Hey all, and hope you're doing well!
I had some ideas regarding new Patreon perks, and wanted to gauge how people might feel about them. Specifically, would you be interested in...
(1) ...weekly hangout Discord "livestreams," where I stream video games and chat about D&D/TTRPGs + give off-the-cuff answer...
2022-02-08 02:24:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Discord Workshop #9, Creating Complex & Engaging Combat Encounters, is now available on YouTube! Thank you to everyone who participated and added questions and comments to the session.
Feel free to suggest topics for the next workshop below!
2022-01-26 01:17:40 +0000 UTC View PostRunning TTRPGs for newbies is one of the greatest joys of being a DM—but I've often found that new players struggle with traditional character sheets.
"What's this number mean?" "What do I put in this box?" "What's a proficiency bonus?"
"Don't worry about it," we tell them—but if they're not supposed to worry ...
2022-01-12 18:10:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Discord Workshop #7, Pacing, Dialogue & Details in Complex Scenes; and Improvising (& Avoiding Improvising) When DMing , is now available on YouTube! You can watch at the link below. Feel free to suggest topics for the next workshop below!2022-01-04 14:45:09 +0000 UTC
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The recording of Patreon Discord Workshop #7: How to Run a Terrifying Villain (and not feel bad) is now live on YouTube!
Enjoy, and don't forget to let me know what you might like to see next month!
2021-12-06 17:56:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey all & hope you're doing well!
This month's Discord Workshop will be How to Run a Terrifying Villain (& Not Feel Bad About It), and will take place (somewhat belatedly, due to the Thanksgiving holiday), on Saturday, December 4 at 5 PM Eastern / 2 PM Pacific.
Pleas...
2021-11-18 20:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a full list of all of the Patreon-exclusive posts that I've published thus far! Hopefully this additional organization will make it easier to find resources that folks are looking for. 😊
Please feel free to let me know (either on Discord or in the comments) if there are any particular resources you'd like me t...
2021-11-11 00:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The recording of Patreon Discord Workshop #6: Improving Narration & Description is now live on YouTube! Enjoy (and don't forget to let me know what you might like to see next month!) 🙏
2021-10-26 12:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! A reminder that we'll be holding our October Patreon Discord Workshop on Improving Narration & Description tomorrow, Saturday, October 23 at 5 PM Eastern.
We'll be doing a number of live exercises, plus discussing tips, tricks, and general techniques for painting vivid and ex...
2021-10-22 21:04:14 +0000 UTC View PostOur October Patreon Discord Workshop will be on Saturday, October 23 at 5:00 PM Eastern. There, we'll discuss tips, tricks, and general techniques for improving narration and description in your D&D games.
This will be one of the most interactive workshops so far, so I'll need folks to attend...
2021-10-16 15:15:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The recorded September 2021 Patreon Discord Workshop for Running Strahd in Combat / Running Castle Ravenloft is now live on YouTube! Thank you to everyone who attended and asked questions. Hope y'all enjoy ♥
-Dragna
2021-09-26 19:40:37 +0000 UTC View PostOur September Discord Workshop on Running Strahd in Combat and Running Castle Ravenloft is scheduled for tomorrow, September 25 at 5:00 PM EST!
If you have any particular questions or topics you'd like to make sure we discuss, feel free to reply below! Otherwise,...
2021-09-24 22:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I want to know how I can improve your Patreon experience!
That's why I created a quick ~5-minute survey that will help me make this community better while giving YOU a voice in determining the content I put out for patrons!
You can fill it out at the link above. Thanks to everyone for your support, and I gre...
2021-09-02 16:19:29 +0000 UTC View Post
The Patreon Discord Workshop on encouraging player roleplay and creating rewards and progression in Barovia is live as a recording on YouTube! Thanks to all who participated; see you all next month!
2021-08-31 22:56:16 +0000 UTC View PostThis month, we'll be discussing (1) encouraging players to roleplay; and (2) rewards & progression in Barovia. Make sure to join the Discord if you haven't already to attend!
