On Cauldron & Tower

Cauldron & Tower is the brand that A.R. Rye and myself are developing. We have a product in the DMs Guild and plan to have many more over the years. This post is about what Cauldron & Tower is, what went into our first adventure, and what is going into our next adventure and much …

Review: Dragon-Slayer RPG Wand by Hrothgar’s Hoard

While the imagination is strong and the most valuable tool to role-playing games, visual aids can often help on many fronts. They can help make sure players get a consistent vision of a non-player character, help with directions on maps, or even help bring a bit of flavor and flash to someone's character. My Dungeons …

Review: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

For Dungeons & Dragons, the name Mordenkainen has resonated through all iterations, Gygax's character from Greyhawk. He stands at the forefront of balancing good and evil. The latest official Dungeons & Dragons book, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, delves into various major factions that permeate all planes of existence in the multiverse. To lead off with the …

Review: Elminster’s Guide to Divination

It has been a while since I have actively played my favorite Dungeons & Dragons character, T'Lerion Flowspell. He is an elf wizard, specializing in divination magic. T'Lerion has been played in 3.5, 4e, and 5e. I have managed to have a solid version of him in all these editions. However one of the biggest …

The House Rules: Concentration

By far one of my favorite player experiences was during a 3.5 campaign while playing my gray elf diviner wizard, T'Lerion Flowspell. I loved being able to buff out with dragonskin, have detect magic active, hold crown of eyes, arcane eye scouting, among other spells. So when I read through 5e's Player's Handbook for the first …