2022: The Year of Vecna?

The Hand of Vecna appears to be a dried, shriveled and blackened hand, such as could havebeen caused by having been burned. The hand (and it is also rumored in dark passageways, aneye) is the sole remains of an ancient lich who was so powerful that he was able to imbue his handwith wondrous/horrible powers …

History Check: Spellbound Dragons

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons was recently released by WotC and amongst all the Draconic based information were some spells with names attached. I thought it would be a good time to revisit this series and see who these spellbound dragons are. Now each at least has a sidebar in Fizban's new book but I'll flesh …

Fiendish Foes: Goap

After far too long a delay here is the final Duke of Avernus. Goap is not given much love in D&D, merely noted as a Pit Fiend servant of Tiamat who controls three companies of Erinyes.... that’s it. I could find no other info except his name is pronounced Goe-app (emphasis on the app).Luckily much …

History Check: Spellbound Names

Dungeons & Dragons has brought many characters to life (and death [and life again]) throughout its long and storied existence. Some are forgotten, most are remembered only by their creators, but a few live on within the pages of the game itself. There are characters who have dozens of novels written about them, others cameo …

Warlords of Avernus: Soog and the Grung Army

After watching D&D Live: The Descent I was very excited to see the warlords of Avernus and what they had to offer. And while the ones in BG:DIA are great, I felt having a few extra options would be more interesting. So in this new series of articles I'll be detailing some more warlords for …