Expert Classes – New 6e/One D&D Playtest
Another month, another 6e playtest. This one covers the “Expert classes,” which is just a succinct term for “skill monkey” (which is, itself,...
New D&D 6E/One D&D Playtest Rules – First Reactions
Once or twice a decade, like clockwork, there’s a new version of D&D. This time it’s not 6e, either! I’m a bit behind on looking at it, and...
Clunky Language System in D&D: How to Better Use It?
You’ve just rolled up your umpteenth human fighter or Dragonborn fey-pact warlock and you’ve gotten to the point where you pick your languages. Your...
D&D Dungeons Don’t Make Sense: Some Ideas to Fix Them
The dungeon crawl is among the oldest kinds of role-playing adventures, and it’s the kind that’s had the most crossover success. Dungeon crawling board...
Tolkien’s Elves Are Cursed Sinners
I’ll be frank with you. This title is a bit of an exaggeration. Tolkien’s elves are always on the side of good. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t...
Who In the Hell is Vecna Really?
Origins Vecna’s a meme that got way too out of hand. I’m dead serious. He got his start on pages 43 and 44 of Eldritch Wizardry, one of the supplements...
Life’s A Lich: How To Use These Undead Adversaries in D&D
A lich is a powerful mage who hid their soul in a special object to avoid death. These guys are undead monsters with nasty attitudes. Harry Potter‘s Voldemort...
5 Odd D&D Dice to Weird Out Your Friends
Role-playing games are infatuated with strange dice, unfamiliar to the common person. From the pointy four-side die to the now chic twenty-sider is a vast sea of...
Best Free D&D Map Making Software and Tools
Every DM knows that there’s about a bajillion different kinds of maps all for different things. You’ve got your world maps, your towns, your dungeons,...
5 Tips for DMs From Scooby Doo
Dungeons and Dragons floats above a vast pop-culture sea, from the original Dungeon Master’s Guide‘s Appendix N to official 5e subclasses themed after...