The Warlock, Refreshed Thematically, the warlock is one of my favorite classes in 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. But mechanically, I felt they were underwhelming. My character felt really cool in my head, less so in an encounter. I made a tweet about it and it turns
Border Genasi of the Para- and Quasi-Elemental Planes Those touched by the influence of the elemental planes of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are rare, but known to the prime material worlds as the genasi. Very few know, however, that there are other elemental planes that rest between those four and also
Lost Magic of Chronomancy In mastering their arts of time, chronomancers have unlocked arcane secrets, some of which were lost centuries ago and some of which will not be discovered for centuries to come. Flicker Conjuration cantrip Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: Self Components: V,S Duration:
Arcane Tradition: School of Chronomancy Though all wizards lament the lack of time in one's life, daring are the wizards who utilize arcane secrets to actually challenge the inviolable laws of time. Chronomancers, as they are known, do not focus on a single school of magic, but instead apply
Arcane Tradition: School of Glyphcasting With the fall of the Glorious Empire, many arcane secrets were lost. Over time, arcane sages, historians, and archaeologists have begun to piece together a pale understanding of these lost techniques. The School of Glyphcasting is a resurrected arcane tradition that utilizes pieces of
D&D Playlist: Khet-sa-mun Update: It's been almost a year, exactly, since I published this post. And the For Science Crew has been playing together for over a year. So I figured it was about time to take a new look at Khet's playlist and revise it. Recently,
Paladin Oath: Oath of Secrets The Oath of Secrets is a vow to protect the world from dangerous magic, often by seeking it out and keeping it out of the hands of those who would use it. Most paladins who commit to this oath are members of secret orders,
Ranger Archetype: Beast Master (rebuild) The Beast Master archetype embodies a friendship between the civilized races and the beasts of the world. United in focus, beast and ranger work as one to fight the monstrous
The Adventuring Librarian for Edge of the Empire Another highlight of 2015 for me was becoming hooked on the Campaign podcast. The credit and blame for this rests on the shoulders of Darcy Ross, who nudged me to check it out even though I was convinced that I didn't have the time
Resurrecting This Blog and Critical Role I started this blog over a year ago, re-invigorated by the release of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. I intended to fill this blog with endless ideas, not all of them entirely formed, about roleplaying, world-building, and home-brewing your own game tweaks. Then something
Cleric Domain: Love A heart captured by love can craft the greatest masterpiece, drive nations to unending war, or simply live their remaining years in peace and contentment. It is no wonder that
Monastic Tradition: Way of the Seven Temples The monks who study the Way of the Seven Temples have a deep understanding of ki, the energy in all living things. They have devoted their lives to studying the
Druid Circle: Circle of the Solstice The druids of the Circle of the Solstice are emissaries between the natural world and the spirit world. They uphold ancient pacts with the spirits that inhabit the land, sea,
Connecting Characters in D&D 5E Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition has a great new system that encourages roleplaying right from the start: namely the system of defining personal characteristics during character creation and how those personal characteristics tie into the generation of Inspiration. A character's personal characteristics are defined
Here Be Dragons: What Is It About? What is Here Be Dragons? On early maps, the unexplored areas beyond the known world were often marked with illustrations of fantastic beasts and labeled simply, "Here Be Dragons." This blog is an exploration of imagined places, both from my own daydreaming
