Potions, to be specific! So what did you imagine the size of a potion vial to be? I reckoned it was something that would fit into the palm of my hand, easily stored in some sort of belt pouch for quick access; A small bottle. Potions in D&D 5e haven’t been given a weight – well one has, the Potion of Healing. It stands at 1/2 lb! A vial, which is what I imagine we all assume other potions weigh as well. H.a.l.f. a. p.o.u.n.d! When one does a little looking into old glass vials, it is obvious they are, in the main small. So, as a bit of a bottle collector, I did a little investigation. I ..read more

Monsters of the Underworld (2019) is the second book of monsters added to the ‘stable’ of Cawood Publishing ( a Vancouver based third party Dungeons and Dragons publisher ), written by Andrew Cawood and lavishly illustrated by Travis Hanson, with layout and graphic art by Jeff Porter. There are 110 new monsters here for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, eminently suitable for when your players venture underground or deeper into the Underdark although I might well have them emerge and cause havoc in Talamh-àrd. I remember when I first saw Monsters of Feyland on Kickstarter I was not too sure ..read more

Over the course of the years playing 5e D&D there are many things that still slip the mind when playing or DMing and this is a list which is in my Guidelines & Expectations document to remind my players. I also use it to remind myself when I am DMing – that is when I remember to use it. I will likely add to it when I realise other things we often forget. Text in italic are my thoughts and what I do as a DM or how I have interpreted something in the rules. Attunement Not all magic items need attunement. Eg. +1, etc weapons (p213 DMG), ammunition (p150 DMG), and armour (p152 DMG) don’t ..read more

As a horse rider for 40 years or thereabouts, horses and their mechanics in Dungeons & Dragons, or at least the lack of options, really bother me and, sorry to my wonderful Dungeon Masters, utterly frustrate me – it is an aspect of the game where I really struggle to shut down the meta-gaming and comparing to the real world scenario. We give our NPCs, PCs, (and many monsters) a variety of traits and features, yet the D&D pony, riding horse, mule, and draft horse are to put it bluntly, boring and bear no relation whatsoever to those intelligent, athletic, and dexterous creatures. One c ..read more