Gangs make up the majority of enemies in Cyberpunk 2077. Of from bestial animals to happy members of the Maelstrom, These characters populate the map with random encounters and act as henchmen for the game's true antagonists. Night City's gangs need to be interesting for the game to work, and they are, but there are many other options for violent groups within the scenario. After all, Cyberpunk started as a TTRPG and has tons of lore and groups of characters that have yet to appear in video game form. This means there are plenty of options for CD Projekt Red…
Author: Connor Lindsay
Baldur's Gate 3 is full of interesting, world-building stories, many of them conveyed through character interaction and player exploration. But for more direct and longer lore dumps, the game includes a ton of books and tomes that appear in various places around the world. While there are many notes, diaries, and documents that provide story-specific information, other texts are simply in-universe novels or historical recordings which serve to make Faerun feel more alive. Even so, many players will fail to read all of these different books of knowledge. Stopping mid-adventure to read several pages about an unrelated event can interrupt…
The Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player's Handbook Introduced new ways to categorize the feats available to player characters. Feats, which grant some ability or passive buff that functions independently of the character's class, are now separated into general, origin, and fighting style feats, as well as epic bonuses. The new categories have level and stat requirements that were not present in the 2014 version of the TTRPG and change the way players build their characters. This is primarily due to All characters now gain an Origin feat at level one. Each character gets an origin feat determined by their background,…
Players from Cyberpunk 2077 You'll know Regina Jones as the Watson District's top fixer. She is a former media person, still attentive, who hires V for several shows in her region. But she's unique among the tinkerers because Regina has another quest line she's involved in: the "Cyberpsychological Sightings". At the beginning of the game, she will ask V to help her find and neutralize cyberpsychopaths - those driven mad by their implants who engage in mass violence - but still keep them alive. Regina claims to be working with a group that can treat cyberpsychosis and wants to help…
Each class in the Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player's Handbook Gets a "capstone feature" at level 20. These features are incredibly powerful, and either boost the strength of existing class features, or provide new ways for characters to interact with the world. And Most of the options here are completely new to this handbookReplacing or modifying existing features. But even so, there are some massive power imbalances in which characters get at max level. The capstone abilities should incentivize players to keep getting stronger and more proficient at what they do, however Some classes will get more motivation than others.…
All over Baldur's Gate 3players will find two prominent Gnomish clans: the Iron Hands and the Gondians. Both are factions of inventors and engineers, whose creativity spurs them to make increasingly impressive technological advances. But they are at odds and it's more than just a rivalry. These groups are out for blood. Or at least the Iron Hand gnomes are. The Iron Hand gnomes can first be found in Grymforge working as slaves under the command of the Duergar Shadowflame, and are by far the most prominent group. Two important NPCs, Wulbren Bongle and Barcus Wroot, are among their ranksand…
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a long game known for its story and well-written characters, especially the protagonist Arthur Morgan. Like Arthur, Players can choose to sink deeper into selfish villainy or turn over a new leaf as the story progresses, trying to redeem himself as Arthur slowly dies from tuberculosis. Either way, it's a beautiful and tragic story, continuing the first game's themes of the human capacity for change and the conflict between freedom and industrialization. [Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the ending of Red Dead Redemption 2.]As a prequel to the first Red Dead Redemptionthe story…
While the upcoming 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual will include the majority of new and updated creature stat blocks, the 2024 Player's Handbook Has a little of its own. The selection of the book includes several classic monsters from previous editions, each with minor or major changes to their mechanics. Some have gotten more dangerous, others more durable, and some have gotten completely new abilities. Most of the creatures included in the handbook are beastsWith a few undead, fiends, celestials, and aberrations thrown in for good measure. This is because the monsters in the book are all options for…
As far as fantasy monsters go, dragons are among the most, if not the most, iconic. They appear in some Dungeons and Dragons games as boss monsters or the main antagonists of campaigns, but not as often as one might think given their inclusion in the game's title. Many official Wizards of the Coast modules do not include dragonsor, if they do, introduce them briefly in side quests or unique interactions. Dragons drew a little more attention in 2021, when Fizban's Treasure of the Dragons provided details about the different types, their personalities and goals, and where they live. Still,…
The army of the Absolute in Baldur's Gate 3 it is made up of a disparate collection of groups that, under normal circumstances, would never get along. From hordes of goblins to dwarven mercenaries and nobles of drow society, many of these factions would normally be at oddsand Baldur's Gate 3The world of Forgotten Realms is certainly no stranger to constant conflict. Despite this potential for conflict, however, all of these entities are one under the Absolute. [Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.]It's no surprise that a group centered around mind-controlling tadpoles and a trapped Elder…