There’s a contest on DndBeyond promoting the new Stranger Things box set, “What’s in the Bag of Holding? A Welcome to the Hellfire Club Homebrew Item Contest.” The gist is, make a thematic magic item with a description of 50 words or less, and publish it to DnDBeyond with the tag ‘BagOfHolding2025.” I took a …
Category: Design Work
Halls of the Blood King :: Ravenloft
Halls of the Blood King, an official Old School Essentials adventure, is a location-based adventure designed for emergent play. There are things to poke at and NPCs to turn against each other, all in the court of the Blood King himself, a vampire who demands fealty from all the others of his kind. It is …
GameholeCon Recap
If you’re just here for the free adventure, scroll to the bottom! GameholeCon has a particular significance in my convention-going life. It wasn’t the first con I ever went to, that was GenCon/Origins in 1989, but it was the first con I went to after that long break. It’s local enough that we can drive, …
Greater and Lesser Ankhegs
Big Bugs! I'll skip the obvious Sir Mix-A-Lot joke, but I do like these underutilized monstrous insects. They can pop out of the ground to nab unsuspecting PCs and then crush them in their acid-dripping mandibles. Good times! They have an uncommon weakness in their soft bellies, expressed by having a lower AC when prone. …
Greater and Lesser Goblins
One odd idea I’ve had is to make a bestiary for a 5e campaign that caps out at 10th level. In order to maintain the variety of monsters available, I would take the full range of monsters and cut their Challenge Ratings in half. This would solve a couple of personal quibbles with the game …
Proving Grounds of Folkvangr 
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