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Testing Character Backstory Tables in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything 3 Feb 2018

Xanathar’s Guide provides a series of tables to help players generate character histories. We got together and decided to test the tables for science!

Author: Michael
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What, When, Why: Atmospheric Descriptions 20 Jan 2018

Atmospheric descriptions are the foundation of every scene a DM runs, they are so integral almost everyone already uses them. But what exactly are they?

Author: Jeremiah
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Common Collection: Festivals 6 Jan 2018

This week we discuss festivals in fantasy settings and provide a roll table with 12 detailed holidays for your next game.

Author: Michael
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Meta Magic

Dissecting the Dragonborn 9 Dec 2017

The dragonborn are a core race for 5th edition, yet they are glaringly weaker than almost any race. This blog talks about why, and what can be done.

Author: Jeremiah
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Find the Path

What is Balance? 2 Dec 2017

Balance is the most important measure of success in homebrew. Yet the term actually means more than one thing. In this post, we dissect the concept of balance.

Author: Michael
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Cinematic Roleplaying: The Rule of Cool and You! 25 Nov 2017

This is part one on the rule of cool: How to make your games more epic, and give more impact by having a fluid approach to rules and mechanics.

Author: Bogey
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Zone of Truth

Review for Xanathar’s Guide to Everything 18 Nov 2017

Its the book that contains, well, everything. So in this review, I evaluate the newest D&D supplement and give you my thoughts on what it provides.

Author: Kody
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From Mind to Monster: The Hannibal 11 Nov 2017

The Hannibal is an intrigued-focused undead monster. In this article, we discuss our design process, its strengths, and how it handled its first adventure.

Author: Kody Co-Authors: Jeremiah, Michael
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Zone of Truth

Discussing Gods and Goddesses 4 Nov 2017

Aaron Hübrich, the Lead Designer of Gods and Goddesses, responded to our review of Gods and Goddess. This is my detailed response to his response.

Author: Kody
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Re: Review for Gods and Goddesses by Jetpack 7 4 Nov 2017

Response from Aaron Hübrich, the Lead Designer of Gods and Goddesses, to our review of Conceptopolis / Jetpack 7’s Gods and Goddesses.

Author: Half-Cover
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