Recent content by M.T. Black

  1. M.T. Black

    D&D General Cthulhu by Torchlight Brings Mythos To D&D

    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.
  2. M.T. Black

    First Experience With Mothership

    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...
  3. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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.
  4. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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.
  5. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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.
  6. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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.
  7. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

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

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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.
  9. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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!
  10. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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...
  11. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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 :-)
  12. M.T. Black

    Magazines Dragon Reflections #94

    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...
  13. M.T. Black

    D&D General DALL·E 3 does amazing D&D art

    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
  14. 1750925781009.png

    1750925781009.png

  15. 1750925820247.png

    1750925820247.png

Top