Rod of Shooting Adding guns to fantasy roleplaying games breaks a lot of people’s immersions. Despite firearms have a long history in medieval Europe: simple firearms have been around since the 12th Century, with even earlier examples in China. Mechanically, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Choose your destiny Magic items are all about presentation. You can award a +5 sword of ogre decapitation but if it’s just casually tossed at the players it might as well be a masterwork rubber chicken. There’s nothing inherently special […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Questionable Sanity Intelligent magic items are an understated fantasy trope. It’s been in the genre since Elric and Stormbringer, and even the One Ring was quasi-intelligent or at least possessing of a dark will. But they’re a little more common […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
