Spell designer Robert H. Nichols provided us with this chilly spell for your next game session. If you want your spellcaster to give your foes a frigid reception, this might just be the magic you need. Even better: If you have suggestions for tweaking the spell, please do provide suggestions in the comments below. We […]
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That person wandering around giving first aid on the field of combat needs a way to carry around supplies if he or she isn’t able to provide healing of the more magical kind. And if the battle isn’t quite over yet? That very healer might end up becoming a casualty—and the satchel might be left
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In the center of a great saltwater sea floats an island necropolis: a city of twisting catacombs, looming mausoleums, and sprawling graveyards rivaling in size the capitol city of the empire itself. It is from this nether citadel that the arch-lich lays his schemes, forever plotting to overrun the shores of civilization with his hordes of
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In The Herald, the final book of the Sundering series, which heralds the latest edition of Dungeons & Dragons, we see the popular world of Faerûn being torn apart by the ambitions not only of Shar, the evil goddess of darkness and mystery, but also by ambitious beings who would like nothing more than to
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I tried out a lot of gaming groups in college, and they weren’t all good fits. I liked a serious story, epic in scope, digging deep into the mechanics of the game while developing a living, breathing world around it. One evening, I tried out a group recommended by my girlfriend for a night that would
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Sometimes minstrels are up to no good. Or maybe they’re up to every good — who can tell? Perhaps, by checking out the minstrel’s lute, you might find something interesting about this particular entertainer. You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters
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From her obex beneath the rotting corpse of the First Titan, a goddess known as Mother Pestilence rules over an endless dust bowl that once was an azure sea teeming with fish the size of carriages. For centuries, the civilizations along the edge of her wasteland have offered Mother Pestilence tribute–the surplus of their harvest–as
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With Deep Magic just hitting the shelves, gamemasters have no excuse for sub-par magic in their games. This extends to magic items, and, as a celebration of the debut of Deep Magic, I offer you all something to help you let your imaginations soar. Today, give your players the cloak of slime. Appearance and History
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Have you tangled with alignment in your games in the past? Hunter Royall, the designer who provided us with several paladin options recently, read all of your comments to his articles and wanted to weigh in on the concept—or issue—of alignment and give you some more ideas on how to handle alignment in your game.
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Everyone needs practice — including archers. So, where you’ll find archers, you might find a range or practice field. And on that field, you might find interesting things. You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters choose to look around a bit
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Master Pett’s Your Whispering Homunculus presents only the finest in British gaming. Indeed, you are not likely to find a more comprehensive assortment of miscellany anywhere. (So much more than just another bloke in a dress.) “This trotter is hardly a decent replacement for my lovely hand, master.”“Exactly, but it serves a useful purpose. The
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Through this series, I’ve argued that paladins should not be relegated to a single alignment, and I’ve given rules and advice for playing paladins of other alignments. This installment will detail my rules on playing a paladin who worships a chaotic neutral deity. If you’ve been following thus far, I hope you’ve enjoyed everything up
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One of the locations characters might enter while adventuring includes a barracks, and there might be some basic chests at the foot of each bunk in those barracks. What’s in them? You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters choose to look
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The Sentinel, Troy Denning 300 pages Wizards of the Coast ISBN-13: 978-0786964598 Kleef is a watchman in the City of Marsember. Though the watch is corrupt and ineffective, the “good” news for the people of Marsember is that they don’t have to worry about that much longer since the city is on the eve of
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The weird and wondrous might await your player characters when they start opening random sarcophagi. You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters choose to look around a bit more. If you want to roll randomly for one, use the handy number
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After the excitement of a hard-fought battle, many a gamemaster will have the sudden impulse to reward their tenacious players with a few extra goodies beyond the standard potions, scrolls, and coin. But throwing in a +3 flaming battleaxe at the last minute doesn’t always capture the moment the way you want it to. After
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