D&D

Turn Order’s Player Tools & Tricks

Well, it sure has been a minute, hasn't it? No, don't look at the date of the previous article in this series, stay with me. In fact, take a seat! I've cleaned off more than enough cobwebs for you...

Vrekais Is a New DM: Lego as Physical Currency

The Core Concept There’s a prevailing opinion that gold in D&D is a bit… weird. The amounts that things cost and what you can actually spend gold on vary from game to game. The core books base item costs on...

Vrekais Is a New DM: Making a “Bandit Camp” Map

A “Bandit Camp” in Copia Wildwood The Backstory So the premise for this map is that the militia movements and war in the nation to the North of the woods have made some smuggling and thievery of the southern Menagari Coast...

Turn Order’s DM Tools & Tricks

  So, you’ve found your first group of players, you’ve decided on a system that works for everyone involved, and now your head is reeling with the manifold possibilities and responsibilities wrapped up in managing this experience for everyone. You...

Turn Order’s Your First System

Hey, you came back! That’s great! Maybe you didn’t, and the SEO gods are just really workin’ for this little article today, or you just like clicking links. Either way, welcome back to the third entry in a series...

Games Industry News Roundup- March 19th, 2024

Here at Goonhammer, we know that it’s hard to keep track of all the news happening all the time in the games industry. So much is always going on with games of all sorts, and their related media, it...

The Best Year in Gaming: 1975

We talk about 1975, what released, and why it was the best year in gaming.

Turn Order’s Introduction to Tabletop Role-Playing Games

We talk a lot about wargames here on Goonhammer dot com, but did you know that there's a whole other hobby that originated from wargames back in the 1960's? Emerging from the military simulation community, the first ever roleplaying...

Turn Order’s Guide to Making a TTRPG Character as Cool as the Baldur’s Gate 3 Party

One of the many striking aspects of Baldur’s Gate 3 is the complexity and depth of each party member’s backstory. On a first playthrough, I thought these backstories seemed like a bit much compared to an average tabletop campaign. It...

Games Industry News Roundup – October 3, 2023

News. Everything, everywhere, coming at us from every horrifying angle all at once -- it’s the news, baby. Breaking news, mysterious developing news, Huey Lewis based Sports! news, and sweet fluff stories about cute cats and friendly grandmas followed immediately...