Skyline Tavern

A blog of tabletop roleplaying game storytelling, character development, and world-building

Category: Character Retro

  • Vengeance Beats X Nemesis

    Vengeance Beats X Nemesis

    Nemesis, my Oath of Vengeance Paladin, will always hold a special place in my heart. She’s my first Dungeons and Dragons character, and the first fictional character I created as an adult. So when my friend, in another campaign much later, asked us to come up with our character’s theme song (or ‘walk up song’),…

  • Of Rocket the Rabbitfolk, and Interplanar Travel

    Of Rocket the Rabbitfolk, and Interplanar Travel

    The world seemed to compress and contract. Wind snapped at his clothes, and a lurching feeling gripped his stomach as he took another step forward. Expecting it though, he steeled himself against the urge to vomit and continued. Then, as quick as it had started, he was through. His feet back on solid ground, the…

  • Becoming an Oath of Vengeance Paladin in the Underdark

    Becoming an Oath of Vengeance Paladin in the Underdark

    I dove headfirst into the Underdark with a dragonborn character, Nemesis the Oath of Vengeance paladin, for an Out of the Abyss campaign.

  • Finding a Circle of Stars Druid in Eberron

    Finding a Circle of Stars Druid in Eberron

    I rolled up a Circle of Stars Druid for an Eberron campaign recently. Even before I even knew what adventure I was going to play, I drew up Delre, keen to try out a nature-focused character. The idea of playing a “nature wizard” was intriguing. A druid built to deal damage from spell attacks and…