Do your monsters bore you? Are your fights uninteresting? I’ve run into this problem. It is an issue plaguing many DMs. However, it is easy to fix. I stopped doing the minimum. I made a list of criteria, looked at each encounter, and decided if it was missing things from that. So take a page…
Take a Page from my Book: 10 Best D&D Spell Scrolls
Dungeons Masters, have you ever wanted to fill up a hoard, but had no clue what to put in it? Did you stare at the pages and nothing jumped out at you? Sure, you’re adding in more potions now, but it still isn’t quite varied enough. What do you do? What else is there? Let…
Take a Page from my Book: 10 Best D&D Potions
It sucks when players don’t like their loot, doesn’t it? As Dungeons and Dragons players adventure and quest, they invariably gain more magical gear. It’s exciting! Eventually, though, they’ll get something nobody’s interested in having. Maybe that’s just how things turned out? Maybe you thought it’d be neat for them to find a magic pick…
Playing to the Hilt: Orcs
Dungeons and Dragons, even fantasy in general, has few villains more iconic than the classic orc. If goblins are the weak fodder, orcs are the monstrous marauders bent on pillaging and plundering. Recent trends have shown an effort to make orcs grow beyond that standard. That’s all well and good, namely for newer settings. However,…
Playing to the Hilt: Goblins
Among fantasy, and Dungeons and Dragons specifically, goblins have played a simple role. Namely, they’re fodder for fledgling adventurers to cut through. They are the mean, crude, destructive little creatures and most common folk would be far happier without them. And yet, there’s a strong appeal to them. A sort of mischievousness is implicit in…
Playing to the Hilt: Half-orcs
Brutal, barbaric, brash, stupid, slow, sickening. All common feelings folks might have for a half-orc. Likewise, a player might turn their nose up at being so pigeonholed. Who wants to just be a dumb brute? But does something like a half-orc deserve this reputation? Does it have merit? Surely a mix of man and orc…
Playing to the Hilt: Dwarves
Dwarves are another fantasy classic. The typical perception of a dwarf boils them down to hairy, angry, short drunkards with a greedy streak and Scottish accent. While, there is a kernel of truth to this, dwarves can be so much more. Hidden beneath all that hair lies a core of heartiness that expresses itself in…
Catering to 5th Edition: A Mythic Odysseys of Theros Review
Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica was a success. It brought Magic the Gathering together with Dungeons and Dragons figuratively and almost literally. From Magic it took its lore and trappings and supported it with D&D’s game mechanics, most notably an often overlooked guild mechanic from the Dungeon Masters Guide. With one Magic setting a success, it…
Catering to 5th Edition: A Eberron: Rising From The Last War Review
Most fantasy tropes in the modern day draw heavily upon the standards set by Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. Dungeons and Dragons was no different. As a result, many of its settings share similarities. Elves are generally good, use magic, and live in the woods. Dwarves are burly, industrious, and enjoy underground homes. Goblins…
Catering to 5th Edition: An Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount Review
Dungeons and Dragons has had a resurgence in recent years. This was due, in no small part, to a group of streamers who just decided to broadcast their games. The selling point? All of the people involved were experienced and successful actors and all of them brought their skills to their portrayals of their characters….
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