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Homebrew: “Formulaic Alchemist” class for 5e

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Joe

So, I know that everyone and their sister has homebrewed up their own Alchemist class for 5e by now, because we went so long without an official one, and lots of folks don’t love the official one. Including me. So, … Continue reading →

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Homebrew: New fighter subclass for 5e: Grove Knight

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Joe

I really like rangers, in theory. But like many folks, I have found the published ranger designs for 5e to be a bit… off? Some say weak or unbalanced, some say ineffective or irrelevant to actual campaign styles. Whatever it … Continue reading →

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d20 Villain Actions

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Joe

So, game designer and Internet DM guru Matt Colville did a video in which he described how to make a villain or monster more interesting by using the action economy to give your baddies some cool new abilities to engage … Continue reading →

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Session report: Family One-Shot “Escape from Crab Island!”

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Joe

Yesterday I DM’d a one-shot with my wife, two daughters, and my dad using a little homebrew system I made the day beforehand. It went really well! The system was easy to use and everyone said they had fun, so … Continue reading →

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Homebrew: Necromancy spells for fifth edition (5e)

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Joe

I just re-watched the Castlevania animated series (which I enjoyed on many levels, yet again), and one of the characters that resonated with me this time was Hector. He is a human “forge-master” who creates undead monsters to fight for … Continue reading →

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Review: The Dying Earth series by Jack Vance

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Joe

This series of short stories and fix-up novels by Jack Vance spanning the 1950s to 1980s is one of my favorite works of fantasy. It’s about morally gray characters just trying to survive, it’s about a dying world where people … Continue reading →

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