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UA 2020: Subclasses, Part 1 Breakdown

Brandes Stoddard — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 06:15:46 +0000

New year, new Unearthed Arcana – this time bringing us four new subclasses. We have the barbarian Path of the Beast, the monk Way of Mercy, the paladin Oath of the Watchers, and the warlock Noble Genie Patron. I am excited to dive into this! Just, uh, be aware that I will be throwing in some jokes along the way. The jokes don’t mean I don’t love this material – it’s not intended as mockery. Barbarian: Path of the Beast […]

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The Artificer Class, Part One

Brandes Stoddard — Thu, 23 May 2019 12:00:51 +0000

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 of 3.5, but there’s a 2e proto-artificer that I want to touch on as well. UA One | UA Two | UA Three | Part One The Complete Sha’ir’s Handbook Yep, I came up with another reason to talk […]

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The Delightful Oddity of Al-Qadim

Colin McLaughlin — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:00:15 +0000

Not so long ago, I wrote about one of my favorite 2nd editions settings, Planescape. Besides the wacky hijinks of the planes, it was the song of the sands that captured my interests. Not Dark Sun, that fantastical post-apocalyptic adventure wasteland, but Al-Qadim, the Land of Fate. Technically a sub-setting of Forgotten Realms, Al-Qadim has precious little in common with the core setting. In fact, most of the link is through the primordials, which are central to the setting’s past, […]

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