My Spellcialisation feat for the humble magic missile turned out to be an interesting experiment, so I thought I would try it with something more powerful. A magic-user’s most trusted friend. The time-honoured fireball. Spellcialisation (Fireball) Prerequisites: Sorcerer or Wizard, ability to cast fireball. Benefit: When you take this feat, choose to learn one of the following specialisations. For every… Read more →
It’s that time of the week again, where I look at the most interesting stuff I found in RPG blogs. Geek Native gives us a review of Better Angels, Greg Stolze’s “superhero” game about evil versus eeevil. Also from Geek Native, we get a review of the God-Machine chronicle (the complete chronicle book, not the free rules update). Random Wizard… Read more →
The new World of Darkness is an efficient and flexible ruleset that can be used to run a wide variety of “modern” campaigns, from horror to espionage. This series of reviews examines the various sourcebooks published for the “generic” World of Darkness line and their usefulness in running your own homebrew settings. Asylum Asylum is another entry in the series… Read more →
This edition was delayed due to Sunday being Orthodox Easter. Oh well, it’s only a once a year thing. Rumors of War has a 4E conversion of the Elementalist class from Guild Wars. You can also find conversions for the other 5 core professions. Good stuff. Tenkar’s Tavern has a rare magic item that gives a new meaning to the… Read more →
A couple of days ago I treated myself to a copy of Dungeon Crawl Classics. It’s a BIG book (fully deserving the capitals) and didn’t have enough time to give it more than a cursory look, but I can report that: 1) it has lots of cool art, and 2) there are critical tables. Few things say “old school” like… Read more →
An undead creature inspired by Celtic mythology, for Pathfinder. Quite nasty, but may be useful for a crash diet. Alp-Luachra A small ethereal, gaunt humanoid, with a sunken face and thrust-out ribs. The lower part of its body dissipates in a snake-like tendril of mist. Its hollow eyes view you with malignant anticipation. CR 3 XP 800 NE Small Undead… Read more →
Yes! And it only took me three-odd years to get here! Time to break out the good champagne and plan the next 100 posts. Oh, and many-many thanks for reading my ramblings!
The new World of Darkness is an efficient and flexible ruleset that can be used to run a wide variety of “modern” campaigns, from horror to espionage. This series of reviews examines the various sourcebooks published for the “generic” World of Darkness line and their usefulness in running your own homebrew settings. Dogs of War Dogs of War aspires to… Read more →
Like I promised last time, every Sunday will be links galore! Except from when I’m on holidays. And Easter Sunday. And.. ah screw it, here are the 10 most interesting blog posts I’ve read this week, in no particular order: Papers and Pencils continues his series of dungeons and traps with a dungeon room centered around a pool of enchanted… Read more →
I’ve noticed that there are plenty of feats in DnD/Pathfinder for specialising in certain weapons, even some that allow you to access new manoeuvres and tactical options for your preferred weapon, but very few feats that focus on spells in the same way. It’s a shame really, so I’ve come up with my own feat which focuses on a single… Read more →
