If you’ve spent your life exploring dungeons and slaying dragons, you’re used to being the hero. You have the high-level spells, the heavy armor, and the legendary loot. But what happens when you step away from the high fantasy of D&D and into the shadows of a horror TTRPG like Call of Cthulhu? Watch the Video | Buy…
As Game Masters (GMs), we often get bogged down in the mechanics of balancing encounters. We pour over CR calculations, worry about XP budgets, and stress over whether the last fight was too recent. You might spend two weeks of beautiful-minding the calculus trying to design the most perfectly balanced encounters in history, only for the actual fight…
Creating a compelling D&D character backstory can be one of the most rewarding parts of tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). However, as many game masters (GMs) know, sometimes character backstories don’t quite fit the world or the narrative you’re trying to build. This can lead to frustration, where even the most enthusiastic GM feels like their carefully crafted…
Tired of the slow, methodical pace of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition combat? Many players and Dungeon Masters seek to inject more speed, urgency, and unpredictability into their games. While some enjoy a chess-like approach to every battle, a significant portion of the TTRPG community craves a quicker, more dynamic experience. If you’ve tried various…
If you’ve ever stepped into the role of Dungeon Master, whether for Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, or any other tabletop roleplaying game, you’ve probably had that nagging thought: “Am I a bad DM?” Maybe you can’t remember all the rules, don’t know how every spell works, or can’t do those incredible character…
Between meticulously planning story arcs that never see the light of day, repeatedly consulting the rulebook mid-battle, and striving for impossible feats of Mercer-level narration, more than a few frazzled, burnt-out DMs have considered yeeting their DM screens out the window in sheer frustration. Before you go on a dice-chucking rampage, though, take a deep, calming breath….
Picture this: Our intrepid heroes stumble into the midst of a plundering horde of goblins. Blades clash, magic missiles explode, and certain doom seems but one failed saving throw away. Then, in a moment of sheer lunacy, Bree Greenbottle, the halfling rogue, pulls out a white flag and starts doing an interpretive dance. For a moment, the goblins…
Today we’re exploring the epic D&D 5e vs. Pathfinder 2e debate – we’re comparing these two juggernauts of the tabletop roleplaying hobby, and you’ll want to stick around for the final verdict. Watch the video | Buy D&D books | Buy Pathfinder books | More Game Content Why We Love D&D 5e First up, let’s talk about why Dungeons…
Today we’re diving into an epic showdown between two legendary RPGs: Dungeons & Dragons 5e and the updated Swedish classic, Dragonbane. And yes, I know it’s not the only RPG with duck people, but still, ducks. What makes Dragonbane shine, and where does it fall short compared to Dungeons & Dragons 5e? Here are four…
Dungeons & Dragons might be the most popular tabletop roleplaying game in the world, but it’s far from the only one worth your time. I love D&D, but there are so many incredible fantasy tabletop roleplaying games out there—some light and breezy, some gritty and dark, and a few that are downright revolutionary. Today, we’re…