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This post was updated on 04/02/2019 to reflect changes to the house rule based on feedback received.  I’ve got the results of a random thought experiment for you today: what if when you level you roll an ability check to determine hit points gained? With no skills tied to the Constitution ability score, very few […]

For the last few weeks I’ve been presenting conversions of Spelljammer races as an aid to your attempts to to run Dungeons & Dragons campaigns among the Crystal Spheres! Or you could just introduce one or more of these species as inhabitants of or exotic visitors to your world. Previous installments have introduced the Dohwar, the Dracon,

Last week I presented the Dracon and Grommam player races for Spelljammer campaigns. I continue the series this week with the Dohwar and two new subraces for the Gith! Also included: a space swine statblock, since I know a bunch of you will want a winged piggy companion for your dohwar! Dohwar The dohwar are

For a while now, official content for Dungeons & Dragons has been teasing the  spacefaring setting Spelljammer. For those not familiar, Spelljammer introduced the hobby to an innovative setting that found a way to connect all possible worlds. This was achieved by proposing a  fantastical version of outer space. Within it, groups of worlds (think

The Explorer 2 is now available for purchase on DMsGuild! The Explorer 2. Cover Art © Jack Holliday. Licensed for use. Late last year I released the Explorer: a complete rebuild of the Ranger designed so that the entire core class has no magic, and instead has feature called Exertion, a a short rest recharge

David Bowie was one of my personal heroes. Today is his birthday, and the 10th January will be the anniversary of his death. In honour of the great entertainer, I’ve put my product Heroes of Song on sale. Usually $1.99, you can now get it for only $0.99! This flash sale will end at midnight

Yes, yes, I know. I’m supposed to be on hiatus! The fact is though, that there really wasn’t much extra work involved in this post, since I was already thinking about how to make use of the Ravnica guide in my own games. Species/Races The Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica introduces 5 new options for player

Hi everyone, just a reminder that Spilled Ale Studios is taking part in the online convention AetherCon this year! AetherCon is an entirely online convention with everything you might expect from a con: games to join, panels to sign up for, merchants, and competitions. Best of all, you can take part in the con for

The Explorer is now available for purchase on DMsGuild! The Explorer. Cover Art © Bartek Błaszczeć. Licensed for use. Conceived as a nonmagical rebuild of the Ranger, the Explorer has several advantages compared to the original class. The Explorer’s primary strengths are: The core class isn’t magical… I know I’m not the only one out

Hi all, just a quick bulletin to advise that I won’t be posting to the blog for a while, except perhaps to let you know what other people in the growing Fifth Edition Fallout community are up to. I have quite a bit going on in my personal life that I really need to direct