D&D 5E Review Part 12: Adventuring
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Seven Questions About Sharktoberfest
An Interview with Sharktoberfest Writer Steve Johnson, Conducted by Dale Ryan Just in time for October, Hex Games has released Sharktoberfest, written by Steve Johnson and illustrated by James and Lindsay Hornsby. I’d never really given much thought to shark movies before, but reading the book I was struck by how much time Steve has…
Elvismancer Spells
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Dumb Table: Some Colorful NPCs
Since people seemed to like last week’s Dumb Table, and since I’ve got jujitsu chauffeur duty soon, I’m going to do another one this week. There’s been a little forward momentum on Cinemechanix in the last few days, so hopefully I’ll get back to the design journal next week. Just like last week, I’m going…
The Simple Joy of Rolling A Die and Knowing You’ve Killed Something
I always get in the weeds with combat rules, but I’m trying to use the “tables aren’t scary if they’re well organized and accessible” lesson from DCC to simplify it: Just look at the menu/table and decide what you want to do. The “free bonus effect” thing is because I want to encourage players to…
I Have A Dream. I Have A Vision.
Since it’s so late I’m going to wait until tomorrow to share my Mojo World article with the unwashed masses, but you get it right now! Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Monster of the Week: The Wampus Cat
Also Known As: Ewah or Ew’ah (Cherokee). Description: The Wampus Cat is a demonic creature that looks like a bipedal mountain with large yellow eyes. BMA Classification: The Wampus Cat is listed on the Bureau of Monster Affairs’ Official Monster List. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Cinemechanix Design Journal: More Combat Thoughts
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Thunderjar
The thunderjar came up in the chimerist write-up, so I went ahead and filled in the stub. This one is eligible for the Item special category, but since you’re only allowed to submit 1 thing per category and I’ve still got some (potentially more interesting) item stubs to write, I’m not going to submit it…
Monster of the Week: The Mongolian Death Worm
Since I can’t think of any new archetypes to do every week, we’re switching gears and doing the Monster of the Week. Some of the monsters covered here will be classics from folklore and mythology, some will be inspired by fiction, some will be cryptids that some people say actually exist, and some of them…