Magic Item Monday: Lusjid, Chewing Leaf

Drugs in Dungeons & Dragons can be a bit controversial. But one element that has been prevalent in my current campaign is the diversity of goods consumed by different societies and how those goods affect their culture. In addition, this ties into a major element of some of my player's characters motivations, namely mercantilism. But …

The House Rules: Tortle Redux

Like many, I was excited when the Tortle Package dropped. This came for several reasons. First, I always love new Dungeons & Dragons material. But my main reason was I remember being obsessed with the tortles in 2nd edition in the Mystara books. Having come off the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles generation of the 80's, …

Magic Item Monday: Charm of Immortal Frost

My players have just slayed the dread frost giantess, Angrboda. As such, I wanted to make sure they had a token of their accomplishment. While a necklace would be nice, from a giant to a human, that would be too big. So what about a charm? In designing the item I wanted it to have …

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 …

Magic Item Monday: Green Dragonteeth Arrows

Dragoncrafted items from 3.5 were always a crowd favorite in my games. When my players slayed an adult green dragon in my game a few years back, I wanted a way for the hunters and craftspersons in the group to make something out of the corpses. Specifically, there was a request for arrows, as we …