In Defense of a Light Release Schedule On message boards I frequent, I keep seeing complaints regarding the content-lite release schedule for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. A lot of people really want more: more books, more class & race […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sneaky Attack The rules for hiding in roleplaying games can be funny sometimes. And by “sometimes” I mean “often”. The 5th Edition rules are often dismissed as vague or requiring too much DM fiat, while the Pathfinder rules underwent a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Barrage This is based on a 5th Edition rule “debate”. There’s a feat that is designed to let you fire a crossbow multiple times and effectively lets you shoot two crossbows at the same time. So there’s the argument that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yahoo A savage and feral humanoid, yahoos are naked save for their long hair and the filth coated over their bodies. Human Beasts. Despite being identical to unkept humans, yahoos are aggressive and primitive, and are animals in everything but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Monastic Magic Bands of the Tiger Rings, uncommon These metal rings are made of solid bronze, and appear worn, dented, and scuffed. The rings are unconnected, but when the wearer makes a fist the rings draw together, acting as a […] ↓ 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…
New Traps Update: A PDF of these traps- expanded and revised – is available exclusively on the DMs Guild site, here. Here are a handful of assorted traps to challenge your players with. Arrow Launcher Mechanical Trap When a creature […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Blemmye More commonly known as headless men, blemmyes resemble humans with a large face in chest. Ravenous Appetites. As their chests house both their normal organs as well as their brains, there is less room for a normal digestive system. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Subclasses 2 Here’s some (more) new PC options for your game. (Last updated December 7, 2015) Sorcerer Elemental Bloodline The raging torrent of the elemental planes gives rise to your innate magic. Your sorcery might be inherited from genie […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sciapod Also known as skiapodes and monopods, these Humanoid creatures with a single leg ending in an overly large foot. Despite having only a single leg, they are swift moving and able to quickly bound across the countryside. Unwavering Hunters. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thinking on the OGL Just a quick (not-so) little rant about the Open Game Licence, the Game System Licence, and whatever future licence is released by Wizards of the Coast for the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. This conversation […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Monocerus With its prominent single black form, the monderus is often mistaken for it’s magical cousin, the unicorn. The bizarre beast has a stag’s head, horse’s body, elephant’s feet, and boar’s tail. Solitary Beasts. Monocerus are herbivores but do not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
