PK Byron

PK Byron

Feb
11
Weapon Mastery - BECMI

Weapon Mastery - BECMI

Recently I have been enjoying the BECMI Berserker's (@becmiberserker) YouTube series on Basic Dungeons & Dragons. His video series reviews the
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Nov
19
Jumping Attacks

Jumping Attacks

-- UPDATE -- In reflection, I now understand that the Jump action doesn't remove jump from movement, but instead behaves
3 min read
Oct
11
Open game mechanics in Fantasy Role Playing Games

Open game mechanics in Fantasy Role Playing Games

I started playing tabletop role playing (TTRPG) games with my brother in the 80's, when he bought a second hand
8 min read
Aug
26
Rogue, an Advanced Class!

Rogue, an Advanced Class!

The Rogue in Dungeons & Dragons™ 5th Edition (5e) is the current evolution of the original Thief. The Thief class was
9 min read
Aug
22
Build a better Ranger

Build a better Ranger

The Ranger first appeared in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons™ Players Handbook (1e) in 1978. The class was essentially a Fighter with
7 min read
Aug
12
Focused Ki - a Fix for 5e Monks

Focused Ki - a Fix for 5e Monks

The two pillars of the monk class are Martial Arts and Ki, and both of these need some redesign work.
8 min read
Aug
01
More Fight for Fighters

More Fight for Fighters

The 5e martial classes should stand out when fighting - but they don't. Let's add a third type of weapon training: specialized.
2 min read
Jul
31
Why I love Dungeons & Dragons and TTRPGs!

Why I love Dungeons & Dragons and TTRPGs!

Since the first time I played D&D I was hooked! Welcome to Fantasy-Frontiers - a blog about Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPGs...
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