquisitive Rogue Archetype Build Test ...

This month’s Unearthed Arcana: Gothic Heroes provides us with 3 new playtest ready player options, which include the Revenant subrace, Monster Hunter archetype for fighters and the Inquisitive archetype for rogues. A month ago I ran an investigation one-shot and ...
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Curse of Strahd (D&D 5e) – 6 Optional Backgrounds from ...

Today we get a collection of six optional backgrounds for Season 4 of Adventurers League (or your own home game too) to go along with the Haunted One background. Surviving the Mists takes guts, courage, and a bit of luck. ...
D&D 2eHistory of the Classes

Domain Rulership, Part Three

It’s been a few weeks since my last Domain Rulership article, so let’s get back to it. This week is the first of at least two articles on Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Second Edition, because it had two unrelated systems. ...
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Unearthed Arcana – Gothic Horror Options

This month’s Unearthed Arcana by WotC’s Mike Mearls was released today. This time we get Gothic Options for your D&D game, supplementing the themes of the recently released Curse of Strahd that include the Revenant subrace, Monster Hunter fighter archetype ...
Pathfinder RPG

Pathfinder’s Ultimate Intrigue – Preview

In case you missed it, Ultimate Intrigue for Pathfinder just released for PDF and the hardcover can be ordered now and is available on Amazon on April 19th, 2016. I’m just about to grab a PDF of the book I ...