As you may know, I am a co-host, along with my esteemed colleague, Brandes Stoddard, of the Edition Wars podcast. This is a show where Brandes and I look at various aspects of Dungeons and Dragons through the editions, compare and analyze them, discuss what worked and what didn’t, and go on all sorts of […]
What’s Coming in 2023 for D&D and WotC
Wizards of the Coast hosted a Wizard’s Presents event on Twitch this morning, and let’s just cut to the chase… what’s happening with D&D next year? What is all that? Keys from the Golden Vault is meant to be a group of short heist adventures – akin to Candlekeep Mysteries I suspect. Bigby Presents Glory […]
Greyhawk Deities: Beltar – How to use her in 5e
Mine and explore caves in pursuit of foes and riches. Fear is not acceptable in the face of adversity, and only hatred is allowed for those who stand in your way. ~ Beltar’s Command1 In 5th edition D&D we don’t see very many gods walking the earth, but their avatars are present and at least […]
5e D&D Rules Variants That Give My Game a More Old School Feel
I make no secret of the fact I enjoy older D&D editions – anyone who has listened to Brandes Stoddard and I discuss D&D for hours on Edition Wars knows this to be true. However, I still play a ton of 5e D&D and I do believe it is a solid system. Recently, some friends […]