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The Gunslinger: A Complete Player Class & Firearms SourcebookThe newest product from Tribality presents our Gunslinger class and its six...

The Gunslinger: A Complete Player Class & Firearms Sourcebook

The newest product from Tribality presents our Gunslinger class and its six subclasses for 5e. Check out the Arcane Gunmaster, the Musketeer, the Pistolero, the Sniper, the Soulbinder, and the Speargunner - plus NPC stats for each!

https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461493/The-Gunslinger-A-Complete-Player-Class--Firearms-Sourcebook-5e

Summons and the Pact of the ChainToday in my Patreon, I'm thinking about ways to get closer to what I think is, or should be, the core...

Summons and the Pact of the Chain

Today in my Patreon, I'm thinking about ways to get closer to what I think is, or should be, the core story of the Pact of the Chain warlock.

Backers get it now, everyone else in three days!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/summons-and-pact-93574002

The Gunslinger: A Complete Player Class & Firearms Sourcebook (5e)In this PDF, you’ll find Tribality’s 20-level gunslinger class,...

The Gunslinger: A Complete Player Class & Firearms Sourcebook (5e)

In this PDF, you’ll find Tribality’s 20-level gunslinger class, six subclasses, and a ton of magic items and other content. Check it out!

https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461493/The-Gunslinger-A-Complete-Player-Class--Firearms-Sourcebook-5e

A Thirteenth Year of BloggingThirteen years ago, I started Harbinger of Doom, a blog about tabletop, LARP, and video games. Once a year, to...

A Thirteenth Year of Blogging

Thirteen years ago, I started Harbinger of Doom, a blog about tabletop, LARP, and video games. Once a year, to celebrate another year of not giving up, I write a retrospective about what I'm playing, running, and watching.

https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2023/11/a-thirteenth-year-of-blogging/

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest Breakdown, Part FiveToday in Tribality, I'm wrapping up my series on this particular...

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest Breakdown, Part Five

Today in Tribality, I'm wrapping up my series on this particular Unearthed Arcana packet with the Wizard and the last few bits at the end - changes to spells and weapons, mainly.

Check it out!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/11/15/ua-2023-players-handbook-playtest-7-breakdown-part-five/

Bastions in the NarrativeToday in Harbinger of Doom, I've written a collection of tables to inspire or randomly generate bastions and...

Bastions in the Narrative

Today in Harbinger of Doom, I've written a collection of tables to inspire or randomly generate bastions and their neighbors, in relation to the UA Bastions document. Check it out!

https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2023/11/bastions-in-the-narrative/

Bastions in the NarrativeToday in my Patreon, I've created a series of random tables for the terrain and neighbors surrounding your...

Bastions in the Narrative

Today in my Patreon, I've created a series of random tables for the terrain and neighbors surrounding your Bastion or other home-base holding. Check it out!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bastions-in-92612649

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook Playtest 7 Breakdown, Part FourToday in Tribality, I'm covering the Warlock class, all of the Eldritch...

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook Playtest 7 Breakdown, Part Four

Today in Tribality, I'm covering the Warlock class, all of the Eldritch Invocations, and the four Patrons described in the PH 7 playtest packet. Come on and check it out!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/10/31/ua-2023-players-handbook-playtest-7-breakdown-part-four/

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest Breakdown, Part 3Tonight in Tribality, I'm covering the Sorcerer and its two subclasses in...

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest Breakdown, Part 3

Tonight in Tribality, I'm covering the Sorcerer and its two subclasses in the PH 7 UA packet. Let me know what you think!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/10/24/ua-2023-players-handbook-7-playtest-breakdown-part-three/

I am a big fan of @gregstolze.bsky.social's short fiction, so I'm backing his Kickstarter for his new collection. C'mon and join...

I am a big fan of @gregstolze.bsky.social's short fiction, so I'm backing his Kickstarter for his new collection. C'mon and join me in backing it so we can get this project over the top!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregstolze/i-dream-of-insomnia

LARP Design: The In-Town GameToday in Harbinger of Doom, I'm writing about gamerunning in campaign-style boffer LARPing. In short -...

