Month: October 2020

Catering to 5th Edition D&D: A Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide Review

While the Dungeon Master’s Guide provides plenty for personal worldbuilding, there comes a time in every Dungeon Master’s life when they’d wish there was something they can pick up and run. Maybe they’ve hit a roadblock in their own world building or maybe they’re just tired. Either way, they want to run a game without…


Catering to 5th Edition: The Monster Manual

The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides some guidelines on making custom monsters, however, one cannot easily cook up brand new monsters on a regular basis. The Player’s Handbook only features a handful of monsters that are relevant to certain classes and similar things. To where does one turn to fill up the menu that is their…


Catering to 5th Edition D&D: A Dungeon Master’s Guide Review

The Player’s Handbook is a well rounded icon of flavor, crunch, and portions. The story elements stand strong and reflect their classical counterparts, the mechanics support the flavor, and there’s plenty of it to go around. What then of the Dungeon Master’s Guide? To summarize, the Dungeon Master’s Guide is a book on being the…