Author Archives: Dale McCoy

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”

PF2e: Wand of Enduring Heroism

One of the things I noticed about speciality wands in PF2e is that they are very evocation focused. This makes sense because they’re easy. Fireball, just add persistent fire damage. Magic missile gets extra missiles. But what about other schools of magic, they deserve wands with cool additional effects. As such, I wrote a few.Continue reading “PF2e: Wand of Enduring Heroism”

5e Creative Commons: It’s a Trap!

I’ve heard enough people say something to the effect of, “If you’re so concerned about the OGL, just use Creative Commons.” My answer has steadfastly been, “No, I’m not going to publish with it.” I’m frequently met with confusion by that. So I’m going to explain some. Why The OGL Was Good First some background.Continue reading “5e Creative Commons: It’s a Trap!”

PF2e: Baby Owlbear

Owlbear are freaking dangerous to normal folk. Baby owlbears are adorable AF. If YouTube existed in a fantasy world, you know there would be people that are torn apart by adult owlbears while trying to get videos of their babies. With that in mind, we present to you a baby owlbear for your game. Enjoy.Continue reading “PF2e: Baby Owlbear”

PF2e: Spells at 1st Level – Fixing the Elemental Bloodline Sorcerer, Part 2

Every sorcerer gets 3 bloodline spells at 1st level: a cantrip, a focus spell, and a 1st level spell. Let’s take a look at the sorcerer with the elemental bloodline and see how it can be improved. The cantrip does a spell attack dealing damage, the focus spell does a spell attack dealing damage, andContinue reading “PF2e: Spells at 1st Level – Fixing the Elemental Bloodline Sorcerer, Part 2”

PF2e: Fixing the Sorcerer Elemental Bloodline, Part 1

In my Kingmaker home game, my wife is playing an elemental sorcerer and I have to say, it sucks. Like a a whole lot. So over the course of these series of blog posts, we’re going to pick it apart and make a better one. Today, we’re going to start with something easy: Elemental Type.Continue reading “PF2e: Fixing the Sorcerer Elemental Bloodline, Part 1”

My Evolved Opinion on Pathfinder 2e

When the Pathfinder 2e Playtest launched and later the Pathfinder 2e game launched, I tried PF 2e and my opinion at the time can be summarized as, “It is a good game but not the game for me. I prefer the game engine that I have been playing and working with for the past 15-ishContinue reading “My Evolved Opinion on Pathfinder 2e”

Moving Forward

My team and I have had a long, hard discussion over the weekend and in the end, we all agreed on one difficult truth: we do not trust that Wizards of the Coast will stay true to their word or won’t try to somehow undermine the OGL at some point in the future. That inContinue reading “Moving Forward”

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”