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RPG character change: An Open Legend example
Change in character Often there are comparisons made between tabletop role-playing games and fiction, and though there are a lot of differences, there are similarities as both can be storytelling mediums. One similarity is in the importance of characters and character growth or change. In...
Open Legend RPG character build: Aetherficer Bunny
You might be familiar with our Open Legend game “Aether Skies – The Beginning of the End.” Doug, Professor Bill, Ty and Megan have already done character builds for the game, and those articles were fascinating reads, so now I’m finishing up the series by stepping...
Our live Open Legend game’s aether parasites invade!
This article comes to Nerdarchy from a fan of the Open Legend RPG-sponsored “Aether Skies – The Beginning of the End” live game that streams Fridays at noon EST. YouTuber AJ Kinney was inspired by an encounter in Session 6 of the game and sent...
Open Legend RPG character build: Lucelia Heliotrope
You might be familiar with our Friday Open Legend game, Aether Skies. Doug, Dr. Bill and Ty have already done character builds for the game, and those articles were fascinating reads, so now I’m stepping up to the plate to shed some light on my...
Open Legend RPG character build – Kryzikk
Hey, guys, Professor Bill of Comic Book University and I guess I’m up next to talk about my character for the Open Legend RPG game on Fridays at noon Eastern on the Nerdarchy YouTube channel. I think that, by now, it’s pretty obvious that I...
Open Legend RPG character build: Israel Amadeus
On Fridays at noon, the Nerdarchy crew as well as the writers here at the site have been playing an Open Legend tabletop RPG campaign live on YouTube. For those not familiar with the game, I thought I would offer up my own character, Israel Amadeus,...
Open Legend RPG character build – Roz Rakheta
Open Legend character build from concept to gameplay As a relatively new staff writer for Nerdarchy.com the opportunity to join my colleagues William C. (aka Professor Bill from Comic Book University), Megan R. Miller, Nerdarchy.com editor-in-chief Ty Johnston and Nerdarchist Ted in a weekly live...
A sampling of cities from Nerdarchy’s Open Legend live game
Beginning today, April 28, Nerdarchy will host a weekly live stream Open Legend game starting at noon EST on Fridays. Nerdarchist Dave will be at the GM helm, and players Nerdarchist Ted, Nerdarchy.com web editor-in-chief Ty Johnston, staff writer William C (aka Professor Bill of...
Open Legend kobold character concept
Hey, guys, Professor Bill here, and I’m playing in the Nerdarchy “Open Legend” game on Friday’s at noon Eastern Standard Time. Actually, I’m the auxiliary player, so when someone else can’t make the game, then I show up last minute. Nonetheless, I want my character...
Four Reasons We Think You’ll Love Open Legend
Four Reasons We Think You’ll Love Open Legend Written by: Ish Stabsoz We know that RPGs are a dime a dozen, and that you can find a system out there for almost any type of game you want to play – and that’s exactly...
The Loot Goblin: Why Every D&D Party Needs Someone Who Opens Every Chest
The Player Archetypes Done Right Series Every Dungeons & Dragons table has them. The player who asks, “Did we search the bodies?” The one checking behind every bookshelf for a hidden compartment. The character carrying enough random trinkets to open a pawn shop. You’ve probably...
The Hand of Midas: D&D’s Most Tempting Legendary Artifact
Every adventurer dreams of finding a legendary treasure. Ancient dragons sleep atop mountains of gold. Lost tombs hide priceless relics. Wizards spend lifetimes searching for artifacts of unimaginable power. Yet few treasures are as alluring—or as dangerous—as the Hand of Midas. The legend is simple....
The Open-World Video Games D&D Players Will Instantly Fall In Love With
There is a very specific kind of video game that hits D&D players harder than almost anything else. It is not just about map size. It is that feeling that the world was already alive before your character showed up and will still have stories...
Flaws Make Legends in Zoo Mafia
In Zoo Mafia, the legends aren’t the smooth-talking masterminds with flawless alibis and perfect jobs. The legends are the screw-ups. The hotheads. The heartbreakers. The animals who get the job done, but leave a trail of chaos in their wake. Perfection might look good on...
Magic from the Music: 8 Legendary Instruments from Across the Realms
Playable, Powerful, and Perfect for Bards and Beyond Last time, we expanded the D&D instrument list with eight real-world instruments that could breathe new life into your bard’s kit. But why stop at flavor? Each of these rare instruments deserves a legendary counterpart—artifacts of power,...
