The title of the game Kabuto Sumo from the box cover art. It shows the name of the game in block letters in front of a wooden sumo wrestling ring.

Bugging Out: A Review of Kabuto Sumo

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Do you know what really bugs me? Well, lots of things. But you know what doesn’t bug me? Fun, simple, easy-to-learn boardgames that I can pull out ...
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Stoney Prestige: 4 Prestige Classes from 'Races of Stone' to Update and Use in a 5e Campaign

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
There are a seemingly endless number of supplements out there for Dungeons and Dragons. Not just the new ones, but the old ones, too – the ones for...
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March 2024 Gaming Convention Calendar

AnnouncementMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in March!   Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona n/a Arkansas n/a California JoCo Cruise: San Diego, Mar 9-16 P...
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Bardic Inspiration: Where to Find Inspiration for a Bard Character

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
It’s no secret that the character options in Dungeons and Dragons come from outside media. Legends, myths, movies, books, music, and games all insp...
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Reading Dragon: Spells Between the Covers

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
In February 1984, TSR published Issue #82 of Dragon Magazine, it’s official publication for supplementary materials, commentary, and community enga...
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Creature Feature: Hags

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Dungeons and Dragons has no dearth of powerful and vicious villains, various factions who wish to promote both themselves and evil in the same brea...
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Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG: What You Need to Know

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
If you’re interested in playing a Star Wars RPG game, there are a lot of options out there. Lots of them are official (we’ve talked about them befo...
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February 2024 Gaming Convention Calendar

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in Febrary!   Alabama Rocket City Gamefest: Huntsville, Feb 2-4 Alaska n/a Arizona n/a Arkansas n/a Calif...
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Cooking up Cuteness: A Review of Ham’s Sandwich Shop

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Everyone should have a dream. Sometimes those dreams require a little help, though. Especially if you’re a hamster who dreams of opening your very ...
An illustration of a skeletal dragon, a dracolich, with a dull yellow skeletal body and red eyes, emerging from the side of the image. Next to it are the words "Draconic Pantheon part 3"

A Brief Overview of the Draconic Pantheon in the Forgotten Realms (part 3)

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Over our past couple of articles, we’ve spent time talking about the Draconic Pantheon – those gods of the Forgotten Realms who are worshipped by d...
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A Brief Overview of the Draconic Pantheon in the Forgotten Realms (part 2)

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
An oddly enigmatic and forgotten pantheon, the Draconic gods are hugely powerful, but rarely worshiped in the Forgotten Realms. While they were onc...
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A Brief Overview of the Draconic Pantheon in the Forgotten Realms (part 1)

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
As a world filled with divine magic, it isn’t a surprise that Dungeons and Dragons has gods for every occasion – especially for one of its nominati...

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