We discuss genres and topics that anime often handles poorly.

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I'm creating a faction for every class in Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Normally, I try to create factions that can be tweaked to work either as an aid to the PCs or as an enemy. It'll be hard to make this faction, inspired by the Oath of Conquest Paladin, an uncomplicated ally for the average h...

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A dramatic reading of an anime post from 20 years ago.

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I've stumbled on a system that makes D&D combat move incredibly fast.

Before the session, I wrote down basic statistics for each monster the PCs might encounter on index cards. To be clear: there's one card for "Orc" and one card for "Orc Eye of Gruumsh," not separate cards for each individual o...

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Painting a red dragon.

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A review of all 10 volumes of "The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan", a romantic comedy spin-off of the "Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" franchise.

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Last week, I laid out a faction of super-serious, heavily muscled monks, the Order of the Searing Sun. They devote themselves to harsh physical training, creating a sort of Fight Club aesthetic.

Today, let's stat up one of these monks. They're based on the Way of the Sun Soul monk from Xanath...

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