Recent content by Jared Rascher

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I took a look at MCDM's Kingdoms& Warfare on my blog, which has a whole lot of facets beyond just Kingdoms and Warfare. Looking at domain turns, units, warfare, monsters, artifacts, and the included adventure. What Do I Know About Reviews? Kingdoms and Warfare

I took a look at how the 5e Mystic developed across several Unearthed Arcanas, and then took a look at the preview version of Web DM's Psion class, which will be making its debut in the Weird Wastelands book. We don't have any subclasses yet, but I take a look at the structure and what we know...

Brandes Stoddard put out a product on the DMs Guild, with guidelines for changing backgrounds, advancing backgrounds, and recruiting (and paying) NPCs. I've always wanted backgrounds to have more narrative weight, and the rules in this product help to provide some additional gravitas. See what...

What Do I Know About Reviews? Arcadia Issue #03 Today on the blog, I'm looking at the third issue of MCDM's Arcadia magazine. This issue has new dream-based ancestries, spells, aerial combat rules, and an investigative adventure. Swing by for a look at the last issue before MCDM's break to...

What Do I Know About First Impressons? Folk of the Feywild I did a breakdown of the Unearthed Arcana on my blog, looking at trends from Tasha's as well as the previous Unearthed Arcana for Gothic Lineages.

What Do I Know About Reviews? Blue Rose Adventurer's Guide (D&D 5e) Today on the blog, I'm taking a look at Green Ronin's classic setting of Blue Rose, which has been used with the True20 and FantasyAGE systems in the past. The new Player's Guide updates the setting for D&D 5e. Will you like...

What Do I Know About First Impressions? Unearthed Arcana 2021 Gothic Lineages I take a look at today's Unearthed Arcana release, introducing the D&D 5e version of the Dhampir, Hexblood, and the Returned. What does this mean for future lineages? Where are these going to show up? What trends can...

For this week's poll, I'm hoping to gather some opinions about what makes hacking feel "right" in a cyberpunk setting. How much detail do you need, how many special rules, and what kind of resolution should it have? I also added a section on your formative cyberpunk influences, just to see how...

What Do I Know About Opinions? NPC Party Members Answers Finally managed to take the time to collect and summarize the answers from this poll. Thanks to everyone that participated, and let me know what you think either here or on the blog.

What Do I Know About Reviews? Arcadia I had a chance to look at the new Arcadia magazine, a D&D 5e product produced mainly as a reward for the MCDM Patreon of Matt Colville's. This is a very slick production with a wide range of articles included. Thanks for giving this a read in advance, and...

What Do I Know About Opinions? Long Term NPC Companions I'll be running a poll asking your opinions about NPC party members. I'll be running this poll until January 7th, after which time I'll be summarizing the results on my blog. I would love to get your opinions on this question, so if you...

What Do I Know About Opinions? Edition Wars Answers The summary post is up at the blog for those that are interested in checking it out.

Fixed. Sorry about that. The original STA screen did not have an adventure included with it. I suspect this may have been due to fact that the Klingon Core Book may not get the "starter set" treatment.

What Do I Know About Reviews? My Dad's Monster Manual Today on my blog, I took a look at James Introcaso's latest work for the DMs Guild, My Dad's Monster Manual. It's a great concept, where he showed the artwork of various monsters to his father and asked him for details about the creatures...