One bard's take on D&D and other things
While my introduction to D&D was in-person, most of my D&D experience has been online. There are many different tools out there for online play! So far, though, I’ve preferred a pretty simple approach that uses Discord for sessions and campaign organization.
In this post, I’ll talk about different ways I’ve used Discord as a Dungeon Master.
Continue readingThe upcoming Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is just around the corner, with a release coming later in May! Wizards of the Coast have already sent out some advance copies, and many of these recipients have graciously shared some snippets. For example, we can now see the table of contents for the book!
In this post, I’ll talk through what we can expect to see once Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft hits the shelves later this month.
Continue readingWe finished our Curse of Strahd session this weekend!
Pre-injury, I was working on a series of posts that talked about my session prep for each session. This is the final post for that series, and a post about my first time ending a campaign!
Continue readingWe got to have a Curse of Strahd campaign session the day before Halloween! That was super fun. The party met a powerful new ally and ventured inside the werewolf den to recover the sword of sunlight.
In these session prep posts, I go over what I did to prepare for my monthly CoS sessions. I also talk a bit about what happened and what I need to prep for next time!
Continue readingOctober—the perfect month for Curse of Strahd! Sirya continues her escape from Castle Ravenloft and her pursuer, the vampire spawn Alexander. Meanwhile, Kara and the rest of the party check in on Sirya with magic and decide what they’re going to do.
In these session prep posts, I go over what I did to prepare for my monthly CoS sessions. I also talk a bit about what happened and what I need to prep for next time!
Continue readingHey! The stars did not align for a September Curse of Strahd session, unfortunately. I’ve been writing these session prep posts for a while now, so let’s go over what’s worked well so far.
If you’ve been reading the session prep posts, much of this information won’t be new to you, but I wanted to try to hash out some general methods I’ve found useful. These are some things I’ve found helpful to do while prepping my Curse of Strahd sessions.
Continue readingWhile the rest of the group goes over their options, Sirya Aseaquen carefully(?) navigates through Castle Ravenloft on her own. Until she isn’t alone.
In these session prep posts, I go over what I did to prepare for my monthly CoS sessions. I also talk a bit about what happened and what I need to prep for next time!
Continue readingThis weekend’s Curse of Strahd session was truly one for the books, as our party finds themselves cornered and makes some interesting decisions…
In these session prep posts, I go over what I did to prepare for my monthly CoS sessions. I also talk a bit about what happened and what I need to prep for next time!
Continue readingWe had our June Curse of Strahd session among summer thunderstorms, which was great for ambience! The group continues searching through Castle Ravenloft, only to encounter a familiar foe.
In these session prep posts, I go over what I did to prepare for my monthly Curse of Strahd sessions. I also talk a bit about what happened and what I need to prep for next time!
Continue readingAnother eventful session in the Curse of Strahd campaign last week! The two player characters have been separated from their NPC allies and find themselves in quite a bit of trouble…
In these posts, I talk about what I did to prep for my monthly Curse of Strahd sessions and the results of that prep!
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