Month: December 2016

Spell of the Week – Aura of Purity

Conditions can have a much bigger impact than mere damage – unless you have a friendly Paladin with an Aura of Purity up.

Character Craftroom – Big Sword, Spiky Hair

Thanks to some Unearthed Arcana articles, we can finally build a spiky-haired anime protagonist with mysterious powers and an unfeasibly huge sword.

New Adventure: The Tomb of Crossed Words

A few weeks ago I was looking at a crossword puzzle when it occurred to me that the grid kind of looked like a D&D dungeon map. The rest is history. Or possibly fantasy.

Power of Life & Death – A DMing Dilemma

How should DMs deal with character deaths? Is is best to let the dice decide, even if it derails the story?

Spell of the Week – Aura of Life

Sometimes Paladins remember spellslots can be used for more than smites, and when they do Aura of Life is a great tool for messing with undead foes.

Character Craftroom – Goblin Barbarian

There are few things as deadly as a seriously angry Goblin, even if they’re only three feet tall.

Before the Beginning – The Importance of Session Zero

There are few things that contribute to a long-running campaign as much as a good Session Zero.

Spell of the Week – Augury

Sometimes players will joke that in a D&D game the DM is god, but when it comes to Augury this is actually more-or-less true.

Here be Dragonmeet

We take a look at Dragonmeet 2016, the UK’s largest RPG convention.

Spell of the Week – Astral Projection

Feeling the need to float around a plane of pure imagination? Try Astral Projection.