It takes some effort to get started on a new addiction. I knew The Expanse series would be something I’d like so I stalled on reading them, fearing a time sink. But it never went full scale addiction in the way A Song of Ice & Fire did. I think the biggest factor there is…
Domain of Dread – Kalakeri
Ending the long hiatus to talk about Kalakeri. Kalakeri is a Domain of Dread of the 2021 Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft book. It was created by Ajit George and is an update or a spiritual successor to the 2e domain of Sri Raji. I am just finishing one campaign arc set in Kalakeri and…
The 5e Hardcovers, Part 1
Running TTRPG games online for profit is still a business in infancy for me. I don’t have a sense of what sort of adventure people would be willing to pay for or where the demand is. So my first months out I’m trying to offer things I’ve done before that I know I can do…
Eberron: Summon Mightiest Heroes
I had a kind of emotional speech about the love and praise that’s come out since I started running games for money on Start Playing Games. I’m not ready to share it just yet. So let’s talk games! The adventure that I want to recruit most for right now is listed on the page as…
New PC – Blue Bell, Tiefling Bard-Barian
So Blue Bell has won the race to become my PC for Tyranny of Dragons. My Elf Cleric fantasy will await a more compelling pantheon than the Forgotten Realms which is probably for the best. I know I’ve posted about this build before but let’s recap. The build is, Eloquence Bard/Zealot Barbarian. Exact levels are…
Character Creation – Tyranny of Dragons
The D&D crew is once again drawing to the end of a Wizards of the Coast hardcover book. We are almost done with Candlekeep Mysteries and it’s time to select a new book. We’ve decided to to go with Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat, also known in their combined final form…
Candlekeep Retrospective
I have now played or run all of the adventures in Candlekeep Mysteries. So far all of the 5e Adventure anthology books have been worth picking up. Even if you don’t like all of the adventures, the maps and the variety provide a tremendous value. That said, some adventures are more equal than others. Here…
Character Creation – The Dread Elf
Like any TTRPG loving person I have a tidy library of character ideas and fully filled out character sheets for PCs I’d like to use and stories I’d like to explore. This is well in excess of the number of games and campaigns I could possibly participate in. I make up a lot of characters…
The Batman
At this point everyone’s seen this movie. … Good night folks! But seriously. This movie is…good? Yeah that’s it. It’s good. That is an accurate descriptor of 2022’s The Batman. It’s just not really my cup of tea right now. Starting with the positive, this movie is technically superb. The production design is great. The…
Character Creation – Madame Vastra
For playing through the adventures of Candlekeep Mysteries I created a character for every class based on a fictional detective type character. Detective Pikachu became a Storm Sorcerer, John Constantine became a Fiend Pact Warlock. Good times. These adventures are pretty damn good, especially as we get past level 5 and get into the Goldilocks…