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…
Posts Tagged 4th edition
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…
Review: Pathfinder 2nd Edition Following the four month playtest in 2018, Paizo Inc has released a second edition of their Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Unlike the playtest for 5th Edition D&D, which was more of a series of concept tests, the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Pathfinder 2 Playtest In early March of 2018, Paizo Inc announced they’d be publishing a major revision of their Pathfinder game in 2019, the 10th anniversary of Pathfinder the RPG. Prior to this, they would be conducting a mass […] ↓ 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…
Replaceable One of the reassurances people always recite when a new edition is announced is that “TSR/WotC is not going to break into your house and steal your old books.” You don’t need to buy a new edition and all new […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Fragile Minions popped up in 4th Edition as disposable monsters the PCs can hack through like action heroes. They’re mooks, the disposable thugs villains send wave after wave of at the heroes. Because minions were meant to drop after […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…