Storybuilding: Monster Hunting

Storybuilding: Monster Hunting

Not every adventure happens to heroes. Sometimes the adventurers go looking for trouble, and no adventure is more iconic than when hunting for a specific monster. Often it starts with a rumor; some story or tale about a horrid beast terrorizing local farmers,...
Revisiting Warlocks from Earlier Editions to 5e

Revisiting Warlocks from Earlier Editions to 5e

I’ve been playing tabletop roleplaying games for a long, long time. I have dice older than many of the people I work with at Ghostfire Gaming. I’ve read previous editions before 5e where there were classes that were just races, and classes that could only be played by...
Running a Dark Fantasy Campaigns – The Atmosphere Heist

Running a Dark Fantasy Campaigns – The Atmosphere Heist

In this, the second instalment of our “Running a Dark Fantasy TTRPG” blog series, we’ll explore how to capture and maintain what makes dark fantasy such an alluring genre to inhabit – atmosphere. If settling on dark fantasy as the genre for your 5e campaign is...
How to Keep Your 5e Party on Track Without Railroading

How to Keep Your 5e Party on Track Without Railroading

In Episode 4 of Fables: Citadel of the Unseen Sun, the characters finally break free of the City Below beneath Ostoya and drag themselves to the surface. With fresh air comes freedom, not only from the horrors beneath, but also to choose what to do and where to go...
How to Run an Open World Adventure & World Anvil!

How to Run an Open World Adventure & World Anvil!

Need advice on how to get started on world building? Open world games are incredible because of how immersive they are our freedom of exploration within them! Our wonderful friends at World Anvil provide excellent tools to create detailed open worlds, and in our...