One of the better aspects of the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons is how it handles backgrounds. Very similar to the kits of AD&D 2E, backgrounds manage to avoid a lot of the mechanical flaws of the original approach while providing a lot of good role-playing material. What Came Before, from Lupus Rex Games, provides 25 new backgrounds for use with the game. There … Continue reading 5E Supplement Review: What Came Before – 25 Fantasy Backgrounds

Every so often, a product description actually manages to undersell the product in question. Such is the case with Iconic Encounters: Kobold Lair, which insists it isn’t an adventure. It could have fooled me! You’ve got a map stocked with monsters, traps and NPCs. You have a few suggested hooks for adventurers entering the location. All of which make it an adventure in my eyes. … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review – Iconic Encounters: Kobold Lair

Ninety-six pages, beautiful artwork, good layout, and an epic plot. The Shadowed Eye of Halagar is an ambitious adventure from the Alea Publishing Group. It is designed to take a party from level 13 to 16, and with the plot revolving around a dwarven king who has become an evil dragon, it manages to do a good job of providing something worth playing. Is it, … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: The Shadowed Eye of Halagar