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SBotLL Campaign Diary: Listening Ear

March 16, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

Time marches ever onward, as characters make discoveries and exchange information in preparation for what is to come.

In these Campaign Diary posts, I discuss the campaign I play in and what happened in our most recent session!

Session Prep: February 2020 CoS Session

March 9, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

We had a Curse of Strahd session a little over a week ago! The party continues to explore Argynvostholt as they try to unravel the mysteries of Barovia.

In this series, I’m writing about how I prep my monthly CoS sessions and the results of that preparation. I’ve learned a lot about effective session prep, especially while using a prewritten adventure!

Looking at UA: Subclasses, Part 3

March 2, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

Time to dive into some more Unearthed Arcana! For those of you keeping score at home, Part 1 brought us subclasses for the barbarian, monk, paladin, and warlock, Part 2 introduced subclasses for the bard, cleric, and sorcerer, and now we’re at Part 3.

In this post, I’ll take a look at the new subclasses for the Artificer, Druid, and Ranger classes.

Introducing Your Game Idea to Your Group

February 24, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

Whether you’re starting a long term campaign or kicking off a oneshot, starting off right is important! A good start helps your game run smoothly and minimize that beginning awkwardness.

One way to start your game off right is to get your players excited about it before you begin. Here, I’m going to talk about communicating what kind of game you’re going to run with your players. This helps your players buy-in to the game from the start. That way, everyone can be on the same page!

SBotLL Campaign Diary: Letter to the Dark Sorcerer

February 17, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

Once you get to higher levels, you can communicate with each other from far away (if you’ve got the right spells). So, a party split should go smoothly, right?

But what happens when those spells aren’t working?

In these Campaign Diary posts, I discuss the campaign I play in and what happened in our most recent session.

Looking at UA: Subclasses, Part 2

February 10, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

New month, new Unearthed Arcana! This is part 2 to last month’s UA. The survey for last month’s article is also up, so don’t forget to provide any feedback you have!

This article provides an additional subclass for the bard, cleric, and sorcerer.

What We Know About Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount

February 3, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

In January, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announced the upcoming D&D book for March: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount. This will be a setting book with both Dungeon Master and player options, headed up by Matt Mercer (DM of Critical Role) and a team of writers and artists.

Wildemount is Matt Mercer’s setting used for the second campaign of Critical Role. It’s described as “classic D&D adventuring with a political background,” where war is brewing between the setting’s various factions.

So what exactly is Wildemount? What sort of options are we looking at? Let’s talk about what we know about this upcoming setting book!

Session Prep: January 2020 CoS Session

January 27, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

We had our first CoS session of the new year recently! The party got to explore a new area and learn some new things about Barovia in the process.

In this series, I’m writing about how I prep my monthly CoS sessions and the results of that preparation. I’ve learned a lot about how session prep works for me!