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Dragons of Renewal: Character Creation Artwork by Larry Elmore So the original Chronicles had the idea that the players would take control of the heroes from the book series, such as Tanis, Laurana, and later additions such as Tika as new choices as the adventure progressed. The reality is...

Making your own character is one of the greatest joys of role-playing. Who is your Hero of the Lance? What stories will they share around the campfire? Note: These were originally posted many years ago on my blog. In the event that Blogspot ends, I wanted to transfer the contents to a more...

Side by Side Comparison Now that I reviewed both Tasslehoff’s Pouches of Everything and the Dragonlance Companion, how do they stack up against each other? First off, in terms of total content Tasslehoff’s is 140 pages, while the Companion is 182. 32 out of 140 pages of Tasslehoff’s are...

Side by Side Comparison Now that I reviewed both Tasslehoff’s Pouches of Everything and the Dragonlance Companion, how do they stack up against each other? First off, in terms of total content Tasslehoff’s is 140 pages, while the Companion is 182. 32 out of 140 pages of Tasslehoff’s are...

Chapter 8: Creatures of Ansalon This chapter provides 19 new creatures, roughly half of which are draconians and dragonspawn. Barring the Ogre Titan, all of them fit within Tiers 1 and 2 for Challenge Ratings. Draconians have been covered lorewise in the first Chapter, so instead we have...

You're welcome! Dragonlance is a setting near and dear to my heart, so I had my eyes on this book for a while now. I appreciate your explanation on the Solamnic Knight design, which makes sense and sounds open-ended.

Chapter 3: Background & Feats We’re halfway through the book, and most of the following chapters are significantly shorter. To start off with, Backgrounds and Feats are self-explanatory, rounding out the character-building chapters. First up, the Backgrounds. Ambassador means that you’re a...

Rogues are yet another almost-everywhere class, reflecting a variety of stealthy occupations along with the more hobbyist “handling” of kender. The Nightstalker is our new subclass, having its origin among kender during the 5th Age when Krynn got overwhelmed with spirits unable to move on to the...

Chapter 2: Classes & Factions Now that we covered the races, we’re moving on to the kinds of adventurers one can be and iconic organizations PCs can join. Each class has at least one new archetype. Barbarians tend to be common to the rural and nomadic peoples of Ansalon. The Path of the Dragon...

To add onto the ridiculousness of Advanced Weapons, their price points are overinflated. That Gladiator Net is worth as much as a greatsword and breastplate combined, but what does it do that a regular net can't? Well, you can grapple the target as a bonus action without needing a free hand, for...

If you're asking about the Dragonlance Companion, I've already reviewed it and do plan to compare once I finish Tasslehoff's.

Product Link Dragonlance has had a major setting sourcebook in every official Dungeons & Dragons Edition save for 4th. But their releases weren’t always immediate, and the online Dragonlance fandom has been known to pick up the pace and make free fan material. The Dragonlance Nexus is perhaps...

Escape From Senag Island Our last adventure in the Dragonlance Companion, Escape from Senag Island is a combat-heavy module designed for 4-5 PCs of 5th level. Like Trials of the Tower Initiate, the PCs will level up multiple times, once each time after completing one of three major tasks, and...

These aren’t exactly full adventures, but rather serve as short encounters that can be inserted while the PCs are traveling. The Bones Below is our first encounter, described as suitable for a party of 3-5 PCs of levels 5 to 10, which honestly is a very wide range. It takes place near the edge...

Traveling the River of Time Time travel is a rather important plot element in Dragonlance, particularly during the Legends trilogy. It wouldn’t be proper to just dump all these time-based spells into the campaign and not have some advice for the DM, right? This chapter is more or less a short...

I agree with a lot of your estimations. I seem to have missed some of the Ages' buffs fading away after certain conditions, so I'll include that as an addendum. Thank you for pointing that out. This is true. A lot of elements in Dragonlance that became part of the wider lore were those kinds...

Grave Speaker Ranger represents those who understand that death is as much a part of the natural world as life…and find it more fascinating than living creatures. Their 3rd level features include gaining thematic bonus spells such as False Life and Revivify, gaining helpful whispers from spirits...

Product Link When Wizards of the Coast was promoting Shadow of the Dragon Queen, many Dragonlance fans knew it was only a matter of time before their beloved setting got approved for the Dungeon Master’s Guild. Several groups such as the Dragonlance Nexus began work on making player’s...

I wouldn't recommend it as a bestiary or new magic items. That material is but a fraction of the whole book, and they're quite strongly themed in being mostly fiends. I'm sure there are some scenes/encounters that can be used in other settings, but that's a very subjective theme and overall I...

I do recall some people being skeptical upon first hearing about it for the reasons you outlined about preaching/demonization. One YouTuber I watched initially thought that the whole thing was a joke. I'm hoping that my review helped such people get a more comprehensive understanding of the...