LARP Design: The In-Town Game

Today in Harbinger of Doom, I'm writing about gamerunning in campaign-style boffer LARPing.

In short - Small-group adventures are wonderful, but the game the takes place in the main game area is what everyone can see and engage with. How can you strengthen THAT?

#larp

https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2019/10/larp-design-wandering-monsters-and-active-locations/

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest, Part TwoToday in Tribality, I'm covering the Fighter class and its subclasses from the...

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest, Part Two

Today in Tribality, I'm covering the Fighter class and its subclasses from the previous UA packet.

Check it out, folks!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/10/06/ua-2023-players-handbook-7-playtest-breakdown-part-two/

I Am the Very Model of a Modron Major-GeneralToday in my Patreon, I have done something repugnant to all good people.That's right,...

I Am the Very Model of a Modron Major-General

Today in my Patreon, I have done something repugnant to all good people.

That's right, it's more of my obnoxious tomfoolery, this time with Gilbert and Sullivan.

Backers get it now, everyone else in three days! You can become a backer and get all of my work three days early for as little as $1 a month.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/90310670

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest Breakdown, Part OneToday in Tribality, I'm starting my deep dive into the latest UA packet....

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 7 Playtest Breakdown, Part One

Today in Tribality, I'm starting my deep dive into the latest UA packet. This article covers the Barbarian class and its four subclasses.

Let me know what you think!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/09/26/ua-2023-players-handbook-7-playtest-breakdown-part-one/

Under the Seas of Vodari is closing in on Copper Best Seller on DriveThruRPG!It's an aquatic setting for 5e, with new ancestries,...

Under the Seas of Vodari is closing in on Copper Best Seller on DriveThruRPG!

It's an aquatic setting for 5e, with new ancestries, subclasses, the Gunslinger character class, feats, spells, magic items, and more. It can also be used with Seas of Vodari, our Age of Sail setting!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/450410/Under-the-Seas-of-Vodari-5E

Rogues and the Short RestToday in Harbinger of Doom, I'm discussing rogues in 5e and how they don't get a lot out of Short Rests. I...

Rogues and the Short Rest

Today in Harbinger of Doom, I'm discussing rogues in 5e and how they don't get a lot out of Short Rests. I have some ideas for ways that could work differently!

Let me know what you think.

https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2023/09/rogues-and-the-short-rest/

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 6 Playtest Breakdown, Part SevenToday in Tribality, I finish my series on the previous UA packet with the...

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 6 Playtest Breakdown, Part Seven

Today in Tribality, I finish my series on the previous UA packet with the Rogue, its subclasses, spells, and feats. Check it out!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/09/12/ua-2023-players-handbook-6-playtest-breakdown-part-seven/

More Spells from Vecna's GrimoireToday in Harbinger of Doom, I've created four new spells themed around the story of Vecna:Anoint...

More Spells from Vecna's Grimoire

Today in Harbinger of Doom, I've created four new spells themed around the story of Vecna:

Anoint Death Knight
Eradicate Lore
Ethereal Vortex
Rend Divinity

Check 'em out!

https://www.brandesstoddard.com/2023/09/more-spells-from-vecnas-grimoire/

More Spells from Vecna's GrimoireToday in my Patreon, I've created four new high-level spells that tell parts of Vecna's...

More Spells from Vecna's Grimoire

Today in my Patreon, I've created four new high-level spells that tell parts of Vecna's story:

Anoint Death Knight

Eradicate Lore

Ethereal Vortex

Rend Divinity

Backers get 'em now, everyone else in 3 days - so become a backer today! You can support my work and get early access for as little as $1 a month.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/88928965

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 6 Playtest Breakdown, Part SixToday in Tribality, I'm covering the Ranger class and its three subclasses...

UA 2023 - Player's Handbook 6 Playtest Breakdown, Part Six

Today in Tribality, I'm covering the Ranger class and its three subclasses in the most recent Unearthed Arcana packet. Let me know what you think!

https://www.tribality.com/2023/09/06/ua-2023-players-handbook-playtest-6-breakdown-part-six/