Exemplary Elves Part 3 High Elves
This is a continuation of a series that seeks to re-imagine the standard races of Dungeons & Dragons as more unique and fully developed cultures. The last article dealt with the Einolar, a Wood...
Author: Wallace Cleaves
Not Quite Dead Yet…
First of all, to anyone reading this, welcome back, and my sincere apologies for being gone for so long. I’m incredibly grateful to see that people are still coming to our site and even...
Potions of Nap and Mana
We’ve been running a weekly collaborative D&D campaign since January using the Roll 20 system, and it’s been a great experience. The game is set in Oldstone, a crossroads city in a desert region...
Perfect Party Size? In 5th edition, it’s five.
I’ve been ruminating recently on an issue I haven’t seen a lot of discussion about: How many players are too few or too many? For most groups, this issue is more a matter of...
GET MEDIEVAL: Warfare in the Middle Ages, Part II Applying what we know about medieval warfare to a fantasy setting
This article is a sequel to Wallace Cleaves’ discussion of medieval warfare, in which the medievalist applies a scholar’s understanding of period warfare to his own fantasy world setting, the Vault. Warfare in the Vault...
GET MEDIEVAL: Warfare in the Middle Ages, Part I A medievalist delves into the differences from modern war
Although many fantasy games contain military elements, large-scale campaigns, wars, and sieges, few games seem to reflect how medieval armies really operated. When a military unit appears in a game, its structure is often simply a...
And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 2: The Obstacle Course
In the prior installment of this series, I discussed an interlude in my ongoing campaign where I had the party participate in a series of tournaments and contests as a change of pace from...
Practical Magic 3 Corpse Seeds and Habaster’s Handy Horse Hobble
Practical Magic is an occasional series highlighting magic items and spells that concentrate more on adding flavor to the game than on being powerful. They make nice additions to the loot pile without breaking...
Stat Block: The Lizardfolk Champion and the Lizardfolk Blackspawn Even more varieties of lizardfoes
From time to time, we will be publishing quick stat blocks. Some will be original. Others, like this one, are tweaks of existing stat blocks. What you do with them is up to you....
Practical Magic: The Bounty Hunter’s Body Bag and Dead Man’s Whispers
Practical Magic is an occasional series highlighting magic items and spells that concentrate more on adding flavor to the game than on being powerful. They make nice additions to the loot pile without breaking...
