Hullo, everyone! It has been a while, hasn't it? Apologies for that, I have been busy with work and my master's in literature. The blog has had to take a backseat these past couple of months but after a lovely two-week break, I feel in just the right mood to create a MASTERPLAN for The... Continue Reading →
Three Great Optional Rules To Spice Up Your D&D Campaign
As I prepare to jumpstart an ambitious new campaign with my RPG group of six years, I'm excited to explore several optional rules to enrich my players' experience--let's jump into them! 1. Dael Kingsmill's Major Injuries Magical healing can really lower the stakes for your adventuring party. Have a good enough healer, every cut, bruise,... Continue Reading →
A Primer of D&D’s Playable Races, Such as They Are: Monsters and Rejects of the Multiverse
Previous | Next Make way, make way, coming through! After a short hiatus, I am returned to you, my crazed fans, to once more enlighten you as to the truth behind D&D's myriad playable races. The following words will not be easy to read, they will not be just--they might not even be true!--but they... Continue Reading →
A Primer of D&D 5E’s Playable Races, Such as They Are: Pseudo-Greeks Gone Wild (Mythic Odysseys of Theros)
Previous | Next Another Monday, another batch of D&D 5e races to make fun of! The time has come to mock a setting near and dear to my heart, even if it is native to Magic: The Gathering. *Groan* Centaur You want to be that guy? The party member whose every attempt to enter a... Continue Reading →
A Primer of D&D 5E’s Playable Races, Such as They Are (From Volo’s Guide To Monsters)
Previous | Next Harken, adventurers! It is time for another edition of "introducing my D&D nerds-to-be to playable races in the worst best laziest possible way"! Today, I turn to the delightful races to be discovered in Volo's Guide To Monsters - what furry, angelic fun awaits us! These races make for excellent divine crusaders,... Continue Reading →
A Primer of D&D 5E’s Playable Races, Such as They Are (From the Player’s Handbook)
| Next Soon, my party and I will begin a new D&D adventure! There's new blood to be had, and I'm uncertain as to the way I should introduce all the playable races to these new players. The easiest way to do is not to send them to read some dusty tome but to spend... Continue Reading →
Baldur’s Gate 3 – My Favourite Bugs, Again (Patch 3)
https://youtu.be/NY7uuiKcIbc Between the two of us, Baldur's Gate 3 is everything a D&D player might want, especially when his five-year-old group keeps ghosting him. Larian Studios' Early Access title does have a 𝔣𝔢𝔴 bugs. A smattering of them. Tiny, tiny amount. But amusing, most of them - as you will discover for yourselves. Follow me... Continue Reading →
Articles Worth Looking At (The Week of 17 June)
Hullo, everyone! Today, I would like to share a few of my favourite articles from across the internet! #EverythingIsContent! I've been reading Gene Wolfe and it's been a beautiful adventure. The Shadow of the Torturer is complex and full of mystery, a world far in our future, dark and hard, subjected to rules and laws... Continue Reading →
Dungeon Master’s Diary, S01, Session 02: Poke
Hello and welcome back to my Dungeon Master's Diary, where I recollect the long and winded tale of my Dungeons&Dragons party, the Assholes. Some time has passed since I last posted about these venerable adventurers. Let's get straight to it! The problem with note-keeping is...sometimes you lose the notes. Others, you're too lazy to write... Continue Reading →
Dungeon Master’s Diary, S01, Session 01: Beginnings
Beginning a D&D campaign is a daunting experience, especially when your entire experience role-playing is in a few Pathfinder games. Dungeons&Dragons' latest edition is by no means an overly complex game. Most of the rules are explained in a clear, forthright way, and both the Player's Handbook(PHB) and Dungeon Master's Guide(DMG) are excellent books, introducing... Continue Reading →