Moderately armored is one of those feats that gets overlooked quite a bit in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons, as many of the more mechanically-inclined feats are. In the race towards heavy armor, or upping stats for unarmored defense, many times it feels like that medium armor is left behind. So where does medium armor …
Released in Alara Reborn, a set famous for being exclusively made up of gold cards in 2009, Mage Slayer was part of a cycle of uncommon Equipment cards. These 5 (which also included Behemoth Sledge, Demonspine Whip, Mask of Riddles, and Shield of the Righteous), along with Unscythe, Killer of Kings, were the first colored …
One of the best parts of Dungeons & Dragons is identifying and divvying up loot. Whether your DM is sneaking in some homebrew items or you’re just getting cool swag from the Dungeon Master’s Guide, equipping your character with new gear always feels good. That’s why it constantly surprises me that it took Wizards of …
Would you like a little more fighter with your fighter, or do you want some of the training without multiple levels of multi-classing? Martial adept is an interesting feat that takes one of the more interesting potential builds of the fighter class and makes a small bit of that available to other classes without having …
The mana system of MTG is one of the most important mechanics in the entire game. Each color traditionally gets access to specific types of cards and strategies, and powerful cards typically cost more mana than weaker cards. Since you can only play 1 land a turn, you’re gradually able to escalate the power level …
Magic initiate is a powerful and extremely versatile feat that can do some pretty cool things, but many relatively new players make some basic beginner mistakes when it comes to what this feat does and does not allow. From a flavor standpoint and a story-telling standpoint, this can be a really interesting feat (and one …
I was specifically targeted by an ad marketing algorithm and his life is all the better for it. I don’t get into poker or blackjack at all, keeping track of the cards in my head doesn’t interest me at all. This game has changed that as I am glad I spent the money and bought …
I’m often asked what makes a good Commander deck, and the answer I give sometimes surprises them, as they’ll expect me to say something along the lines of “power”, “speed”, or “win percentage”. While these are all useful statistics, my answer paraphrases a line from the book Rocket Boys (a fantastic read by the way!), …