Can a kobold do more than skirmish? Yes. But you have to add some lore! Tucker's kobolds (Dragon Magazine issue 127) became famous for their combat prowess and their capacity to leverage their numbers. Techniques included more than slinging stones, sneaking about and other guerrilla tactics. Tucker also had them lay traps, plan ambushes and […]
So you have some Awakened animals & plants! What do they do with their new-found smarts? In previous publications there has been some mention of what an Awakened tree may do if you first shape them into anything that is both really large and made of wood. But what about beasts? You make them average […]
Notes of role playing games
How to make a living wizard book - use tattoos. That indexy thing: what you can expect: Description: tribal-tattoo goblin subspecies is like Game impact & rules: running with rune-goblins The stuff of lore & legend: how it fits into the D&D world Adventure ideas. Any group of goblins escaping hobgoblin rulership must have some […]
Goblins of myth deserve to be fun again! Try out these stories and Make Your Adventures Great Again (MYAGA).
Looking at a radical change of alignment in D&D. Does it matter? In magical worlds things are ‘good’ or ‘evil’ because they feed and grow off of specific kinds of magical, spiritual energies. This is made fairly clear in Lord of the Rings and made brutally obvious in Star Wars. Terry Pratchett also explains in his […]
Seven Tricks To Make Magical Items Rock Your World Player 1: "You say we Detect Magic within the chest - did the rogue check for traps? If so... we open the lid, why not?" Dungeon Master: "It turns out you did disarm all the traps and there is a magic item inside. Well done. The […]
A 'common' hedge wizard - within the Rules As Written. TL;DR: using feats to build lesser casters as well as 'simple' enchanters of common & uncommon magic items. About half a century ago Gary Gygax said heroic classes were about 1% of the general populace. Of these heroes, casters were rare. Getting the help of […]
Transform An Entire Realm With This One Item What Does This Wild Staff Do? This +2 staff has 10 charges (maximum) & gains 5-10 charges a day (1d6+4). Not just a staff - it can take a tree-shape or form (60'tall / trunk 5 ft. thick). Also, you and your friends can Pass Without Trace […]
Handling 'life-long' contracts in-game. The other day my player character asked: 'what does my patron want?' - i had to admit, it was a good question. This triggered a cascade of yet other very valuable queries: What 'payment' does it / he / she get in return for giving a mortal heroic superpowers? How often […]
