The scent of fire, smoke, and death surrounded the Inglorious Ingrates all around as they sat atop the walls of the Red Furn looking upon the mass of hobgoblins and goliaths summoned by the avatar of war. They had faced down several generals from the invaders in order to reduce the leadership and moral, butContinue reading “TGAPP: Taming War”
Category Archives: The Blog
Announcement
Dear Readers, my posting schedule is kind of shot at the moment. As I told you before, I am going through some stuff. The first floor of my house is being demolished due to the infamous hot water heater incident that destroyed all of my flooring. That demolition and subsequent repair is currently going on,Continue reading “Announcement”
Essential Books to Play D&D For Players
Dear Readers, as many of you may know, I am a huge fan of Dungeons and Dragons. I am also, as many of you know, a fan of dndbeyond.com, the online D&D 5e toolset. And yet, I still love the physical books. I own several. This got me thinking: if I were advising a newContinue reading “Essential Books to Play D&D For Players”
No Post Today
Dear Readers, I am so sorry, but I won’t have a substantial post today. My water heater busted and my family is getting displaced to a hotel for the next 4-6 weeks (at the longest). So today, my family is packing and preparing for an extended hotel stay. Additionally, I am taking a short vacationContinue reading “No Post Today”
Premium Content: The Inglorious Ingrates – Episode 15 – The Prophecy
Dear Subscribers, sorry it’s late. My editor is still sick and recovering. Next week’s should go out on time. The Ingrates have finally found something they didn’t even know they were looking for, in the Off-site Location. What will they find? Content Warning: Gruesome depictions of torture and death; parental discretion is advised.
How-To DM: Character Backgrounds in Campaigns
Dear Readers, this is going to be an interesting post… Be forewarned. Let’s say you build yourself a marvelous campaign. You have a wonderful campaign world in which you have woven an epic tale of triumphs and failures. You have yourself a wonderful world waiting to be explored and a story just waiting to beContinue reading “How-To DM: Character Backgrounds in Campaigns”
Short Post: Today’s the Day!
Dear Readers, it’s finally come: the end of Chapter 1 (of 5) of the Ingrates Campaign! Of course, the Player’s Perspective comes tomorrow, and for you Premium Subscribers, the podcast preview is only up to Episode 14 as of now (we finished recording Episode 17 last week!), with Episode 15 being released to our PremiumContinue reading “Short Post: Today’s the Day!”
World Building Post: City of Red Fern
As I may have said before, Dear Readers, I’ve been having one heck of a week. My hot water heater went out couple weeks ago and all I’ve been doing since then, it seems, is dealing with contractors, restoration people, and the insurance company. This is made getting things done here quite the challenge, toContinue reading “World Building Post: City of Red Fern”
Short Post: Web Comics
Dear Readers, I have gotta say that I have a love for several webcomics. Several of them I was exposed to via Imgur, and was later pleasantly surprised to find on Web Toon, a web comic app. Here are a couple of my favorites that relate to D&D: The Weekly Roll I cannot possibly stressContinue reading “Short Post: Web Comics”
Not “A Player’s Perspective” – Dungeons and Dragons Nerds… Candy-Product Review
Fair Warning, this is going to be a short post. So, as many of you may have seen, Nerds Candy did a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, doing D&D Nerds Candy. If you haven’t already, you can go do a Google search for D&D Nerds candy and you’ll find the following site: https://dnd.wizards.com/nerds YouContinue reading “Not “A Player’s Perspective” – Dungeons and Dragons Nerds… Candy-Product Review”
Premium Content: Inglorious Ingrates Episode 14!!!
I know, it’s been a week, but as I wrote before, there were technical difficulties. That said, here is the podcast preview. Be forewarned, however, that there are some possible triggers within, and there is a content advisory at the beginning of this and the next two episodes.
Miniature Painting Spotlight: Pre-primed Hobgoblins…Sort Of
Readers, today we’re going to look at painting a couple of hobgoblins I’m going to be needing tomorrow for the Inglorious Ingrates. I’m going to provide a step-by-step process on how I’m going to go about painting these miniatures. As we are going to be dealing with miniatures that are already prime, we are goingContinue reading “Miniature Painting Spotlight: Pre-primed Hobgoblins…Sort Of”
Late Post
So everything that has gone wrong has gone wrong, Dear Readers. Originally, I was planning on doing a How-To post on painting miniatures. Then I realized that I still had a commission that I was behind in delivering. You know the one. That Goliath Barbarian. The problem is, I had started to take pictures andContinue reading “Late Post”
Busy, Busy Day!
Deer Readers, even as I write this, via voice to text, I am trying to get last minute things completed! You see, a week from today marks the beginning of my stores new season of Adventurers League, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. And let me tell you something: I am super excited. Remember when IContinue reading “Busy, Busy Day!”
Product Review: The Splintered Tree Etsy Shop – Custom Dice Box
Dear Readers, I just got in, what I feel, is the coolest gaming accessory. My new custom dice box. First off, notice the amazing laser etching done on the front! No, it’s not the traditional Daily Dungeon Master Blog logo (I wanted something more simplistic), but you can tell to whom who it belongs! Next,Continue reading “Product Review: The Splintered Tree Etsy Shop – Custom Dice Box”
TGAPP: Nefarious Plots Coming Undone
Hello beloved readers! I will once again be summarizing events relating to the Inglorious Ingrates in the hopes of catching you up on all the latest developments facing our favorite adventurers! So sit back and enjoy my retelling of the magical exploits… After foiling the ambushers of the Mogumir off-site facility, the Inglorious Ingrates followedContinue reading “TGAPP: Nefarious Plots Coming Undone”
Premium Content Announcement
Dear Premium Subscribers,
Announcement: Your Dork Materials
Dear Readers, as you may be able to tell, Anonymous Bosch and I have not been able to get the YouTube channel up and going as quickly as we had anticipated. Due to a number of scheduling conflicts and the ability to record, there have been a number of delays. That said, here is whatContinue reading “Announcement: Your Dork Materials”
Dungeons and Dragons and the Magic the Gathering Crossover
Dear Readers, remember what I said that I would not likely make a deck from my D&D and Magic Gathering crossover cards? Apparently, I fibbed. As I write this, I am in a different state, visiting one of my best friends, we will call C. C and I have been friends since 2015 when weContinue reading “Dungeons and Dragons and the Magic the Gathering Crossover”
How-to Play: 11 Easy Tips to Help Beginners Create Memorable Characters
So… your first D&D session is coming up and you are nervous about making your first character. While you feel stuck in uncertainty, you’re still excited, and you have a few priorities going in: You want your first character creation to be simple and easy You want someone relatable to role-play You don’t want aContinue reading “How-to Play: 11 Easy Tips to Help Beginners Create Memorable Characters”
