Recent content by M.T. Black

Quite possibly! Do you know which of the older adventurers were good introductions?

We just finished our first adventure with Lord of the Rings 5E (it was interrupted by school holidays and some other games). Overall, it was a good experience. The guys who were way into Tolkien loved it, unsurprisingly. Everyone else found it enjoyable. Some random thoughts: The poor...

I purchased this as soon as I saw it, and it looks excellent so far. I hope it sells well and we see more content like this on D&D Beyond.

I ran Mothership for the first time last week. My D&D group did it as a fill-in one shot because some folks were away. We played "The Haunting of Ypsilon 14", which is considered the classic introductory scenario. The scenario does not hold your hand! I rewrote the hook, and, my players pretty...

Yes, I usually allow myself just one paragraph of about 100 words per article. It's by no means a deep dive! Like you, I enjoyed dipping into el-remmens write-up of this issue.

I'm surprised no-one has attempted to revive Skyrealms yet, given how many RPG properties have made a comeback in recent years. I know that Chessex had the rights, but that was a long time ago.

Yes, I've often thought the same. I don't think the 5E subclass rules fit very well over the Jorune archetypes, but a rules-light/OSR version of D&D could work.

Agreed. Like many folks, I was kinda obsessed with Jorune when I saw the ads, though I never managed to acquire the game until the digital era. The art and setting were great, but I did not like the system at all.

The other three monsters appeared in MC3: Monstrous Compendium Volume Three Forgotten Realms Appendix.

Yes, I've rarely mentioned the miniatures photos that had been part of Dragon for a long time. Partly because the digital images I have of the original magazines don't have enough detail to do them justice. It was even worse when they published black/white images.

Essentially an expanded list of creatures qualifying for the "giant class" damage bonus. I also thought they got an additional weapon proficiency, but I see I misread that. Edit: I see that someone else already answered this!

As you probably know, Caldwell was quite infamous for his cheesecake art. If you look at his modern paintings, not much has changed! Regardless, I do think this is a particularly beautiful painting - one of his best. I notice that its featured prominently on his home page, so I think he must...

I think this was scheduled for the front page on July 2nd, so not sure why it has appeared here a few days early. All good - we'll treat it as a sneak preview :-)

It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features the second creature catalog, Solemnic Knights, and the ecology of the chimera! The cover art is by Clyde Caldwell. Titled "Female Ranger," it depicts a striking ranger accompanied by her fierce animal companion. It's a...

ChatGPT is getting pretty clever at images. I took the first image (from the cover of dragon 8) gave the following prompt, and got the image below it. take this image and redraw it in the style of a 1980s fantasy RPG cover, in an acrylic and airbrush style. remove all writing. Use saturated colours