A New Forum
I have to admit, i like forums. I like them because they are easy to search, easy to find and share information, and it’s more static and easier to search…
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…
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…
Updates
So I have a few, but a quick note here and more details later. Releasing later today are new rules for spellcasters and mixing races. Page updates include a lot,…
Episode 13 – HE / SHE WHAT NOW?
At the end of the previous episode, the party had cleared their way through the biggest part of the Gnome lair, and were moving forward. As they entered a large…
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…
Pseudo IF Statement for Roll20
Roll20 has one problem with the Macro system a LOT of people want fixed. but it just never seems to happen. So I literally had to do something… The reason,…
Cure Wounds Macro for Roll20
I hate heaps of macros, as you might have seen in my other post(s). But there are some spells that give higher levels of result, by being a certain level,…
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. …
Prestidigitation Macro for Roll20
Prestidigitation (much like it’s counterpart Thaumaturgy for Clerics) allows the caster, to affect small changes or effects. All of them minor, as this is a cantrip level spell. The following…
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…
Toll the Dead Macro
So I was in a Discord server last night, when one of the other members was looking at how to do a macro up for the cantrip “Toll the Dead”. This…
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,…
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…
Hexblade Curse Macro for Roll20
So one of the guys in the Filthy Pig was having an issue with the SRD5 sheet, specifically trying to get his attack to add the Curse damage (his Proficiency…
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…
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…
A Blade from Hell, A Drunk Dwarf, A Blink Dog, and a Mimic walks into a bar….
So when the current campaign started in the final days of 2017, my group had first gotten together, and were off on their first given adventure. They were to find…
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…
Ban The Gnome
Introduction This article is intended to show you the reader the flaws in the Gnome in general, but specifically in 5E, and also note all the points that make the…
D&D 5E Quick Reference Guide
This is NOT my work, It was shared within one of the communities that I am a part of, and I decided to place it here. I might do my…
Meta-less Skill Checks for Roll20
I have a new campaign coming up soon in my world’s Egyptian/Arabian style region, and I took the time to write a macro that more suits how I think skill…
What Are The Odds
So a little back story. I have had a long running Sat night game for a while, several GMs, several campaigns and LOADS of fun. We have for the most…
Lessons Learned from DMing ASD kids 10 – 14 years old
In the weeks leading up to Christmas 2020, I was presented with an opportunity to do something I have wanted to do for some time. As a father of a…
Moving FracturedBear to here.
Yes, I am moving all my FracturedBear.com website materials to this page, and leaving it here to consolidate my expenses. Share on Social Media x facebook reddit