Midgard Reviews: Courts of the Shadow Fey
There are a lot of things I love about Midgard. Whether it’s the beer domain clerics, Per-Bastet the City of Cats, the Kobold Ghetto in Zobeck, or the Margreve Forest, there are so so many brilliant...
View ArticleMy Hero Contest: Finalists
You told us about your characters! What a blast. Thank you all for submitting to our My Hero contest. It was a ton of fun to read all your characters (whether PC or NPC) and throw them all in the...
View ArticleMidgard Heroes: Circle of the Stones
The druids of the Northlands tend to more than the land. Some see to the health of the spirits. Druids of the Circle of the Stones build immense circles of standing stones where they commune with both...
View ArticleCongratulations New D&D Team Member Dan Dillon
After years of heroic labor in the Kobold mines, 5th Edition designer Dan Dillon has moved on to a much bigger, shinier mine—Wizards of the Coast—where it’s just been announced that he’s joined the...
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: Dread Spawn of the Wasted West
The Wasted West is known to be host to myriad dangers, from the tribes of dust goblins to vicious sentient plants to the ravening undead that seem to be everywhere. Best known of this region’s hazards,...
View ArticleNow Available: Courts of the Shadow Fey for 5th Edition
Intrigue & Adventure in the Shadow Realm! Courts of the Shadow Fey is a 5th Edition planar adventure for 7th- to 10th-level characters. The Free City of Zobeck has thrived since overthrowing the...
View ArticleMy Hero Contest: Winner
And the Winner Is…! Drogas Greycastle: Half-orc paladin of Lathander. Intended to avenge his fallen wife, instead saved the world. His teenage daughter’s a blood hunter—it’s complicated....
View ArticleMemoirs of a Lich: Evocation
Dear Osvaud, This is Osvaud. I let myself start with illusion (colloquially known as the best school of magic) and then gave myself some time off after the whole mental breakdown after conversion...
View ArticleTome of Beasts: Tophet
An enormous bronze and iron statue filled with fire towers above the ring of chanting, frenzied worshipers. Tophets are used by worshipers of fire gods, who toss sacrifices into their flaming maws to...
View ArticleMidgard Reviews: Courts of the Shadow Fey (Part 2)
I chatted with co-designer Dan Dillon about his work bringing Courts of the Shadow Fey to 5th Edition, and naturally, we ended up talking about Midgard-in-general quite a bit too. Lou: So this is a 4th...
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: Amidst the Dust
Midgard’s Western Wastes are a wound that will never heal, festering in the wake of the Great Mage Wars. Fine dust chokes the blasted landscape, swirling across dunes, craters, and ruins held in the...
View ArticleTome of Beasts: Fraughashar
This slight creature resembles a goblin, but its blue skin and the icicles hanging from the tip of its long nose speak to the chilling truth. The fraughashar are a race of short, tricky, and cruel fey...
View ArticleThe Sorcery Stop: Slime (Is On Your Side)
Magic is the lifeblood of fantasy. Arguably the dividing line between fantasy and other types of fiction, magic can be strange, mysterious, frightening, comical, or anything in between. And if you’re...
View ArticleThe Far Side of the Table: Death at the Table—How Do We Prepare for It?
Rummaging through the worn backpack, Strass pulled out and counted each potion of mind-shielding—three remained. Sharing a knowing glance with his friends, Strass passed out the potions: first to Kara,...
View ArticleWelcome to Midgard: Free City of Zobeck
The Free City’s austere feudal history explains the city’s current freedom‑loving citizenry. After suffering under the long, harsh reign of the aristocratic Stross family, the people of Zobeck have...
View ArticleInside the Kobold Mines: Guide to the Shadow Realms
With Courts of the Shadow Fey just released, the timing couldn’t be better for the debut of a special edition Warlock booklet, Guide to the Shadow Realms. The guide was a threshold goal on the Warlock...
View ArticleBoneshard Shaman
Among the dust-goblin tribes of the Wasted West, there exist some with traditions calling for certain tribal elders, spirit callers, and witch doctors to carry out enigmatic rituals among the...
View ArticleAn Enigma Lost in a Maze Wallpapers
It’s April! So here’s a set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a peek at Richard Pett’s An Enigma Lost in a Maze for 5th...
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: Bemmea’s Scheming Arcanists
“I’ve watched Gispara Ravensbark cast spells on several occasions, and I’ve never ceased to be amazed. The ancient gnome is almost nonchalant as she assumes a well-practiced stance, platinum ankh...
View ArticleExpanding Codex: Moon Drake
The Expanding Codex series fleshes out monsters from the Creature Codex, giving GMs ways to modify the existing monsters to surprise well-prepared players or to introduce monsters to a campaign....
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