Category Archives: Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition 3rd Party Reviews

What Do I Know About Reviews? Fables: Agents of the Empire Part 2, Razorfin (5E OGL)

Now that we’ve already looked at the setting material for Fables: Agents of the Empire, it’s time to look at the initial adventure for the campaign. The campaign starts at 3rd level, but there are missions in the appendix to this one that will allow you to start at 1st level, performing “try-out” missions to see if The Agency will

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What Do I Know About Reviews? Fables: Agents of the Empire Part 1, Setting Guide (5e OGL)

I realized looking back on my coverage of the Fables line that I’m not really doing a first impression of each individual adventure, so much as doing a running review of the entire adventure path as the individual installments were released. Because of this, I’m going to treat these just a little bit differently going forward. I’m just going to

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What Do I Know About First Impressions? Arcadia Issue 24 Review (5e OGL)

I didn’t manage to take a look at this issue the week it was released, because the release got pushed back, and let’s face it, even if it wasn’t, January was a mess, so let’s just call it a wash. In the intervening time since we last looked at an issue of Arcadia, there was some . . . drama

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What Do I Know About First Impressions? Arcadia Issue 23 (5e OGL)

The veil of night draws close to the world. The howling cold winds blow over the plains, and the threat of deep snows loom over holiday plans. What better time to completely retreat into fantasy and ignore the real world. Let’s take a look at Arcadia Issue 23 from MCDM.DisclaimerI received a review copy of this issue, and I have

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What Do I Know About Reviews? Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse

This is going to be a dual-purpose post, looking at the last adventure of the Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse, Legends of the Seas, as well as a review of the overall Fables campaign. We’ll look at the adventure, how it unfolds, how it wraps up the campaign, and all of the elements that went into this setting. Disclaimer I

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What Do I Know About First Impressions? Arcadia Issue 21 (5e OGL)

It’s October, and the leaves are turning colors and falling, dead, from the trees, sometimes creating a pool of crimson to mark their passing. The dying breath of Summer fades, and the cool embrace of the lifeless Winter beckons. Can you tell I’ve been watching horror movies all month long? We’re going to take a look at this month’s issue

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What Do I Know About First Impressions? Lost to the Aether (Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse Episode 4, 5e OGL)

It’s taken me a few extra weeks to get back to this one, but before the month is up and the next installment is out, I wanted to take a look at this month’s installment of Fables from Ghostfire Gaming. We are up to episode four of the latest campaign, with only two more installments to go. Disclaimer I was

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What Do I Know About First Impressions? Arcadia Issue 20 (5e OGL)

Let’s take a look at this month’s Arcadia magazine, issue number 20. This one has definitely outlived some other attempts at stepping into the “original fantasy d20 game’s magazine” shoes, and it appears to be going strong at this point. Disclaimer I’m subscribed to the MCDM Patreon, so I would get a copy of this magazine when it goes out

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What Do I Know about First Impressions? Fables: The Lost Constellation (5e OGL)

As we sail into September, it’s time to look at another installment of Ghostfire Gaming’s Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse campaign, Episode 3, The Lost Constellation. We’re halfway through this campaign with the publication of this adventure. Because I’m a mean wet blanket, I’ll be continuing to look at how adaptable this adventure is if you choose to run it

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What Do I Know About Reviews? In The Lair of the Night Thing (5e OGL)

Whenever I see a game or setting, I like to see an example adventure to show how the designers intended to see the setting used. Even if the consumer decides to use the product in a different way, it provides a baseline from which to make an informed deviation. When I wrote my review for The Star-Shaman’s Song of Planegea

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