What is a rulership campaign in Dungeons & Dragons or other fantasy TTRPGs set in the Forgotten Realms? Is it the same as heroic fantasy swashbuckling? Not all tales are about slaying dragons and rescuing townsfolk. Unlike the heroic stories of many adventurers there are those who walk the halls
Story Templates in Fantasy Grounds are a powerful feature that can save you time and effort in creating NPCs. In this example we will create a Story Template that will create random height and weight for a Shield dwarf male. After following this guide you will be able to make
Non-traditional hirelings can supplement your guild or mercenary company. In this installment we will examine the bugbear. Why would you hire a bugbear? They might be looking for a job! In Rime of the Frostmaiden you stumble across a group of 6 bugbears sheltering from the cold in the same
In our next installment of non-traditional hirelings we ask if kobolds would be good hirelings. In Rime of the Frostmaiden the town of Termaline has an issue with monsters inhabiting their mine. The town speaker offers adventurers 50 gp to get the mine working again. As it turns out this
That depends on where in Faerûn you live or work! The Sword Coast is dotted with city-states and large tracts of wilderness between them filled with all kinds of dangerous beasties. The people depend on adventurers to defend the countryside and protect trade. Heroes are adventurers, but not all adventurers