Seeing in the future is one of the hardest things a GM has to do, and yet it’s not uncommon to find fantasy games with spells or magic items that give the PCs the power to do precisely that.
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Unearthed Arcana: D&D is testing magical power armour
Wizards of the Coast has just released the third Unearthed Arcana with subclass experiments in it. The Artificer, a graduate from Unearthed Arcana itself, is included this time along with Druid and Ranger. Many gamers will be downloading and saving the PDF, I imagine, rather than bookmarking the page to come back to later. The […]
Monster Hunter meets the Great British Bake Off: Dragon Stew cooking in 5e
New cooking-themed character classes, dessert familiars, a pre-written adventure and, of course, rules for cooking and eating Dungeons & Dragon’s monsters.
Single-Player RPGs: What there is to know about solitary gaming
Many RPGs can be adjusted to fit a single player, and as a result, there are no limits to the stories that can be played alone.
The Blood Hunter: A DM’s Guild adventure for Matt Mercer’s Blood Hunter
The download is split into four chapters, and as the plot progresses there will be the chance to save a baby drow, meet Mordenkainen and in keeping with The Witcher inspiration – you also might get a bard sidekick.
For the Honor: She-Ra inspired GM-less TTRPG
For the Honor is set on Athera, a land full of magical people and creatures, that is invaded by the Legion that arrived from space.
Genre Police: Dropping the ‘TT’
How often do we investigate the medium of space in our games?
Goodman Games avoids Judges Guild payments; donates to charity
Bob Bledsaw Jr. and Judges Guild will not profit from the Judges Guild Deluxe Collector’s Edition Vol. 2 focused on the works of Jennell Jaquays.
Wizards of the Coast: The future of D&D is digital
A new Dungeons & Dragons computer game every year for the next seven years.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #36
Another busy week in the world of RPGs as Fantasy Flight appears to be stepping away from the hobby and Kickstarter encourages dozens of new tabletop projects in just a few days.
