I sometimes see people ask questions online like, “How do I make an adventure that fits the story I want to tell?” This is usually followed by a more technical question about the structural challenges they’re facing, or a more subtle question about how to convince their players to follow the path they’re envisioning. While …
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Greater and Lesser Ogres
I really have a soft spot for these bog standard monsters. Goblins, gnolls, ogres, I love them all. You know what you’re getting with an ogre, a big bruiser. The standard ogre weighs in at CR 2, and this is where our problems start: by the DMG math, it should only be CR 1. Sigh. …
Greater and Lesser Gnolls
Ah, gnolls. I love these hyena-faced beastmenfolk (folk just sounds too cozy here for some creatures that are going to eat your face). They seem to be underutilized in 5e despite the expansion bestiaries including loads of variants. There's even an undead one! The poor gnoll withering is the weakest of the bunch, coming in …
(Not Quite) Miniatures Monday: LJN Toys
LJN made official D&D toys in the ’80s, fully catalogued here (bask in the warm glow of that Web 1.0 website). They were interesting, to say the least. There were separate lines including posable action figures and PVC bendable figures. Some people say the action figures were from the cartoon, but I don’t think they …
Letting Go, Looking Ahead
“I want to tell you a little story, Because it makes me warm inside. It’s about some friends growing up, And all the things they tried.” Letting Go: I was planning to write a companion post to last week’s review of 2023, but I have one more thing to close the books on. I played …
Proving Grounds of Folkvangr 
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