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…
5e Review: Fifth Edition Foes Despite the absence of a new Open Game Licence or Game System Licence from Wizards of the Coast, Necromancer Games has released one of the first 3rd Party Products for the 5th Edition of Dungeons […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Diseases Update: A PDF of these diseases and poisons – expanded and revised – is available exclusively on the DMs Guild site, here. Black Vomit Spread through biting insects, this disease can infect most humanoid creatures and some livestock. This disease […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Subclasses Here’s some new PC options for your game. Note: The Commander fighter subclass – formerly part of this blog – was removed to comply with the 5e SRD. A PDF of that martial archtype and the related maneuvers […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Animate Entrails Resembling writing intestines ending in a fanged maw, animate entrails are distantly related to tapeworms. The parasites make their homes inside the digestive tracts of unfortunate victims. Living Intestines. Animate entrails devour the digestive organs of their host, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Glancing Blow An option for games where accuracy and regular damage is desired. This is useful for campaigns with a heroic tone, where the PCs should be more effective. It’s also useful when regularly facing large numbers of lower level […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pathfinder Review: Occult Adventures Playtest Note: this review is on the playtest material of Occult Adventures. For my review of the final book please click: here. Paizo is doing their annual play testing for their next GenCon hardcover book. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Issuing Demands This is a pretty in-joke strip. Sorry. A lot of gamers really want a new Open Game Licence. Even if they don’t plan on starting up a 3rd Party Publishing company, it would be nice to know the legalities […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
GenCon 2014 In Review I managed to get out to my second GenCon this summer. I first attended a couple years ago during 2012 and was excited to have a chance to get out again for the launch of 5th […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Was a Real Thing Buried deeply in the voluminous appendix of the 1st Edition AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide was indeed a “Random Harlot Table”. It included such gems as a “sly pimp”, “expensive doxy”, and “saucy tart”. For all those times […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
