Magical Descriptions So, in my post on magic, or somewhere else, who can keep track of this anymore, I sure can’t, I posited that there should be good guidelines and idea pools to help DMs describe magical items in ways … Continue reading →
The Magic Of Magic Once again, this a is reply to, and expansion of, some of the WOTC articles on 5e. Here’s the original article, and here’s my (two) original replies, and after this, we’ll get even more ways to … Continue reading →
Hoard Contraction Transmutation Assassin 3, Bard 3, Sorcerer/Wizard 3; Domain: Metal 3, Trade 2 Casting Time: 1 Standard Action Components: V, S, M/DF Range: Touch Target: Up to 1000 coins per caster level up to 10,000 maximum, coins must all … Continue reading →
A common complaint I see on RPG boards is that “magic should be more magical”. The lack of “magicalness” is often cited as a reason to dislike some new version of a game, or otherwise waved around as a generic … Continue reading →
The Necromican Level 7 Featuring An Illustration Not Nearly As Awesome As The Benign Boots, Sorry And Also No Boobies. Boy, This Is Gonna Suck And so, I continue my review of the Necromican (note: Not Necronomicon), a classic late … Continue reading →
The Necromican Level 6 Featuring What May Be The Best Piece Of Erol Otus Art Ever At Least, Excluding Those That Show Boobies Because Boobies>Everything I’ve got two long 4e articles in draft mode — one on armor and endurance, … Continue reading →
So there’s a thread over on RPG.net about religious subcultures in a fantasy world, and if you could get real schisms and religious wars if the gods themselves show up to declare their power, and if you could doubt a … Continue reading →
A Spell For All Time: Inaudible Intelligence OK, some backstory. At GenCon, I picked up Matt Finch’s “Eldritch Weirdness”, along with one or two other items. One item included in compilation of interesting bits of magic for retro-clone style games … Continue reading →