Cycle of Loot This was one of my biggest pet peeves regarding 3rd Edition and Pathfinder, and one I was sad remained in both evolutions of those games. How adventurers never actually accrued wealth, but simply gained more power via […] ↓ 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…
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…
Review: Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron In a somewhat surprising move, Wizards of the Coast has released a 5th Edition update of the Eberron campaign world, written by the setting creator, Keith Baker. The Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron is a $20 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Tomb of Annihilation The seventh large storyline adventure for the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons is the Tomb of Annihilation. Advertised as an reimagining of the “classic” deathtrap dungeon, the Tomb of Horrors, the adventure features the return […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Princes of the Apocalypse The second storyline (read: Adventure Path) for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons is called Elemental Evil, which focuses on the cults of several elemental princes and their efforts to take over the Forgotten Realms and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hookers and Blow It keeps coming up in discussion of 5th Edition: magic item stores are no longer assumed and players no longer have to spend a set amount of gold on treasure. So what do characters spend their money […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pathfinder Review: Occult Adventures Playtest Note: this review is on the playtest material of Occult Adventures. For my review of the final book please click: here. Paizo is doing their annual play testing for their next GenCon hardcover book. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D&D 5 Review: Monster Manual September is the Month of Monsters, as Wizards of the Coast releases the third product for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons: the terrifying Monster Manual. It’s hyped as “A menagerie of deadly monsters for the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Surge of Flavour I’m not a fan of 4e’s healing surges, mostly because of the name. It’s a terrible name. Healing surges are the static healing introduced that made healing proportional to your hitpoints, so the person with more hp was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D&D5: Failure to Launch We’re really in the dark regarding the 5th Edition of AD&D. While the playtest gave everyone an extended trial of D&D5, much has likely changed, making it uncertain what the game is actually like. And so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Bards Over the past few weeks, Mike Mearls has been giving teasing previews of a few classes, revealing how they’re being updated to Dungeons & Dragons 5. He’s previewed the sorcerer, the warlock, and the bard. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
