D&D 5e Apprentice Character Update
So, I’ve been play testing and starting off each new player with an Apprentice (level 0) character. Everyone thinks it is running awesome, and it’s cool to start the character at level 0, and only have...
View Article4 Simple Steps to Creating a Campaign
“How do I create my own campaign?” is a question that gets asked a lot by both players and new DMs alike. Unfortunately, the answer is as varied as their creators. Some DMs like to start with a story,...
View ArticleThe Evil Campaign Quick Guide
So here’s the scenario: your group has decided to delve into the dark side and try out a campaign where they will be playing “evil” characters. Maybe you’ve never done this before, or maybe you’ve...
View ArticleThe Endless Character Stats Debate
Here’s a question that every DM gets asked a hundred times: How do you roll stats/attribute scores? Doesn’t sound like a terribly tough question; but, depending on your players and the kind of avatars...
View ArticleLevel 0 Characters for a Dungeon Crawl
After being introduced to Dungeon Crawl Classics, I decided to add some of that Old School flavor to our Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Apprentice Character Program (ACP). But these Level 0’s...
View ArticleIt’s A Kind of Magic
So you’ve decided to be a spell caster! It’s a good career move with lots of exciting options and mystical powers to explore. When roleplaying, you’ll be able to use your magic to aid in searches,...
View ArticleSix Pop Culture Sword Masters to Inspire Your Characters
Historically speaking, there have been dozens of legendary sword masters from all over the world. Some examples include: Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571) who is accredited with winning 20 duels and...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Most Inspiring Female Fantasy Characters
Let’s face it, when it comes to females and fantasy, things have been quite skewed for a very long time. In the beginning, they were damsels in distress needing strong, valiant men to swoop in and...
View ArticleD&D 5e Character Optimization – Barbarian
There are a lot of character builds that are going to be lost on Wizards of the Coast’s community page this week (or was that last week?). One of my favorite is the Gentleman’s Guide to Proper...
View Article7 Legendary Items of the Real World
In roleplaying, we often spend a lot of time talking about or going after legendary items. This is also true of fantasy (the one ring), science fiction (kyber crystals), comics (the infinity gauntlet),...
View ArticlePutting The Fun in Funeral – 8 Weird Ways To Die In D&D
Death in D&D can range from the mundane to the downright strange. Maybe your character goes down to something as simple as a club to the head or maybe they get a sword in the guts. Or maybe they...
View ArticleLifestyles of the Rich and Famous PCs
Either as a player or a DM, have you ever reached the point where the party’s money was going out of control? I know that some DMs are very strict with their treasure and can be stingy with their coin,...
View Article5 D&D Campaigns Inspired By Reality Television
I’m thinking about the Bachelor, Hell’s Kitchen, and So You Think You Can Dance! Okay, I’m really not but I must admit that there’s something about the idea of combining dancing with arcane spells that...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of the Half-Orc Champion
It turns out that having a bone surgically re-broken, getting some bone graft shoved inside you, and then having a bunch of plates and screws put in you doesn’t lend itself to quick recovery. What I am...
View ArticleThe Age of Retiarius
I had something else planned for this week, but then I read the July round of rules answers in Sage Advice. One of the questions was about the net, and if attacks with the net were always made with...
View ArticleBurden of Knowledge Design
One of the common usages of “burden of knowledge” is describing a situation where you need in-depth exposure (often first-hand) to understand something. For you to perform something to the highest...
View Articlee-D&D and Parallel Experiences
In a lot of ways, I’m a curmudgeon of a luddite who is afeared of technology. I mean, sure, I’ve literally worked on space telecommunications, but for some reason podcasts seem new and terrifying....
View ArticleGobble-ins, Centaurkeys,and Thanksgiving One-Shots
Happy American Thanksgiving, everybody! I expect most people are reading this on Thursday, because they are drinking as often as possible on Wednesday. This is going to be a hard holiday for a lot of...
View ArticleLiving Stars, Blazozoids, and Zodiac Patron warlocks
We delve into some Spelljammer and 4th Edition lore before jumping into our next Zodiac archetype the Zodiac Patron Warlock. Come for the living stars and blazozoids, stay for the oracular snakes! The...
View ArticleSinging Stars, Erinyes, and the Bardic College of Kindly Song
Continuing the creation of the world of the Zodiac, this week we turn to bards. Bards of the College of Kindly Song travel the land, acting as judges for towns are rural people without steady access to...
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