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Way back when I started playing D&D, the elf was a class, and there was only one kind of elf. As the game evolved, subspecies developed and joined the game. New settings brought more kinds of elves, and now there are more than you can shake a stick at. Why so many elves? Why do they have...

The Syfy Channel has launched a new television series and video game called Defiance, set in the near future. Approximately three decades previously, a bunch of spaceships called “arks” showed up over earth, depositing seven different alien races on the planet. A war ensued and, when peace was...

This week I present two templates for 3.5 D&D, the bipedal animal and the incandescent. While originally created for different projects, both have a home in my Planescape campaign – incandescents are linked to the Positive Energy Plane, and bipedal animals are native to the Beastlands, as they...

You might remember that I’m running the Age of Worms adventure path for my tabletop group. One of the characters no longer a part of the adventure is a rogue/cleric who longed for the fame and fortune that was sure to come from thwarting Kyuss. I present to you Aden Moontears, onetime boatman...

Yet another of my creations languishing in the virtual darkness for years, I present to you the Wildlord prestige class for your gaming goodness. In addition, there are two NPCs for instant implementation. Enjoy! Wildlord Wildlords are carefully selected by the forces of nature for their...

I'm sure they would, but if you wanted to play a ghast, your DM could invest the time to come up with some feats allowing you to suppress your undead nature, disguise yourself as a living creature, etc, etc. It wouldn't be hard to adapt some existing feats for the purpose, like Suppress Flames...

In my D&D 3.5 Planescape campaign, the heroes have clashed with a chaotic organization called the Tacharim and its leader, Doctor Valran Stonefist, for more levels than I can remember. The Tacharim kidnapped modrons from the Great Modron March, and Valran used them in experiments to try and...

Another blast from the past – the ghoul adapted to be played as a character for 3.5E. This is just part of a much larger article that never made the cut for Dragon magazine. Enjoy! The Ghoul/Ghast Monster Class Whether by cannibalism, curse, or ghoul fever, chances are some character will be...

Last week I resurrected some salamander gaming material for D&D 3.5, and this week I want to see what can be converted to 4E. The beauty of D&D is that most of the material translates across editions with just a little tweaking. The more diversity we have to draw from, the better our games can...

Radamond whirled around with his blade, slicing into the creature’s stomach. “Feel the wrath of Radamond the Mighty!” he shouted. His opponent made some type of reply, but Radamond couldn’t understand the hissing and crackling. “What’s that? You are afraid?” he bellowed. A smack across the...

In my D&D campaigns, characters identify elixirs, oils, and potions by their color, smell, and distinctive taste. I try to remain consistent as much as possible, only throwing a monkey wrench into things when the heroes encounter a liquid from a totally alien culture or one extremely old but...

I LOVE this game! As always, I approach games from an RPG mindset, and Android: Netrunner satisfies my Shadowrun fix without having to learn how to play Shadowrun and convince my gaming group to play it too. Both my wife and daughter enjoy it as well, so I've got opponents at home whenever I...

The main reason for the green dragon tear is range -- the marble can be fired from a sling much further than a flask of acid can be thrown. And yes, Melf's acid arrow is a 2nd-level spell for both sorcerers and wizards, but in 3E/3.5E, wizards gain 2nd-level spells at 3rd level, while sorcerers...

I’ve been enjoying the CW’s Arrow ever since it debuted. In honor of that bow-wielding superhero, here is a weapon and some pieces of ammunition I’ve designed for 3.5E and their 4E equivalents. Since darts are not a weapon in 4E, the black dragon barb becomes a spear in that edition, and black...

Over the years I’ve crafted quite a few game components, some for my campaigns, some for publication, and some just to pass the time. In honor of an early spring (Thanks, Punxsutawney Phil!), I present you with a magic item and several spells I originally designed for 3.5E, now updated for 4E...

Words. Words are the most annoying part of existence. They worm their way into your consciousness, squirming and wriggling until you pay attention to them. They tug at the fiber of your being, demanding satisfaction, but you don’t know what they want. You don’t know what to give them to...

You can find the first part of this article here. Fortunately, when I started this project, 4E was robust enough to have most of the components already in place I needed to convert The Spire of Long Shadows from the 3.5E Age of Worms adventure path. The majority of creatures encountered in...

You can find the first part of this article here. Fortunately, when I started this project, 4E was robust enough to have most of the components already in place I needed to convert The Spire of Long Shadows from the 3.5E Age of Worms adventure path. The majority of creatures encountered in...

When I visit the main page of EN World, the Columns section, or my own Profile, I get a pop-up window that says, "Your submission cannot be processed because the token has expired. <br></br> Please reload the page." I do not get the message when visiting any of the forums. Unfortunately, I...

I’ve played D&D since 1982, and I’ve been through every edition. When I started DMing, I started collecting – and I still have all the books, modules, and Dragon and Dungeon issues I used over the years. I have favorite adventures I reuse, favorite settings I revisit, and favorite themes I...