A dojo for players of fantasy role-playing games
Fans often succumb to myths about skills — about how they develop and how they work. Knowing how skills really work, though, can improve and enrich your game.
The party has arrived at a massive stone arch, through which only darkness can be viewed. A single fire rune appears on the keystone of the arch. Hemlock (Rogue): Before we step through the...
“Acid,” Robijeign announced, eyeing wisps of smoke rising from the tip of his blade. His three companions, still mounted, exchanged glances. “Ankhegs, perhaps?” Imevere wondered. She lowered her hood to improve her view of the scene....
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...
For the campaign I’m running, I wanted to try something a little bit different from the combat-heavy adventures that had dominated the last few sessions. I knew that the party had to head back to...
Some skill checks answer simple, immediate, yes/no questions. Do I see that goblin hiding in the bushes? A 15 — why, yes, I do. A simple yes/no die roll is appropriate and satisfying for...
If you’re into fantasy gaming or historical weaponry at all, you will have seen the video by now. You know the one: Lars Andersen trick-shooting and speed-shooting with a bow like, as one person...
It used to be that a writer or game-master who wanted to shore up his or her creativity with some research would have to visit a library. Libraries are still awesome, of course. They...
Robijeign, Arch-Diviner of Stull, gazed at the runes. Jagged hashes, rough, and deep, the strange markings had been found carved into the underside of the banquet table: ten of them, forming a circle, with an additional...
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