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D&D Player “fallen on some hard times”, Tries to Sell Books, Community Responds

November 10, 2016

In a week of divisive politics and uncertainty, the D&D community reminds us of what a group of people with a common goal can come together to accomplish on a daily basis. When reddit user gcpizzle23 put... Read More...

New D&D Storyline: Storm King’s Thunder

Tyler Biddle

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...

Use OneNote to Buff Your RPGs

Andy

April 8, 2016

Ever since buying a SurfacePro I have discovered the amazingness that is OneNote. It's a note taking application that works really well as… well, a notebook! In this article I'll go through some of the ways ... 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...

Map Monday #5

Andy

February 29, 2016

It's Monday, and that means we're starting the week off with some maps. Hamaka Islands These islands are said to be created by the spirit Hamakan, who caught the ocean floor with his fishing hook and pulled... Read More...

11 Legendary Bad Guys to Inspire Your Villains

Andy

February 5, 2016

While I love conflicted and dynamic villains in story telling and RPGs, sometimes I just like to throw in a really really awful and terrible force of nature to wreak havoc on my worlds. For those, I look to sev... Read More...

Four Reasons to Use Preparation Sheets in D&D

Andy

January 22, 2016

There are a lot of things that go into characters preparing for an adventure or mission: spells, gear, potions, etc. It's common for spell casters to create a list of the spells they're preparing for the day, b... 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...

Making Combat Interesting Part 3: Enemy Relationships & Examples

Andy

June 20, 2015

This is part 3 of the Making Combat Interesting series. You can find part 1: Objectives & Terrain Design here, and part 2: Resources & Mechanics Modifiers here. Enemy Relationships The last component ... Read More...

Making Combat Interesting Part 2: Resources & Mechanics

Andy

June 6, 2015

In Part 1 of this series, we talked about using objectives and terrain design to spice up your combat encounters. This time, we're going to be playing with the guts of an RPG system by using Resource and Mechan... Read More...

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