Drawn in and trapped by a mysteriously impenetrable fog, your party finds themselves guests in Barovia–a land ruled by the mysterious Strahd von Zarovitch. A world of vampires, ghouls, ghosts, and other dark creatures faces the party. Will you make it through the Death House and begin to unravel the story of Strahd and his […]
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Hello dungeon bees and welcome to what is my last D&D related post in a while. Due to recent stuff going on in the greater TTRPG and D&D communities, as well as the hiatus my own game is taking, I’m just not feeling very connected to this series anymore sadly. But for this last post […]
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D&D Series #14: Queering Your World
Welcome to the latest in my Dungeons and Dragons series! This post will be about some ways you can make your D&D world more inclusive to queer identities, and in fact many of these tips can be used in games other than the D&D system! The idea behind this post is creating a world where […]
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D&D Series #13: Running A Session
Hello book and dungeon bees! Today I’ll be going over some basic structuring for when, as a DM, you run a session for your table! Setting a time It is a truth universally acknowledged that a group of friends preparing to play D&D are in want of a time to play. Yes, the old adage […]
First of all, I’d like to start by clarifying what I mean by “legendary objects,” in part because legendary is a label used to classify the rarity of established magical objects in D&D lore. For the purposes of this post, I will not be using legendary in that manner. I will instead be discussing the […]
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D&D Series #11: Preparing a World
Welcome book bees to another Dungeons and Dragons post! Today I want to discuss how as a DM one might prepare a world uniquely for the party. Most of this discussion will be focusing on worlds created by the DM for D&D or other purposes, though some of these aspects can be used by DMs […]
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D&D Series #8: What is a Session Zero?
Session Zero is… A “session zero” is generally a gathering before the campaign you’re about to embark on begins. These aren’t really useful in the case of a one-shot or one time game, but they can be useful when organizing what will hopefully be a long term campaign, especially when that campaign involves a potentially […]
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D&D Series #7: Modules
What are modules? Modules are typically books or booklets released by sources such as Wizards of the Coast or produced by independent D&D fans and hosted on a variety of sites. A traditional module is one that is intended to be used for a full campaign, or carry players to a higher level (usually level […]
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D&D Series #6: Building a Story
What is a D&D Story about? A story in D&D is about people, usually, but also often has themes of an overarching struggle. This struggle may be to find yourself, to save yourself, to save others, to find family, or any number of blended themes in between. In one campaign I played the story was […]
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D&D Series #5: Playing Online
Hello book bees and welcome back to my D&D series! Today I’ll be talking about how to play online, a topic I think is pretty relevant considering the worldwide lockdowns and the boredom starting to hit us all… Roll20 Roll20 is a website that has a variety of useful resources for playing online. First and […]
Cups and Cards and Books 