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Category: 5e

trolls
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Trolls of the Ermine Marches

Posted on February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Gabriel Watcher

What is a Troll? A type of giant? A rock-skinned mountain dweller? A bag of regenerating HP with pyrophobia? The Ermine

Delve Deeper…Trolls of the Ermine Marches

the raising of lazarus
Cat Links 5e, DM Advice, Lore

A First Level Cleric VS History

Posted on January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Gabriel Watcher

How common are clerics? I suppose somewhere out there is a game of 5e, where every NPC has class levels,

Delve Deeper…A First Level Cleric VS History

Cat Links 5e, DM Advice, Lore

Using Oozes Effectively – A 5e Encounter Design

Posted on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Gabriel Watcher

Recently, I had the opportunity to explore using Oozes in a 5e “combat” encounter. My party was heading to a

Delve Deeper…Using Oozes Effectively – A 5e Encounter Design

Google Spell 5e
Cat Links 5e

The “Google” Spell for 5e – Ebrohim’s Inquiry Lingum

Posted on October 17, 2023April 23, 2024 Gabriel Watcher

Many years ago, I had an idea when I was playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition. Search engines sure

Delve Deeper…The “Google” Spell for 5e – Ebrohim’s Inquiry Lingum

osr vs 5e
Cat Links 5e, Community, OSR

OSR vs 5e – What Fun Looks Like

Posted on September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Gabriel Watcher

I’ve been playing a lot of OSR games lately and have been really enjoying them. Mixed with my 5e games

Delve Deeper…OSR vs 5e – What Fun Looks Like

A landscape to explore as you hexcrawl in 5e
Cat Links 5e, DM Advice

Lost in the Woods? How to Hex Crawl in 5e

Posted on July 3, 2022December 7, 2023 Gabriel Watcher

Fifth Edition’s approach to exploration gets a bad rap. Hex crawling is often seen as an OSR affectation, with 5e

Delve Deeper…Lost in the Woods? How to Hex Crawl in 5e

Cat Links 5e, 5e Adventure, Community

Moon Elves’ Masquerade Battlemap Photos!

Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Gabriel Watcher

As much as we love making these games, nothing beats hearing back from people who’ve enjoyed playing them. We’re taking

Delve Deeper…Moon Elves’ Masquerade Battlemap Photos!

Cat Links 5e, 5e Magical Item

Dream Themed Magic Items to Reward Your Dreaming PCs

Posted on May 27, 2022October 17, 2023 Gabriel Watcher

To celebrate this month’s launch of The Trouble with Dreams (and Wake Up Sheeple), WatcherDM presents you with eight dream-themed

Delve Deeper…Dream Themed Magic Items to Reward Your Dreaming PCs

Cat Links 5e, 5e Magical Item, 5e Monster, Lore

The Suits

Posted on February 22, 2022June 7, 2022 Gabriel Watcher

For this is a universe that understands order, that understands service. Anonymity is armor. Blandness is balance. Conformity is control.

And so the creators of our world have eschewed the Inevitables, impressive though they may be, and chosen a different avatar for the invisible hand of order:

The Suits … Delve Deeper…The Suits

Cat Links 5e, Lore

The 16 Howling Poets of Long Bear Valley

Posted on February 12, 2022March 1, 2022 Gabriel Watcher

Long Bear Valley has been out for just three short months now and I can’t tell you how happy it

Delve Deeper…The 16 Howling Poets of Long Bear Valley

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