In part 3 of the 4 articles that deal with races in the Classic Fantasy setting, we look at taking certain D&D 4e races and reflavoring them into dwarves. After this, we’ll be converting halflings. Still to come are articles dealing with monsters and the setting. For each of the following racial or subracial choices, all of the actual mechanical stats, powers, and traits are [Read the article]
Since my last article, I’ve had a chance to look over the Fate 3.0 SRD (system reference documents), and I’ll say this: it has a lot going for it. And I’m not just saying that because it’s free. Really. The specific SRD I was referencing was Spirit of the Century, and while I’m not certain how complete of a picture it gave me, it looks [Read the article]
How do you know who you are when you can be anyone? This is the problem Nox continues to face day after day. A year ago, Nox was found on the outskirts of Wyvernfell by a local woman. She knew nothing of how she got there, where she’d come from, or who she was. Being a changeling only made things that much more difficult for her (him?) [Read the article]
This is not the first article to be written on this subject, nor will it be the last. In my experience, there are two kinds of DM’s. One is concerned with “balance,” the other with “fun.” For the record, this is not me complaining that I was never allowed to try my crazy idea for a half-orc fighter/barbarian with a spiked chain, and massively exploit [Read the article]
Please welcome Jonathan Baldwin to the Stuffer Shack Crew… Sometimes you really need your villains to stand out in the minds of your players. Since role-playing is, at its heart, a verbal exercise, this means spending a little extra time on your dialog. You can describe the wicked fiend all you want, but unless you have pictures, your players are only going to remember what [Read the article]
Affyria is a descendant of one of the old houses of the great tiefling empire of Bael Turath. She’s studied the old stories closely, and is always looking to improve her knowledge concerning the old ways. This is important to her, as uncovering her legacy is needed to avoid repeating the mistakes of her ancestors. Growing up on the streets of Wyvernfell wasn’t exactly easy, even [Read the article]