Swashbuckling Enemies and Allies from the Three Musketeers
It’s not surprising The Three Musketeers has been filmed so often. Alexandre Dumas’ novel has action, intrigue, romance, comedy, tragedy and colorful characters right out of history. Last week I built 5 swashbuckling inspired PCs. This week on the Campaign ...
The Three Musketeers & Swashbuckling Ideas for Your Next PC
Are you looking to stop a plot against the King or sail the high seas in search of adventure? I love the Three Musketeers book, the movie from 2010 (yep I do), and the current TV show. I also like ...
Magic the Gathering (Plane of Zendikar) Setting for D&D 5e
“Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are two different games, but that doesn’t mean their Multiverses can’t meet.” Today, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeon & Dragons fans can rejoice with a 38 page PDF. The document, titled Plane Shift: ...
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 ...
Brothers Majere: The Dragonlance Book with Lich Sex
When I wrote about Lord Toede ages ago, I shared what I considered one of the more obscure and outlandish books in the Dragonlance novel library. In talking with some friends, I realized that while it was certainly bizarre, I ...
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. ...
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 Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Faiths Launches
In case you missed it, Paizo just released Inner Sea Faiths for the Pathfinder Campaign Setting. This softcover book is a whopping 96 pages versus the normal 64-page format we normally see for these releases. This book can be used ...
Steampunk Equipment for D&D 5th Edition
Pirate Weapons | Steampunk Weapons | Steampunk Armor | Steampunk Equipment If you like steampunk, check out Steampunk Adventurers for 5e, which is now available on DriveThruRPG from Tribality Publishing! With STEAMPUNK ADVENTURERS you can provide your players with new ...
Make Maps | Leave Gaps – 3 Ways to Balance ...
I was thinking recently about the RPG design philosophy ‘Make Maps, Leave Gaps.’ Basically, this sentiment translates to ‘have some details, but leave space for inspiration/player interest to create the environment.’ Which, for me, has me wondering what level of ...