Navigating the Labyrinth – Environmental 5e Combat

Navigating the Labyrinth – Environmental 5e Combat

Here we are, at the final session of our series on using Classical mythology to strengthen your TTRPG encounters. From subconscious expectations inherited from ancient narrative conventions, to dynamic changes during combat, to the dramatic tension of narrowly...
Solving the Mystery – How to Run Mysteries in 5e

Solving the Mystery – How to Run Mysteries in 5e

During Episode 2 of Fables: Citadel of the Unseen Sun, the party must spend a night in an Ostoyan keep with a small group of knights. The keep is locked, the night is long, and one of the knights is a vampire. The party must determine who it is, lest they be picked...
Factions of Grim Hollow

Factions of Grim Hollow

Many factions vie for control of the realms of Grim Hollow. Today we’ll consider what makes each of them a good patron, dastardly foe, or even a group that player characters may seek to join. The factions of Grim Hollow often operate across national borders and...
Discovering the Races of Grim Hollow

Discovering the Races of Grim Hollow

The Grim Hollow setting is home to a handful of unique races that populate the world of Etharis. The wechselkind, ogresh, and others provide evocative roleplaying opportunities in addition to exciting new mechanical character builds. Today, we’ll explore each of these...
Running an Evil Campaign: Maintaining Your Game

Running an Evil Campaign: Maintaining Your Game

Welcome back to this dangerously diabolical blog series! Over the course of five articles, we’ve been chatting about the need-to-knows of building and running evil campaigns for 5th Edition! So, choose a shadowy lair and get those evil monologues ready, because...