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Cracking Open Privateer Press' MiniCrate
I love miniatures. Depending on one's style of play, miniatures can serve an important in-game function or simply be used as a stand-in for some other piece. Some gamers simply paint minis for the joy of the process. The MiniCrate from Privateer Press certainly goes a long way to appeal to the miniature lover in us all. I love it, but is it right for you?
Boss Monsters? I Just Say No!
The video game focus on “boss” monsters doesn’t make sense for tabletop RPGs. Video gamers are disappointed if the climactic monster doesn’t kill them several times; in RPGs, once you die, you (usually) don’t respawn.
News Digest: More Dragon Heist Products, Pathfinder Playtest Update, Fortnite to Tabletop, and more!
Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Even more Dragon Heist products announced, Pathfinder 2nd Ed playtest update, new SRDs for Pathfinder and Starfinder, a new RPG-themed horror comic series from Image, Fortnite coming to tabletop, and more!
Too Angry to Die: Building a Tanky Barbarian
This article is the first in a series of guides to building characters in D&D 5E. The plan is to get into some wackier character concepts further down the line, but we’re going to start with something simple (and, conveniently, right at the front of the Player’s Handbook): creating the most durable barbarian possible.
WotC Wants You To Help Shape D&D
Wow - that took quite a bit of time!
D&D's Going To The Barrier Peaks
"In prior community polls, we’ve asked for your thoughts on elemental trinkets, things carried in a giant’s bag, and unusual lich phylacteries." In other words, "we've asked you for your thoughts on previously upcoming adventures (PotA, SKT, and ToA)." The question is, will the forthcoming book be a compilation of classic modules a la Tales from the Yawning Portal or a fleshed-out...
RPG Crowdfunding News 113: The North Sea Epilogues, Dystopia Rising: Evolution, Jungle Tomb of the M
Viking Raiders, Post-Apocalypse survival, b-movie fantasy horror, 5th Edition card aids and science fiction map collections... and that's just for starters in this week's RPG Crowdfunding News!
The Cypher System Roundup – Variant Rules and Flavors
Monte Cook Games allows creators to publish their original Cypher System creations and sell them via DriveThruRPG and RPGNow through the Cypher System Creator program. Like ENWorld’s DMs Guild (D&D) and Storyteller's Vault (World of Darkness) roundups, this series looks at the Cypher System’s third party content. Among the options are Mattia Salvetti’s variant rules for the game including NPCyphers and Survival and Travel.
Kickstarting Eastern Fantasy Adventures (5e & SotDL) with Mike Myler
Mike Myler is a staple of EN Publishing, writing for EN World, editing for EN5ider, and designing on N.O.W. To add to that workload, he publishes a variety of RPG supplements, and has a Kickstarter funding a pair of eastern fantasy books for Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Shadow of the Demon Lord. Taking time from his busy schedule, Mike shared some thoughts on the Kickstarter*, the books, and how he became the first Shadow of the Demon Lord third-party licensor.
Pulling Off a Dragon Heist in Waterdeep: The Review
Since the majority of official D&D adventures have been set in dungeons (or the equivalent) and wilderness areas, making the latest hardcover adventure, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, a city-based adventure is a breath of fresh air. It's also a great chance to give the Sword Coast's most cosmopolitan city some 5th Edition attention.
Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: Dragonmarks
There, is a text error in the pdf, with the description of the mark of scribing overwriting part of the description of the Mark of the Sentinel. The Mark of Making looks far more useful to adventurers than the others: 2 wizard cantrips and can make a temporary magic weapon -very useful at low level when magic weapons might be unavailable. The Healing and Detection Greater Dragonmarks look...
The New EN World Columnist Program
I wanted to give you an update on the EN World columnists program and how it's changed, as well as some staff updates. A lot of shuffling has happened behind the scenes, so we thought now would be a good time to announce those changes.
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