I’ve heard it said that Dungeons & Dragons is, at its heart, a horror game. After all, what’s scarier than the idea of going down into a dark hole in the ground that’s populated by all manner of beasts, undead, and demons? Who knows what other terrors are lurking in those dark corridors? Who knows […]
Today we’re venturing into the Dread Domain of Borca in the Ravenloft campaign setting! This article fleshes out the location of Scholomance, a dark wizard school on the eastern side of the map. As always, you can get everything you need from the video below, the article below that, or you can get the full […]
I’m on Reddit a lot. Like… a lot. I’m not even sure there are other websites out there at this point. Besides this one, of course. With all the time that I spend on the “front page of the internet”, I see a lot of weird things. And because I frequent the r/curseofstrahd subreddit, some […]
Creating content for Dungeons & Dragons is no small feat. Here at Lunch Break Heroes, we create video content as well as beautiful PDFs that you can download and take with you. All of that takes a lot of work. Today, let’s take a dive into how we create the content for our PDFs. Step […]
Just in case you didn’t know, the guide to Curse of Strahd that we’ve been working on for two years is complete! All 105 pages are finished and available for your perusal. What you may not know is that it was briefly available for sale on dmsguild.com. A whopping 3.5 days, in fact! During that […]
The druids of Yester Hill are an abomination! Follow this guide to spice up the summoning ritual of Wintersplinter and show your players the darkness of Yester Hill! Let’s spice up the summoning ritual at Yester Hill and give your players an experience they won’t soon forget! Today we’re bumping up the fear factor of […]
Castle Ravenloft is a pretty big place. Despite Strahd von Zarovich being a broody edgelord vampire bad guy, he seems to have a soft spot for company. Within the walls of Castle Ravenloft dwell several roommates who Strahd keeps around for various reasons. In today’s article, we’re going to go over each one of them […]
Card: Ghost (King of Hearts) Sir Godfrey Gwilym is one of the revenants at Argynvostholt, sworn to the unfulfillable quest of ending Strahd. His love for Vladimir is all that keeps his mind and soul—and those of other revenants—safe from oblivion. Let’s take a look at his motivation, how characters can earn his trust, and […]
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 […]
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