Three volumes, 1,600 pages, and one of the most ambitious campaigns ever produced. Here's what I make of it.
Gods of the Forbidden North: A Monumental Achievement
300 new spells—but do you want them? Dragonbane’s Book of Magic (Review)
Free League sent me a review copy of Dragonbane's Book of Magic. It's chock-full of usable options, beautifully presented, and squarely focused on doing one thing well. It's also a bewildering amount of new material. So do I recommend it?
Christmas in July and a Patreon Exclusive
A short post this week, but two bits of news.
A New Project? The Quintessential Guide to Monsters
I've been thinking about another potential side project. Would you use it at your table?
Building a New Campaign, Part 7: The Drowned God
I’ve described the Labyrinth as ‘an ancient prison of a dreaming god’. But so far, I haven’t really gone into detail about who or what this ‘dreaming god’ might be. So let’s do it!
Building a New Campaign, Part 6: Weather and Encounters
Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Image Credit: Tom Fisk It’s been a while, but this is the sixth post in an ongoing series: my plan for a new campaign based around a West Marches open table for Old-School Essentials. So far, I’ve sketched out the home base (Greyhold), the megadungeon (the Drowned Labyrinth), and the hexcrawl (surrounding lands), … Continue reading Building a New Campaign, Part 6: Weather and Encounters
Reading the Bones: How to Embrace 3d6-down-the-line
Years ago, I wrote an article about rolling ability scores in 5e which did surprisingly well. Having lately been getting into OSR-style play—specifically, Old-School Essentials—I thought the topic was worth revisiting.
Fortune and glory: a review of Outgunned Adventure
If you like Indiana Jones, The Mummy, Lara Croft, or Uncharted, this book is for you. But is it as rules light as it wants to be?
The Unfinished Halls: a new adventure for Old-School Essentials
I'm delighted to share that I have now completed the first keyed zone of the Drowned Labyrinth, the megadungeon at the heart of my new West Marches campaign.
Bold but bewildering: my year with Level Up 5e
We're about to wrap up our first campaign using Level Up 5e. Here's how it went.