On Oriental Adventures A recent conversation has emerged on Twitter and YouTube over the 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons product Oriental Adventures, written by Gary Gygax and David “Zeb” Cook back in 1985. In addition to the dated and offensive […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Examining Evil Humanoids The nature of evil humanoids is a controversial topic in tabletop gaming, and it’s one with no easy answers. Or even hard answers. There may even be no answers, just more problems. This recently came up in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Witcher RPG In recent years, the Witcher Saga has moved from the sidelines of popular culture to smack in the forefront of nerdom. The origins of the series are Polish. The first short story, Wiedźmin (which translates as “The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why 4th Edition Monster Design was Terrible There’s been a curious throwback on #dnd Twitter the last few days, praising 4th Edition monster design (and to a lesser extent, 4e encounter design). 4th Edition was a divisive version of D&D […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Planning a Different Star Wars Campaign As of this writing, the final movie of the “Skywalker Saga” has just reached the theaters. The Rise of Skywalker has been met with mixed reviews, further dividing the fanbase between those who liked […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looking at the Warlord Class The Warlord Question is one that regularly pops-up on older Dungeons & Dragons forums. Forums populated by experienced gamers and grognards of all sorts who have played many past editions of “the world’s greatest roleplaying […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How to Homebrew D&D: Part 2 Brainstorming Welcome to the second part in a blog series on homebrewing rules options and game content for Dungeons & Dragons (but which will hopefully also work for other game systems). It’s exceedingly rare […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How to Homebrew D&D: Part One The Idea Welcome to the first part in a blog series on homebrewing. The obvious first step in creating some homebrew content is having the idea. This is the easiest step, and most homebrewers […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How to Homebrew D&D There’s no one right way to plan and write homebrew content for Dungeons & Dragons. But there is a wrong way. In this series I discuss my method of creating homebrew content, designing and developing that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Alien Roleplaying Game At the gaming table, no one can hear you scream. Okay… one to five other players can hear you scream, as well as the GM. But the GM doesn’t care: your screams sustain them. I’m referring […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Eberron – Rising From the Last War Way back in ye old days of 2002, publisher Wizards of the Coast launched the “Fantasy Setting Search”, a competition to create a new world for Dungeons & Dragons. The winner was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: The Sassoon Files Newcomer to the RPG scene is the indie publisher Sons of the Singularity. Founded in 2018 by two gamers who met while living in China, it makes sense that their first book would also be set […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
