Read the original article here. Spell scrolls are one of the magic items in D&D that I feel are more fun to give away as a Dungeon Master than they are to receive as a player. I like the concept of spell scrolls as a DM because they are easy…

Read the original article here. Welcome to the first installment of a new series I’m calling NPC Workshop! In this series, I create a new nonplayer character (NPC) that you can use at your own RPG table. I’ll even show you how I did it! This week, we take a…

Read the original article here. Welcome to the first installment of my latest series! Press ‘A’ to Continue is a series about video games I’ve recently completed and my review of them. The term “completed” is a moving target and means different things to different people, so I will attempt…

Read the original article here. It’s said that all good things must come to an end, and the same is true of every Dungeons & Dragons campaign. You’ve spent so much time building this world together with your friends that it can be hard to say goodbye. However, the story…

Read the original article here. I love to travel! Seeing new places, meeting new people, trying new things, tasting new foods…I love all of it. Now, imagine if there was a game that embodied the joys of traveling so well that it became the next best thing to actually…

Read the original article here. “These look like good blades. They were not made by any troll, nor by any smith among men in these parts and days; but when we can read the runes on them, we shall know more about them.” -Gandalf, The Hobbit. I love naming my…

Check out the original article here! A common rite of passage on the gamer’s journey from casual to diehard is the attendance of one’s first convention. This is the journey my two brothers and I embarked on last year when we attended Origins Game Fair 2019. The trip was a…

Balancing D&D combat can be a pain. Players will feel unsatisfied if combat is too easy or too hard, so balancing the game is key to a fun session. It becomes even trickier when you have a party of fewer than four characters. Suddenly, the CR number next to a…

“So far as I know we did not sail to look for things useful but to seek honor and adventures. And here is as great an adventure as ever I heard of…” -Reepicheep, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader I absolutely love woodland creatures portrayed as fantasy heroes. I grew…