Looking up rules during an RPG session can be tricky. It can also be a huge waste of time, so you have to keep in mind the balance of rules and fun at the table. Never Look Up Rules at the Table? “Never look up rules at the table” is common dungeon master and game […]
Black Hack vs. Whitehack! The Black Hack and the Whitehack are a couple of the best D&D retro clones. We are going to take a quick look at both of these role-players. In recent years, basic D&D has inspired many takes on fantasy tabletop role-playing. Writers and game designers have been tinkering with original rules
Writing for tabletop RPGs can be a greatly rewarding experience. However, many game masters, role-players, and writers have no idea where to start. I decided to write up a quick list of a few resources to help anyone out there who wants to write for role-playing games. There are numerous small publishers one could write
DM: The fog unspools like a serpent. The night is cold. The loneliness of this place weaves into your bones. It is about the witching hour as you first glimpse the— Player One: Did you say twitching? DM: Umm… No. As you first glimpse the mouth of the cave— Player Two: The show I watched
Dungeons and Dragons 4e PDFs are now available on DriveThruRPG. Dungeons and Dragons 4e was released in 2008 and didn’t exactly resonate with the tabletop role-playing community. However, if you are interested in this edition, you are in luck. Wizards of the Coast has released dozens and dozens of D&D 4e in PDFs. Whether you
Dungeons and Dragons 3e PDFs and D&D 3.5 PDFs are now available for purchase. D&D’s third edition was the beginning of the Wizards of the Coast era. The company that created Dungeons and Dragons TSR was going bankrupt and Wizard of the Coast bought the company in 1997. D&D 3e also ditched the “advanced” from
Dungeons and Dragons 2e PDFs or Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Second Edition PDFs are now available. In 1989, the 2nd edition of AD&D took over as the main D&D torchbearer and ushered in a whole new era of fantasy role-playing. Soon after the fever pitch of D&D novel publishing would reach new heights. If you
Dungeons and Dragons 1e or Advanced Dungeons and Dragons is perhaps the most iconic edition of the role-playing game. Now, all the PDFs of the 1e D&D books are available. Around the time AD&D was published, Dungeons and Dragons became a household name. A Saturday morning cartoon would follow plus a nearly unending stream of
Basic Dungeons and Dragons or D&D Basic/Expert Editon (B/X ed.) was the mainstay of D&D for years. In recent years, Moldvay D&D (after designer Tom Moldvay) has become a common name for Basic D&D that existed alongside Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. There was also a version of Basic published in 1977 called Holmes D&D after
OD&D or Dungeons & Dragons Original Edition or D&D 0e is where tabletop role-playing games began. Dungeons and Dragons grew out of war gaming but quickly became its own category of gaming. If you want to go back to the beginning to see where tabletop RPGs began or you want to relive the glory day
The Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn PDF is here! Enjoy the first D&D campaign setting from the mind of Matt Mercer. From the DriveThruRPG product description: “Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn is the definitive sourcebook for bringing the locations, people, creatures, and character options of Critical Role‘s Tal’Dorei continent to roleplaying games everywhere. An outstanding team of
This is a collection of Fantasy AGE character sheets. Fantasy AGE is a tabletop role-playing game system by Green Ronin. I’ve gathered a list of Fantasy AGE character sheets below. You will find fillable sheets, PDFs, and more. Also, below is a list of core rulebooks and supplements for Fantasy AGE. Most character sheets listed
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum Core Rulebook PDF is here! From the DriveThruRPG product description: “Imperium Maledictum uses a familiar but refined d100 system to draw players into tales of intrigue, betrayal, and conspiracy. Players take on the role of Imperial adepts and citizens recruited by a powerful Patron. These influential figures use teams outside
Getting bogged down in details while running D&D? Is boring stuff sucking up all your RPG session time? These things happen occasionally in Dungeon and Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games. But it doesn’t have to. There are strategies game masters and dungeon masters can use to skip the boring stuff or to make it
DnD alignments have been around since the beginning but they are also controversial. Much ink has been spilled building up or tearing down alignments. One of the best breakdowns and explanations of DnD alignments I have ever read is The Major’s Guide to Alignment available on the DMs Guild. The concept of alignments has been
