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What I Want From 5E Revised
Copyright Wizards of the Coast What I Want From 5E Revised During 2021’s D&D Celebration at the end of September, Wizards of the Coast teased several new releases for Dungeons & Dragons,...
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Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies This effectively happened in my game with the new beastmaster ranger options from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. The beast had its eyes removed by a monster, which was pretty horrible....
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Stun Deadlocked
Stun Deadlocked I’m sure there’s some rule clarifying the above is impossible, and specifying that effects that end at the start or end of a turn also end after a round if the creature is incapable of...
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Caped
Caped I have both mocked and championed session zeros in the past. They’re really being held up as this important thing that needs to be done, but can often be ignored if you’re in a familiar group....
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Review: Cyberpunk Red
Review: Cyberpunk Red This game is based on the Cyberpunk rules and setting first published by R. Talsorian Games in 1988 and updated as Cyberpunk 2020 two years later. Cyberpunk Red uses their...
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Breeching
Breeching I remember my first real session of D&D using the rulebooks. This was back in the days of 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. I’d read the books and made a few test characters...
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Rule One-Half
Rule One-Half A Rule Zero conversation is where you establish the rules before the rules. The table rules, lines, limits, and things that will get in the way of fun. While the term likely originated...
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Pure Imagination
Pure Imagination I’ve actually done this in a Ravenloft campaign, with a twisted version of Wonka who was—of course—turning kids into candy. It’s a lot of fun and a license to get bizarre and creative...
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Avatar Legends Quickstart Review
Avatar Legends Quickstart Review Having celebrated its fifteenth anniversary this year, the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender has demonstrated surprising longevity. Especially as it’s spinoff, The...
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The Literal Worst
The Literal Worst I’m always seeing discussion on Facebook and message boards regarding the worst class. It’s the ranger. But the monk is also bad. And the rogue isn’t great either. And the warlock is...
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Shipping & Mangling
Shipping & Mangling I’m a big Ravenloft fan and scrimped and saved to buy a Silver edition of van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft from Beadle & Grimm, pumping most of my spare cash from book...
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Shuffled Unassisted
Shuffled Unassisted As I mentioned a couple weeks back, with the new D&D themed set, I decided to try Magic the Gathering, buying my first cards since 1994. I bought a Bundle and a box of...
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Praise Be To RNGesus
Praise Be To RNGesus In video games and virtual tabletops, randomness is handled by specialized programs called a “random number generator” that are designed to create numbers with the illusion of...
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Virtual Insanity
Virtual Insanity Most VTTs can do a lot that you can’t do on a physical tabletop. All the players can see the dice, which limits cheating, and potentially see each other’s hit points. You never run...
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The Gift that Keeps on Giving
The Gift that Keeps on Giving I’m running an online game at the moment, but am thinking ahead the three or four months until I start a new in-person campaign. Because that’s the DM way: don’t be...
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Adventures in the Forgotten Crack
Adventures in the Forgotten Crack As an obsessive D&D fan, I decided to go all-in on the crossover Magic the Gathering set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. I have a bundle and a variety of...
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System Matters
System Matters Online, there’s often a real negativity to D&D. And, well, everything. But especially from D&D by people who are upset it’s popular and their personal favourite artisanal niche...
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Snail Pace
Snail Pace Back in the days of 3rd Edition there was a new Dungeons & Dragons book every month. Every. Single. Month. Yes, some weren’t generic, and were set in the Realms of Eberron, but there...
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Memory Games
Memory Games Getting players to remember the names of key NPCs has always been a hurdle. The most success I’ve had was when running an Adventure Path by Paizo which included face cards, giving every...
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Technical Difficulties
Technical Difficulties As I resume DMing for my home game, technical difficulties defined the first session as half the table had huge issues with Discord. Never had anyone else experience Discord...
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