Examining Evil Humanoids The nature of evil humanoids is a controversial topic in tabletop gaming, and it’s one with no easy answers. Or even hard answers. There may even be no answers, just more problems. This recently came up in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mega Flurry I’ve mused about the design of non-human races a few times, and the abilities potentially granted by extra limbs. Specifically hands, which can hold weapons. This was big in 3e, as you could make those extra attacks, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Puppet Master Hey, a #flumphening strip that isn’t about the comedy intersection of a flumph and the tropes of a D&D class. I’m as surprised as you are. D&D players are creative bunch. If you give them a magic rock […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Treasure Beyond Worth My players are a little surprised by the wealth of their PCs in my current 5e campaign. Or rather the percentage of their wealth that is consumed by iron rations in preparation for an expedition. Money […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Forever Stained When you think about treasure – and I mean really think about treasure – some odd moral quandaries emerge. This goes beyond just the tacitly approved murder and theft justified because the victims are capital-E evil. If orcs used […] ↓ 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…
Mister Manners There’s nothing in the monster books that say orcs have bad table manners. When someone will kill you for taking the last slice of meatloaf, manners are essential. When you’re asked to take your hat off, you do […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Implausible Deniability Any player that has spent any time dungeon crawling is familiar with the scenario in today’s comic. They walk into a room, violently and loudly slaughter every living thing in said room, remove all valuables from the cooling corpses, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On A Stick I love the rust monster. They get a bad rep but not every monster is supposed to be fair. Some fights are meant to be mean or require special tactics. That’s what makes the game so fun. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
