Character Craftroom – Reverse Mr Hyde

From Dr Jeckyl & Mr Hyde to The Incredible Hulk, having the mild-mannered nerd transform into a hulking beast is a common trope. But who says that the same thing can’t work in reverse?

Spell of the Week – Arms of Hadar

It seems a universal rule that from comics to boardgames, all aspects of nerd culture must eventually make some sort of nod to the Cthulhu mythos. In D&D this often manifests in the form of Warlocks battering people with otherworldly tentacles.

Spell of the Week – Armor of Agathys

One of the main rules of D&D combat is to never let your arcane spellcasters get caught up in melee combat. Which makes it somewhat odd that Armor of Agathys isn’t just designed for exactly that situation, but entirely depends on it.

A Critical Fail – Fumbles in 5E

Houserules are a cherished aspect of tabletop gaming that can allow groups to tailor the experience to their liking. But sometimes even minor modifications can end up causing unexpected problems, and nowhere is this more apparent that in the confusion over critical misses in D&D 5E.

Three Fun Builds for Open Legend

The Open Legend system approaches character creation in an (appropriately) extremely open fashion, allowing for all manner of weird and wonderful builds.

Spell of the Week – Arcane Lock

There are a handful of spells listed in the Player’s Handbook that are actually more likely to be used by the DM than any self-respecting hero, and few crop as commonly as the good old Arcane Lock.

Open Legend – First Impressions

Like many gamers, I own a lot more RPGs than I actually play. When I see an interesting new system I’ll pick it up and take a glance through the rules, but it’s rare for me to get a group together and actually kick off a campaign. Open Legend looks like it may be an…

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Spell of the Week – Arcane Gate

There are plenty of spells that require you to think creatively if you’re going to make the most of them, but only one of them makes you think with portals.

Spell of the Week – Arcane Eye

In the same way that Dr. Who’s Daleks are an unstoppable race of space-murderers that can be thwarted by a flight of stairs, Arcane Eye would be a game-breaking spell if it wasn’t so bad at dealing with doors.

Ten low-level spells that are always worth preparing

When you begin to approach the end of a campaign it can be hard to know what to do with all those level one spellslots you’re dragging around. After all, even the ever-reliable Fireball loses some of its appeal when you have the ability to drop a dozen flaming meteors from the sky. However, there…

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