We just published a new video on how to run better encounters in 5E Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games. It’s a topic we’ve written about before, but this time you get it in video – and with two fresh examples from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (don’t worry, no spoilers!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rYBlKBuPRg …
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In this article, I’ll take another bite of the biggest piece of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything: Character Options! This time I’m covering the Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard.
Any good D&D adventure has magic items, and Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is no exception. Icewind Dale and Ten-Towns is overflowing with magical items, so to help keep track of everything, we’ve created two sheets of handy item cards for Chapter 1: Ten-Towns for discerning DMs to handout to their inquisitive players. And, …
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In this article, I’ll take another bite ofthe biggest piece of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything: Character Options! This time I’m covering the Fighter, Monk, Paladin, and Ranger.
This is part II of a serial review of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (find part 1 here), where I go over the contents of WotC’s newest official sourcebook, offer my thoughts, and try to help you decide whether or not what Tasha’s has to offer fits your table. In this article, I’ll bite into the …
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In this article, I’ll go over the new options for customization provided in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.
There’s exciting stuff on the horizon. We are set to release Nybor’s Tome of Enchanted Armor, the sequel to the gold-selling and top-rated Nybor’s Tome of Enchanted Weapons. That’s not all, though – the official 5E D&D adventure Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is also releasing next week. To celebrate this happy coincidence we …
Frosty armor – free magic items for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Read More »
In this post I’ll explain my house rule for fixing falling damage in fifth edition D&D. It’s a quick, simple rule, that makes falling damage in 5E a lot more realistic, and which can be implemented without changing too much else about the game.
In this post, I’ll describe how you can replace 5E’s skill proficiency system with Skill Points – yeah, those nifty little things you may remember them from earlier editions of Dungeons & Dragons!
Just like a book or a movie is composed of a long series of scenes, a game of Dungeons & Dragons (and other tabletop roleplaying games) is, in essence, composed of a long series of encounters. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say encounter design is one of the most important skills in the …
