A Roleplayer’s Guide To Awkward Moments
If you spend enough time roleplaying, either as a player or as a DM, you will eventually encounter a situation that is supremely awkward or makes you feel uncomfortable. It is almost inevitable given enough experience. After all, many roleplaying ...
Behind the Screens – D&D 5th Edition & D20 Modern
In today’s Behind the Screens article at WotC, Daniel Helmick has put together some more rules for creating a D20 Modern world using existing 5th edition firearm rules, and d20 modern armor in a D&D 5th edition game. Some of ...
New Options for Githyanki and Githzerai PCs
My previous article on githanki and githzerai PCs generated a lot of conversation about the history of these races across more than 30 years of D&D, including discussions about the kind of options people would like to see converted to the ...
The Paladin Class, Part Three
Last time on “History of the Classes,” we looked at the various Paladin iterations and conceptual cousins found in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (First Edition). Unearthed Arcana and Dragon Magazine meandered away from the class’s roots, in some ways, so ...
100 Aquatic Enemies for 1st-5th level Characters
In this series I will be presenting creatures you can use for villains, lieutenants, minions, and wild encounters for 5th edition aquatic games. I will also be presenting encounter seeds for these villains at each tier. This week I bring you ...
Elemental Evil Comes to Neverwinter
The D&D related news keeps coming today! Elemental Evil is coming to Neverwinter MMORPG. “The Forgotten Realms are in need of your aid once again, will you heed the call?” With the Elemental Evil release you get: Oathbound Paladin, a ...
Defenders in 5th Edition D&D
A guest article written by Jessica Celeste Deuel: Hi everybody. Some of you may know me (and possibly hate me) from a couple 5th edition D&D Facebook groups out there, but I am a long time D&D player and a ...
D&D: Princes of the Apocalypse Available Today!
From the Official Press Release… Wizards of the Coast today announced the launch of Princes of the Apocalypse, an epic adventure for the Elemental Evil story arc! Designed for fifth edition of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game, the ...
Should Roleplaying Be Taught in Schools?
Do you think that the education system would benefit from roleplaying being taught to junior high and high school students? This week I want to explore the potential benefits that roleplaying can bestow upon all of us as well as ...
D&D 5e Modifying Classes and Creating New Classes (Unearthed Arcana)
“Looking for more advice on modifying character classes? Dive into customization with some advice on class design.” Rodney Thompson, senior designer for the Dungeons & Dragons, just released the latest Unearthed Arcana article. The article outlines: how to create new class ...