Hello Everyone,

In celebration of Arcana Unleashed I've made something for all the guys, gals and thalls who don't wanna touch a crusty old spell book, recite some silly old prayer or song, The Manual of Martial Prowess. This is a collection of homebrew rules meant as an overhaul of the martial, non-spellcasting, classes. These rules are meant to serve as a major bump in power and versatility for martial characters (barbarian, fighter, monk and rogue) and slight bumps for the other weapon using classes (paladin and ranger). It includes feats covering each weapon mastery, and weapon properties as well as a reworking of the battle masters maneuvers for the martial classes called combat technjiques. These include several new techniques not previously from the battle masters maneuvers. The manual also includes a series of optional feats for the various weapon using classes and a revised battle master subclass. Finally, I've also introduced a new mechanic called Signature Techniques, which are powerful abilities that grow as your character gains levels (think along the lines of an anime protagonist's special attack and you'll have an idea what I'm going for). The signature techniques listed in this manual are not fully balanced against one another and are in an early draft form, so I am very eager to receive some feedback here and suggestions for more signature techniques.

Any feedback is welcome and I hope you all enjoy.

This week is our last session in a campaign that’s gone on a year. My husband has been an amazing DM, is there anything I can get him/do for him to celebrate the completion of the campaign? I would do special food/drinks with the group but we play online and he doesn’t like to snack while he DMs.

Tabletop close-ups from our Curse of Strahd: Argynvostholt session! 🎲🏰🐉

Laid out the ruined manor using a combination of Dwarven Forge and Dungeons and Lasers dungeon tiles to create multi-room encounters for the party.

The session took them through the haunted corridors, fighting off spectral warriors and giant spider ambushes, before confronting the tragic remnant knights of the Order of the Silver Dragon. Pictured outside is the silver dragon statue standing vigil over the courtyard entrance.

I am working on a DnD campaign to run at some point in the future and need help coming up with some adventure sites/locations/quests etc to flesh it out.

Are there any good collections of adventures/dungeons that I can take, reflavour and reskin and drop in?

For example good dungeons with interesting layouts, mechanics and puzzles. I can then theme it however I want and add a cool macguffin they gotta find. Or perhaps an adventure around a prison break or a heist or a ball that I can add my own stamp to?

I find as a DM I can be good at adapting things to fit my campaign, add narative etc. but I need help coming up with the initial basis for an adventure. My dungeons I design are just boring room after room in a linear fashion.

So does such a collection exist? The more I can find the better as I can then just read through and pick the best. Theme or flavour makes no difference to me - I'll change the vibe completely if needed, switch out enemies etc.

Thanks in advance! Bonus points for books that have many in one book rather than individual books.

It took me longer to get this out that expected! I hope you guys eat on it for a bit until I can get the next one out—first Legendary monsters, ahoy!

(Edit: Second half was supposed to follow this one, going to polish off and add to it tomorrow or the day after, sorry!)

Art included:
“Ripper Swarm” by Damien Mammoliti
“Zoanthrope” by Billy Christian
“Ultramarines vs Tyranids” by Raymond Swanland

“Bloodmaster” by Daniel Caballero (Disclaimer: AI editing used to remove watermarks and boost colors—will not use again if you guys have issue!)

“Herald of Slaanesh” by Igor Sid
“Infernal Enrapturess” as shown in “Realm of Chaos: Wrath and Rapture”
“Sloppity Bilepiper” by Antonio J. Manzanedo
“Spoilpox Scrivener” by Antonio J. Manzanedo
“Heralds of Tzeentch” as shown in “Codex Chaos Daemons 8th ed”

Arthurian tales are based in strange tales, pagan lore and druidic magic. There's a dude whose swinging arm gets stronger based on the position of the sun in the sky. A several mile wide wasteland is the result of a magical nuke. What can I give my players as rewards that fit within the very odd realm of Arthurian mythos?

For reference, the players are all Knights. Horses, Armor and a missing from God. I've discussed it with my players and they know what they're in for.

I run a digital display (tv) face up on the table to display battle maps and we play directly on the screen. I've given projectors and dry erase a shot. What kind of setup are you running? Any other digital display folks out there?

This is a question for those who are also familiar with Zalazney’s Chronicles of Amber and its dice-less ttrpg.

Which character classes (and ancestries, for that matter) would you use to craft the members of the royal family? Yes, I am totally aware that the narrative and world building of Amber would not fit into the D&D rules. Especially since they are all basically reality manipulating gods. What I am asking is, if you were to make a high level character based on them (a Shadow, if you will. No reality manipulation nor walking through Shadow)), how would you do it?

Follow up, or bonus, how would you set up The Pattern? I actually have a rough idea for this, I am just curious what others think.

I have been using binders as a DM screen and i am looking to upgrade. I haven’t been able to find this screen that Johnny is using.

Also, this short series with Friday Beers was really good! I learned a lot about Dming from Johnny in this. I wish they would’ve continued the series!

Feel free to put any criticisms in the comments

Let me know what i could do differently!

Obviously, I have a general idea. I am gay. But, I am curious to know specifically what do people mean? I am interested in DMing and what to create a welcoming space. Such as

What are the expectations?

Does someone expect representation, such as queer characters. Let's say I am running strictly from an official adventure and there are no queer characters. Do people expect me to change their gender expression or sexuality?

Or is a queer friendly table more about how people relate to one another? And letting the players relate to the setting and NPCs in a way that is "yes and." For example, someone wanting to flirt. And placing no rules on their behavior regarding gender expression and orientation.

Does each NPC need to state their pronouns?

What if all the relationships are heteronormative? Is that offensive?

What if there is some queer content and it's not 100% queer? What if it's not enough content?

I think I'm overthinking this and trying to understand what expectations players typically have when they see 'queer-friendly table' in a listing.

Dice bag #2 just died on me, and this time I sat down and figured out what I should have been checking all along. Posting so you don't repeat my mistakes:

1. Does it stand open on its own? Round-bottom drawstring bags tip over the moment you let go - so you end up holding the bag in one hand and digging with the other, every single session. A square or flat base means it sits open on the table like a bowl. Biggest quality-of-life difference by far, and listings almost never mention it.

2. What's the lining - and can metal dice live separately? My resin dice came out micro-scratched after months of sharing a pouch with metal ones. Yes, mixing them was partly my own fault (lesson learned) — but a rough synthetic interior turns that mistake into a rock tumbler. Soft cotton lining helps; pockets that keep metal away from resin entirely solve it.

3. Does the drawstring actually lock? A bare drawstring loosens in a backpack - that's how I once found stray d4s in my car a week later. A cord lock or clip costs the maker nothing, and it's the first thing that fails on cheap bags.

Bonus - check the pocket math. If it has pockets, each one should take multiple full sets, not one. Otherwise the "organizer" fills up long before your collection does.

What killed your last bag? And DMs - does your table-hauling bag of holding live by different rules than a player's one-set pouch?