
Thoughts on the First Issue of Arcadia
A practical look at how this 5e magazine adds a drop-in encounter, a sorcerer subclass, mounted combat options, and fresh celestials, plus tooling quibbles.
A practical look at how this 5e magazine adds a drop-in encounter, a sorcerer subclass, mounted combat options, and fresh celestials, plus tooling quibbles.
Remix this Icewind Dale side quest with an inside-job twist, a yeti-lured ambush, goblin negotiations, a haunted locale, and a secret crime-boss stinger.
Elitist Waterdeep-educated magnate in Bryn Shander runs salvage and crimes for the Chardalyn Syndicate, sabotaging rivals with goblins to seize the speakership.
RPGs ask for vulnerability, so invest in real friendship with players and your DM—chat, bond, and see the people behind characters to strengthen the table.
Analyzes GWF and Champion crits in 5e using math and simulations, finding modest damage gains and evaluating common house rules.
Remix adds Icewind Dale politics and Duergar intrigue, caravan hooks, harsher travel and survival rules, and darker Auril sacrifices for 5e.
Introduce volatile planar cold zones in Icewind Dale with triggers and a d100 table of chilling effects to reshape rests, spells, and encounters.
Proposes a rule-of-three progressive failure framework for 5e skill checks to build tension, preserve agency, and avoid swingy all-or-nothing outcomes.
Compares 5e roll modifiers—add vs replace—ranked for normal and crittable checks, with simulations showing Elven Accuracy, advantage, cover, and luck impacts.
A Frostmaiden quest remix: an awakened plesiosaur coerced by frost druids menaces Bremen, with investigation hooks, parley options, and a cave assault.