I played 38 sessions before the group met up for the first time. Here's how I made that work! I'll walk you through the spreadsheets I used to craft a prologue narrative that would bind my party together in fate.
2025-11-09 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh lord, it's been a month.
I thought maybe we can do some sort of newsletter here, is that interesting? I don't know. It's here and you can read it or not, it's up to you. Just a little something extra for our Novice patrons and above.
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A flintlock-fantasy by gaslight setting, where law and corruption share the same shadow!
The Broadsheet is a digital magazine exploring a flintlock-fantasy by gaslight 2025-10-30 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Issue 1 of the Broadsheet is coming THIS WEEK!
We've been hard at work and it's looking like 40-pages or more of a mystery adventure, a detailed setting guide full of adventure hooks, and a...
2025-10-28 13:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
On our third episode of Game Tales, I sat down with Magnús again, and this time we were joined by Hjalti to talk about that time I ran Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. Or as I called it Rise & Descent, because Magnús's c...
2025-10-26 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Annoyed with how weak Strahd felt when I ran Curse of Strahd, I vowed that one day I'd tackle the statblock and make it something worth fearing. Here I've compiled the statblocks I made for 2025-10-21 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me tell you how I planned a level 1 to 20 campaign around a party of players by connecting both the story world, the story itself, and the characters that are going to occupy this world with me.
Next up, I'll summarize the campaign prolo...
2025-10-19 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In January of this year, I went on stream and pitched the idea of a Special Forces adventure set during my world's most recent cataclysmic event: the Last War.
We prepared the adventure together on stream, creating an outline of missions, an...
2025-10-15 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The Hexploration Rules have been revised with the new layout design and now include more guidance than before on topics such as excursion resting, downtime, and random...
2025-10-14 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
In my world, Goblins are Fey! And with the 2024 edition of the game, they're officially Fey in the game now! I decided to make a bunch of statblocks for them! It's the original 3 SRD goblins (slightly reformatted) to make it easier on me when I ru...
2025-10-07 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I quickly summarize the origins of Octavia. And I'll show you my actual prep notes for the entire adventure! Come along in t
In this episode I quickly summarize the origins of Octavia. And I'll show you my actual prep notes f...
2025-10-05 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We've frequently moved the Adept PDFs to the shop three months after they were made exclusively available to patrons, but with the Zine coming out we're changing our timetable a smidge.
Let me tell you about Kingmaker: The Last War and how it relates to Kingmaker: Everlasting by showing you a Wargame I ran for a solo player that played in the first campaign, and only plays solo in the second campaign!
Next video I'll introd...
2025-09-28 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Since I'm teaching myself how to do layout in preparation for the Broadsheets Zine, I figured I'd start with something I've already written to practice. So, I did the Warlord! It's now so much better to look at than the old layout, and it's got lo...
2025-09-26 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
This 21-page chapter on creating magic items out of rare metals and powerful enchantments is the perfect companion for any GM looking to motivate their 5th Edition players to go explore the wilderness and find the hidden magic goodies within!
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Let me tell you about that time I ran Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and didn't realize what it was actually about!
Episode 2 of GAME TALES is up on the second channel! We're still experimenting with this format, but it's getting better. This episo...
2025-09-22 15:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Tucker's Kobolds is an iconic article from Dragon Magazine #127, a story about a high level D&D party that wanted to do everything to avoid the kobolds on level one of their dungeon. But how do you make your own kobolds inspire that kind of fe...
2025-09-16 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I made cryptids to use in my Loggers County campaign, a Chubacabra, Skinwalker, and a Wendigo! They're really scary with a lot of overlap in terms of design. They're free on here and if you want more of my homebrew the Sahuagin and Hobogoblins are...
2025-09-08 15:08:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been an incredible joy to watch our artist Brimrún begin to sketch out what Blackguard looks like. It's got to tread a fine line between "obviously fantasy" and "obviously victorian" and I think she's nailing it! I'll put a few more pictures...
2025-09-08 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me tell you all about the basic structure of a solo campaign I'm running for AB! It's called OCTAVIA and in this diary episode I show you how I structured a game for just one person!
2025-09-07 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
What if you could fight weird west monsters in D&D? Not just banditos but like, cowboy folk lore monsters like the Blood Oiler, the Kentucky Sawbones, or the Coal Baron!? Well, I converted them to 5th Edition!
The statblocks in Obsidian...
2025-09-02 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostOh my god, I can't believe I'm doing this!
With Echoes of the End OUT NOW! I just left Myrkur Games to put you folks first. Mystic Arts is my job. And I coul...
2025-08-28 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode #1 of Dadi's Diaries is available! Just like with Game Tales, it's unlisted, since it's an episode just for you folks! In this episode I open up a spreadsheet I use to log my campaigns and briefly tell you about ALL OF THEM!
If our p...
2025-08-18 13:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostI asked ya'll what monsters you wanted to see most of all and you all voted on Lizardfolk, and I SO AGREE! I have this huge collection of lizardfolk minis from some wargames and I can't wait to make them all into D&D monsters. But I made a lis...
2025-08-10 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me tell you about that time I ran Curse of Strahd, and it went horribly wrong!
Episode #1 of Game Tales is up on our SECOND CHANNEL! It's unlisted, since...
2025-08-09 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
After making a bunch of Hobgoblins, I then went and made a bunch of Sahuagin! They all play together like the Hobgoblins did, but instead of telling the story of a regimented unit or an army, they're all blood thirsty SHARK-MEN!
For the .md ...
2025-08-05 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post"You know, it takes a special kind of group of players to go to Barovia —"
"— and make it worse!"
We've filmed two video podcasts for the Mystic Apprentice tier that'll be releasing in Augu...
2025-08-04 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
What if we designed monsters in such a way that we could keep the statblocks in our head and they all played together in a fun synergetic way? Well, I made a bunch of hobgoblins! They're from CR 1/2 to CR lots?
Well, here they are!
For...
2025-07-31 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI'm wanting to do a series and I'm wondering which monster you all think is the most in need of more statblocks, variants, and overall love?
2025-07-28 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
In this 5e-compatible PDF supplement, you'll find an artifact of incredible power, and 45 new spells... but all of them are EVIL! They're grossly profane and they're guaranteed to make your skin crawl!
Ever ...
2025-07-24 15:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post