Aarakocra (Circle of Air, Storm Lord, Oath of the Winds, ...
The aarakocra were one of my favorite monsters from the original Fiend Folio. They, along with the bizarre and oft-mocked flumph, were one of the only good races in the book and seemed ripe for heroic storytelling. Unfortunately, they weren’t ...
Apex Predators: Aquatic Barbarians for 5th edition
These two Totem Warrior barbarian builds showcase how you can mix-and-match the standard powers in the core rules, re-skin their special effects, and add a few new powers to create the feel you want for your campaign or specific PC. For example, ...
Paizo’s “The Emerald Spire” for 5th Edition, Part 5
Late last year, Paizo Kickstarted a superdungeon called “The Emerald Spire“. Along with the characteristicly beautiful production value and stunning art, each of the 16 levels of this detailed module has its own fold-out map in the style of Paizo’s other ...
Ultimate Adaptability: Variant Humans for 5th edition
In the early editions of D&D, humans were the foundation on which other races were compared. In other words, they were bland. Humans had no advantages or penalties (with the exception of being able to rise to any level in ...
Menzoberranzan
With the Home Group going into the Underdark and about to face lots of Drow. I thought it appropriate to start researching some more on Drow. And surprisingly, I came across a used copy of the Menzoberranzan: Boxed Set 1992 ...
Lord of the Deep: Dire Stomatopods for 5th edition
Life has been crazy over the past two weeks around the Howard household, so please excuse any delays in posting. I’ll be returning to the Enemies & Encounters series next week because I want to give it the time and ...
Pathfinder Cohorts & Companions: Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun!
Paizo has a pretty interesting option for players out today. Pathfinder Player Companion: Cohorts & Companions for the Pathfinder RPG provides lots of options for adding some friends for your PC… Character options to help class abilities benefit from a ...
It’s Hammer Time! New Giantslayer Adventure Path Available
The latest volume (3 of 6) of the Giantslayer Adventure Path includes: “Forge of the Giant God,” a Pathfinder adventure for 7th-level characters, by Tim Hitchcock. A gazetteer of the Mindspin Mountains, one of Avistan’s largest mountain ranges, by Mark ...
Oriental Adventures – Vanara
This week I bring the Vanara race to my Wuxia Campaign. The inspiration was watching Wuxia movies a few months ago about Sun Wukong the monkey king. With a little reading, you can find Vanara were in Oriental Adventures and ...
Rage of Demons Storyline Art
#DareToDescend, Chris Perkins tweeted tonight with several faces of the upcoming Rage of Demons storyline. The artwork is amazingly done by Richard Whitters, the senior art director for D&D and former Magic: The Gathering concept artist. And I can see the strong Alice ...