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Dragna's Blog: The Classes - Reloaded

While I was working to transfer Reloaded from GMBinder to an Obsidian website recently, I had a bit of creative downtime - after all, I was spending all of the time I would have spent writ...

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Workshop VOD: Load Bearing Pillars / No Infodumps Allowed

The VOD for Workshop #24 is now linked on the Bronze Masterpost! This workshop includes:

  • Load Bearing Pill...

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Curse of Strahd: Reloaded is Now Available as a Website

After several weeks of work, you can now access Curse of Strahd: Reloaded as a proper website...

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Curse of Strahd Reloaded Update: Finalizing the Website Guide

This is the fifth 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 2023-11-01 11:15:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Reference Sheet: How to Use ChatGPT

By popular demand, I've published a new four-page reference sheet on How to Use ChatGPT—what it is, how it works, and how you can best make use of it.

While the final segme...

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Dragna's Blog: Reworking Vasilka

In the RAW Curse of Strahd module, Vasilka, the Abbot’s planned “Bride of Strahd,” is no more than a flesh golem. With an Intelligence of 5 and an inability to speak, “she...

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Curse of Strahd Reloaded Update: Ezmerelda's Seance & Website Transition

Another week, another update! This is the fourth 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 View Post

Curse of Strahd Reloaded Update: Yester Hill & Village of Krezk

Apologies for the belated update! This is the third in a series of (hopefully) regular posts providing updates on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. You can find all previo...

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Workshop #23: Session Prep Tools & Advanced Monster Design

The VOD of Patreon Discord Workshop #23, titled Using ChatGPT & Obsidian to Prep Your Campaign // Advanced Monster Statblock Design, is now available on YouTube!

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Dragna's Blog: Redeeming the Abbot

I’m trying something new with these devblogs - largely to try and keep to a more consistent publication schedule. Instead of writing them up after the fact, I’m going to use them as a works...

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Sunday Workshop: Using ChatGPT & Obsidian to Prep / Advanced Monster Design

This month's Patreon Discord Workshop will take place on Sunday, October 1 at 1 PM Eastern, and will feature the following topics:

  • 📝 Stay Or...

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Dragna's Blog: Watsonian vs. Doylist Design in D&D

Why doesn’t the revised Reloaded give Ireena Kolyana a power boost?

Arc X of Re-Reloaded, codenamed Tatyana’s Legacy, provides...

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Dragna's Blog: Stories are about people, not plots

I. STORIES ARE ABOUT PEOPLE, NOT PLOTS

There's a quote from Game of Thrones said by Lord Stannis Baratheon, one of multiple candidates vying to win the throne of Westeros by conquest. After...

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Curse of Strahd Reloaded Update: Fighting the Druids & Road to Yester Hill

This is the second in a series of weekly posts providing updates on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. You can find all previous posts 2023-09-10 13:21:35 +0000 UTC View Post

New Curse of Strahd Reloaded Update: Meet the Martikovs & Into the Winery

This is the first in a series of (hopefully) weekly/fortnightly posts updating folks on my progress in drafting and editing the new Reloaded guide. 

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Two New Discord Workshops Now Available (Descriptions Below!)

I've just published the two most recent Patreon-exclusive Discord workshops on the Bronze masterpost. They include the...

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Dragna's Devblog: Reloading Skill Challenges

Skill challenges are weird.

To understand why, let’s rewind a second to D&D 4th edition, way back in Ye Olde Yonder Years of 2008-2013. 4e made a lot of changes to the standard...

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CoS Reloaded Update: Aug. 26, 2023

Welcome to the first installment of a (hopefully) weekly update series in which I share my progress with the revised Curse of Strahd: Reloaded guide, as well as my projections for upcoming...

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SCHEDULED WORKSHOP: The Art of Resonance / The Agency Problem

The next Patreon Discord workshop will take place this Saturday, August 26 at 1 PM Eastern. It will include the following two topics:

  • Part I: 🧑 The Art of Resonance:...

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Curse of Strahd: Reloaded—Act II: The Shadowed Town is Now Live!

I'm excited to announce that the public release of the revised Curse of Strahd: Reloaded's Act II: The Shadowed Town—a comprehensive guide to the multiple narrative arcs...

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Dragna's Devblog: Why D&D Travel Doesn’t Work

When I first started writing this devblog more than a month ago, I didn’t realize just how much IRL obligations would keep me away from my Patreon work. While I’ve been able to finish ...

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The Five Types of D&D Gameplay Challenges (& More)

Happy August! Sorry I've been a bit MIA for a while, but I'm back with a whole host of new content goodies. Today in particular, I've posted four new reference sheets to the DM's Toolkit View Post

Curse of Strahd: Reloaded Update + Vallaki Guide Preview

When I last posted an update on Curse of Strahd: Reloaded 2023-07-24 15:58:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Curse of Strahd: Reloaded—"Into the Valley" is now live!

The third public release of the revised Curse of Strahd: Reloaded is now live!

This new...

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Apparently Patreon just added updates for former patrons (I'm sorry).

Hello! If you're confused as to why you're receiving this email from me, it'll all make sense in a moment. (If you're currently a paid member of my Patreon, feel free to disregard all this.)

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Using Exposition | New Reference Sheet (DM's Toolkit)

I've added the first of four new reference sheets to the DM's Toolkit. This reference sheet is a guide to Using Exposition, discussing the six purposes an...

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Dragna's Devblog: The Death of Izek Strazni

Problem: How do I turn Izek’s assassination mission into a real quest?

In the original Curse of Strahd module, the Fiona Wachter’s Wish special event provides them wit...

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Dragna's Devblog: A Designer's Framework

One of the most frequent questions I get from readers about Re-Reloaded is: “Why did you remove Morgantha from the Village of Barovia?”

Tangentially related, two of the most frequent piec...

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200-Patron Celebration & Raffle

It's been just over two years since I launched this Patreon—and since the first public re-release of Curse of Strahd: Reloaded three weeks ago, we've passed a monumental 200 patrons!

First...

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Dragna's Devblog #16: Soap Operas & Content Mills

Welcome back to the devblog! This week’s another two-parter, since I owe ya one from last week. Moving ahead, though, I will be setting aside a full ninety minutes every Thursday night t...

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