I love the concept of shadow magic in fictional settings. I have ever since I saw characters like Cloak, who could tap into a dimension of darkness for their powers. There is something compelling in going against the tropes of many stories and having a hero that controls the darkness as a weapon to do good. I was not a
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In light of the recent Modiphius Conan release and the reaction to it, I did a LOT of research into the Conan, Adventures in a Time Undreamed Of RPG line. In 2018 I picked up the package where all of the books get added as they are released. I had originally started breaking this down by individual release, but it
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I am a simple creature, and certain combinations of elements trigger my Pavlovian responses, like “D&D Campaign setting” + “pirates.” Given that I actually have two Kickstarters from last year that I backed for which this description applies, I’ll elaborate and say that the one I’m referring to this time is Seas of Vodari. I did a first look based
Read moreEven more subclasses, this time with (I’m pretty sure) way less controversy attached to them. Unearthed Arcana 2020 Subclasses 3 This time, we’ve got subclasses for the artificer, druid, and ranger. I think it’s interesting that we’re seeing an artificer subclass come up, because that either implies another Eberron source, or it’s a statement of intent that just because artificer
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I thought I would take some time to look at products that I want, regarding Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, but with a little bit of a twist. To the best of my knowledge, these are things that don’t currently exist in exactly the form that I want them. Running 5e for a few years now, I’ve got some specific
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As someone that enjoys running and playing roleplaying games, I understand the value of repeated stories. Even more so as someone that enjoys the challenge of running games in established settings and finding the right beats to make the story feel as if it belongs with the source material. Warning: if you haven’t seen the movie yet, we’re going to
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My gaming group had a Session .5 this past Sunday, spending about an hour going over character creation information out loud with one another before starting a scenario. Our crew currently includes: Lieutenant Dodrac Ryss, Klingon Science Officer Lieutenant Commander Cassandra Cassidy, Human (Cyborg) Chief of Security Commander Kalos Hagen, Betazoid Executive Officer Lieutenant Junior Grade Roya Dibiri, Human (Transplanted
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I picked up the original Forgotten Realms boxed set in 1987, when it first came out. I immediately transferred my game to the Forgotten Realms, by having my player’s characters find a portal from their “Kind of the Known World but With Too Many Real World Analogies Patched On” setting. Even when I was away from gaming for a
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After trying to get it on the schedule for a while, my group finally managed to play Pasión de las Pasiones, and we had a great time. Had a few observations in play, but I’ll save that for the final bits. Dramatis Personae We had the following characters for our session: El Turismo (El Hefe)–a mysterious man from Spain who
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I know I still have most of December to go, and I may manage to sneak another game or two into the mix, but I wanted to look back on the games that I have managed to run or play in the last year. I like to do this to keep in mind how many different games I have managed
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