Jacob E S Gamm
Expanding Meckros Culture - a Malzazan inspired Dungeons and Dragons Game
In my previous blog post I covered how I had decided to separate the Dwarf sub-races into distinct cultures, rather than cramming them...
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Jacob E S Gamm
Sep 2, 20206 min read
Updating the Races after Play-testing- a Malazan inspired 5E D&D game
Having now spent just over a year playing a game of Dungeons and Dragons set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen I have been able
Jacob E S Gamm
Aug 21, 20209 min read
Hermit and an Azath- A Malazan inspired D&D game
I has been a long time since I've had the time to write anything here, I've been working hard in my new job as a Lecturer in games design...
Jacob E S Gamm
Aug 20, 20204 min read
The Smelly Jaghut - Malazan Inspired Art
In the course of my Dungeons and Dragons game inspired by the Malazan Book of the Fallen series my players had cause to meet a Jaghut. An...
Jacob E S Gamm
Aug 29, 201817 min read
Lets Make Gnomes Great Again. Fith Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world
Gnomes Are a Much Maligned Race. Dungeon Masters tend to find it hard to picture Gnomes in their own settings, often because the Halfling...
Jacob E S Gamm
Aug 27, 20189 min read
Tieflings. Fifth Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world
The Tieflings of Dungeons and dragons are loved by many and hated by a few. They started their history in Dungeons and Dragons as people...
Jacob E S Gamm
Aug 7, 20186 min read
Malazan Daemons, D&D Demons and Magical Weapons
Having read the books you will all be very aware that daemons in the Malazan world are creatures from another Warren, and are most...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jul 24, 20187 min read
So I can play a Half-Tiste then right? Fifth Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world
The Half-Elf was definitely a problem when I first started coming up with the idea of using the Player Handbook races in the Malazan...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jul 15, 201810 min read
Meckros as seafaring Dwarves. Fifth Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world
Bear with me here. It’s a good idea, honest. The Meckros are a seafaring people who live on huge man made wooden islands. They float...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jul 13, 201810 min read
Halflings and how to make use of the other races. Fifth Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world.
There is re-skinning and then there is just flat out flagellating the books. The standard D&D setting involves a lot of species living...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jul 11, 201811 min read
So are Tiste just Elves? Fifth Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world
Tiste After looking at the major races on the continent of Genabackis and those from others that were needed to fill out the roster we...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jul 10, 20188 min read
Moranth, and the Dragonbron and Tiefling Problem. Fith Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world.
The Moranth The Moranth were at all times covered in chitinous armour, wearing helms with only small visor slots for sight. Their armour...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jul 9, 201810 min read
Humans, Teblor, Barghast and Trell oh my! Fith Edition D&D Design for the Malazan world.
The problem of Race and Species Following my story of how I cam to create a game of Dungeons and Dragons set in the Malazan world of...
Jacob E S Gamm
Jun 27, 20189 min read
Becoming a Dungeon Master and a Love Affair with the Malazan World. Fith Edition D&D Design.
[Please be aware that there is a bug with the Wix links. Some image won't link, others have the wrong link.] Knowing that I would be...
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