Turncoat Villain 2: Building Better Baddies
Previously, on Blog Post Z: Return of the Turncoat Villain. You want to write a mastermind villain, but your players
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Big Brains & Reversible Jackets: The Turncoat Villain
No Plan Survives First Contact With A Horny Bard Who doesn’t love a good mastermind villain? You’ve got your grand
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Polydismorphia; The Shapeshifting Sickness Of The Elves
The transmutation of living beings is one of the great benchmarks of magical progress. Academic arcanists have long attempted to imitate what elves and druids arrive at so easily: the power and freedom of polymorphia, the ability to change your form as one changes clothes. Yet, like all magic power, it comes at a cost. Forcing the mind and soul through multiple bodies can leave lingering marks on the ego, like a palimpsest self. … Continue readingPolydismorphia; The Shapeshifting Sickness Of The Elves
Creating Narrative Cost for Magic in 5th Edition
World-shaping Power At Dollar Store Prices I want to talk to you about magic. Make no mistake; magic is rad.
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The Worn Web: A Drow Variant to Add Lore and Depth
The ink is made from rendered myconid flesh and illithid ichor, and its use causes alternating fits of sickness and rage. Convalescence lasts three days, and when the marked Drow rises on the third day, she is forever changed. … Continue readingThe Worn Web: A Drow Variant to Add Lore and Depth
Carousing Catastrophes and Social Solutions to the Party Problem
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How to Reclaim Alignment and Empower Imaginative Character Narrative, Easily
Good vs. Evil, Laws vs. Chaos, easy. It doesn’t take much to see this “easy” solution fall over, however. In this article, I would like to explore the possibilities available behind the idea of alignment and a simple implementation change that can bring new life into this old standby. … Continue readingHow to Reclaim Alignment and Empower Imaginative Character Narrative, Easily
The Most Impressive and Powerful DM Leverage this Tool!
With no cynicism or irony whatsoever, I am writing this today to tell you about the common tool of the
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Six Tips for Dealing with GM Anxiety
I’ve seen several DMs post requests for tips on dealing with GM anxiety; something similar to the following: “I get
CR, Challenge, and Engagement in 5e
I would like to take a moment to discuss a topic I see on the web in varying formats. The