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Minor Illusion 5e Spell Guide

Tabletop Joab – Sat, 14 December, 04:34 AM

Today, we’re diving into one of the most intriguing cantrips in D&D 5e: Minor Illusion. Among the myriad of spells that can shape your destiny, cantrips hold a special place. These low-level spells are the bread and butter of any spellcaster, offering versatility and utility without depleting precio... read more.

Friday Roundup 12/13/2024

Dungeon Fantastic – Sat, 14 December, 01:48 AM

End of another busy week. - Computer RPG as a training device, perhaps? This 1979 CRPG has you play a doctor and prescribe treatment for patients. Pretty neat. Part of me feels like this is what were doing for nuclear reactors playing SCRAM! It didn't come up in my line of work, though. Probably fo... read more.

Friday Encounter: Fisherman's Folly

Tales of the Lunar Lands – Sat, 14 December, 12:38 AM

Art by Jeff A. MengesThis encounter takes place in a village - ideally a small one by the coast. If the party is already in such an environment, it can be used there, or the village could be one encountered on the road. Like last week's encounter, it was written under the assumption of taking place ... read more.

Move over Kangaram, here comes the Mountain Glider(Quetzels)

Nerdarchy – Fri, 13 December, 11:09 PM

Some time ago, Nerdarchy released a PDF to expand mountable creatures in your D&D games, covering a range of strange and unique mounts across various types and sizes. Today, we’re adding another exciting creature to the collection: the Quetzel. This impressive creature fits right into...... read more.

The New DnD 2024 Circle of the Stars Druid (Subclass Deep Dive)

Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics – Fri, 13 December, 10:18 PM

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Drawing their magical abilities from the heavenly patterns of the night sky itself, the Circle of the Stars is one of the more unusual subclasses when it comes to the DnD 5e Druid. It’s also one of the newer subclasses, having first appeared b... read more.

Slowly building an archive of evidence to convince other DMs to stop worrying about mega campaigns…

Daily Adventure Prompts – Fri, 13 December, 09:32 PM

Slowly building an archive of evidence to convince other DMs to stop worrying about mega campaigns and just have fun running smaller adventures. ... read more.

Crossing Borders, Part 2

One Foot in Fairyland – Fri, 13 December, 06:00 PM

(Read part 1 here.)Before I dig into the hearty stew of Pathfinder, I’m going to enjoy an amuse-bouche of Shadowdark. Let’s say Garregwen, my wood elf Battle Master, is a level 4 crawler, just out of the novice stage. I’ll assign her stats in proportion to her D&D ability score modifiers, with a 14 ... read more.

Questions and Answers

GROGNARDIA – Fri, 13 December, 06:00 PM

With the end of my House of Worms Empire of the Petal Throne campaign in sight after nearly a decade of regular play, I've started thinking about not just its conclusion but what happens after the conclusion. Since nearly all of the players have agreed they'd like me to referee a new game, it's clea... read more.

Oracle Tactics

The Monsters Know What They’re Doing – Fri, 13 December, 04:30 PM

Oracles, the mouthpieces of the gods, have an interesting stat block, because it’s clearly designed for use in non­-combat encounters as much as it is for combat—and what combat abilities it does include are intended chiefly for self-defense. The post Oracle Tactics appeared first on The Monsters Kn... read more.

The Problem With Pentex: A World of Darkness Video Essay

Azukail Games – Fri, 13 December, 04:08 PM

In this video, Neal Litherland talks about Pentex, a company in the World of Darkness setting responsible for a lot of harm. The post The Problem With Pentex: A World of Darkness Video Essay first appeared on Azukail Games.... read more.

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Laugh With You Near Them

Pelgrane Press Ltd – Fri, 13 December, 03:07 PM

In the latest episode of their festive podcast, Ken and Robin talk falling damage, Kieron Gillen, krampuses, and Victorian spiritualist William Stainton Moses.... read more.

