The circle complete, the preparations properly setup, the bard takes an unusually somber moment before completing the learned ritual. He smiles at the party and nods as they put on weighted boots and walk into the sea, water breathing fully imbued into the group for the next 24 hours. The ranger draws up a spell …
Nothing beats a good strategy game. The process of discovering the perfect game plan, the anticipation as you assemble the cards to set it in motion, the nervousness that comes from waiting to see if your opponents have foiled you, and the thrill of finding out immerse you in the gameplay, invest you in its …
The imagined tapping of a tarantula’s feet as it scurries across some parchment on the table, the slithering of a venomous asp in pursuit, a series of vials with liquids of questionable properties waiting for a dagger application, a hooded assassin grinning over their newest lethal concoction. The poisoner feat opens the doors for assassins …
Phillip first heard about Reef at his first Gencon which is also the year that he brought home Century: Golem Edition with its playing mat putting him way over his nonexistent budget that he had. In the same seller’s booth was this brightly colored chonky pieced game getting about the same amount of demo table …
Gloomhaven and the Descent games are highly successful dungeon crawlers, guaranteed to give you endless hours of entertainment for your time and money. While these campaign-based, role-playing games share similarities, there are also many differences between them. When you’re weighing up Gloomhaven vs. Descent, Gloomhaven is a slower-paced, densely packed brain teaser with card game …
7 Wonders was a fixture of my board game shelf long before I got dedicated board game cabinets, so you can imagine my surprise when I recently discovered the existence of a 2nd edition of this iconic card drafting game. Released in 2020 to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the game’s original release, well…suddenly …
Mounted combat hasn’t been nearly as much of a focus in 5th Edition as some previous editions, or other TTRPG systems like Pathfinder, for that matter. However, there are rules in existence for mounted combat in 5E as well as several feats that work together to make that build a real possibility. This definitely starts …
The party’s celebration over a hard fought victory is surprisingly muted in the tavern afterwards. While victory was theirs, the fight was anything but smooth. The barbarian was banished to an inter-dimensional maze at the whim of the enemy wizard. The bard went unconscious after taking multiple magical blasts after failing to get out of …