Thought Eater Podcast: Five Minute Friday: What is the Ideal D&D Adventuring Party Size?

Hello everyone. Happy Friday to you! Today on the podcast I offer you some brief musings about the ideal party size in the various iterations of D&D. Give it a listen and let me know your opinion!

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Humpday Blog-O-Rama 10.23.19

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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MAPS

https://www.geeknative.com/69048/the-lord-of-the-rings-rpg-map-reveal/

http://riseupcomus.blogspot.com/2019/10/maidens-and-moon-forest-castle.html

https://viridianscroll.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-gygax-75-challenge-week-2.html

http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2019/10/friday-figures-testing-5-foot-squares.html

REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/188486307616/oh-chill-you-seem-to-be-suffering-under-a-curse
https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/188508856888/gonna-be-honest-im-sharing-the-rest-of-the

https://waynesbooks.games/2019/10/16/ringworld-roleplaying-adventure-beneath-the-great-arch-1984/

https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2019/10/16/drivethrurpg-phone-pdfs-review/

https://cavegirlgames.blogspot.com/2019/10/review-shivering-circle.html

http://dreamsinthelichhouse.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-look-at-matt-colvilles-strongholds.html

http://throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2019/10/shotgun-rpg-reviews.html



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

http://archonsmarchon.blogspot.com/2019/10/d100-supervillains.html

http://www.goatmansgoblet.com/2019/10/regarding-firewood-for-gaming-purposes.html

https://watabou.itch.io/one-page-dungeon



FREE STUFF

https://polyhedralnonsense.wordpress.com/2019/10/18/alien-xenomorphs-paper-miniatures-with-cutfiles/

http://psychicmayhem.blogspot.com/2019/10/ynnian-changelings-for-5e.html

https://nuclearharuspex.blogspot.com/2019/10/nuclear-ooze.html

http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/10/demonic-dangers-dungeon-expander.html

http://d20pirates.blogspot.com/2019/10/small-ravens-flock.html

https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/fighter-ranger-rogue

https://axesnorcs.blogspot.com/2019/10/troikajam-and-backgrounds.html
https://itch.io/jam/troika-backgrounds-jam/entries



MISCELLANY

https://whosemeasure.blogspot.com/2019/10/testing-equipment.html

https://boggswood.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-blackmoor-timeline.html

https://dungeoneering.blogspot.com/2019/10/re-imagining-dmg-cover.html

https://dumpstatadventures.com/blog/deep-dive-the-werewolf

https://www.medievalists.net/2019/10/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-medieval-werewolves/

https://www.sageadvice.eu/2019/10/15/all-things-eberron-w-keith-baker-james-haeck-and-todd-kenreck/

https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/50-lessons-about-roleplaying/

https://www.tribality.com/2019/10/15/a-guide-to-hexcrawling-part-1/

https://eldritchfields.blogspot.com/2019/10/all-hail-lord-mark.html



THE GREAT BLOG ROLL CALL!!!

https://dragonsneverforget.wordpress.com/2019/10/16/3063/

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Humpday Blog-O-Rama 8.21.19

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

http://www.trollishdelver.com/2019/08/gaming-legend-rick-loomis-needs-your.html

https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/part2abilitiesspells/



NEWS

http://polaroidsandpolarbears.co.uk/geek-and-gaming/artificer-and-warforged-officially-released-in-new-dd-sourcebook/

https://www.sageadvice.eu/2019/08/21/eberron-rising-from-the-last-war-includes-a-1st-level-adventure-in-the-towering-city-of-sharn/

https://geektyrant.com/news/sony-pictures-releases-statement-on-marvel-breakup-and-places-the-blame-on-disney

https://geektyrant.com/news/keanu-reeves-and-carrie-anne-moss-will-return-for-matrix-4-with-lana-wachowski-directing

http://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2019/08/masters-of-universe-revelation.html

http://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2019/08/time-to-return-to-world-of-dark-crystal.html

https://www.cbr.com/bond-25-no-time-to-die-official-title/



MAPS

https://waynesbooks.games/2019/08/17/the-eastern-countries-trail-map-1989-dd-known-world-setting/

https://dysonlogos.blog/2019/08/19/delve-9-10/

http://www.rustmonsteratemysword.com/2019/08/from-vault-dragonpeak.html



REVIEWS

https://rollingboxcars.com/2019/08/21/runequest-roleplaying-in-glorantha-review/

https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2019/08/21/eclipse-phase-2e-review/

https://sheepandsorcery.blogspot.com/2019/08/many-zine-reviews-through-ultans-door-2.html

https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/invisible-sun-the-key/

https://latenightzen.blogspot.com/2019/08/fascinating-osr-material.html



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://randroll.com/archive/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay-generators-guide/

https://eldritchfields.blogspot.com/2019/08/1d8-spider-mutations.html

http://leicestersramble.blogspot.com/2019/08/lost-tomes-7-oddball-spellbooks.html

https://sexuallytransmittedcentipedes.blogspot.com/2019/08/tamper-dan-dirt-merchant.html



