Divinations from the Collective
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Reading Dragon: “Lookin’ for Work, Chummer?”
For obvious reasons, most of the content found in Dragon Magazine is for Dungeons and Dragons. But that doesn’t mean that no other games are ever d...
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Aligning your Characters: How to Use Alignment in a Tabletop Campaign
There are many aspects of Dungeons and Dragons that have been forgotten, altered, or intentionally removed over the years. THAC0, elves as a charac...
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April 2024 Gaming Convention Calendar
Here are the gaming conventions going on in April!
Alabama
n/a
Alaska
n/a
Arizona
n/a
Arkansas
n/a
California
Board Games at Berkeley Con: Berke...
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A Brief Overview of Monstrous Deities in the Forgotten Realms (part 2)
The Forgotten Realms have a lot of gods. Not only do each of the major races/species have their own pantheons, but even the monster species often h...
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A Brief Overview of Monstrous Deities in the Forgotten Realms (part 1)
Dungeons and Dragons is full to the brim of fantastical species and creatures, each with their own behavior, traits, and sometimes even culture. Ev...
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Bugging Out: A Review of Kabuto Sumo
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
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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Bardic Inspiration: Where to Find Inspiration for a Bard Character
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
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
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
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
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...