Our last session featured two difficult combats. I fared particularly well and I will review the combat actions and the choices I made that allowed the Mystic to perform as well as she did. Combat started shortly after we reached the center of the village of Kled. The village was suddenly under siege by two…Read more After Action Report: Tahireh Dark Sun Mystic
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Races of Athas Update
Banner art by Jason Engle Things are slowing down a little bit and I am seeing a light where I can actually focus on getting this Dark Sun game going. In so doing I've gone back through and made a couple edits and updates to a few of the race entries. The original post and…Read more Races of Athas Update
Rugged Healing
Featured image by Matt Stewart. I recently posted about revitalizing Medicine checks. This was in part due to my desire to see it as a more versatile skill. I'm a nurse, so I've got bias. It was also related to implementing a 'rugged' healing system for my upcoming Dark Sun Ashes of Athas game (which…Read more Rugged Healing
Medicine Check Upgrade
Medicine is a skill that, at least in my experience is under utilized in 5e. This is likely due to the abundant healing magics and abilities available to characters these days. Indeed with spare the dying as a cantrip and five 1st level healing spells (according to DNDBeyond) available to at least 8 of the…Read more Medicine Check Upgrade
Dark Sun Conversion: Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster
I had mentioned wanting to make a conversion of the eldritch knight and arcane trickster into psionic classes for a Dark Sun game. This is me doing that.It was rather straightforward to be honest. The classes and their base abilities do not need to be changed other than describing the source of their power. It…Read more Dark Sun Conversion: Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster
Dark Sun 5e Class Conversion Primer
Last time I addressed the core Athasian races for a 5e Dark Sun conversion. I liked that and I want to get a Dark Sun game up and running with current rule-sets so here we go!. Let’s take a look at the classes. Let's get this out of the way: I eliminated the Paladin and…Read more Dark Sun 5e Class Conversion Primer
Races of Athas (5e Dark Sun conversion)
If you're one of the folks that sees what I say, mostly on Twitter, well then I'm thankful you've run out of binge material on Prime. While you're considering what to watch next (The Expanse), let me show you what I have very slowly been putting together. I'm a huge fan of Dark Sun. I…Read more Races of Athas (5e Dark Sun conversion)
Conan the Intelligent, Tactical Polyglot Barbarian
I just finished reading The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard. I have been talking about barbarians on and off Twitter even blogging about them here earlier. Barbarians own a unique and very well known place in pop culture and I wanted to go back and take a look at part of…Read more Conan the Intelligent, Tactical Polyglot Barbarian
Bridge to the past: Circle Of Spirits
I've talked repeatedly (every chance I get) about how much I love druids in Dungeons and Dragons. Not only that, I've spoken of and shared my home-brew druid circles with a number of folks on Twitter and a few other friends and gamers. I wanted to take the time to go through it and share…Read more Bridge to the past: Circle Of Spirits
Xanathar’s Clerics
I know there are lots of these posts and reviews out there now and I am very grateful they are there. Seeing what others think and how others interpret the same information allows me to learn and to grow, to experience something I wouldn't have normally come up with. In that vein I want to…Read more Xanathar’s Clerics
The One World 