Ludus Carcerum

So, a thing that 5.5e does: it decouples ability score bonuses from species (previously known as 'race', in PF2 known as 'ancest...

In D&D 3.5e, we had Ability Damage. Things (especially poison, but also other stuff, especially various creatures) could deal damage dir...

My best recent session in terms of player engagement was one where NPCs (whom the players like) suffered a bunch. You can inflict all sorts ...

Ettins, ubues, and other giants with extra heads or limbs, are all results of a semi-rare disorder in trolls, sometimes arising spontaneousl...

I have long complained that, of all the array of fish-people and seafolk available in D&D, they're all kind of samey . Let's see...

Through some celestial mishap or accounting error, for some reason, Hoobynoob falls on Freday the 13th of Octember, in this, the 47th year o...

On the last day of the year, three Guildmasters of the Endeesy Adventurer's Guild -- Ruthmin Tern the Assassin Rogue, Christopher the Pa...

I have heard tell that, early in the development of 5e, the notion of creatures/races with two Types was thrown around, and eventually ruled...

So we have random regnal nickname tables v1 and v2 . The first one creates very realistic, Crusader Kings /real history nicknames. Having n...

 Currently posted on the corkboard in the Adventurer's Guild, the glorified tavern near the heart of the wretched hive of scum and villa...