Dungeons and Dragons
- Pausing community -- please go to !dndnext@ttrpg.network
In an effort to not fracture the community, please go to the dndnext community on ttrpg.network. If for some reason in the future it becomes unstable (bad moderators, hostile admins, etc.), then I'll reopen this one. For now, I will trust blindly that they have the community's interests in heart.
- Overview | Unearthed Arcana | Player's Handbook Playtest 6 | D&D
Playtest release tomorrow (June 29)
- Conjure Animals Random Table
This was a table I put together for a campaign I was playing a druid in. The DM and I wanted to remove the ambiguity around the spell -- whether the animal is chosen by DM or Player. So we made a table for the lowest level casting, assuming temperate forest or similar terrain. Thoughts on this solution?
- Book of Conflict: Brutal Races -Orcs & Goblinoids for D&D 5e (24 hours remaining on Kickstarter)
Anyone want to buy your DM a present? ;)
- If you could turn one spell into a cantrip, what would it be and why?
Assume that you still only have a limited number of cantrips known, and it would be displacing another cantrip on your list.
- Five Ways to Integrate Characters Into Your Campaign | Sky Flourishslyflourish.com Five Ways to Integrate Characters Into Your Campaign
When we think about where best to spend our time to maximize the fun of our game, we can do far worse than focusing our attention on the characters. In the eyes of our players, no aspect of our game i...
tl;dr: relate to NPC; item hooks; lore hooks; evolve the characters; and campaigns designed around characters.
- Throwback to the Satanic Panic: "Dark Dungeons, or Why D&D is Satan's Game."imgur.io Dark Dungeons, or Why D&D is Satan's Game.
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- Another way to manage player resources - Merric's Musingsmerricb.com Another way to manage player resources - Merric's Musings
I have a sneaking suspicion that telling players how many encounters there will be in a session may end up with an improved Dungeons & Dragons experience. D&D began with explorations into a dungeon, where the players went for long as they felt able, then returned home. As this continued, players dev...
tl;dr: tell the players on advance how many encounters to expect, so they can budget their resources.
- Curse of Vecna and the Creative Method of Asking How Can This Be True?dmdavid.com Curse of Vecna and the Creative Method of Asking How Can This Be True?
As a kid obsessed with roleplaying games, The Space Gamer ranked as my favorite magazine, and their articles where game designers analyzed their creations excited me the most. This article by Steve…
- XKCD: Voynich Manuscript
"Wait, is that the ORIGINAL voynich manuscript? Where did you GET that? Wanna try playing a round of Druids and Dicotyledons?"
- Anyone collecting the Original Adventures Reincarnated series from Goodman Games?
I'm looking forward to volume seven -- The Dark Tower. So far The Lost City has been my favourite, in terms of 5e conversions. But it's really nice to have a proper Elemental Evil conversion that is sanctioned. If anyone wants pictures of some contents, let me know.
- [Games Radar] Keys From the Golden Vault review: "Both daring and problematic"www.gamesradar.com Keys From the Golden Vault review: "Both daring and problematic"
Many of the adventures in Keys From the Golden Vault provide a refreshing change of pace, but D&D rules aren't always the best fit for this kind of story
- Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying Returns To Fifth Edition D&Dwww.forbes.com Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying Returns To Fifth Edition D&D
Free League Publishing adapts The One Ring to the world’s most popular role playing game in Lord of the Rings Roleplaying.
- D&D: How to Play Against the Grain and Still Have Funwww.belloflostsouls.net D&D: How to Play Against the Grain and Still Have Fun
We've all been there, the party is playing a bunch of detectives, but all you want is to play John Cena. Here's how you can make it work.
- D&D lawsuit: The new TSR declares bankruptcy, pausing court casewww.polygon.com D&D lawsuit: The new TSR declares bankruptcy, pausing court case
A trial had previously been set for October
- Project Black Flag - Kobold Press's 5e-compatible rules under developmentkoboldpress.com Tales of the Valiant
The Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game is ready to take your 5E adventures to new realms. Explore ToV The Tales of the Valiant RPG is a Black Flag Roleplaying Game from Kobold Press. Gather your friends and journey together across a labyrinth of worlds in search of adventure! The Player’s Guide i...
Anyone following their progress? I like some of their other stuff well enough :)
- Creative Commons licensed SRD 5.1 D&D 5e PDF
As a basis for discussion -- if other compatible or derived systems have similar documents, please post them too!
