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 ...
The Ranger Class, Part Two
Now that we’ve got a baseline of the original ranger class, let’s see what happens in the first Dungeons & Dragons to bear the name Advanced. I know that a lot of people have warm and impregnable places in their hearts ...
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 ...
Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part ...
Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to Facebook and other social media, it’s relatively easy these ...
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 ...
Rage of Demons: Out of the Abyss Review
The new D&D adventure Rage of Demons: Out of the Abyss was available at FLGS stores on Friday and will be available for everyone else on September 15. When I received my copy from Wizards of the Coast I did an ...
Deities of Pathfinder’s Golarion for D&D 5th Edition
Last week on the Campaign Trail I looked at running Pathfinder’s Golarion as a campaign setting for D&D 5th edition. The Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Player’s Handbook provides listings of deities for running your game in the multiverse worlds ...
Bard College of the Shanty-Master
Arrrh Mateys! This week we have a guest post from Mark Cookman of Black Shark Enterprises. If you ever wanted a sea shanty singing bard, then you best be checkin’ out this homebrew for D&D’s 5th edition.