Saturday, November 23, 2019

Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 11.23.19

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.


Noblecrumpet's City Generator from Christopher Culbertson


I make no secret of my love for random tables and generators, and this collection of tables for city creation is simply fantastic. Use it with any edition. Includes a helpful "character sheet" for your city as well. Download immediately. 



Decorative D20s from Tabletop Unglued


Awesome little supplement with templates to create your own papercraft d20s! I'm thinking of making some for ornaments this year.



My First D&D Characters from Adam Hancock


I have been playing in a game with a bunch of new players, and it is easy sometimes to forget how overwhelming a character sheet can be. This free supplement provides pregens for 1st level characters that are formatted into simple stat blocks. A really helpful "training wheels" supplement for young kids or people that have never played D&D before. 



Complete Sailing Sheet 5e from Caelan Levine


This is the creme de la creme of ship sheets. Great for Saltmarsh or anything else. Form fillable. 



Lantern Hag from Green Bird RPGs


Speaking of the very best, the wonderfully talented Green Bird team is back with a new product. This short supplement introduces a new nasty, the titular hag, along with a sample lair/mini-adventure. As always, the artwork and flavor are choice.


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Friday, November 22, 2019

Thought Eater Podcast: Willy the Wizard Compilation Volume 1

Something really fun today! I compiled all of the Willy the Wizard episodes into one podcast. This makes them a lot easier to find. Willy the Wizard is a sporadic series of absurd skits that I do with my daughter. They feature characters from our home campaign: Elizabeth the Fighter and Willy the hard-of-hearing Wizard.


Image by Grey Wizard of the upcoming Break! RPG

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Humpday Blog-O-Rama 11.20.19

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.




INTRO

https://neoyorkchronicles.blogspot.com/



BIGGIES


http://www.bastionland.com/2019/11/electric-bastionland-is-live.html

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bastionland/electric-bastionland-rpg

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ipMsbNE5EH6-1_d58o_JfneF2XA4yWqfr5XxJInSzqI




http://questingblog.com/labyrinth-adventure-game-preview/



MAPS



https://mapoftheweek.blogspot.com/2019/11/twenty-foot-japanese-scroll-map.html



https://dysonlogos.blog/2019/11/12/the-commercial-map-collection-hits-300/



https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/hex-flower-game-engines-an-overview-and-some-thoughts/



https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2019/11/14/the-rise-of-ryecroft/



http://footofthemountainadventures.blogspot.com/2019/11/roomscape-temple.html



http://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2019/11/map-monday-black-spire-outpost.html





REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES



http://endzeitgeist.com/d30-dms-companion-osr-patreon-request/



https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2019/11/13/carbon-2185-review/



http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/11/risking-old-school-renaissance.html



http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2019/11/review-bx-gangbusters.html



https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/good-licenced-boardgames/



https://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/review-maquis-solo-board-game-by-side.html



https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/189074592965/and-here-were-are-at-dragonstrike-1993-this-is



https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/189030195965/heres-fantasy-forest-an-oddly-combative





http://www.trollishdelver.com/2019/11/d-4e-daring-triumph-of-design.html



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://goodberrymonthly.blogspot.com/2019/11/whats-in-wizards-pockets-d100.html

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2019/11/d100-table-this-secret-door-opens.html



FREE STUFF



https://www.freelancetraveller.com/magazine/

http://spacecockroach.blogspot.com/2019/11/quick-and-dirty-classic-traveller.html

https://zhodani.space/2019/11/14/intercept-space-combat/
https://vectormovement.com/downloads/



http://bigthingswithsmallwings.blogspot.com/2019/11/pulp-egypt-1.html



http://abominablefancy.blogspot.com/2019/11/5e-one-shot-version-2.html



http://idledoodler.blogspot.com/2019/11/wretches-riches-version-041.html


https://princesses-and-pioneers.tumblr.com/post/189139154993/princesses-pioneers-v20



MISCELLANY



http://bernietheflumph.blogspot.com/2019/11/acadecon-2019-games-i-ran-and-played.html

https://www.sageadvice.eu/2019/11/15/players-handbook-variants-explained-by-jeremy-unearthed-arcana/

https://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2019/11/defeat-your-demons-with-dungeons-dragons.html



https://davidleonard-greyhawkmusings.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-of-oerth-part-1-of-grey-elves.html
https://davidleonard-greyhawkmusings.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-of-oerth-part-2-of-ur-flan.html
https://davidleonard-greyhawkmusings.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-of-oerth-part-3-of-vecna-and.html
https://davidleonard-greyhawkmusings.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-of-oerth-part-4-of-dark-age-of.html



https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2019/11/recent-ish-resource-management-links.html



CROAKING



https://dmdavid.com/tag/how-character-death-lands-dd-in-a-tug-of-war-between-game-and-story/

http://jrients.blogspot.com/2019/11/old-school-pc-fragility.html


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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Thought Eater Podcast: Revenge of the Unpopular D&D Opinions

So a week or so ago on the podcast I shared an unpopular D&D opinion, then I followed it up with a call-in show on the topic. Today....we close this sucker out with a wrap-up show.




