Review: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes In a somewhat surprising move, Wizards of the Coast opted not to release a new storyline adventure in the spring of 2018, and instead released another sourcebook: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes. The spiritual sequel to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Until now, rules support for the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons has been limited to the small handful of classes in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide and the races of Volo’s Guide to Monsters, with the majority of classes […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Tomb of Annihilation The seventh large storyline adventure for the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons is the Tomb of Annihilation. Advertised as an reimagining of the “classic” deathtrap dungeon, the Tomb of Horrors, the adventure features the return […] ↓ 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…
5e Review: Tyranny of Dragons Note: This is a review of the original versions of the Tyranny of Dragons adventure. The two-volume version. NOT the 2019 one-volume re-release. However, I imagine my review of that product would be largely the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D&D5: Dates & Details WotC has finally revealed more information on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The dates and prices for the Player Handbook and Starter Set match those leaked by Barnes & Noble a few months back. And, in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Needed: Fansite Guidelines The launch of 5th Edition is coming closer and closer. Wizards of the Coast sent out the now infamous Press Release announcing the Summer of 2014, which everyone kinda already knew. And there is whispers from 3rd […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What IS D&D? The question is a bit zen but I’m asking anyway: what is Dungeons & Dragons? The obvious answers are “a game” or “a hobby”, or “a book, roughly 300 pages long”. Maybe even a glib “a lifestyle.” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Matter of Faith Given the number of times Ernie Gary Gygax slipped anagrams of his name into Greyhawk and the game I’m a little surprised there is not obvious god bearing his name. And there should be. If I were […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Building a Fantasy World XV: Other Realms A detailed fantasy world can be called “complete” when as little as a single region has been detailed, typically a small continent or one side of a larger continent. But even with enough […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Building a Fantasy World XIII: Starting Zone Anyone who has played a videogame, especially an MMO, should be familiar with the term “starting zone”. This refers to a newbie friendly area where you begin the game, typically populated by weak, inoffensive […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Living Campaign I spent a lot of 3rd Edition playing Living Greyhawk before it ending at the onset of 4th Edition to make way for Living Forgotten Realms. With 4e winding down I wonder what will replace LFR. In an ENWorld discussion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
