Life events, a bout of COVID, and a week-long trip slowed me down a bit, but I'm excited to share that I'm officially done writing the rough draft of the content for Arc P: Ravenloft He...
2024-06-20 18:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostArc P: Ravenloft Heist is probably one of the strangest arcs I’ve had to write so far in Reloaded, structurally speaking.
At its core, Castle Ravenloft is a r...
2024-05-24 00:51:14 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough an ill-timed cold laid me out for a solid week, I'm still making steady progress on Arc P: Ravenloft Heist. I'm a little more than two-thirds done with the arc's ...
2024-05-20 22:02:06 +0000 UTC View PostI've published Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide: Reloaded on the Bronze Masterpost! This chapter ...
2024-05-13 01:38:27 +0000 UTC View PostI've posted links to the VODs of the last four workshops—resonance, tension, agency, and voice-acting—on the Bronze Ma...
2024-05-11 00:34:02 +0000 UTC View PostFollowing the results of last month's survey regarding the future of the Patreon workshops, I've decid...
2024-05-11 00:01:12 +0000 UTC View PostI've officially begun work on Arc P: Ravenloft Heist, and this arc is definitely looking to be a doozy! Still, thanks to a more regular and efficient writing schedule (plu...
2024-05-06 12:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostI got hugely positive feedback from the last changelog design notes devblog, s...
2024-05-02 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs you probably already know, I recently released v2.0.7 of Curse of Strahd: Reloaded, featuring Arc O: Dinner with the Devil. As per usual, this release also featured a number of edits to prior ar...
2024-04-18 12:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostSince I first started this Patreon, I've also offered (near) monthly patron-exclusive Discord workshops focused on an assorted grab-bag of topics related to DMing theory, game/narrative design, and...
2024-04-16 01:37:59 +0000 UTC View PostI'm excited to share the seventh public installment of my revised Curse of Strahd guide, Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. ...
2024-04-12 11:54:29 +0000 UTC View PostYou do not need to have attended prior workshops to attend this one. VODs of previous workshops are linked in the 2024-04-07 13:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Arc P, Dinner with the Devil, is complete, as are most of my edits for v2.0.7. My current target for release is late next week.
Unrelated - I'm interested in eventually releasing an update ...
I don't have much news on Reloaded at the moment, so please enjoy this brief blog about my homebrew campaign - or rather, what became of my homebrew campaign - and how it influenced my thoughts...
2024-03-21 12:52:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, and apologies for the long period of radio silence.
First - Arc P: Dinner with the Devil is nearly finished. I just need to wrap up writing the final combat...
2024-03-10 16:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy last homebrew session left me in a bit of a funk.
In fact, my last several sessions have.
As I’ve previously mentioned, I run a biweekly homebrew campaign for nine (relatively ne...
It’s genuinely difficult to balance encounters for parties of different levels. It’s even harder to balance encounters for parties of different tiers - or different sizes.
In Re-Reloaded...
I'm excited to share the sixth public installment of my revised Curse of Strahd guide, Curse of Strahd: Reloaded...
2024-01-31 15:14:31 +0000 UTC View PostYou do not need to have attended prior workshops to attend this one. VODs of previous workshops are linked in the 2024-01-28 15:10:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Argynvostholt, in RAW, is impressively empty.
It has fifty-three rooms. Of these, five have combat encounters (giant spiders, chapel revenants, trapped hallway, beacon phantoms, and maybe Vla...
2024-01-22 22:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the ninth in a series of regular posts providing updates on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. You can find all previous posts 2024-01-21 22:38:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the eighth in a series of regular posts providing updates on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. You can find all previous posts 2024-01-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm excited to announce a new series of monthly Patreon DMing skills workshops, beginning this Saturday.
Where the old series of workshops discussed ad-hoc topics submitted and voted on...
2024-01-04 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs a DM, I like it when my players surprise me.
Not “surprise” as in “going entirely off the rails,” mind you (though that can be fun in the right circumstances). No, I mean when play...
2024-01-03 13:51:09 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the seventh in a series of regular posts providing updates on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. You can find all previous posts 2023-12-21 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, after an unexpected four-month delay, I’m excited to share the fifth public installment of my revised Curse of Strahd guide, 2023-12-13 13:16:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The three vampiric brides of Strahd von Zarovich - Ludmilla, Volenta, and Anastrasya - have a far more pronounced role in Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. Where, in RAW, the three brides are ordinary
This is the sixth in a series of regular posts providing updates on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. You can find all previous posts 2023-12-09 16:33:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy November! Got some quick updates - both about the workshops and about a new in-progress release.
First: after talking through the topic on the Patreon Discord, I've dec...
2023-11-22 00:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn Curse of Strahd: Reloaded, unlike RAW, the players have an opportunity to heal the Abbot of the Abbey of Saint Markovia of the corruption that has tainted his soul (courtesy of the Dark Powers a...
2023-11-17 13:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post