Dragon Heresy and Grappling Heresy?
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Dragon Heresy and Grappling Heresy?

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A quick Dragon Heresy update. Things are moving along, and monsters are being written. I’m super-excited about my lizardfolk writeup, and the elementals and giants are pretty fun too. Actually, the undead are kinda awesome. Anyway, having a specific setting to tie monsters into is a great creative aid. In other news, I got some…

Alternate Disarms in D&D5
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Alternate Disarms in D&D5

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The Melee Academy series from Thursday got me thinking of alternate mechanics for disarms in D&D. The existing one is straightforward and usable. Roll a melee attack, opposed by your foe’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics). But neither of those two really speak well to a disarm. If anything, a Saving Throw is almost more…