3 Things to Steal from 13th Age

I love me some 13th Age. It is a well built game and highly enjoyable, one you should check out if you are not familiar. I’d describe it as D&D 4th Edition without all the compromises that held 4e back from being a truly awesome game. Having said that, I know plenty of groups thatContinue reading “3 Things to Steal from 13th Age”

A Deva in the Dungeon and Other Happy Surprises

This past weekend during my home 5e game, I threw something in a dungeon I never had before: a deva. Depending on your game and edition of the game, this is an angelic outsider or celestial. It was standing in the room with a curtain for a door. The characters listened at the door andContinue reading “A Deva in the Dungeon and Other Happy Surprises”

GM’s Day Sale 2021

The GM’s Day Sale is going on now at DriveThruRPG and the Open Gaming Store. We’ve got products on sale now for 10-40% off. You won’t want to miss this. Check out these highlights Pathfinder 1e Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium, 40% off at DriveThruRPGShadowsfall: Shadow Plane Player’s Companion, 40% off at the OpenContinue reading “GM’s Day Sale 2021”

GM’s, You’re Doing Ok

I’m not sure which game masters, dungeon master, referees, etc. of role playing games need to hear this, but you are doing ok. These are difficult times, and you are giving your game your best. Give yourself a break and know that you are doing ok. Even if any issues you are having has nothingContinue reading “GM’s, You’re Doing Ok”

5e: Cegra’s Boomstick

In my home D&D 5e game, I have a rule: if you want something that is not in the books but is reasonable, the answer is, “sure.” Several of my players have taken me up on that so far. One has a longbow that uses Strength instead of Dexterity. Another wields a punching shield asContinue reading “5e: Cegra’s Boomstick”

Do You Run Holiday Game Sessions?

It is about this time of year that some GM’s run holiday-themed game sessions. That got me wondering, how many GM’s actually do that? Fantasy or science fiction, it doesn’t matter, holidays work in both. Does your star-travelling furry race celebrate Life Day? Do your dwarves celebrate the freezing of the ground? If you haveContinue reading “Do You Run Holiday Game Sessions?”

5e: What is in the 5e Black Friday Bundle

The JBE 5e 2020 Black Friday Bundle is available now at DriveThruRPG. You get all of our 5e products for 80% off. But what does it include? Let’s take a look. It includes the following products (and previews): Book of Beasts: Monsters of the Forbidden Woods (preview 1, preview 2) Book of Heroes: Heroic FighterContinue reading “5e: What is in the 5e Black Friday Bundle”

It Is Black Friday All Month

Let’s be honest: 2020 sucks. Make it suck a little less for you by grabbing for yourself one of JBE’s 2020 Black Friday Bundles, available all month long. That’s right, this month is Black Friday. I mean, it’s 2020, how can you tell which day of the week it is? Can you prove that todayContinue reading “It Is Black Friday All Month”