The Nuckelavee: Like a Centaur, but Worse
by The sound of waves crashing against the rocks are so loud you can hardly hear your own horse’s hooves as you and your companions make …
Tag: worldbuilding
The Dwarves Who Guard the Dead
by I’m back at it again and thinking about the kinda stuff dwarves get up to in their mountain fortresses. Usually, I like to think about …
Go for Goatman
The woods are thick and dark so you stick to the road. It is a wide and well kept road so it seems like it …
5 Mythological Swords to Inspire You
Apparently, if TTRPG twitter is to be believed, this month is Swordtember. It doesn’t seem many people celebrate this, but I’m always down to get …
5 Mythical Substances to Spice Up Your Setting
Who doesn’t love a good made up substance? If you’re playing Dungeons and Dragons or a Lord of the Rings game, you get access to …
Underdark Ecology: Dwarven Staples
Let’s face it: Dungeons and Dragons specifically and fantasy RPGs more broadly have problems with biology. For a pretty innocuous example, can you recall the …
Dex Dylan Feature 2/10/2021
Editor’s Note: On behalf of the Charmstone staff, I must apologize for the presentation of this week’s regularly scheduled feature. As you may know, Dex …
Are You Afraid of the Doors?
If I were to download my Roll20 chat logs, I’d probably find that about 20% of all rolls are random investigation checks. With a little …
Nightmen and Gong Farmers
As 2020 drew to close, I noticed an alarming trend on social media. People seemed to be conflating the end of the calendar year with …
Sorta RPG Review: Heroes’ Feast
If you’ve been reading the Charmstone blog for a while, you probably picked up that I love thinking about fantasy food. I’ve written on the …