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Preview: “Out of the Abyss” Adventure for D&D

August 20, 2015 by Dave

The next big campaign for D&D 5e is Out of the Abyss, and it involves unleashing every demon ever into the midst of the Underdark. That sounds like a bad thing.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, D&D 5e

Murder Hobos and Empire

August 10, 2015 by multiplexer

Nothing lasts forever unless it exists in a hermetically sealed box. But the Elves are smart and they stack the deck. These particular Elves (good and shining all) built their Empire like so.

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, Dwarves, economics, Elves, gaming, History

Murder Hobos and the Economics of Piracy

July 27, 2015 by multiplexer

Piracy is simply another form of market speculation, albeit an extremely violent one. When making the choice to raid a ship, or even become pirates at all, the would-be pirates make a conscious risk-reward calculation.

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: d&d5e, economics, gaming, pirates

Greetings Murder Hobos From Sunny Purotu!

July 20, 2015 by multiplexer

His Highness Baston Kale, the Lord, King, Conqueror and Tehei of Purotu, a small, unknown, far-off country on the Frontier. Ruggedly handsome, lover of audacious medals, and sporting amazing sideburns, Baston Kale’s legend preceded him.

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: cons, d&d5e, economics, fraud, gaming

The Druid, the Murder Hobos, and the Coffee Bean

July 14, 2015 by multiplexer

These weren’t any normal berries. They were magic berries! Later, he gave the leftovers to the Druids. They popped the berries in hot water and made a drink. Coffee was born.

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: coffee, d&d5e, economics, Elves, gaming

Inside the Deep Elf Marketing Department

July 7, 2015 by multiplexer

“The Grell have a rich background. They float. They suck brains right through eye sockets. I designed them so they not only kill, but write philosophy.”

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: d&d5e, economics, Elves, gaming

Sunlight & Stairs

June 29, 2015 by multiplexer

“My tribe’s Goddess is a Goddess of building. She has shown me the way and the way is up. We have plenty of room for us all to live together in harmony! We will build our city up the canyon walls!”

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: d&d5e, economics, Elves, gaming

The Box

June 22, 2015 by multiplexer

“You can raid any dungeon. You can massacre any people. You can steal anything. But you keep what you put in that box and I get the overflow.”

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: d&d5e, economics, History

A D&D Lover’s Guide to Other RPGs: “Fate Core”

June 3, 2015 by Shawn Merwin

I wanted to take a look at another popular RPG through the lens of a long-time D&D fan. This time I want to take a look at a wonderful game system known as Fate Core.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Know Your Roll, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: fate, fate core, part-time gods

Caravans of the Dead

May 26, 2015 by multiplexer

At the beginning of the journey, the Clerics kill all the passengers with something pleasant and painless specifically made for their comfort. Once the caravan reaches the destination, Clerics cast Revivify. Who doesn’t want to return from a year-long trip healthier than when they left?

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: d&d5e, economics, gaming

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