BorderLands: Session Two At the end of each session I like asking two things: what’s your plan and when’s the next session? The first question is theoretically more important: what are the characters going to do next? Are they stealthily […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
BorderLands: Session One Roll for initiative!! That’s how I want to start my forthcoming campaign. I think I tried doing this once before and choked. People got distracted and not everyone was at the table. Plus there wasn’t the initial […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Into the BorderLands This is the first blog in a new series where I will talk about DMing my new 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Writing about the adventure preparation I’m doing and how my game is going. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Storm King’s Thunder The fifth story-line adventure for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons is Storm King’s Thunder, which evokes memories and concepts from the classic adventure series, Against the Giants, adventures G1 through G3 for 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
5e Review: Tome of Beasts Kobold Press has published several small products for the 5th Edition of “the world’s Oldest Role-Playing Game” aka Dungeons & Dragons. Their previous efforts were small player accessories of races and a few adventures. Last […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Critical Look I play a lot of video games, and often throw some video onto the secondary monitor to watch while I grind away at some MMO, explore in a sandbox, or craft in a Minecraft clone. I’ve been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Realm Works A computer program that has been on my radar for a while is Realm Works. I’ve heard it hyped in interviews and mentioned on podcasts and websites, for both Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. Most recently because […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pathfinder Review: Bestiary 5 The common wisdom among d20 roleplaying gamers is that you can never have too many monsters. Paizo seems to be putting this to the test with Bestiary 5, which – despite the numeral in the name […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D&D Review: Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide After the cancellation of its predecessor and a delay for an uncertain length of time, the first sourcebook for the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons has been released: the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Howl howl This webcomic has been fairly 5e-centric for a while because it’s easier to make new jokes. But at my game table I’m pretty much switching to 5th Edition because I like its slightly looser rules and less nitty-gritty […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D&D 5e Review: Out of the Abyss Hot on the heels of GenCon (and just missing the convention season) is the new Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game book, Out of the Abyss, which tells the tale of a demonic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Midgard Heroes Following up on Southland Heroes, Kobold Press has released Midgard Heroes. This book contains races and backgrounds for the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons based on Kobold Press’ Midgard campaign setting. It is now available on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
