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New D&D Storyline: Storm King’s Thunder

June 1, 2016

Today Wizards of the Coast announced their newest adventure storyline: Storm King's Thunder. This will take the form of an all new 256 page adventure book, set to release on September 5th for $49.95. The advent... Read More...

Introducing the Occultist

Tyler Biddle

April 4, 2016

For all you role players out there interested in the stranger side of things, I present the Occultist class for 5th edition! This class is inspired by esoteric archetypes like psychic mediums, witches, and fort... Read More...

Dragon Soup for the Soul Ep #5 – Something Precious Will BURN

Kennstan

March 19, 2016

With our heroes now inside the Otterfort, what lurks in the depths of this ancient structure? Imma just go ahead and tell you it's some more enemies BUT DONT LET THAT STOP YOU FROM LISTENING! Please!! We need t... Read More...

Curse of Strahd Review

Tyler Biddle

March 16, 2016

After its limited hobby store release a few weeks ago, Curse of Strahd is finally available in stores everywhere. The book itself is a hardcover with 256 pages on glossy paper with tons of great art and full co... Read More...

Dragon Soup for the Soul #3 – Captain Crunch’s Secret

Kennstan

March 2, 2016

Now that our "heroes" are free from the dangers of the high seas, they find themselves in the mysterious town of Fon Port-- but not all is well; someone is lying about their past... You can listen to the episo... Read More...

Dragon Soup for the Soul Ep#2 – The Life Boat of Death

Kennstan

February 23, 2016

Last week we introduced our intrepid adventurers to the world; and now we learn their true colors as they overcome their first real test! Join us as we travel to the high-seas once more for the second episode o... Read More...

3 Ways to Make an Inspired Character

Andy

December 11, 2015

For some of us out there, playing D&D is all about the role-playing. But for some reason or another, it can be hard to get "in-character", especially when playing a race or class you've never played before.... Read More...

How to Make Traps More Interesting – Q&A

Andy

September 17, 2015

Traps come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, more so then we can possibly cover in one article. So when it came to writing about designing traps for D&D, we went the the experts. Steve Gordon from 2CGami... Read More...

Why You Should Use Vignettes in D&D

Andy

September 12, 2015

For several years now, I've prefaced almost all of my RPG sessions with a vignette scene. I've become a huge proponent of them because when used properly they can add laughs, chills, or raging vengeance to any ... Read More...

D&D 5e Custom Magic Items | Shards of Fun

Andy

March 10, 2015

This batch of magic items was inspired by both my current D&D game and the Stormlight Archives series. Most of the items are interesting accessories that should fit a diverse range of classes. The only exce... Read More...

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