GM Resources Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/gm-resources/ D&D / Role Playing Sat, 31 Dec 2022 03:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg GM Resources Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/gm-resources/ 32 32 Monsters of the Multiverse Breakdown, Part Four https://www.tribality.com/2022/05/24/monsters-of-the-multiverse-breakdown-part-four/ https://www.tribality.com/2022/05/24/monsters-of-the-multiverse-breakdown-part-four/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 15:33:56 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=33512 This book is finally going on sale as an individual title rather than as part of the gift set, as well as going up on D&D Beyond, so commentary is all over Twitter now. Today I’m getting into Chapter 2: Bestiary – the whole rest of the book, other than some fairly brief Appendices. As a reminder, this book has more than 250 monsters from Volo’s Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, plus one (1) new creature. I […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2022/05/24/monsters-of-the-multiverse-breakdown-part-four/feed/ 0 Monsters of the Multiverse Breakdown, Part Three https://www.tribality.com/2022/04/11/monsters-of-the-multiverse-breakdown-part-three/ https://www.tribality.com/2022/04/11/monsters-of-the-multiverse-breakdown-part-three/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:24:37 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=33397 It’s been several weeks, but I’m finally coming back to this series—which isn’t to say that we’re finishing today. No, we’re finishing just the player races today, from sea elves to yuan-ti. Part One: Aarakocra – Genasi | Part Two: Githyanki — Satyr | Part Three: Sea Elf — Yuan-ti Sea Elf Naturally, we here at Under the Seas of Vodari HQ watch this one with intense interest. Humanoid + Elf, Medium, 30-ft speed, swimming speed equal to walking speed. Note […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2022/04/11/monsters-of-the-multiverse-breakdown-part-three/feed/ 0 10 Cozy D&D Adventures To Play This Weekend https://www.tribality.com/2022/03/16/10-cozy-dd-adventures-to-play-this-weekend/ https://www.tribality.com/2022/03/16/10-cozy-dd-adventures-to-play-this-weekend/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:40:42 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=33334 Art By Bob Greyvenstein Do you ever have a week where you want to play D&D but you just don’t have the bones to prepare that epic battle with the dracolich? Take a break from the party’s usual adventuring with these cozy modules that celebrate friendship, festivals, and new experiences with little risk and lots of rewards. Groceries for Beldok By Dialectrical 2 – 4 players, 1st level characters This gentle adventure is a great option for players that have […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2022/03/16/10-cozy-dd-adventures-to-play-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Christmas Themed Adventures https://www.tribality.com/2021/12/01/christmas-themed-adventures-2021/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/12/01/christmas-themed-adventures-2021/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:00:42 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=29099 A few years ago, I went looking for a Yule/Holiday/Christmas one-shot adventures for D&D 5th edition. I wasn’t surprised to see there wasn’t a ton of content out there, but each year more and more is getting created. Also, there is plenty of good stuff there for previous editions. Here is the list of what I was able to find for various editions of D&D and other tabletop RPGs. If an adventure you love to run (or even wrote yourself) […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/12/01/christmas-themed-adventures-2021/feed/ 0 Underwater Spellcasting for 5e https://www.tribality.com/2021/11/30/underwater-spellcasting/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/11/30/underwater-spellcasting/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:17:38 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=33061 This week on the Campaign Trail, I thought I’d look at casting spells underwater. The core rules don’t worry about casting spells underwater too much and the main debate on this topic usually focuses on if can you cast a spell while holding your breath underwater. The following article provides some optional rules and support for spellcasting in an aquatic campaign with adventurers who can handle being underwater for an extended period (naturally or with magic). Spellcasting Underwater Many spells […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/11/30/underwater-spellcasting/feed/ 0 Aquatic Traps https://www.tribality.com/2021/11/03/aquatic-traps/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/11/03/aquatic-traps/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=33022 You see “aquatic” in one of my article titles, you know I’m working on stuff for Under the Seas of Vodari. Today, I’m thinking about how water, buoyancy, cold, darkness, and pressure might influence the construction of traps in dungeons. This might be a more direct window into my imagination and thought process than usual. I’m aiming for at least two standard traps and at least one complex trap. Now, there are a lot of standard traps that still work […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/11/03/aquatic-traps/feed/ 0 Halloween Roundup 2021 https://www.tribality.com/2021/10/29/halloween-roundup-2021/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/10/29/halloween-roundup-2021/#respond Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:17:15 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=31553 Halloween is this weekend. It’s time for my big list of Halloween adventures, monsters, music, and more. It’s not too late to come up with a one-shot or to find some spooky ideas for your session this weekend. RAVENLOFT Run Ravenloft this Halloween as a one-shot… just like the original co-creator Tracy Hickman has done with his group for decades. I6 Ravenloft (1e) Ravenloft – The Nightmare Lands (2e) Ravenloft 2e – Night of the Walking Dead – DNDClassics $4.99 […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/10/29/halloween-roundup-2021/feed/ 0 UA 2021: Travelers of the Multiverse Breakdown https://www.tribality.com/2021/10/13/ua-2021-travelers-of-the-multiverse-breakdown/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/10/13/ua-2021-travelers-of-the-multiverse-breakdown/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:19:18 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=32967 Hey, ICYMI, the miniature giant space hamster special cover they teased in the Future of D&D panel? It’s Spelljimmy. Spelljamster Confirmed. Also, here’s some Hamsjammer races for public playtesting! Six, to be specific. Someone pour some spell slots into this here helm and let’s go. New Developments First up, there’s some text that is going to become boilerplate to us, but it’s dealing with WotC’s evolving approach to races in D&D. We’re already familiar with their “do whatever you want […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/10/13/ua-2021-travelers-of-the-multiverse-breakdown/feed/ 0 The Devil of the Deep Blue Sea https://www.tribality.com/2021/09/09/the-devil-of-the-deep-blue-sea/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/09/09/the-devil-of-the-deep-blue-sea/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:00:19 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=32856 One of the exciting things about writing an aquatic setting is that there are whole creature types that don’t have a single aquatic or swimming creature in the Monster Manual, VGTM, or MTOF. Fiends, for instance. There have been aquatic fiends in D&D – the 3.5e Fiend Folio has four – but they’re rare. To get the obvious thing out of the way, you can just bolt a swimming speed, the amphibious quality, and some gills and fins onto existing […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/09/09/the-devil-of-the-deep-blue-sea/feed/ 0 Karokans – a Crabfolk Race for D&D 5e https://www.tribality.com/2021/08/27/karokans-a-crabfolk-race-for-dd-5e/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/08/27/karokans-a-crabfolk-race-for-dd-5e/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:30:32 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=32642 This week on the Campaign Trail, I thought I would share a new undersea racial option I am working on for the Under the Seas of Vodari. Some of our backers mentioned they wanted to see some kind of crustacean racial option. I already had crabfolk on the top of my list of options I hadn’t been able to fit into the book. I’m working on expanding out the lore, so this is mainly stat blocks for now. If people […]

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