This week we are sticking to the theme of witches! The Monster of the Week is A Night Hag. Many of you who have played D&D, Pathfinder or any fantasy RPG have likely came across this exact (or very similar) creature. Nighthags in D&D a slightly harder than their counterpart hags, and are by nature, … Read more
This week we go to some custom made baddies by DnD 5e Home-brew Tumblr – a phenomenal place to find a host of home-brewed items and NPCs. One that caught my eye was the Flame Revenant. The Flame Revenant offers an interesting and unique encounter for a group of adventurers. Particularly some of the listed … Read more
Players betraying one another – dramatic turns or a recipe for disaster? Players turning against each other doesn’t ALWAYS need to end up being bad. Sometimes players with alternate goals (maybe against the rest of the party) can lead to a lot of enjoyable hijinx. However, sometimes, certain players may enjoy a goal or … Read more
This week we look to Curse of Strahd’s Baba Lysaga. My players were investigating other leads when they stumbled upon the Ruins of Berez, a long abandoned town that has seen significant battle and lays in ominous ruin. Dwelling within this ruin is Baba Lysaga, a twisted witch who believes herself to be the true … Read more
What is backseating an RPG? Backseating can be found at table, more often than not, not intentionally. It is when a player tries to tell you how to play your character, or even worse, run your game. I’ve seen players playing Barbarians at the table tell their wizards how to play their classes. Almost always … Read more
This week we look at a character from one of my new favourite games – Mørk Borg. This is Fletcher, a cannibal warlock who has abducted the Shadow-kings true Heir, Aldon, for his evil necromantic machinations. Or has he? Fletcher has taken the Shadow-kings son in an attempt to use him as a bargaining … Read more
Fear, tension and stress in your games… How do you do it? A lot can be learned from the media we consume, like film, tv and games. How you manage fear and stress in your games can be a great tool to bolster the buy-in your players have in your games. Fear, tension and stress … Read more
This week we hop over to the Grothlut – one of Pathfinder’s abominations that your party can face. These creatures are great for body horror games, especially considering they are often humans that have turned into slug-like abominations. Lore explains these creatures are failed Fleshwarp experiments and are often used as Shocktroopers. These could … Read more
Introducing potentially sensitive topics in your game to your players is an important step to take if you intend to skirt around the edges of more serious themes. Regardless of system, being able to establish a theme for your game that is suitable for your players, and for the length of games you wish to … Read more
This week we are diving into custom stat blocks which I found on Pinterest, for those who are interested! The Thing – Stats So – for those who don’t know – the Thing is from John Carpenter’s The Thing which is a fantastic horror film about a group of researchers who are stuck in … Read more
