Shane Dayton
Our group has long been into board games, and while many people have fond memories of basic board games like Life, Monopoly, Battleship, and others while kids, but as you get older you just want more challenging or more in-depth games. And, fortunately, for those of us who have always loved the board game experience, …
While epic boons were actually a thing in 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, since they were listed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and since many campaigns only go up to mid-levels, they didn’t come out all that often. These were advertised as optional bonuses bestowed upon players that allowed them to effectively “level” beyond level …
We’re rapidly sprinting towards the end of 2022 and after several years building up the Assorted Meeples group and brand, I decided for this year’s reflection I’d combine it with another end of the year activity that has become a common tradition: doing something fun that I can claim is work while actually dodging everything …
As more DnD One PDFs are released fleshing out what the future edition (or editions) of Dungeons & Dragons are going to look like, one of the major changes that has created a lot of conversation among the Meeples is how feats have changed from 5E to the new DnD One system that is being …
The debate is long over on whether or not Breath of the Wild is an amazing game. By overwhelming accounts from the many of us who have played it, and even more watching others play it, this is a special game that was a next level jump from Nintendo that a lot of us really …
Savage Attacker was a feat that needed some serious buffing from 5th Edition and received just that from the changes made in DnD One. In fact, it’s easy to argue that Savage Attacker was one of the biggest winners in the feat changes and that’s a good thing. This not only drastically improved a feat …
The Magic Initiate feat has long been a popular feat among D&D players because it allowed spell casters to gain access to versatile low-level spells and cantrips that they otherwise would never be able to learn. With certain classes, this can create some versatile and interesting caster or partial caster builds The Magic Initiate feat …
The Tavern Brawler feat is one of my favorite feats from a flavor perspective in D&D. While it’s not overly practical in most campaigns from a mechanics standpoint, there’s something about the image of the burly (or wiry) bar fighter whose experiences in getting the best of the burliest of bar fighters naturally led into …