Category Archives: Roleplaying Games

“Cinematic” Combat in Star Wars RPGs

Note: This post contains spoilers for the Clone Wars television show. If you intend to watch it, and don’t want anything spoiled, you may want to avoid reading any further. Recently, I’ve been thinking about running a Star Wars game for my son, set in the Clone Wars era. He loved the Clone Wars show,Continue reading ““Cinematic” Combat in Star Wars RPGs”

Happy Holidays

I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it) and Happy Holidays (if you don’t). I hope 2018 was a good year for you, and that 2019 is even better. I’ve been working hard on my next novel, and things are going great. I’ll be back on this blog in theContinue reading “Happy Holidays”

Dungeon-A-Week #4: The Coral Reef

Introduction This is part of a series of posts, Dungeon-A-Week, that I started a few weeks ago. This series contains short, single-level D&D 5E adventures that people can grab when they don’t have a lot of time and need something quick and fun to run that night. Note that is an experiment—I have no ideaContinue reading “Dungeon-A-Week #4: The Coral Reef”

Dungeon-A-Week #3: The Crypt

Introduction This is part of a series of posts, Dungeon-A-Week, that I started a few weeks ago. This series contains short, single-level adventures that people can grab when they don’t have a lot of time and need something quick and fun to run that night. Note that is an experiment—I have no idea if IContinue reading “Dungeon-A-Week #3: The Crypt”

Dungeon-a-Week #2: The Bandit Hideout

Introduction Last week, I started a new series of posts, presenting a simple dungeon that was designed for first-level D&D 5E characters—with just enough encounters to take them to second level. This is part of a series of short, single-level adventures that people can grab when they don’t have a lot of time and needContinue reading “Dungeon-a-Week #2: The Bandit Hideout”

Dungeon-a-Week #1: The Mud Caves

Introduction Last week, I presented a simple example adventure for first-level Dungeons & Dragons characters. And it occurred to me that I’ve often seen players mention that there is a lack of short adventures that can be played in one (or maximum two) sessions. These short adventures are generally used to advance the characters byContinue reading “Dungeon-a-Week #1: The Mud Caves”

D&D 5E Free Starting Adventure

Back in June, I posted about the problem that a number of people have mentioned on various message boards about the problem of starting a new campaign with experienced D&D 5E players who find the usual low-level monsters are pretty boring. I mentioned a few different options and gave a rough sketch on how one mightContinue reading “D&D 5E Free Starting Adventure”

Factions in D&D 5E – The Zhentarim

This is the final part of my look at the factions in the Forgotten Realms for D&D 5E, and I’ve saved what I believe is the best for last. This week I look at the Zhentarim. Faction Overview The Harpers The Order of the Gauntlet The Emerald Enclave The Lords’ Alliance Zhentarim History in FaerunContinue reading “Factions in D&D 5E – The Zhentarim”

Factions in D&D 5E – The Lords’ Alliance

I’ve been writing about how to use the Forgotten Realms factions in your D&D 5E home campaigns recently, and this week I’m going to focus on the Lords’ Alliance. Factions Overview The Harpers The Order of the Gauntlet The Emerald Enclave The Lords’ Alliance History The Lord’s Alliance was founded in 1325 DR as aContinue reading “Factions in D&D 5E – The Lords’ Alliance”

Factions in D&D 5E – The Emerald Enclave

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been discussing the Factions that appear in the Forgotten Realms for D&D 5E. Factions overview The Harpers The Order of the Gauntlet This week, I’m going to take a look at the Emerald Enclave. Emerald Enclave History in Faerun The Emerald Enclave was founded in the Year of theContinue reading “Factions in D&D 5E – The Emerald Enclave”