Adventures in the Forgotten Crack As an obsessive D&D fan, I decided to go all-in on the crossover Magic the Gathering set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. I have a bundle and a variety of packs on order and picked-up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Candlekeep Mysteries On March 16th, Wizards of the Coast released a collection of 17 adventures that run from levels 1 to 16. (If they had one fewer adventure, that would have been some lovely symmetry.) Each level between 1st […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
