Since early in the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition days, a significant portion of the playing community has held a low opinion of the Ranger class, & in particular the Beast Master Ranger Archetype. Many have leveled charges that the Beast Master Ranger (BMR) is simply underpowered relative to the other classes & sub-classes in […]
READ MOREThe Tome Show: Appendix N Podcast
In case you’re not familiar with it, the Tome Show is, in my opinion, the absolute best Dungeons & Dragons discussion podcast around. They do several different “sub-podcasts” all under the Tome Show banner, including the Round Table, Book Club, D&D V&G (video gaming), Behind the DM Screen, Appendix N, & several others. Recently, I’ve […]
READ MOREFear & Faithlessness in the Face of Suffering
(This was written in mid-December 2015, when we were in the gap between having been matched to yet another child & the time when we knew with certainty that we would have legal custody. This most recent adoption wound up failing, in very similar circumstances to our previous failure. I’ll be writing more about that […]
READ MOREThe Righteous Branch Brings An External Righteousness
14 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. […]
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