Heroforge Adventure Calendar December 2022
If you are not aware, Hero Forge® celebrates December by upping their game. Normally they drop new options every Tuesday, but in December they drop new content Daily to bring joy to the end of the year and revel in style. Check them out...
Nerdarchy Pax Unplugged 2022 Experience
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is the Nerdarchy Pax Unplugged 2022 Experience, We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of on...
D&D Ideas – Magic Items and the Mage Forge
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is Magic Items and Mage Forge Update, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and...
D&D Ideas — Famine
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is famine, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up....
D&D Ideas – Pestilence
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is Pestilence, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Spotlight Delvingwood...
Adding More Divine Presence 5e D&D
Ever feel like despite Paladins, Clerics, and Druids running around all over the place in the worlds of 5e D&D there is a lack of divine presence? You'd think worlds that are rife with divine manifestations would have more ways for the power of the...
Why you should have Sentient Magic Items in your D&D Game
One of the best type of items you can hand out in the D&D game as a Dungeon Master, is a sentient magic item. They can be tricky to pull off at times, depending on party make up and what the personality of the item...
D&D Ideas – Famine
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is famine, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up....
Explore the Darkest Shadows at your Peril – Part 2 Shadow Summoner
Previously on Nerdarchy I talked about how dangerous shadows and the shadowfell can be. I even gave a stat block for a dire shadow mastiff. You can find that here I toyed around with the idea of a shadar-kai shadow summoner and that I would grant...
How to make Gods & Religion Matter – 5 Tips for Divine Inspiration in D&D
When the existence of gods and angels is an indisputable fact, you’d think that faith, religion, and everything in between would play a huge factor in any D&D setting – but in 5E, the divine usually ends up being reduced to nothing more than an...
D&D Ideas Dawn
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is Dawn, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes...
D&D Ideas Experts
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week's topic is experts, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes...
Immerse Yourself in D&D Adventure with Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Initially released as a Target exclusive the new D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is now widely available. Designed to function as a fresh new gateway perfect for introducing players to the game, the set includes rules, an adventure, pregenerated characters and a set of polyhedral dice. Wizards of the Coast celebrated the release with a slew of additional resources too.
D&D Ideas — Class
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is class, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of classes our Character Build Guides have been described as essentially custom classes, which we think is a pretty awesome description. We’ve got 70+ modules over at the DM’s Guild, all for pay what you want and including both the player guide and a DM version inspired by the character. You can get Nerdarchy the Newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, along with updates and info on how to game with Nerdarchy plus snag a FREE GIFT by signing up here.
What’s Really Going on With One D&D?
The paradigm shifts once again! Set aside all the crunchy calculations and simultaneous calls of nerfing and power creep. Something else is taking place through Wizards of the Coast’s move towards the One D&D experience. During our recent live chat discussing Unearthed Arcana 2022: Expert Classes we touched on parts of the latest playtest reminiscent of earlier editions of the game. Several people watching along called out stuff bringing to mind third and fourth edition, which for at least one commenter felt exhausting and an oversimplification. In my estimation something deeper than mechanical callbacks seems to be happening and that’s what’s got me fascinated. Let’s get into it.
