Spellcasting 2.0
Spellcasting 2.0 – An Addon to the RAW Spell Casting System The base system for magic in D&D is very specific, sorcerers do this, warlocks do that and wizards do weird things with books. At the end of the day…
New Crits On The Block
Since D&D came out combat has evolved in the game, and the stories that came with it, but there was no mechanics for really showing those massive hits we see in the movies. In 1980 Dragon Magazine issue #31 came…
TableSmith: Weather Generator
So I have had a rough few weeks, hence the lack of posting, and the lack of anything, but I have also been getting ready for a 5E game I am starting this Saturday. But I want to make it…
Pre-rolled D20 Collection
In this article, I will talk about a technique I use to make my GMing world easier to manage, but also helps to immerse the players into the game itself. By pre-rolling a bunch of rolls for anything including skill…
Alignments
Alignments are subjective, and are how they interact with D&D has many people seeing them differently, and so as such in how they act. Others (like me) use it more as an abstract tool for narration, and as a record…
RPG Gaming Etiquette
So, in the interest of trying to make everyone’s experience at the gaming table better and better, it came to mind that there is one thing that should be addressed, because there are a LOT of people out there that…
Multiple PC Curse (MPC)
Caveat So in writing this, and for you the reader, I must make this PERFECTLY clear and open. This is NOT me mocking the disorder in any way. Dissociative Identity Disorder is a serious thing and should not be treated…
Random Hit Location
In the mid to late 70s, as D&D was starting out, they (TSR) were already producing supplements to the base game, and in ONE of those books was a brilliant system to add reality to the combats. When you watch…
Forge: Variant Skill System for 5e
Introduction I have been gaming a long time, and I have seen and played in a lot of different systems, some good some not so good. As games have changed over time, and new games came out, new systems, each…
GMing 101
Introduction I see a lot (and I mean a LOT) of posts on Facebook about what being a good GM is, and what should be the starting path to becoming a good GM. This post is going to me my…
