THOUGHT EATER: August 2019

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 8.31.19

Every week, talented creators upload Dungeons and Dragons products to the DMs Guild, pricing them as free or pay-what-you-want in order to reach customers. Dozens of new free and pwyw products are added each week alone. It is a lot to sort through. My hope is that highlighting a few of each week's best supplements will help the designers get the attention they deserve.

You can find previous posts in this series HERE.

It is incredible that a "slow" week on the DMs Guild still meant over 30 new free and pwyw titles. Here are my favorites.

An Alphabet of Uncommon Magic Items from G Collie

I mentioned the "common" entry in this product line a while back. Collie has tons of cool ideas, perhaps none cooler than the "Weird Bundle of Hair" which allows players to get skill bonuses by mimicking the facial hair of Dali, Chaplin, and Hercule Poirot. Awesome artwork.

100 Non-Combat Random Encounters (Underwater) from Dungeons and Djinn

Here we have the latest d100 table in Dungeons and Djinn's long-running series. One thing I love about these is that you can use them for any edition. I will eventually print all of these and compile them into my DM kit.

Politics of Aundair from Joseph Meehan

Having already covered Karrnath and Breland, here Meehan turns their sights to Aundair. You definitely want to grab these if you are running Eberron games.

Baeris' Guide to Thieves Cant: Remastered from Liam Carr

Very interesting little supplement that treats Thieves Cant as a system of graffiti-symbols and coded messages from playing cards as opposed to a spoken language.

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Friday, August 30, 2019

Thought Eater Podcast: Five Minute Friday: Weather

The situation in Florida made me think about weather in RPGs. Today on the podcast, I ramble a bit about how I use weather in my games. I mention the Greyhawk weather generator; you can find that HERE. I hope folks here in the south stay safe this weekend.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Humpday Blog-O-Rama 8.28.19

Blogs are an integral, vital part of the RPG hobby. They serve as incubators for new games, sounding boards for fresh ideas, and platforms for up-and-coming talent. They keep "forgotten" games alive, foster discussions, and build communities.

Every Wednesday on the Thought Eater podcast and blog, I take a look at what is going on in the vibrant RPG blog scene. Check out previous Humpday Blog-O-Rama posts HERE.

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INTRO

https://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2019/08/rest-in-peace-rick-loomis.html

NEWS

http://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2019/08/disney-has-your-childhood-and-youre.html

https://www.geeknative.com/68236/check-out-the-star-wars-rise-of-the-skywalker-poster

https://popcultureuncovered.com/2019/08/23/tv-brew-star-wars-the-mandalorian-trailer/

MAPS

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/753114640/440-years-old-and-filled-with-footprints-these-arent-your-everyday-maps

http://talesofthegrotesqueanddungeonesque.blogspot.com/2019/08/medieval-death-map-svnevyr-lake.html

REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

https://flintlocksandwitchery.blogspot.com/2019/08/review-pathfinder-2nd-edition.html

https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=6186

https://dungeonwords.blogspot.com/2019/08/kult-divinity-lost-i-difetti-una.html

http://www.lastmovieoutpost.com/rolling-nostalgic-marvel-super-heroes/

https://gmshoe.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/qa-bradley-k-mcdevitt-nightlife-and-it-came-from-the-late-late-late-show/

http://throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2019/08/lets-look-at-eclipse-phase-second.html

FREE STUFF

http://darkwormcolt.blogspot.com//2019/08/car-wars-classic-2d6-gaming-steve.html

https://latenightzen.blogspot.com/2019/08/one-page-setting-shrouded-city.html

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2019/08/22/everyone-needs-a-fishman/

http://leicestersramble.blogspot.com/2019/08/hi-all-back-from-fun-weekend-at.html

http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/08/urban-geomorphs-stables-1-pdf.html
http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/08/urban-geomorphs-common-quarter-block-1.html

https://www.lythia.com/

https://technicalgrimoire.com/david/2019/08/JalopyResources

MISCELLANY

https://grodog.blogspot.com/2019/08/celebrating-greyhawk-garycon-seminar-video-recording.html

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/21/gnostic-gnowledge.html

https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/deja-vu/

http://3toadstools.blogspot.com/2019/08/nifty-things-1000th-post.html

http://chaudronchromatique.blogspot.com/2019/08/postive-gross.html

https://www.theseoldgames.com/2019/08/nerd-cred-1970s-edition.html

GARY AND DAVE

https://kotaku.com/dungeons-deceptions-the-first-d-d-players-push-back-1837516834

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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Thought Eater Podcast: Night Below D&D Session Recap 8.25.19

Sundays on the Thought Eater podcast, I recap the events of my Night Below AD&D campaign. Last night's session was brutal, as the party dared to enter the troll caverns. Find out who had their head ripped off by clicking below.

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Saturday, August 24, 2019

Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 8.24.19

Every week, talented creators upload Dungeons and Dragons products to the DMs Guild, pricing them as free or pay-what-you-want in order to reach customers. Dozens of new free and pwyw products are added each week alone. It is a lot to sort through. My hope is that highlighting a few of each week's best supplements will help the designers get the attention they deserve.

You can find previous posts in this series HERE.

There were around 50 new products this week! Here were my favorites.

Various Tiles from DS

Japanese Garden

Snake Temple Bridge

Arcana Shop

These map tiles are so evocative that you can honestly design an adventure around them! One-of-a-kind artwork. Love them.

The Definitive Alchemist from Erica Heathrow

This is great. The six specializations include options to build constructs, synthesize diseases, and of course, chuck bombs. Pro layout; feels like it could have come straight from WOTC.

100 Fantasy Drugs from Official Dndspeak

Get high on that Halfling Weed, snort Illithidust, and sip that Weirdling Tea. Hilarious cover.

Cleric's Chosen Items from Green Bird RPGs

Green Bird RPGs are making some of the best third-party supplements for 5e. Here you have an assortment of thirty new magic items for clerics. As with their other products, the artwork is a highlight.

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Friday, August 23, 2019

Thought Eater Podcast: Five Minute Friday: Backup Games

Happy Friday! What is your "backup" game for when your regular campaign game doesn't happen? Do you have one? What is the criteria that makes a good backup game? What is your favorite system for "one-shots"? Hear me ramble a bit about it on the Thought Eater podcast!

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