Are you running Curse of Strahd for the second time? Do you have players who’ve run or played it before? If so, you can shake things up by starting your game on the other side of the map in the town of Krezk. In today’s article, we’re going to go over the issues that people […]
The goblins have surrounded you. You have one hit point left. What do you do? If your answer is “collapse in a mangled heap with my measly one hit point,” then you and I aren’t playing the same game. Hit points are a concept that is ubiquitous nowadays, being present in nearly all forms of […]
If you’ve played any tabletop roleplaying game, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, chances are good that you’ve heard the age-old advice, “Never split the party.” It’s such a popular idiom that’s it’s made its way into popular culture, thanks to television shows like Stranger Things. But is it really good advice? Absolutes rarely […]
The good-old-fashioned tavern setting has been the de facto standard for starting off a new tabletop RPG adventure for as long as anyone can remember. Sure it’s cliché, but clichés exist for a reason: they work! Despite the fact that it works, however, you might not want to start off all of your adventures like […]
We’re back and bringing you five more dark gifts this month! Whether you wrap these into your background or pick them up in your adventures, these dark gifts will help tie your characters more tightly to the lands of Ravenloft and the darkness that pervades them. I go over the gifts in the video down […]
Over the past year, a lot of folks have asked me, “Where is Anastrasya’s stat block?” To this inquiry, I inevitably replied something along the lines of “It’ll be coming out soon!” and “We’re also overhauling Ludmilla!” Thankfully, today is the day that I got my butt in gear and compiled the updated stat blocks […]
Death and taxes; the two sure things in our world. In Dungeons & Dragons, we can split those sureties in half—who pays taxes in their game, after all? But death? Death is a constant companion. In Dungeons & Dragons, there are several rules-as-written (RAW) spells that can be used to bring a character back from […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: Rudolph van Richten, Nikolai Wachter, Father Donovich, and Zuleika Toranescu! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: The Mad Mage, Ismark Kolyanovich, Clovin Belview and Arabelle! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies are […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: Kasimir Velikov, Vasilka, Sir Godfrey, and Stella Wachter! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies are created […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: Ireena Kolyana, Arrigal, Davian Martikov, and Piddlwick II! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies are created […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: Ezmerelda d’Avenir, Perriwimple, Sir Klutz, and Victor Vallakovich! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies are created […]
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