Today I want to talk about why legendary monster encounters are often less than epic in practice than they ought to be, and put forward a few thoughts about how that problem might be addressed. In my opinion the problems facing legendary monsters are fourfold: Inadequate actions when compare to the PCs. Inadequate movement. Poor […]
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Today I’ve made a new update to the the Fifth Edition Fallout bestiary! In addition, this update includes expanded and new rules which are described later in this post. All the updates listed below have now been added to the Fifth Edition Fallout sourcebook which you can download from my dedicated Fifth Edition Fallout hub.
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I thought I’d contribute to this month’s RPG Blog Carnival on Superstitions (hosted this month by Of Dice and Dragons). with twelve example superstitions. Select one or determine randomly to give an NPC of your choice a little more colour! A superstition is probably not a personally held belief but a cultural one, so generating
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Back when D&D 5e came out, the inspiration mechanic was a part of the game I became immediately enamoured with. I loved the idea of rewarding excellent roleplaying with a tangible in-game reward. I also started thinking about other ways a player might affect the plot, similar to other games plot points, fate points, etc.
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As my Wednesday DM who chooses to run his games in 4th Edition can confirm, it’s not exactly my favourite edition. Fortunately, he is an excellent DM running an interesting game in a fascinating setting, so I can set aside my overall dislike for the system and enjoy the experience. Many of you will already
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Traditionally, Intelligence-based heroes of Dungeons & Dragons have been spellcasters. While describing the Inquisitive in a recent preview video for Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, Jeremy Crawford mentioned that it is a chance to give players the option of an intellectual hero that isn’t tied to magic. The archetype I want to show you today is my
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Hi all! As regular readers and existing customers may know, one of my D&D 5e products is a collection of classes and archetypes called Wasteland Wanderers. These classes and archetypes are designed with a post-apocalyptic setting in mind, and could also fit thematically in other sci-fi settings. Even if you have no interest in such
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