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Kickstarter Spotlight: The Game Master’s Compendium of Explosive Creation
By Brian | September 26, 2023

I’ve been following Ryan Doyle’s Verdigree Table for a while, and when he launched his Kickstarter for The Game Master’s Compendium of Explosive Creation, I knew I had to give…

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Discussing the D&D Adventure Club!
By Brian | September 12, 2023

For this episode of Tavern Talk, I had the pleasure of speaking with David Lemke from D&D Adventure Club — a monthly subscription service aimed at helping kids (and their…

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Influence on the Future of D&D
By Brian | September 5, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 has made waves since its release — not just in the world of video games, but in how it might influence the future of Dungeons & Dragons.…

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A Review of the DnD Adventure Club Starter Pack
By Brian | August 20, 2023

Finding good, kid-friendly roleplaying content can be a real challenge — even in a world where TTRPG resources seem to be everywhere. That’s one of the reasons I’m working on Guardians…

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Adapting Castlevania for D&D and other TTRPGs
By Brian | August 11, 2023

Castlevania has always had a gothic allure—its moody castles, haunted forests, and monsters lurking in the shadows practically beg to be woven into a tabletop roleplaying game. And with the rich source…

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Develop a TTRPG Campaign Setting for Kids
By Brian | July 21, 2023

When it comes to tabletop RPGs, one of my passions is making them accessible and exciting for new players—especially kids. That’s what Guardians of Gettica is all about: a kid-friendly…

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Saving ChatGPT Prompts for D&D World-Building
By Brian | July 3, 2023

Creating a homebrew D&D campaign setting can be an overwhelming task. There’s the high-level concept to figure out—like what kind of world your players will explore—and then there are the…

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The Game Master’s Book of Astonishing Random Tables
By Brian | May 29, 2023

In this video, I take a look at the newly released Game Master’s Book of Astonishing Random Tables—a massive trove of tables, ideas, and modular inspiration for anyone running tabletop roleplaying…

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Look to the Classics for TTRPG Gaming Inspiration
By Brian | May 21, 2023

In this video, I dive into one of my favorite ways to spark creativity as a game master: drawing inspiration from the classics! Whether it’s Shakespearean drama, Kurosawa’s cinematic elegance,…

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