Review: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything A surprising three years after the last D&D rules expansion, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Wizards of the Coast has finally released the next player-facing book for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Tasha’s Cauldron of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Mythical Adventures of Theros The second hardcover campaign setting adapting a plane from Magic the Gathering to the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, Mythical Adventures of Theros was released in July 2020. The physical release was delayed due […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
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: 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: Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus Diving straight into hell is the 8th storyline adventure for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, which moves from the corrupt city of Baldur’s Gate to Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Other Games at the Height of D&D There’s been a long conversation occuring on the Internet over the past year or two about the difficulty of promoting or finding people to play other roleplaying game systems (read: non-D&D game systems) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miniature Monster Mondays : Elder Aboleth This miniature is the Goroloth from Reaper Miniatures. Oldest of the Old. All aboleths remember the time before the gods, when they were the undisputed masters of the antediluvian waters in the mortal worlds. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
