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Month: September 2021

Ready-To-Use Backgrounds

09/20/2021 ~ Matt Carroll ~ Leave a comment

I have a pretty simple post for today. This is a bunch of backgrounds that I've developed for my campaigns. You may find them useful for your own games, flavour permitting. They're relatively setting-agnostic, but some may not be suitable for certain settings (such as Apprentice Golem Smith). The backgrounds are, in alphabetical order: - … Continue reading Ready-To-Use Backgrounds

Memory and Longevity: Halflings

09/09/202109/09/2021 ~ Matt Carroll ~ Leave a comment

Intro The long-lived races of the D&D multiverse create a number of worldbuilding challenges and over the course of this series I’ve sought to address some of those challenges using the unifying concept of memory. We’ve discussed Dwarves, who pursue a multitude of masteries, Elves, who carefully manage their memory, and Gnomes, who seek a … Continue reading Memory and Longevity: Halflings

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