Midgard Monday: Ratfolk Lineage and Heritage
As we continue our tour of Midgard lineages for Tales of the Valiant RPG (on sale now!), we visit the ratfolk.
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Good Riddance! Part 6: Have fun storming the castle
Storm giants are the most powerful of giants! They stand atop the giant hierarchy. Storm giants can be known to live high in the clouds or deep beneath the oceans, but they usually dwell far from mortal civilization. Storm giants can even be so reclusive as to prefer solitude from others of their own kind. However, a single storm giant’s wrath can wreak devastation upon the land or sea.
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Random City Back Alleys and Sewers
These tables help you set up adventure in back alleys and sewers. Roll 3d8, one for each column, and create as many interesting encounters as you need!
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Talents Explainer: Technically speaking which is the best kind of talents
Talents are the Tales of the Valiant (ToV) equivalent of feats. Frankly, many feats in D&D are a little lackluster. And there’s only one feat in the whole SRD, which tells you what its authors thought about feats. We knew we could do better. Check out a sampler of technical talents.
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One-Shot Builder: Royal Ballroom
The Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns Map Folio is almost here! Here’s the royal ballroom from the set. Let’s examine this versatile location for key features, draft up a random table or two, and offer up some new GMing options.
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Midgard Monday: Casimir’s Enchiridion of Monsters talks about Moon Knights
Recently increased activity tied to the moon piqued my interest, especially the emergence of fey knights devoted to the moon in The Margreve and the ancient forests dominating the Grand Duchy of Dornig.
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Opportunities to spend your loot in Redtower!
The village of Redtower is a modest community, boasting just a handful of interesting locations for the adventuring crowd that the neighboring Scarlet Citadel sometimes attracts. What you won’t find is a proper place to move the loot you might find in your travels or a supply of provisions heroes need for dungeoneering. Let’s solve that!
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Sporting Goods: Throw darts at your opponents in tishako!
While popular medieval pastimes like jousting and archery often feature in campaign settings and adventures, other organized sports barely rate a mention. It can be a fun change of pace to get PCs involved in a game within the game!
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Talents Explainer: Magic talents improve the game with a snap
Talents are the Tales of the Valiant (ToV) equivalent of feats. Frankly, many feats in D&D are a little lackluster. And there’s only one feat in the whole SRD, which tells you what its authors thought about feats. We knew we could do better.
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One-Shot Builder: Siege mentality on the outside siege battle map
The Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns Map Folio is almost here! Here’s the siege map from the set. Let’s examine this versatile location for key features, draft up a random table or two, and offer up some new game mastering options.
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Midgard Monday: Ravenfolk Lineage and Heritage of Midgard
As we continue our tour of Midgard lineages for Tales of the Valiant RPG (on sale now!), we visit the ravenfolk . This installment of the series also includes a heritage in Vidim and a background that ravenfolk characters (or any character!) might use.
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Talents Explainer: martial talents are a step forward for 5E
Talents are the Tales of the Valiant (ToV) equivalent of feats. Frankly, many feats in D&D are a little lackluster. And there’s only one feat in the whole SRD, which tells you what its authors thought about feats. We knew we could do better.
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One-Shot Builder: take the battle to the “Manastery”
The “Manastery” is a cloister-themed battle map from the Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns Map Folio. Here’s how to turn in into a quick one-shot adventure!
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Midgard Monday: Centaur Lineage and Heritage of Midgard
As we continue our tour of Midgard lineages for Tales of the Valiant RPG (on sale now!), we visit visit the centaurs of the Rothenain Plains. This installment of the series also includes a heritage and a background that centaur characters (or any character!) might use.
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Monster Mix: Putting wings on things that should stay on the ground
Intelligent alien creatures such as aboleths, as well as the occasional mad wizard or capricious deity, enjoy tinkering with creatures to make them more suited for their environments or just as a thought exercise. Let’s get in on the action.
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State of Play: Tales of the Valiant at Launch!
So here we are, smack dab in the middle of a Golden Age in tabletop RPGs. I’ll give a quick summary of the field, and then talk about where Tales of the Valiant fits into the industry, and into many player’s plans.
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