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If you're in my Discord, you know I'm a massive fan of a new tabletop system called 2021-04-11 19:20:34 +0000 UTC
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I know you guys love those less active variants, so here's a less dramatic version of "Be Whole Again." Realistically, I imagine this version is going to get more use than the original. Short of so...
2021-04-11 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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So many tabletop RPG canonically dictate that some version of heaven and hell are demonstrably real. That's an insane detail that I think most campaigns do not pay enough attentio...
2021-04-11 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I imagine music is used non-diegetically in most campaigns. That is: when the GM plays a track, the characters aren't LITERALLY hearing that music in-game. Of course, if you're playing a 2021-04-05 13:35:22 +0000 UTC
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When I'm DMing, I often like to use small towns as sort of "social dungeons": areas where the players have a clear goal, a variety of potential routes and leads, and in which the NPCs they meet rep...
2021-04-05 13:25:25 +0000 UTC
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Note: My next Foundry module will be coming out in a couple days. This will only be available at the Virtuoso Tier and up, so if Foundry modules are something you're looking for, p...
2021-04-01 12:55:16 +0000 UTC
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It has been reconfirmed yet again that y'all love the ambient and sparse mixes of my tracks. That's great, because they're very satisfying to make! I have a tendency to... let's say "overcomplicate...
2021-03-29 14:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Note: Please submit track requests for the April poll! Limit 2 per patron, and please submit them in a way that makes it easy for me to post. Drop them in the comments here or in t...
2021-03-29 13:55:00 +0000 UTC
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As a rule, it is unwise to engage an Old One in direct combat. They exist outside our understanding and can end worlds with a thought. THEREFORE, it's usually best if you explore their realms with ...
2021-03-22 13:56:36 +0000 UTC
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Every couple of months, I can reliably count on you all to vote for the track request that is unambiguously the most difficult to score. "Lovecraftian Horror Breaking Through Dimensional Walls" is ...
2021-03-22 13:48:34 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all! Vol. 5 is rapidly approaching completion, and I'm currently planning how I'll round out the track list. I conducted one of these polls last year, and it was quite illuminating. ...
2021-03-21 16:15:05 +0000 UTC
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In general, I try to avoid using too many synthesizers in my RPG music. I use sooo many synths in my video game work, and since the majority of you are playing in fantasy settings, I find ...
2021-03-15 23:34:20 +0000 UTC
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Presenting players with meaningful choices and then showing them the consequences is one of the most satisfying parts of tabletop gaming for both players and GMs. There's nothing I love more than g...
2021-03-15 23:27:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! Today, I'm bringing Music d20 into 2021 by finally releasing my most requested feature: Foundry integration! For those of you who use 2021-03-10 13:00:45 +0000 UTC
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Exploring long-abandoned castles, cathedrals, and catacombs is such a staple of fantasy RPGs. Those moments before combat starts or traps are sprung can be incredibly moody and tense. For music, yo...
2021-03-09 21:09:34 +0000 UTC
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A gust of wind howls across the vertical walls of the bottomless abyss that opens on both sides. The bridge you're walking on bears the signs of some past battles, the unfortunate assaulters we...
2021-03-09 20:59:39 +0000 UTC
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There's a certain sound that I love in podcasts, that I mostly attribute to This American Life and its spinoffs. Take some simple and pleasantly plucky music, and add the tiniest amount of...
2021-03-05 16:32:51 +0000 UTC
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This week I'm bringing you the first in a short series of collaborations with Music d20 patron, podcaster, and RPG creator Adam ...
2021-03-05 16:17:22 +0000 UTC
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NOT TO BRAG but I think February was pretty dang full of highlights here at Music d20! New Arkus,
2021-03-01 14:42:29 +0000 UTC
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"In the Warmth of the Fire" is one of my favorite tunes I've written for Music d20. The original has a perfect Nordic sort of aurora borealis vibe that's great for frigid adventures. It's got a hum...
2021-02-28 18:49:03 +0000 UTC
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Note: Please send in some track requests! March is imminently approaching, and I will be posting a poll tomorrow morning. Thanks!
I'm quite fond of airships. It's almost cert...
2021-02-28 18:42:21 +0000 UTC
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I just released a huge collab with some great RPG buddies! If you can see this post, that means you're already my patron. Thank you! If you want to read a little bit about what's contained in these...
2021-02-22 16:51:34 +0000 UTC
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Note: If you just want my track, it's available at the bottom! Instrumental version is free, incredible vocal rendition is available to all my patrons.
Ahoy, ye scurvy tr...
2021-02-22 16:32:56 +0000 UTC
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"Do you get to the Cloud District very often? Oh, what am I saying? Of course you don't."
Okay, but what happens when your party DOES go to the rich part of town? By mid-level gamepl...
2021-02-21 15:04:16 +0000 UTC
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This week, I bring you a stellar map from my friends Mik & Wewa. This Victorian-style auction house is perfect for a bit ...
2021-02-21 14:55:20 +0000 UTC
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I'm so please to announce the release of the first supplement for my Arkus campaign setting! I've been...
2021-02-15 18:38:16 +0000 UTC
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NOTE: This is the free version of the Arkus Campaign Setting Supplement. My patrons (or patrons of any of my collaborators for this project) also get access to new tracks, maps, minis/tokens, a...
2021-02-15 18:24:55 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to Arkus, the arboreal realm of intrigue and the arcane! Discover new subclasses, dungeon inspiration, and bizarre lore in this exciting new supplement to the
2021-02-15 18:21:54 +0000 UTC
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Witches fight dirty. You're not going to "lay siege" to a hag's lair. You're going to try to outlast their wicked magic and just get blows in when you can. Hags are dark! As such, this combat versi...
2021-02-06 16:16:29 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes when I'm making spooky / dungeon / ambient exploration music, I wonder if what I'm really making is music at all, and then I wonder if that distinction matters! You obviously don...
2021-02-06 16:08:50 +0000 UTC
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