A black and white illustration of an orc in armor and claok polishing a sword next to a stack of supplies and a training dummy with a helmet on it. Next to the image are the words "You again! Enemies who never go away - and how to create them"

Reading Dragon: A Look Back at ‘You Again! Enemies Who Never Go Away – and How to Create Them’

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
TSR’s Dragon Magazine, over the years, proposed and developed a variety of classes, monsters, gods, and characters for Dungeons and Dragons. It als...
Box art for the boardgame Clue - it shows the title of the game: "Clue: Classic Detective Game", with painted illustrations of several individuals in different colored 1950s clothing seeming to investigate some kind of house.

Running Clue in Ravenloft: A Fun Halloween One-shot for Boardgame Lovers

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Fall is officially upon us. Leaves are falling (in places where leaves actually fall), days are getting shorter, and the spooks are coming out each...
An illustration of an elf in leather armor, with long black hair, holding a bow. He emerges from the shrubbery of the forest. Next to the illustration are the words "Elven Prestige Classes"

4 Elven Prestige Classes to Inspire (or Adapt for) your 5e Game

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Dungeons and Dragons 5e has nothing on its previous editions for customization. It’s partly to do with ...
An image of the title of the article 'Horses are People, Too', from Dragon Magazine. The title is in red font against a yellowed background

Reading Dragon: A Look Back at 'Horses Are People, Too'

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
In 1993, TSR published edition #191 of Dragon Magazine. In it was a variety of fantastic articles on Dungeons and Dragons, as well as various other...
An illustration of a set of armor made of yellow, orange, and red oak leaves sewn together into a suit or armor. Next to it are the words "Magical Armor and Shields"

5 (More) Cool 3.5e Magical Armors/Shields to Use in Your Current Campaign

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
A while back, we posted an article discussing some of our favorite 3.5e magical items here: 5 Cool 3.5e Magical Items to Include in Your Current Du...
The header from Dragon Magazine #132. it shows the word Dragon in large, red font in front on a yellow and blue sky, and a black bar beneath it with the word "Magazine" cut out from the bar in capitals

Dragon Magazine: A Brief History and Explanation

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
If you’ve played Dungeons and Dragons for a long time, chances are that you’ve already heard about Dragon Magazine. It’s possibly the best-known ro...
A section of the cover of the novel Oath of Nerull. It shows the torso of a dark skinned woman in monk's clothing, next to the words "Oath of Nerull: An all-new adventure based on the greatest roleplaying game of all time".

Oath of Nerull: A Brief Review of a DnD Novel and Tips on Adapting it Into a Module

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
If you like the lore and style of Dungeons and Dragons’ fantasy, and not just the actual rules and play themselves, you’ll probably enjoy some of t...
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6 (More) Cool Swords to Flavor your Dungeons and Dragons Weapons As

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
One of the biggest decisions you make when creating your Dungeons and Dragons character is the weapon that they’ll wield. Each option deals slightl...
An illustration of a Victorian man in front of a yellowed paper background, with a clock above him. The words "Creating a Steampunk DND Campaign" are placed in the lower right hand of the image.

Steampunk as a Dungeons and Dragons Setting: Worlds, NPCs, Gods, and Media Inspiration

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
DnD is traditionally played with a high fantasy setting – that the genre for Faerun and the Forgotten Realms. Other subsettings that have been publ...
The word's "Valentine's Day Oneshot Ideas" written in script floats above several hearts with wings

5 (More) Valentine’s Day Oneshot Ideas for Dungeons and Dragons

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Last year, D20Collective published a list of ideas for Valentine’s Day oneshots, suitable for use with DnD, or any other fantasy tabletop game. The...
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4 Unique Ideas for a Holiday DnD Oneshot

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Like most special events, we here at D20Collective like to celebrate our holidays by way of tabletop gaming. And like any other festival, it’s grea...
A part of the cover of the DnD novel Plague of Ice by TH Lain. You can see part of a mans legs, and the title of the novel

Plague of Ice: a Dungeons and Dragons Novel Review

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Last week, Divinations from the Collective presented a brief rundown of the history, and notable entries, to the canon of Dungeons and Dragons nove...

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