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Unveiling Vecna: Eve of Ruin – A Multiverse-Shaking Adventure for D&D 5e

Michael Long — Sat, 04 May 2024 21:47:14 +0000

In the vast world of Dungeons & Dragons, there’s one character that both fascinates and terrifies players and Dungeon Masters alike: Vecna. He’s a super powerful undead sorcerer known as a lich, with a whole bunch of dark magic secrets. Now, with the release of the campaign called “Vecna: Eve of Ruin,” adventurers are about to go on an epic quest that will really test their bravery, cleverness, and determination. Join us as we dive into this exciting adventure and […]

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DM’s Guild Review: Van Richten’s Libram of Lineages

Tomás Giménez Rioja — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:00:51 +0000

All art comes from the reviewed product In today’s article, I’ll be talking about a new product from the DM’s Guild named Van Richten’s Libram of Lineages. If you liked the whole lineage system from Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft (more on that HERE), should you get this product? Let’s check it out: Disclaimer: The people at Splinterverse were kind enough to gift us a review copy of their product. Art When reviewing products I always like to make a note […]

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Brief description of Ravenloft’s Races & Subraces (Ideal to Show to your Players)

Tomás Giménez Rioja — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:00:48 +0000

Thumbnail art by Wizards of the Coast Disclaimer: Ok… WotC decided to change the formula and they aren’t called races and subraces anymore the content I’ll be talking about, but lineages. I am 100% in favor of this change, as it is a huge step forward towards inclusivity and diversion. Nevertheless, I will maintain the name for this series of articles as it makes it easier for readers to find them. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is the new spooky […]

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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft Review

Shawn Ellsworth — Tue, 18 May 2021 05:52:45 +0000

“The mists of Ravenloft are rising. Overcome your dread or forever be its prisoner!” Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is now available everywhere (release date May 18, 2021) for US$49.95. This 256-page hardcover book includes “everything you need to craft a horror-themed campaign” and greatly expands beyond the gothic horror of The Curse of Strahd. You’ll find 30 Domains of Dread with 30 villainous Darklords, with domains that include vampires, twisted fairy tales, flesh golems, zombies, mad science, and more. […]

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2 Spooky Puzzle Encounters for your RPG session

Tomás Giménez Rioja — Wed, 12 May 2021 13:00:52 +0000

Thumbnail art by David Harrington We are not even close to Halloween (172 days away in fact) but WotC decided to give us a new horror-themed book, this time set in the Ravenloft setting. As my other article about puzzles keeps getting frequently visited, I decided to make a new one with two extra puzzles to surprise your players with. This time, however, they are going to be horror-themed so you can easily plug and play them in your Ravenloft […]

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Unearthed Arcana 2021: Gothic Lineages Breakdown

Brandes Stoddard — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:39:12 +0000

Oh hey, there’s a new Unearthed Arcana release today, the first of 2021! It’s giving us three new races lineages and signaling the future of lineage design for 5e, with the dhampir, hexblood, and reborn. There’s also a substantive lead-in and sidebar discussing the new ways we’ll see lineages presented, which I’ll cover first. The byline here names F. Wesley Schneider, Ben Petrisor, and Jeremy Crawford, with input from the rest of the design team. First Things First The intro […]

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Asymmetrical D&D: Ravenloft-ish

Colin McLaughlin — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:00:58 +0000

A work-in-progress look at one potential solution to run an asymmetrical D&D 5e game with local and remote players who are on vastly different time zones.

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Alternative Death and Resurrection Systems for 5e

Colin McLaughlin — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:00:47 +0000

Death in D&D tends to come in two flavors: the salty tang of a total party kill (sometimes called TPK or just a party wipe), and the bittersweet notes of one or several (but not all) fallen comrades. If a party wipe occurs, that’s generally the end of that group of adventurers. If a party member – not the entire party – dies, the party either has the means to resurrect the party member, or doesn’t. As long as the […]

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Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft

Colin McLaughlin — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:41:42 +0000

The 90’s were a lawless time. Hypercolor tee shirts, peace frogs, and Home Improvement walked the land, and our only hope was to hide behind our friends in No Fear apparel or the closest giant hair-do. During this bleak era, a game was release for the PC and Playstation 1. This game, like many before it, was a D&D game. However, rather than be set in Forgotten Realms or Dragonlance – remember, Planescape: Torment was still four years away from […]

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Plane Shift: Innistrad Breakdown

Brandes Stoddard — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 04:01:39 +0000

There’s no new Unearthed Arcana yet this month, and maybe we’re not getting one – but we have something at least as good, and that’s James Wyatt’s new adaptation of a Magic: the Gathering plane to D&D 5e. This was announced, um, Monday I think, and released yesterday. If you’re not familiar with Innistrad, it’s a plane of Gothic horror, and it got priority over other planes because Curse of Strahd is the most recent release from the D&D side […]

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