The House Rules: List of the Skull & the Eye House Rules

Few weeks ago I posted my house rules for concentration and before that my own adaptation of inspiration. These are but some of the house rules my group plays with. Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is surprisingly easy to modify. While I understand many of the rules in the core books are there for balance, my …

The Skull & the Eye Sessions 4, 4.5, & 5 Journals

Thane Baern Thunderknuckle has need of the adventurers for his meeting with the Hrímþurs, the tribe of Frost Giants to the north of the dwarven capital Horkenmanner. There he will check on the status of the peace brokered with their Yngvild, the Frost Giant Shaper, a holy person. Relaying needs of each others people, they …

The Skull & the Eye Character Profile: Olya Tchotchke

By Rebekah Olya is the fifth child of Ludmilla Tchotchke, an orc junk peddler, and her second surviving child. Six years younger than her brother, Jurek, she spent of her childhood in the city of Krolevi on the Komes Isles. On her first birthday, she was named Olya, blessed by the spirits. For eight years …

The House Rules: Character Creation for the Skull & the Eye

With the new season of Critical Role comes new characters! I am always fascinated by the different rules and methods people use for character creation. Trial, error, and seeing what goes over well. But the new season has had me reflecting on what all went into character generation for my campaign, the Skull & the Eye. When …

The Skull & the Eye Session 3 Reflection

Large scale battles in Dungeons & Dragons can be a bugger to do. With how action economy, level balance, challenge ratings, etc, it can be a lot to consider. But here is the thing, the overall goal of the game is to have fun and as the Dungeon Master you can fudge the hell out …