Today we depart from a traditional D&D character who was born into a fantasy realm, who is used to the idea of monsters and magic. What about a hero from Earth, plucked from our reality by magic or super-science and dropped into a sword-and-planet or high-fantasy adventure? Someone truly experiencing…
Backgrounds
The background system for Dungeons and Dragons is one of the most inspired additions to the rules set. Players have a lot of wonderful options that can inspire some great role-playing. For this month, since the Outlander was the only background that was completely nature-focused, we decided to add some…
Today we present two unique backgrounds based on the Scooby gang. First is the Coward, based on Shaggy and Scooby’s constant fright yet dogged willingness to continue adventuring. Second is the Ghost Hunter, inspired by the rest of the gang, particularly Velma, and also a bit by characters like the…
(While I was finishing up writing this article on backgrounds, I fell down a wikipedia spiral that resulted in the Bacchus/Maenad Warlock Path, which ended up being the main article this week. However, I did finish up this article as I was dreaming up the path. What that means to you gentle…