And from that point on, I decided that the ring had a low level curse on it. Where people interacting with the characters somehow knew something about an expensive ring.
Magic Patents, Trolls, Scabs, and Open Source Spells
Spells have a special problem: they’re information. Spells are knowledge which, when learned, perform a specified effect.
Magic: the Gathering Officially Comes to D&D
For years, gamers have wondered why two of the biggest fantasy brands in the world, Magic: the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, couldn’t come together, especially since they’re both made in the same building.
Shotgunning
Since that day my first nameless elf died in the gray-ooze cave in The Keep on the Borderlands, I was hooked. I got into roleplaying games over three decades ago because I was interested in the drama.
A Plot, So Meta
Canon serves as a framework for a setting, but after that, strict adherence to and advancement of canon along an official timeline is harmful to the setting and its audience.
Resurrection Edition
I believe fifth edition’s success owes much to a studied return to the roots of the D&D game, along with the calculated inclusion of fan favorites from all editions.
The Second Live Gnomish Caucus
The back room gnomes said, have it your way. But, you have to follow our highly confusing rules for the nominating contest which we just made up.
A Busy Year, Part 1: NPC Importance
Working as a part-time RPG freelancer is a proverbial rollercoaster ride. Sometimes it is thrilling, and other times the reward at the end of the ride is that you get to stop.
Financial One-Shots and Short Campaign Seeds
With a couple of tweaks, filing off the serial numbers, and squinting, tontines are a great inspiration for one-shot, short campaigns, and, in some contexts, longer running story arcs.
Preview: “Out of the Abyss” Adventure for D&D
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.
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