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 […]
One of the coolest parts of Curse of Strahd was the dark gifts that your characters could get from the Vestiges in the Amber Temple. And Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft expanded on Dark Gifts even further, making them something that you wrap into your character right from the start. So we’re here today to […]
If you’ve ever read an adventure module, you’re familiar with the concept of “boxed text”. It’s descriptive text, put there by the module’s author, so that you can read it aloud to describe an area, character, or event. It helps get everyone at the table on the same page, in terms of what the scene […]
It’s the final showdown. Your party is face-to-face with the ancient dragon. You roll initiative and charge into battle! Spells fire left and right, shattered stone rains down, and the rogue is running across the wall and shouting “PARKOUR!” before landing on the dragon’s head and lassoing it with a chain. Like anyone else, I […]
You can learn a lot from a snow globe. Like how to design a good Dungeons & Dragons adventure for mass distribution! The design of snow globes embody many of the same principles behind some of our favorite adventure modules. .Watch the video below, or continue reading after the break to find out more! Have […]
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