You can find the ever-growing list of “Better Than Nothing” items over on the right. Read ‘em, like ‘em, share ‘em, and comment. Manikanta's Storm Kudu did not like this place. Its ceilings looked like the broad arched cathedrals of the capitol, the glass panes in the grand windows were pristine and showed hints of light... Continue Reading →
Save the Cheerleader, Righteous Spell Deflection, and Like “Frozen” But Scarier…
You can find the ever-growing list of “Better Than Nothing” items over on the right. Read ‘em, like ‘em, share ‘em, and comment. Keeper of Ravin "I've got ya'. I've got ya'. Breath---in and out---that's it. And don't move. You don't want to know what that leg feels like when you try and move." Crawss cradled... Continue Reading →
Playing Paladins: Knights, Gods, and Broken Promises
This is the second in a two-part feature on Paladins. This part is meant to cover character options, adventure hooks, and roleplaying advice. The first part, Swear to God, covered the class’s origins, potential role in relation to other classes, and how they might fit into a setting. Playing a Paladin says something not only about the character you are playing,... Continue Reading →
Swear To God: What You Need To Know About Paladins
Paladins tend to fly under the radar or cause massive uproars, and its because of the unique space they occupy. They're not Fighters, not Clerics, and not just another name for knights. Let's look at why that is.
Food of the Gods, Useful Things Aren’t Always Pretty, and All or Nothing…
You can find the ever-growing list of “Better Than Nothing” items over on the right. Read ‘em, like ‘em, share ‘em, and comment. Ambrosia It was a quiet, serious, and frequent communion. Every morning, when the dawn broke over the trees or peaks or horizon or walls, Favian Crossley could be found kneeling already---head bowed, a... Continue Reading →
Boys DO Make Passes, A Heckuva Graduation Robe, and a Hard Won Grapple…
You can find the ever-growing list of “Better Than Nothing” items over on the right. Read ‘em, like ‘em, share ‘em, and comment. Valorious Brille "Do it again, Teller", Savien Manyfold's rich and upbeat tenor sang out in contrast to the otherwise dreary and cloud-smothered day. The fat drops of rain that slipped and slopped through... Continue Reading →
Taking Up the Reins, Learning Through Pain, and the Eye of the Storm…
You can find the ever-growing list of “Better Than Nothing” items over on the right. Read ’em, like ’em, share ’em, and comment. The third item's story is imagined from a poem I read on someone's blog---really nice. Abin's Course Watching Ferail hop down from his horse, one leg swinging wider than it needed to and... Continue Reading →
Making Mundane Combat Useful and Storyful
One can't just line up CR's in order of lowest to highest and run every game like a prolonged episode of the Power Rangers where you fight the easy then the medium then the hard then the hardest... you can, I guess, but I'm probably in good company suggesting that you shouldn't. However, what really... Continue Reading →
Now You See It, Ancient Unspeakable Evil Little Thing, and The Noble Orcish Dynasty…
You can find the ever-growing list of “Better Than Nothing” items over on the right. Read ‘em, like ‘em, share ‘em, and comment. The Regulator "Cold rolled steel, sir---a process I assure you few true weapon-smiths in the whole circle of the world could replicate---I admit that what it lacks in ornamentation it more than makes... Continue Reading →
Your Own Druidic Circle, a Nasty Wand, and Sort of Being Ripley…
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. This set inspired by the recent post by our co-writer, Mike. Aegiaen Scepter Cormin missed his sister. He hardly remembered what she looked like, back when they were young. They'd survived the war,... Continue Reading →
Many-Sided Dice 