The Wild Hunt – 5e Christmas Adventures

The Wild Hunt – 5e Christmas Adventures

With winter in the air, there are plenty of mythologies around the world from which to draw adventure ideas. Among them, the Wild Hunt is featured in the folklore of various northern European cultures. The hunters are generally the souls of the dead represented by...
What The Owlbear & Druid Debate Misses About Monstrosities

What The Owlbear & Druid Debate Misses About Monstrosities

The movie trailer for “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” dropped last week, igniting a fervent online debate. The anger arose around whether a druid can transform into an owlbear, as depicted in the cinematic rendition of the world’s most popular...
You Best Start Believing in Fairies – Using Fey Folk in 5e

You Best Start Believing in Fairies – Using Fey Folk in 5e

In 1917, two cousins Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright were playing by a stream. This was despite the protestations of Elsie’s mother who later scolded them for tracking mud into the family abode. The girls insisted they played by the stream due to the fairies that...
Storybuilding: Expanding Salvage Rules

Storybuilding: Expanding Salvage Rules

Perhaps the most exciting new rules to come to the Grim Hollow setting from the Monster Grimoire are the salvaging rules. With the salvaging rules, every encounter might offer the chance at interesting unique treasure, even for those creatures that don’t normally...
How to Make Merfolk “Part of Your (5e) World”

How to Make Merfolk “Part of Your (5e) World”

Picture this: it’s New York, 1842. You’re lining up to see the latest fad from America’s greatest showman, P. T. Barnum. You watch as he takes pride of place at the front of Barnum’s American museum. Despite his lack of likeness to Hugh Jackman (whoever that is), you...