April 2017

Shaken I created this condition pretty much by accident when working on the Prognosticators Militant, a new monastic order for monks.I liked the effect a great deal and think it has the potential to be a condition with a wider place in the game.  Shaken represents a state of startlement and possibly anxiousness that prevents […]

13th Age, by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet (two very experienced D&D game designers) is an excellent d20 based fantasy rpg. If you haven’t ever played it, I highly recommend it. In some respects, it is the successor to D&D 4th Edition but detractors of that system shouldn’t be put off from trying it. Only

In our version of the realms, Asmodeus claimed the porfolio of sin by force, becoming a god. Rather unfortunately for him, in his rare lapse of attention spared for the mortal world, events were unfolding which would undo the archdevil’s grand plan in the very moment of his victory. On the face of Toril the

These five items are perfect for any campaign where dragons play a large role, or to give to any character with an interest in the draconic races. They’ll work great in any game featuring dragonbound, too! Dragon Claw Weapon (gauntlet), rare (requires attunement) This gauntlet of scale mail ends in wicked claws that look like

The second in a series of articles highlighting Spilled Ale Studios’ own setting which is currently in development, this post looks at how One For All handles classes and character powers. See also: Part 1: The World and its People Classes At its core, One For All is powered by the rules in 5e’s SRD. But there have

Another big player in my tabletop campaign is the Demon Lord Pazuzu. The campaign’s main villains are the Aeree-Quor, members of one of the Forgotten Realms’ creator races. The Aeree-Quor turned away from their gods to worship Pazuzu in exchange for dark powers. In my campaign the Aeree-Quor fled south when the empires of the

It is often said that “there are no new stories”. This is an issue which has been analysed to death by far smarter people than I, so let’s just say that I agree. No matter how unique and special a story might seem, it will still fit into an archetype of which there have been

Spilled Ale Studios has a new product up on Dungeon Masters Guild! Draconomicon: Gem Dragons contains six new dragons with full write-ups, lair actions, regional effects, and twenty-four statblocks (wyrmling through ancient for all six dragon types. The gem dragons are fifth edition conversions of dragons that have previously appeared in past editions of the

Next in line for my treatment of statblocks for powerful entities is Valkur. The party in my game have had no direct contact with members of Valkur’s church as yet (that they know of, anyway). Yet naval power is by no means alien to the game, and it’s possible Valkur is involved somehow. After all,

Important Notice! — The Prognosticator Militant is now on DMsGuild! — The Prognosticator Militant archetype first presented here has been polished up and made available to download from DMsGuild.com as a Pay What You Want product. Please consider downloading it from there and making a small contribution to support the continued development of this blog