If you’ve come across a weird purple claw or spike thing that you can’t seem to mine or destroy while exploring in Terraria, there’s a good chance you’ve found what is called a Demon Altar. Demon Altars are crafting stations found in Terraria worlds that begin with The Corruption, and share their many uses with …
After spending half an hour in a fresh Terraria dungeon, it’s easy to lose track of how much money you have. You’re probably more worried about whether you can fit the latest cool item you found in a chest or on an enemy’s body into your inventory. As you’re shuffling items around, an enemy sneaks …
Oak resin is one of three main specialty tree saps that can be found in the game via tapper, along with pine tar and maple syrup. While all are important for various crafting recipes, it’s actually very easy to argue that oak resin is the most important one of the three, and the one that …
Ah, Terraria. Whether you enjoy exploration, constructing cool buildings, gardening, or mechanical engineering, you’ll find plenty to keep you occupied in this 16-bit 2D paradise. I personally find it a lot more laid back than Minecraft, and have lost literal days spelunking for materials to build the perfect house above ground. Back when it was …
Mana is the foundation for all forms of gameplay in Magic: The Gathering (MTG). Whether you’re playing with powerful mana rocks like Mox Ruby in Vintage, tapping a mana dork like Llanowar Elves in Modern, or searching for extra lands in Standard with a ramp spell like Cultivate, mana ramp is the method many decks …
The opening cut scene that introduces Gunther, head of the library and museum, is one that lays a clear foundation. Donate valuable items and artifacts you discover along the way, and maybe there will be something good in it for you. A not-so-spoiler alert: there is! Aside from sprinting for the completionist feat in the …
Racial feats are likely the biggest part of Xanthar’s Guide to Everything that developers were surprised flew under the radar. This was the first addition to feats offered in the Player’s Handbook, and despite this they generally flew under the radar with few players or DMs taking notice. This might have been due in part …
Look, I get it, we start out with Risk because what’s easier than rolling dice and seeing the higher numbers versus the lowest one? This is a great foray into strategy games when you are a really young gamer and helps you appreciate strategy or conquest games as you move along, grow a bit older, …