Looking forward to speaking with everyone this afternoon :)
2021-08-29 12:50:57 +0000 UTC View PostI'm a big fan of endlessly finding new and better ways to organize my D&D campaigns. The latest approach I've found is using something I like to call a "campaign compendium"—a personal encyclopedia of sorts that I can incrementally build up into a robust reference document.
Most of the heavy lifting happens upfron...
2021-08-19 20:29:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Check out my third Patreon-exclusive Discord workshop - this month, we discuss how to keep combat fast and engaging, and run a demo combat to see what that looks like!
2021-08-03 13:01:33 +0000 UTC View PostI've started a new article for FlutesLoot.com: "How to Engage Your D&D Players with Dramatic Questions." Check out the in-progress draft + outline here!
2021-07-30 00:51:27 +0000 UTC View PostHi all—I wholeheartedly apologize for not having new content recently. The past five weeks have been...a bit of a conga line of constant emergencies and personal issues. I don't think I will be in a better place until late July/early August, so if anyone would prefer to unsubscribe now and re-subscribe in September or Octob...
2021-07-08 23:30:50 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a new month, which means it's time to plan for a new Patreon Discord Workshop! Let me know in the replies what topic(s) you'd like to see me cover this month. (Previous workshops have covered skill challenges and complex social encounters)
2021-07-03 22:20:18 +0000 UTC View PostOur Patreon Discord Workshop on Running Complex Social Encounters is now live on YouTube! Here's the link to the (unlisted, so please don't share) video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqigtC-lHg
See you all next month! :)
2021-06-13 21:05:47 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be hosting the second Patron-exclusive Discord Workshop tomorrow, Saturday June 11, at 4 PM Eastern time! This month, we'll be discussing complex social encounters—how to prepare them, how to run them, and how to get into your NPCs' heads. Make sure to join the Discord if you haven't already so that you can join what's...
2021-06-12 00:14:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a lot of deliberations and frustration, I've tweaked my most recent take on the Mountain Fane into an outlined draft that I'm far happier with. I'm currently partway through rewriting the skill challenge/reconsecration ritual, and hope to have the final draft ready by the end of the week. As always, you can read the Mou...
2021-05-10 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI've got a new work-in-progress article for FlutesLoot.com, all about using social encounter statblocks like this to run complex NPC social interactions! You can read the draft 2021-05-09 14:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post
If you missed Saturday's patrons-only skill challenge demo + workshop, never fear—it's now live on YouTube! I hope this helps you run fun and engaging skill challenges in your own games, should you choose to do so 😀 https://www.youtube.com/wa...
2021-05-02 14:48:27 +0000 UTC View PostTomorrow (Saturday, May 1) at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific, I'll be hosting a patrons-only skill challenge demo + workshop on Discord!
The first third or so will involve a run-through of a sample skill challenge with several volunteers, and the rest will involve us building a skill challenge together and talking thr...
2021-04-30 13:54:08 +0000 UTC View PostYou can read my newest article, "How to Build & Run Skill Challenges in D&D 5th Edition," here! I expect it to go live in 1-2 weeks, so stay tuned!
2021-04-16 17:34:44 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome new patrons, and thank you so much for your support! It's great to see so many new folks in the Discord, and I'm looking forward to getting to know y'all better :)
In the meantime, I've got two new early-access projects for ya:
First, I've completed the rough draft of my script for an upcoming "Twice Bitte...
2021-04-10 03:37:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Decided to make a "social encounter statblock" for the dinner with Fiona Wachter last night on a whim. The goal was to make a quick reference sheet for DMs who might be unsure how to prep/run complex social scenarios. Would y'all find this kind of thing useful in other contexts—and if so, where? 🤔
(you can also joi...
2021-04-07 15:28:12 +0000 UTC View PostI've started a new article: "Why Skill Challenges Fix 5e's Broken Exploration System (& How to Run Them)." You can read the working in-progress draft here!
2021-04-01 20:35:44 +0000 UTC View Post
