Newsletter The Tea of D&D Continued If you missed it before I am tea obsessed to put it lightly, my partner might claim differently but you know I claim ignorance there. I am also very much in love with all things TTRPGs, and have been playing D&D for 15+ years. So I very much
Newsletter Making a Micro RPG Whelp... if you missed it I did a thing called the 200 Word RPG Challenge in 2019 and boy was it a trip. I kept typing out ideas and rules on the train to and from work and getting to a computer to copy the text over to the word
Newsletter Homebrewing a Magic Item So I get alot of questions asking about how I go about making the magic items that I do. People tend to get intimidated when it comes to designing things for their own game or for others to use. Honestly the two biggest pieces of advice I can give you
Monsters Cats of D&D Warm kitty, Soft kitty, little ball of fur and death. As requested by the masses I bring to you the discussion of all of the cats of D&D! There are so many felines available for us to use both against the players and with them. While there are
Newsletter OMG Shops - Weapons These items rule. THESE ITEMS SUCK. These items rule. THESE ITEMS SUCK. Welcome to Part 3 of the OMG Shops series, I suggest you check out the first one all about Magic Items. For naming a shop and aesthetic, you can check out part 1 as I went over all
Newsletter Making Spells & Creating Schools of Magic Let's take a little walk through homebrewing, I know I preach alot about how after running games for so long you really need to try it. It brings a freshness to the game both for you as a DM and for your players. Throwing them off a little,
Newsletter Creating & Rewarding Heroic Moments What we go for in games with our players is that big moment. The build up for these scenes is something we DMs strive tirelessly for. It is sometimes the work of careful plan and web weaving, it is sometimes the happenstance of an act of sacrifice you werent expecting,
Newsletter Monster of the Month - Plants To clarify a big thing real quick I am not doing Plants the monster type but actual plants. This does not include plant humanoids like Myconids, Treants or Wood Woads as those would be well under Humanoid Plants. I'll also be saving Blights and Spore Servants for later
Newsletter Product Analysis: MacrAbeesus, Mother of Manticores We will be doing these Product Analysis posts the last Sat of every month from now on (fingers crossed) so keep an eye out for more reviews! Our first crack at the old review game is 'MacrAbeesus, Mother of Manticores' by Underground Oracle Publishing. The company is made
Newsletter Community Spotlight - The NonProfits Making a Difference Hi ya'll so for the month of November I'm trying to use the platform I have for us to give thanks for some of those that really fight to make our community better. This post is all about some of my favorite Non-Profits trying to do
Newsletter Community Spotlight - Podcasts & Streams You Should Know About The list towards the end of this article is just a small taste of some of the amazing groups and people working hard to make sure that every player sees themselves in the game. Representation matters. There isn't anyway to argue that. As someone who grew up with
Newsletter Community Spotlight - Places to Grab Your Dice I wanted to take this month for Community Spotlights to show you some of the great people in our community. For this week I wanted to show off some of the smaller dice makers that my goblin heart lusts after all the time. But I wanted to do it in
Newsletter Monster of the Month - Mimics Okay so this one is going to be an interesting one for a Monster of the Month post for a couple of reasons. A big one being that there are only 2 cannon D&D mimics in the current RAW. In reality that's all you need... sort
Newsletter Spooky Monsters: Pumpkinfolk Stats Set 5 Yo spooky DMs! Here is the last time we will be speaking to each other about some creepy pumpkinfolk monster stats. But for anyone just finding this series - I was really just super inspired by this set of monsters made by RetroGrade Minis and really wanted to shed some
5e Spooky Monsters: Pumpkinfolk Stats Set 4 Hey ho spooky folxs! 3rd verse, same as the first two so ya'll know it by now. But for anyone just finding this series - I was really just super inspired by this set of monsters made by RetroGrade Minis and really wanted to shed some light on
Fun Free Things Spooky Monsters: Pumpkinfolk Stats Sets 2 & 3 Hey ho spooky folxs! I thought I'd bump it up and give you two sets at once for the good Pumpkinfolks. I was really just super inspired by this set of monsters made by RetroGrade Minis and really wanted to shed some light on the amazing talent they
Monsters Monster of the Month - Trolls So I grew up with movies like 'Troll in Central Park' (your first hint for the troll) but the 5e version of Trolls is decidedly not that kind of troll. These trolls are mean and don't mind attempting a TPK if disturbed. They are often feared
Newsletter Spooky Monsters: Pumpkinfolk Stats Set 1 Hey there ya'll and welcome to the Spookiest & Best month of the year! To celebrate I was really just super inspired by a set of monsters made by RetroGrade Minis and really wanted to shed some light on the amazing talent they provide for the community. These
Newsletter Preparing For Your First Session As A DM Eventually at some point in our TTRPG career we decide to take the wild leap from player to DM, stepping into the Narrator and facilitator role. This move can seem daunting and anxiety inducing even for those that have been playing in the system in which they desire to take
Newsletter OMG Shops - Armor These items rule. THESE ITEMS SUCK. These items rule. THESE ITEMS SUCK. Welcome to Part 2 of the OMG Shops series, I suggest you check out the first one all about Magic Items. For naming a shop and aesthetic, you can check out part 1 as I went over all
Monsters Monster of the Month - Basic Humans NPCs We are all familiar with the Bandit, the Pirate Captain, the Thug, etc. All variations on the Basic Human combat encounter. But we don't have to have what is broadly a very diverse group come off so bland and boring in our games. Which is why I do
Newsletter Mombarian - Not So Fun House Pt 2 & Magical Frustrations Look I know you all have been dying to find out just what happened when we did finally make it back into that dreadful house from our minor jaunt to the otherside of the world. I am more then happy to fulfill that wish now. If you are just joining
Newsletter Playtest Diary: GeneFunk 2090 Okay so before we get into it this playtest diary is just from my perspective and the notes I took cause it was a couple of weeks before I was able to sit down and read this. Apologize to the other players out there if I get something wrong! In
Monsters Dogs of D&D UPDATE: If you'd like to have the Death Dog and other 5e canines in your party check out the Animal Sidekicks book on the DMs Guild and my Death Dog personality freebie! Every dog is a doggo and every doggo is a good doggo! If you don'
Newsletter Gotta Get That Healing Part 4 of Series "Medicine, Malaise, Herbs & Healing" See Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for more goodies! If you've played a TTRPG for any length of time you are very familiar with the concept of magical healing. This can be a life saver