Sizzling Scorpions
We’ve been playing our Cursed Scroll #2 Campaign again, and you know what that means: Giant Scorpions! Shadow 17, Narvey,
Tag: dm advice
Tips for Torches
The humble Torch is an adventurer’s first, best, and most interesting tool. Are you using it to its full potential?
Here’s to the Gamemaster!
Here’s to the Gamemaster, whoever you may be! What It Takes It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do
Tales from the Bar Hak: Fly-Headed Goblins
Bar Hak was built to be a West Marches game. If you’ve been playing OSR-coded DnD in the last decade,
Let Them Eat Cake: Why PCs should get Rich
You know what Deng Xiaoping said: “It is glorious to be rich.” So why do we seem so invested in
A First Level Cleric VS History
How common are clerics? I suppose somewhere out there is a game of 5e, where every NPC has class levels,
Farce – a Houserule for Troika Initiative Chaos
While the rest of the TTRPG world debates side versus individual initiative, Troika’s system revels in a more unpredictable chaos.
Delve Deeper…Farce – a Houserule for Troika Initiative Chaos
OSR vs 5e – What Fun Looks Like
I’ve been playing a lot of OSR games lately and have been really enjoying them. Mixed with my 5e games
Lost in the Woods? How to Hex Crawl in 5e
Fifth Edition’s approach to exploration gets a bad rap. Hex crawling is often seen as an OSR affectation, with 5e
Everyone is Wrong but Me: the Nature Skill
The Nature skill is not what you might call a community favorite. Like all knowledge skills, it goes unused too