One bard's take on D&D and other things
Time to get back to covering Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything! These posts cover the differences between the new subclasses that appear in Tasha’s and their UA iterations.
Part 1 covers the artificer and barbarian, Part 2 covers the bard and cleric, and Part 3 (this one) will cover the druid and the fighter.
Continue readingIn this session, the party reunites with some familiar faces and makes some exciting plans.
These posts are where I talk about the campaign I play in and what happened in our most recent session!
Continue readingIt’s hard to wait for the next D&D session! As a Dungeon Master, I’m happy to have some time to prep the next part of the adventure. But, as a player, it’s much more difficult to be patient. I want to do more with my character, see what happens next, but the constant rate that time progresses keeps me from fast-forwarding to next month.
So, what is there to do?
Continue readingIn this session, the party continues to prepare for the battle against the Coven of Eternal Light. Nala and Allora commission some armor and weapon upgrades. After that, Finnith finally confronts the Fëanor family drama.
These posts are where I talk about the campaign I play in and what happened in our most recent session!
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No matter how well-thought out your concept for a character is, that concept isn’t going to survive the trip from your brain to your mouth to your gaming group’s ears unchanged. As much as I’d like to just pull my ideas straight from my head, like the origin of Athena, and throw them into play, that’s just not how things work around here. But that’s ok!
Session notes help you remember what happened in previous sessions! Even a week between games can blur some of the details, and longer breaks even more so. Taking notes is an optional thing you can do to help your memory out! They can help you roleplay, and your DM will appreciate it too.
I’ve been taking notes since I started playing D&D. Over time, I’ve found a process that works for me. These notes help me remember what’s going on over a long campaign, and it helps me keep track of NPC and organization names.
So, I’m going to share my way of recording session happenings. I have a few ways that I’ve found helpful for different aspects of the game:
In this session, the party completes their quest for Vindus in the Gray Crescent Mountains. Finnith admits something. Nala apologizes to a frost salamander. And Allora—along with the rest of the party—gets a pretty big surprise.
These campaign diary posts are where I talk about the campaign I play in and what happened in the most recent session!
Continue readingIn this session, Nala speaks to a far away ally and is challenged to reconsider some of her ideas. Allora secures a safe place for the evacuation of the Awoken Flame while Finnith attempts to be a listening ear.
These campaign diary posts are where I talk about the campaign I play in and what happened in the most recent session!
Continue readingJuly’s Unearthed Arcana introduces a variety of new feats for player characters. Feats are an optional mechanic in D&D. When you level up and get an Ability Score Increase, you can choose to instead take a feat. It’s up to your Dungeon Master whether your campaign will use these. Feats can help you customize your character according to your vision for them.
Let’s take a look at these new feats!
Continue readingIn this session, the party takes a breather before they set out on the next part of their quest.
These campaign diary posts are where I talk about the campaign I play in and what happened in the most recent session!
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