3 Rules for Incorporating Character Backstories

The nice things about the long adventure books of D&D or Pathfinder Adventure Paths is that they make the brunt of the work of creating a long campaign off the GMs shoulders. You have a book in front of you; just do what it says comes next. The down side: the player characters are interchangeable.Continue reading “3 Rules for Incorporating Character Backstories”

5e: Screaming Bolas

So I absolutely love this artwork. It was created by Beatrice Pelagatti for a project that got cancelled for a number of reasons. So I am posting it here on our blog. We’re working on versions for this Pathfinder and 13th Age. This post was made possible by our Patreon supporters. Join our Patron toContinue reading “5e: Screaming Bolas”

5e: Grave Gnomes

One of the things I LOVED about third edition was all the racial options we had. There are so many that are rather imaginative and inspiring that I do not feel have been duplicated in the current edition. So I thought I would create a scratch-off-the-serial-numbers version of one of my favorites. So today IContinue reading “5e: Grave Gnomes”

Christmas in July 2021

It is the Christmas in July Sale 2021 at DriveThruRPG. Act now to get yourself 15-25% off the titles you’ve been wanting. Nearly every JBE title is on sale. Let’s see what deals you can have. Traveller 2e On sale now that you should check out are titles like Solomani Worlds: Vehicles from the RimContinue reading “Christmas in July 2021”

PF1e: Slayer Artwork

With 20 new slayers coming your way in the Book of Beasts: Slayer Codex, you should see what we’ve got for you. Well, we’ve shown off several of the stat blocks of new NPCs, including the Fugitive Hunter, Poisoner, and Terran Enforcer. Now we want to show you some of the beautiful artwork we’ve gotContinue reading “PF1e: Slayer Artwork”

PF1e: Unleash Slayers Upon Your Game World

Intelligent Melee Fighters and Deadly Ranged Combatants Do your PCs need to hire a tracker that can deal serious damage? Does your upcoming session need someone that can bring the pain to the toughest members of the group utilizing unexpected tricks? Are you seeking ideas for the terrible power at the end of your campaign? TheContinue reading “PF1e: Unleash Slayers Upon Your Game World”

PF 1e: Terran Enforcer

Check out the other previews of the Slayer Codex, like the Poisoner and the Fugitive Hunter One of the key features of our Book of Beasts: Character Codex Subscription is that we include some of the archetypes in our builds. These amount to a quarter of the NPCs within involve one of the various archetypes.Continue reading “PF 1e: Terran Enforcer”

3 Rules For When The Encounter Goes Bad

All of us GMs have been there. We create an encounter that we think will be a cake walk for the players and they roll terribly. Either that or they split the party and neither group can help the other. The question then becomes, “How does the GM same the party?” because we all knowContinue reading “3 Rules For When The Encounter Goes Bad”

PF 1e: Poisoning Slayer

I’ve heard it said time and again that spell casters have all the fun, they have all the options. Well that just simply isn’t true. Today I want to show you one such example that proves the opposite. With today’s Slayer from the upcoming Book of Beasts: Slayer Codex, we’ve got one with plenty ofContinue reading “PF 1e: Poisoning Slayer”