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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 11.16.19

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.



Character Biggies PHB from Tabletop Unglued



These unique "character screens" will definitely have others at your table asking you where you found them.



Character Passports PHB from Tabletop Unglued



Another killer character sheet variant from Tabletop Unglued, sort of like a pocketmod zine kind of thing.



To Account for Taverns from Andrew Clark




This is a handy little supplement with tables for tavern names, NPCs, menu specialties, random events, and more. 



[DCM] Psionics and the Mystic Expanded from Dakota Cash




This is a massive 86-page expansion of the Unearthed Arcana Mystic class. DOZENS of feats, items, new abilities, prestige-like class options, and more. A ton of work went into this one. 



Barbegazi: An Arctic Themed Race for Players and NPCs from Ted Chieffe




Flavorful supplement detailing the reclusive and diminutive Barbegazi, complete with feats, items, and even a sample frozen lair. Admit it, you want to ride a polar bear. I know I do.



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Friday, November 15, 2019

Thought Eater Podcast: Five Minute Friday: Willy the Wizard and the Temple of Elemental Evil

Willy is back! Join my daughter and I for the latest in our sporadic series of ultra-short, ultra-silly skits based on characters from our home campaign. Have a great weekend!



Image by Grey Wizard of the upcoming Break! RPG


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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Humpday Blog-O-Rama 11.13.19

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.




INTRO

https://odysseusjones.blogspot.com/2019/11/today-i-want-to-talk-about-neat-site.html



ALIEN RPG



https://www.geeknative.com/69383/space-is-hell-a-review-of-free-league-publishings-alien-rpg

https://anchor.fm/dragonsarereal/episodes/036-Aliens-Roleplaying-Game-e8umhc

https://timbannock.com/alien-the-roleplaying-game-resources/

https://www.alien-rpg.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/alienrpg/



MAPS





https://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=45367



https://travellerrpgblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/interview-with-marc-miller-and-starship.html



https://dysonlogos.blog/2019/11/09/pyramid-kraken/



REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES



http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2019/11/reviews-osr-mars.html



https://waynesbooks.games/2019/11/07/days-of-the-dragon-1981-dungeons-dragons-fantasy-art-calendar/



https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/189007003047/heres-an-odd-one-yaquintos-hero-1980-this




https://themanwithahammer.blogspot.com/2019/11/dead-by-dawn-review-redux.html



http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/11/freeing-old-school-renaissance.html





https://osrgrimoire.blogspot.com/2019/11/dungeon.html



http://fantasy-faction.com/2019/scion-rpg-2nd-edition-review-part-one-scion-hero



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://crateredland.blogspot.com/2019/11/exploring-meatropolis.html

https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2019/11/osr-1d1000-mutations.html



FREE STUFF

http://toadrpg.blogspot.com/2019/11/moldhammer.html
http://toadrpg.blogspot.com/2019/11/moldhammer-alternate-rules-bonus-content.html

https://archons-court.blogspot.com/2019/11/ghost-ship-to-planet-transylvania.html




http://goodberrymonthly.blogspot.com/2019/11/ugh-old-gallax-hall-1-21.html




https://paizo-images.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image/download/PZO2105+Character+Playtest.pdf






http://abominablefancy.blogspot.com/2019/11/5e-one-shot-pared-down-play-for-getting.html



MISCELLANY



https://grodog.blogspot.com/2019/11/mega-dungeon-mondays-new-blog-series.html

https://flintlocksandwitchery.blogspot.com/2019/11/rules-as-player.html

http://daimon-games.blogspot.com/2019/11/travel-and-hex-crawling-part-three-path.html

https://boneboxchant.wordpress.com/2019/11/05/fiona-maeve-geist-jarrett-crader/



https://www.geeknative.com/69388/dd-memes-renamed-monsters



USELESS COMPLEXITY



http://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-useless-complexity-of-5e-and-other.html


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