Category: DMs Guild Review

A review copy of “The Case of Whitebriar Manor” was provided by the publisher. Find more DMs Guild Reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Magic Missile Games

Investigations and mysteries are one of the hardest stories to pull off in a tabletop RPG, particularly in D&D, with the core gameplay loop of crawling through dungeons and fighting monsters.

Not only does The Case of Whitebriar Manor provide an effective, layered mystery-adventure, but it also escalates and unfolds over the course of a full Tier 1 and 2 campaign, resulting in one of the most impressive adventures I’ve reviewed all year.

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A review copy of “Shipwrecked!” was provided by the publisher. Find more DMs Guild Reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Blaise Wigglesworth

Back in the infantile days of the internet and 8-bit gaming, I enjoyed going to the local library and reading Choose Your Own Adventure and Fighting Fantasy book series. These books featured fantastical sci-fi and fantasy adventure stories written in second-person. Almost every page ended in a choice with a page number, and that determined how your story played out – including a premature death!

The Shipwrecked! trilogy is crafted like a D&D version of those unique stories, though with skill checks in place of most choices. Each mini-adventure is designed for a single solo player without needing a DM. 

The choice-based gameplay isn’t nearly as robust as the books from my childhood, but the high production value (including battlemaps) and immersive storytelling create a uniquely enjoyable solo experience.

Given the nature of this DM-less adventure, this review is spoiler-free.

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A review copy of “Elminster’s Candlekeep Companion” was provided by the publisher. Find more DMs Guild Reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Anthony Joyce, Justice Arman, Ed Greenwood, M.T. Black, Jeremy Forbing, Trevor Armstrong, Laura Hirsbrunner
Map by: Marco Bernadini

Despite the laser-focus on the Forgotten Realms and Sword Coast in particular, Candlekeep has been underserved in Fifth Edition adventures, including the briefest of stop-overs in the opening chapter of Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus. 

Elminster’s Candlekeep Companion provides a comprehensive guidebook to the intriguing fortified library, including history and adventure ideas, as well as new subclasses, magic items, and spells tied to theme of knowledge.

SPOILERS: This review contains spoilers for chapter 1 of Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus.

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A review copy of “The Princess Project” was provided by the publisher. Find more DMs Guild Reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Ashton Duncan, Carlos Cisco, Catherine Evans, Sharene Gilchrist, Noah Grand, Emily Harmon, Peter Harris, Brittney Hay, Jessica Marcrum, Harry Whitelaw

The Princess Project is an anthology of nine mini-adventures based around classic and familiar princess tales and myths, including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Frozen, and The Odyssey, along with thematic new spells and magic items.

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A review copy of “Cult of Abyssal Summoning” was provided by the publisher. Find more DMs Guild Reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Lliam Sedawie

The Cult of Abyssal Summoning is a bandit and cultist lair for 2nd-3rd level parties. The 15-room cave dungeon is well-designed, but comes up short in crafting a meaningful story.

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A review copy of “Blackstaff’s Tome of Wizardry” was provided by the publisher. Find more DMs Guild Reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Pyromanaic Press (Micah Watt, Robyn Nix, Jeremy Forbing, Ryan Langr, Bryan Holmes, Iam Pace, Scott Bean, Phil Beckwith, Dante Cifaldi, Elise Cretel, Justyn Johnston)

Ah, the wizard. The classic spellcaster wielding a staff and a book. A staple of fantasy RPGs.

Yet the wizard has become less and less interesting since Dungeons & Dragons Third Edition and the release of the Sorcerer and Warlock classes. Fifth Edition’s ho-hum spell school archetypes (save Divination) doesn’t do it many favors, not to mention the bard becoming a full-fledged spellcaster in their own right.

Blackstaff’s Tome of Wizardry adds 31 new wizard archetypes along with over 100 new spells, giving would-be wizards a far great range of options.

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