Debates swirl around the various forums and subreddits in the Dungeons & Dragons community; they’re chief among the interactions we have with each other. These debates often vary in their complexity, but a lot of the disagreement with how to even proceed with the debate itself is based on a misunderstanding some have about what […]
Review: Dark Arts Player’s Companion
Normally I don’t like third party content, especially for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, but this week I found something not only amazingly well made, but well balanced for the most part. Specifically I found the Dark Arts Player’s Companion presented by Jonoman3000. This product for D&D, found here on reddit, is something that hits […]
Roleplaying Character Moments Within the Party
Salutations, nerds, today we’re going to talk about some fluffier stuff but by now I’m sure you know to expect that from me more often than not. I want to get into talking about the roleplaying moments between player characters within the party. RP with the PCs. Dungeons & Dragons is typically a lot of […]
ThinkGeek Week-to-Week: Geek Gifts and Nerdy Swag 8.13.17
ThinkGeek creates unique products to stimulate the imagination. Everything from apparel, home and office accessories, gadgets, collectibles and more are curated and shared to help fuel your geek core. (Nerds are also more than welcome to shop with ThinkGeek.) The wondrous and cool nerdy swag from ThinkGeek lets you express your passions, connect with fellow […]
Nerdarchy Arcana: D&D Rogue Archetype – Jester
Ever since I picked up my copy of the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook, I’ve been annoyed with the arcane trickster. I’ve always felt it was a waste of an opportunity, like they wanted to have an arcane rogue archetype, but they didn’t know what to do. So they just slapped a limited […]
Out of the Box D&D Encounters, Series 2, #12 – “The Walls Have…arms?”
Introduction I recently viewed a collaboration between Matt Colville and Satine Pheonix. During that, Matt brought up an evocative image of a monster’s hand coming through to grab an unwitting player character. That image stuck and is the inspiration for the following “Out of the Box.” It brings in some familiar and some new elements. […]
Speak With Dead #07: Undeath Support
Dear Maxillae the Mad, IS THIS THE GOOGLE? EVERYTHING I TYPE IS UPPERCASED. IT LOOKS LIKE I’M YELLING BUT I’M NOT. MY GRANDDAUGHTER TOLD ME TO ASK THE GOOGLE BUT I DON’T KNOW WHO THAT IS. HELP! Signed, WHAT’S A USERNAME? I’M BETH Dear BETH, This is not The Google. This is Maxillae. I […]
D&D Beyond Pricing Announced…and a Bunch of Other Stuff, Too
With a week to go before the full launch of D&D Beyond, the digital source for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons tools, several announcements were made about the pricing, features and more. The toolset, created by Curse in partnership with Wizards of the Coast’s D&D team, moves the D&D experience more fully into the digital […]
D&D Spelljammer Warlock: Into the Void
In a past article I mentioned customized warlock pacts in my fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons Spelljammer campaign. It came up again during a live chat with Nate the Nerdarch. With my feet now held to the eldritch fire by publicly mentioning it twice, I’d better put money where my pact-making mouth is and get […]
DC Universe Online Is Experiencing A Rebirth
In the great big world of massive multiplayer online games, the market is very make-it-or-break-it. Yeah there are some games that are bigger than others, but the ones that really catch fire hit a specific market and consistently update the content. DC Universe Online, or DCUO for short, had hit the market so hard they […]
Campaign Rebirth: How to Keep Your Campaign Fresh
Campaign Rebirth How to Keep Your Campaign Fresh I just wrapped up a campaign that had been going on for about six years. In that time we had a few lulls, and a few highlights. The thing is, we kept things changing and getting them to refresh as needed. This is something many groups fail […]
Tribute to George Romero: Godfather of Zombies
Zombies, what is not to be said? In light of George Romero’s death there are not enough words to describe how much his iconic monsters have shaped pop culture over the past fifty years. I could tell you all about when his first zombie film (Night of the Living Dead) hit the big screen (1968) […]
Slavery in RPG Campaigns: Making a Case for Inclusion
Slavery. I want to let that hang there for a minute, because this is going to be a pretty serious topic. I want everyone to know this is going to be held with extreme gravity. Slavery is a thing that’s been a problem throughout human history as much as it is exists in modern a […]
Out of the Box D&D Encounters, Series 2, #11 – “Building Bridges”
Introduction Have you ever needed an icebreaker encounter for either a new group, or maybe introduce a new D&D player to the concept of roleplaying without challenging their untested knowledge of any rules? I have. Often new players are uncomfortable with the concept of roleplaying, especially in front of established or experienced players. A way […]
Speak With Dead #06: Withering Willies
Dear Maxillae the Mad, As I’m sure you are aware, it is common practice for civilians to remove the body parts (hands, eyes, genitals, etc) of hanged criminals in order to create macabre charms and trinkets. What do you think of such practices? Does it dissuade you from raising such corpses or do they still […]
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