FREE STUFF

https://www.geeknative.com/68104/free-to-download-new-subclasses-playtested-by-dd-monk-and-barbarian/

https://polyhedralnonsense.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/white-box-osr-fillable-character-sheets/

https://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2019/08/free-osr-download-phonomicon-ex-cultis.html

https://rollsanity.com/2-page-character-sheet-for-lotfp/

https://mottokrosh.com/posts/2019/08/dark-ocultists-gambit/

http://melancholiesandmirth.blogspot.com/2019/07/two-dungeons-lair-of-old-sorceror-and.html



MISCELLANY

http://josephbrowning.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-most-badass-adventuring-party-ever.html

http://ancientfarfuture.blogspot.com/2019/08/hirelings-and-henchmen-for-traveller.html

http://wizzzargh.blogspot.com/2019/08/beetles-of-unusual-size.html

https://wanderinggamist.blogspot.com/2019/08/hike-notes-mount-fuji-part-1-climb.html
http://wanderinggamist.blogspot.com/2019/08/hike-notes-mount-fuji-part-2-gaming.html

http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2019/08/omg-cthulhu-mythos.html

http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2019/08/on-starting-as-heroes.html



SWORD DREAM

https://technicalgrimoire.com/david/2019/06/SWORDDREAM

https://itch.io/jam/dreamjam/entries



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Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 7.20.19

Every week, talented creators upload 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.


Protege: Sidekick Class from Clan Crafter Hralding 

This is part of a series (also see the Squire and Mage Apprentice) providing additional Essentials-box "Sidekicks", which are sort of like henchmen. Could be useful if you run a small party. These appear to be based on the UA articles, so I am not sure how much those rules changed between the box set release. I bought the box and haven't had time to read it yet. Sigh.


Eberron Battlemaps - Lightning Rail from Thomas Pedersen

Eberron always promises a D&D "noir" experience but never seems to deliver. You might just have to do it yourself; these lightning rail maps may help. 


Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to Mass Combat from Darrin Scott

Killer free supplement outlining mass combat "squad" rules. Snag it.


Abominable Aberrations! from Ben Boyarko

Do you like weird monsters? Well, you're in luck this week. Wonderfully amateurish artwork highlights this bizarre bestiary. 


Interlibrary Loan from John Henry Adams

Creative encounters help this delivery-themed hexcrawl adventure stand out from the pack. Check out other adventures in the series HERE and HERE.


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Humpday Blog-O-Rama 7.17.19

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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LINKS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

MAPS

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/55591

https://mega-dungeon.com/2019/07/15/castle-of-overly-entitled-local-scion/

https://www.frugalgm.com/2019/07/free-gm-resource-free-map-tiles-by.html

http://www.msjx.org/2019/07/map-experimental-region-map.html



REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=6130

http://cavegirlgames.blogspot.com/2019/07/no-rest-for-wicked-short-review.html

https://technicalgrimoire.com/david/2019/07/WyrdWild

https://robotgoblin.com/2019/07/11/an-astrogonzo-trip-a-review-of-in-the-light-of-a-ghost-star/

http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/07/1978-john-carter-warlord-of-mars.html

https://dunions.blogspot.com/2019/07/crypt-of-smoke-dragon.html



GREYHAWK CORNER

http://mythlands-erce.blogspot.com/2019/07/greyhawk-i-my-journey-into-d-land.html
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=SpY

https://greyhawkonline.com/2019/07/15/oerth-journal-29-releases/



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://spacecrawl.blog/2019/07/14/hyperspace-encounter-chart/

http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/2019/07/d100-gonzo-dungeon-decor.html

http://aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com/2019/07/d100-fey-mutations.html

http://themansegaming.blogspot.com/2019/07/20-miscellaneous-mutations.html

http://daimon-games.blogspot.com/2019/07/hirelings-generators-and-lists.html



FREE STUFF

https://reddicediaries.com/castles-crusades/castles-crusades-cheatsheet/

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2019/07/updated-layout-for-gorgon-trail-troika.html
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18gI4nfDxr7fEBSCGpq3eSBxX8IYQ7Lfp/view

http://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2019/07/stuff-further-adventures-in-morthimion.html

http://chaudronchromatique.blogspot.com/2019/07/presentation-of-my-doodles-city-zine.html



MISCELLANY

https://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/2019/07/15/picturing-the-bogeymen-of-panzoasia/

http://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-wizard-baboonist.html

https://waynesbooks.games/2019/07/12/top-secret-si-player-written-character-background-and-mostly-finances/

http://journeyintotheweird.blogspot.com/2019/07/123-past-present-future.html



THE KARMA WHEEL SPINS

https://www.geeknative.com/67410/yourrpgisshit-attack-site-closes-after-the-author-accidentally-outs-himself/


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