What Your Undead Army Says About You

My Pathfinder 2e group is playing Kingmaker right now and have decided that their first decree is that all funerals end in cremation. This way they don’t have any problems with the undead. Ignoring the prospect of ghosts, banshees and others incorporeals, it got me thinking about about what an undead army says about aContinue reading “What Your Undead Army Says About You”

PF 1e: Necromancer’s Hammer

One of my favorite characters I ever played was Lyle, a halfling necromancer that hates undead. He excelled at taking down ability scores and using many unconventional spells to great effect. This would have been a spell he would have loved to use. Necromancer’s hammer was originally in the Inner Sea Magic Player Companion andContinue reading “PF 1e: Necromancer’s Hammer”

PF 1e: 20 New Arcanists Just Waiting for your Game

Full Eldritch Might at the Power of Your Fingertips Looking for your next big bad? Does the evil overlord need a spellcaster advisor to carry out their bidding? How about a ready-made spellcaster to fight alongside the characters? The Book of Beasts: Arcanist Codex has the solutions you need, arming Game Masters of the FirstContinue reading “PF 1e: 20 New Arcanists Just Waiting for your Game”

PF 1e: Short-Circuited Android

Last month, we shared with you the Appreciate Spellcaster, the first preview of the upcoming Book of Beasts: Arcanist Codex. Now we are sharing with you the next preview for that book. Like other entries in the Character Codex Subscription, ten of the races come from the core rulebook and ten others come from otherContinue reading “PF 1e: Short-Circuited Android”

PF 1e: Apprentice Spellcaster

With the Book of Beasts: Arcanist Codex off to the editors, we should start talking about it. There’s still work needed to be done before it is ready for release, so we’re not going to talk about it too much yet. But it is time to start. We decided to make a few additions inContinue reading “PF 1e: Apprentice Spellcaster”

PF 1e: Fallen Angel

One of my favorite monster creations is the fallen angel. Angels do not see enough play in D&D-based games since most games involve players killing evil creatures. Being good servants of good deities, angels don’t get killed much. A fallen one is always going to be a tragic story. Do they kill one who hasContinue reading “PF 1e: Fallen Angel”

PF 1e: Panlong

Earlier this week, we shared the PF 2e version of the Panlong. Today we are sharing with you the 1e version. We hope you enjoy it. Download all our Pathfinder 1e titles today at DriveThruRPG, the Open Gaming Store, and Paizo. Panlong CR 12 XP 19,200CN Gargantuan Outsider (elemental, extraplanar, water)Init +9; Senses darkvision 60Continue reading “PF 1e: Panlong”

5e: Baby Space Whale

So I’m enjoying the new campaign setting. I want to jam some spells sometime. I love these old campaign settings. They do not get nearly enough love. I’m looking forward to scaping the planes next year as well. But I digress. So I created a baby space whale. I mean why have the adult spaceContinue reading “5e: Baby Space Whale”

PF 1e: Corrupted Spider

Long-time JBE fans will know that I consider myself to be, first and foremost, a monster creator. Give me a piece of artwork of something new and unusual, and I’ll make you something to terrify your players with. I haven’t created a monster in quite some time. Life and other distractions got in the wayContinue reading “PF 1e: Corrupted Spider”

3 Reasons Why Spellcasters Are Not Overpowered

I’ve heard this refrain over and over again my entire gaming career, ” Spellcasters are overpowered. Their power needs to be nerfed.” While I do understand that a spellcaster’s power can overshadow the martial characters with a single spell, once that single spell is used, they probably do not have much left. This is doublyContinue reading “3 Reasons Why Spellcasters Are Not Overpowered”