Author Archives: The Daily DM

The group goes on a shopping trip that leads them to a strange quest. Dacyria is given some orders…Find out what’s next in the Inglorious Ingrates!

Dear Readers, I have told you about several of my games: My Tuesday Ingrates, my Sunday Adventurers League (currently running Spelljammer; lots of fun there!), my Monthly in-person game (this Wednesday, actually), my monthly Roll20 game, and lastly, my weekly Discord game. Whew! With all of those games, two are online and the rest areContinue reading “Online or In-Person?”

Dear Readers, particularly my DM/GM readers, we’ve all been there before. You look at your schedule and there it is, in black and white: your upcoming session. And you haven’t done squat to prepare. Worry not, as I have some things to help you! First, identify how much time you do have to prepare! IsContinue reading “How to DM: Last-Minute Planning for a Session”

Check out this latest installment of the Ingrates, where they find themselves embroiled in mystery after mystery! Will they find their way through! Find out now!

The Ingrates find themselves in a sticky situation returning to the infamous Luniaraysk! How will they end up dealing with that horrid town?

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Dear readers, here we are again with another painting update! Today, I got some highlighting done as well as painting his claws and nails. I’ll sign it up. Doing a little bit of touch-up work on his hands and fingers as I found spots that I missed. I did the teeth in what I canContinue reading “Painting Update: Red Slaad and Famine”

Dear Readers, it goes without saying that a party’s effectiveness relies on effective party leadership. Trying to not give anything away, the following statement was said at last night’s game (the Ingrates): “Dammit! _________’s been gone for not even one whole session and everything is already falling apart!” Or something to that effect. The partyContinue reading “When Party Cohesion is at Risk”

Here we are with another installment of the Inglorious Ingrates! Enjoy!

Dear Readers, I know that it’s been…awhile…since I have done a painting update of any kind. Why? Well, after that Elven Spelljammer Ship and the associated tree dock, I was worn out with painting! But that is now past and I need to do some more painting and get back in the saddle, so toContinue reading “Painting Update: Red Slaad”

The Ingrates find themselves embroiled in what seems to be several political situations! Find out how they navigate it in this episode!

Shenanigans ensue when the Ingrates come across a strange town in some sort of time loop! How will they deal with it? Find out now!

Dear Readers, with the exception of a post here and there, you may have noticed my continued absences and sporadic posts. There’s a reason for this: my mental health. I’ve really been struggling lately, and I appreciate your continued love and patience. That said, I’m going to try and post more often. I’m SO behindContinue reading “A Short Break”

Dear Readers, I have been truly blessed with several things while running this blog. I get some exposure on other blogs, I get to post articles from other blogs, and I sometimes get asked to review a product or, in this case, adventure for folks. Now. I want to put a disclaimer on this today:Continue reading “New Favorite Halloween Adventure!”

Dear Readers, today (without too much context, as I haven’t caught you all up on the Ingrates’ shenanigans) I will show you all what the board looked like prior to the fight. Here it is, in all its glory, with all of the terrain: That’s just the terrain. Here is when we added the monstersContinue reading “It Was Awesome!”

Well, Dear Readers, today is the day! Today is the day that I get to finally showcase that ship that you all have been seeing. Today is the day it finally makes an appearance on my game table! TODAY!!! I am so very excited. I don’t want to give things away, but the Ingrates areContinue reading “Today’s the Day!”

See the evolution of the Ingrates as they tackle this episode’s problem!

The party found themselves looking at a pirate base, with two ships docked, one inside the cave complex, and one in the cove. Deciding to assault the base, the party sniped the lookouts, and then entered the base. Seeing that most of the pirates were in the tavern inside the cave complex, the party blockedContinue reading “A DM’s Perspective: More Ingrates Quick Catch Up”

So, I saw the streams that many of you all also have seen. If you haven’t, here they are: Okay, so it seems that they are not doing editions any longer. They are going to call it just “D&D.” They seem to be wanting to keep 5th edition as a base, and are now codifyingContinue reading “Let’s Talk One D&D!”

Dear Readers, I appreciate your patience with me and my sporadic posting schedule. My healing has been going well from my surgery, but I have a significant number of life-changes as a result. I am still dedicated to bringing you quality content and bringing it regularly. This month has just been a beast. And forContinue reading “New Posts”