The Autumn Lands – Hex Map D

Dyson's Dodecahedron – Fri, 13 December, 02:38 PM

The Autumn Lands – Hex Map E (300 dpi promo, no commercial license) The Autumn Lands lie to the south of the Midsummer Lands. This map sits to the left of map C (and eventually above map F). The goal of the Autumn Lands is to produce a series of commercial-use hexmaps that can be used in their enti... read more.

The Autumn Lands – Hex Map E

Dyson's Dodecahedron – Fri, 13 December, 02:38 PM

The Autumn Lands – Hex Map E (300 dpi promo, no commercial license) The Autumn Lands lie to the south of the Midsummer Lands. This map sits to the left of map C (and eventually above map F). The goal of the Autumn Lands is to produce a series of commercial-use hexmaps that can be used in their enti... read more.

Hungry Undead: number 5

Kobold Press – Fri, 13 December, 02:00 PM

The undead were once living creatures, returned to a horrific second life. Undead can be created through necromantic spells, profane curses, or even sometimes through divine decree. Such creatures are rarely bothered by the needs of their former life, instead craving something unique to their ne... read more.

Worlds of Design: Consistent Fantasy Ecologies

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Fri, 13 December, 01:30 PM

Every world has an ecology, but is it believable?... read more.

Gaming Outpost Review: Forge – Out of Chaos

The Alexandrian – Fri, 13 December, 01:05 PM

Review Originally Published January 3rd, 2001 What I think I like best about Forge: Out of Chaos is the fact that it manages – while avoiding the common pitfall of market ignorance in assuming that D&D is the only game which has ever existed – to unabashedly bask in the glory of “Old School” gaming... read more.

Dungeon Stocking - Expanded

d4 Caltrops – Fri, 13 December, 12:06 PM

When Stocking Dungeons, we sometimes turn to using Dice to Randomly Generate the Room Contents. In B/X and its successors, we’re presented with this lovely little table to help us with this process: With a few quick throws of some six-sided dice, we’re able to get a rough idea of those Room Content... read more.

The Hidden Religions of D&D: Druidism

From the Sorcerer's Skull – Fri, 13 December, 12:00 PM

This one isn't so much hidden, but hey, when you've got a series title, you gotta stick with it. Unlike with the Church of Law which has been obscured by tme, I think people have a good idea of what Druidism in D&D is it's neutral and associated with Nature. In the Greyhawk setting and other places ... read more.

Tome Of Maps: City Battlemap Book Review

Gnome Stew – Fri, 13 December, 11:00 AM

Snowys Maps has been kind enough to come to me to talk about their product. They offered me 2 of their spiral booklets for free (just a press review version which is not the complete one) and allowed me to speak my mind of them. When this happens I try not to post negative reviews, talking directly... read more.

Christmas for the Art Students of Yellow King Paris

Pelgrane Press Ltd – Fri, 13 December, 10:00 AM

In 1895, the art student player characters of The Yellow King: Paris can’t simply pop home to visit their wealthy American families for the holidays. They can’t take time from their studies at the École des Beaux-Arts for a two-way ocean voyage. Like other temporary residents in someone else’s city... read more.

Critique Navidad: The Curse Lingers

Playful Void – Fri, 13 December, 09:51 AM

This holiday season, I’m going to review a different module, game or supplement every day. I haven’t sought any of them out, they’ve been sent to me, so it’s all surprises, all the way. I haven’t planned or allocated time for this, so while I’m endeavouring to bring the same attention to these revie... read more.

Cult Factions of Frog & Fish

Elfmaids & Octopi – Fri, 13 December, 04:19 AM

 Fish and frog peoples have had feuds in the past but at some point, the elemental water alliance in the Apocalypse war flooded parts of the waste and infiltrated the Chagrinspire via its waterways inside causing chaos. The frog and Fish folk claim they won the war still and they no doubt did lead t... read more.

Magic Items of the Tennurhaf

Tales of the Lunar Lands – Fri, 13 December, 12:43 AM

The Northmen possess an extensive series of mystic traditions, and in the Tennurhaf, those traditions have been perfected through the years. The people of the Sea of Teeth are renowned as some of the greatest magicians among the Northmen, and many Northern grimoires come from this region. Magicians ... read more.

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