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GROGNARDIA – Tue, 21 January, 05:00 AM
When issue #72 of Dragon (April 1983) was released, it contained, in addition to the usual assortment of not particularly funny April Fool's articles, a very short article – one page of text plus a one-page illustration – called "The Ecology of the Piercer." Written by Chris Elliott and Richard Edwa... read more.
Roleplaying Tips – Tue, 21 January, 02:46 AM
I asked GMs in my coaching program what their top insights were for 2024. The insights could be big or small. That’s because, even if it’s something simple, it’s always great being reminded of the basics, fundamentals, and first principles. Anyway, GM Ray said a 2024 GMing insight of his was that ma... read more.
Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics – Tue, 21 January, 02:33 AM
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. In May of 2024, the popular horror action video game Dead by Daylight launched a downloadable Dungeons & Dragons expansion that introduced the villainous Lich Vecna and a brand new Bard class, along with other in-game elements inspired by the ... read more.
Daily Adventure Prompts – Mon, 20 January, 09:30 PM
See You Back at the Bonfire: Checkpoint Based Resurrection in D&DArtsourceBetween doing a writeup on soulsborne inspired campaign settings and another on the oldschool/newschool disparity between challenge and story, I got to thinking about death and its place in gamified narratives. Darksouls was t... read more.
D&D Beyond – Mon, 20 January, 07:03 PM
From world-ending threats to devious BBEGs—and potentially potent allies—the new Monster Manual has new high-level threats to face off against your players. Get a sneak peek at three of these powerful creatures here.... read more.
Dyson's Dodecahedron – Mon, 20 January, 04:38 PM
Illo by Mikołaj Ratajczak The Grak’Thar Clan of goblins are the current residents of these twisting and looping caves tucked deep beneath the roots of ancient, twisted trees. The walls are rough and jagged, adorned with crude drawings and symbols that tell the goblins’ history and beliefs. Here and... read more.
Azukail Games – Mon, 20 January, 04:05 PM
The Strange is a game published by Monte Cook Games. It is, at least in part, set in the normal world, but there are other worlds out there, in the Strange. This list has eight rumours for that setting, similar to the various different adventure hooks in the books, and these can be used as … Continu... read more.
Richard Green | Game Designer – Mon, 20 January, 04:00 PM
Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, in which the adventurers finally reached the ruins of Mezro. I used material from Encounters in the Jungles of Chult, Dread Thingonomicon, and Uncharted Journeys for some of the encounters. Begin here with Session 0 – Caves of the Coc... read more.
Arcane Eye – Mon, 20 January, 02:00 PM
Choose a Fighting Style feat that optimizes your character for success! The post Fighting Style Feats in the 2024 Player’s Handbook appeared first on Arcane Eye.... read more.
Kobold Press – Mon, 20 January, 02:00 PM
The warrens are closed today, along with many businesses in the US, for Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day. MLK was a leader in nonviolent action for civil rights change in the US. His leadership, courage, and faith still call people to work for racial unity. Many Americans use the time off as a day ... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Mon, 20 January, 01:55 PM
Can you control your insatiable hunger as your traverse this blighted land?... read more.
d4 Caltrops – Mon, 20 January, 01:04 PM
Today we have another Magical Item Table, this time tackling Arrows and Ammunition (and I suppose Sling Bullets with some light re-skinning, though I haven’t given up on a separate table dedicated to those just yet.) Generally, we treat these as Single Use Items that are spent when shot, but in som... read more.
Campaign Mastery – Mon, 20 January, 01:00 PM
The last installment of the third Chapter of the series looks as worker productivity and how race and other factors influence it. It’s been an interesting 2025 so far, characterized by things going wrong in unexpected and unusual ways and recovering from those problems. It actually started on New Ye... read more.
From the Sorcerer's Skull – Mon, 20 January, 12:00 PM
Last week, consideration of the new HârnMaster: Roleplaying in the World of Kèthîra, and a blog post I came across in defense of heavy rules sets got me pondering what constitutes complexity and/or crunch in a rpg. Though the terms are often used interchangeably, I feel like it might be worthwhile t... read more.
Playful Void – Mon, 20 January, 09:33 AM
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module design. They’re stream of consciousness and unedited critiques. I’m writing them on my phone in the bath.... read more.
Seed of Worlds – Mon, 20 January, 08:29 AM
Delightful links for our shared enlightenment! For more, see the previous list found here or you can check the RPG Blog Carnival or on Third Kingdom Games news roundup. Originally inspired by weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. New Tabletop Adventure Games Discourse Forum Jeremiah Robert McCoy sha... read more.
The Azorynian Post – Mon, 20 January, 07:25 AM
As a part of a “blog post secret Santa”, I received a prompt to write about a dungeon with a resident god as the main focus. Obviously, I’m late. Hopefully the size of this project will help you find the will to forgive me.I’ll preface the thing with this - this isn’t an officially published thing f... read more.
Sly Flourish – Mon, 20 January, 06:00 AM
When you need to adjudicate a whole bunch of checks — say rolling two dozen saving throws for a bunch of skeletons hit with Turn Undead — simplify the situation by assuming one quarter succeeds. This quick rule-of-thumb is part of the Running Hordes section of the Lazy DM's Companion but it's a good... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Mon, 20 January, 05:00 AM
The tastes of one generation are not necessarily those of another and literature is no more exempt from the alienating power of time than any other form of art. Realizing this doesn't make it any less surprising when one encounters an artist wildly popular in his own day but largely unknown in the p... read more.