Continuing my series on Dark Sun, it’s time to dig into the backgrounds of Athas. Many of the Fifth Edition backgrounds transition smoothly into Dark Sun with only a few minor tweaks. Some had to be completely removed. In an effort to provide a complete ruleset, I’ve constructed the background options as concise as possible. In general, the backgrounds […]
Continuing my series on Dark Sun, it’s time to dig into the classes of Athas. Many of the Fifth Edition classes transition smoothly into Dark Sun with only a few minor tweaks. Others need total overhauled. And some are completely removed. In an effort to provide a complete ruleset, I’ve constructed the class options as […]
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If you’ve been reading, then you probably know that my main Saturday group will be ending their current campaign probably by the end of the summer. This gives me the opportunity to run a whole new campaign. And while I’m not 100% set on anything yet, one of my players suggested we do a Dark […]
Tonight, Friday, May 31, at 8 p.m. Eastern US time, we’ll be having a dungeon master question & answer live stream over on my YouTube channel, The DM Lair. For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome games, check out the DM Lair on YouTube.
A Free Podcast for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Knights and Nerds is celebrating our one-year anniversary by putting out two episodes!The heroes continue to explore Boldbrook as they try to find a way to obtain dragon bone, which proves to be much more difficult than they first thought. They speak with High Cleric Dain […]
Have you ever played a D&D game that was just combat after combat after combat? While that style of play may suit some players, for many it can get old fast. Indeed, a critical component of Dungeons & Dragons encounter building for any Dungeon Master is providing a variety of encounter types that will appeal […]
Say you want to do an all human campaign; perhaps you’re doing a modern horror setting or your campaign is a sword and sorcery epic. The problem with that is that there isn’t a whole lot of variety there. In fact, the necessity for having “races” at all vanishes. Humans either get ability score increases […]
There’s a lot of great stuff that came with the arrival of Fifth Edition. And there are also a few things that got the shaft. One of the biggest being skills. I believe part of the reason why Wizards of the Coast diminished the importance of skills in Fifth Edition was to put emphasis on […]
Chinese dragons, also known as East Asian dragons, are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and East Asian culture at large. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles and fish but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for […]
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