I have been using a large, dry erase mat to mediocre effect and I would like to make an upgrade. My tokens are DIY cut-outs on steel washers and my hand-drawing skills suck.

Does anyone have recommendations for collections of tokens? I'd prefer to support an artist (thinking Etsy or similar). I've seen a few examples that aren't precisely what I'm looking for. I'd love a collection of several dozen/hundred tokens that are artistically stylized and uniform -- they don't have to depict specifics, even just generic "bad guy" tokens with some icons for different PC classes would be a good start. Prefer recommendations of things you've actually bought and enjoyed using. (Also, I'm NOT looking for 3D figurines or HeroForge-style 3D printed things. That price point is a bit high atm)

Similarly with physical battlemaps. I'm imagining a box of several dozen large, pre-printed physical battlemaps (maybe templates) that depict generalized places like temples, taverns, ruins, caves, etc. I've heard one recommendation for Loke, but I'd love to know if people have had success elsewhere.

I'm not interested in printing my own maps, so any recommendations for software from which I can build my own and print would not be especially helpful (but feel free to leave it for anyone who finds this post in future).

Tis the season for Halloween-themed games! In this free adventure, the characters arrive in Phandalin at the start of a seasonal celebration know as The Festival of Faces.

This six page prologue to the Lost Mine of Phandelver is packed with pertinent lore, skill challenges, exploration opportunities, social encounters and, yes, combat. The Festival of Faces is designed to be a fun introduction to Phandalin that will inspire the players at your table fall in love with the town of Phandalin and its residents.

You can download this adventure for free at DMsGuild or, if you want to support my work, choose the Pay What You Want option ($0.50). Fully preview the first two pages of content and download the adventure here:

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/453963/The-Festival-of-Faces

Dear Dungeon Masters,

Imposter syndrome can be a daunting foe, especially when you're crafting epic adventures and immersive worlds for your players. But remember, you're not alone in this struggle. Even the most experienced Dungeon Masters have grappled with imposter syndrome at some point in their journey.

You Are the Storyteller: Embrace your role as the storyteller. Your unique storytelling abilities are what make your campaigns unforgettable. Trust in your narrative skills to lead your players on incredible journeys.

Expertise Grows with Experience: Mastery takes time. Your early campaigns might not have been perfect, but each session is a chance to learn and refine your craft. Don't let past missteps define your abilities.

Embrace the Unknown: Dungeons and Dragons is about unpredictability and creativity. Embrace the uncertainty and use it to your advantage. Adapt to your players' choices, and let your improvisational skills shine.

Seek Player Feedback: Your players are your most valuable critics. Encourage open communication with your group, and use their feedback to improve your campaigns. Remember, they keep coming back for a reason—you're doing something right!

Build Confidence Slowly: Set realistic expectations for yourself. Don't rush into creating intricate worlds or complex storylines if you're not ready. Build your confidence gradually by mastering simpler adventures first.

You Are Not Alone: Reach out to fellow Dungeon Masters for advice and support. Sharing your experiences and challenges with others who understand can help alleviate feelings of isolation and inadequacy.

Your World, Your Rules: Remember that your campaign world is your canvas. There's no single "right" way to DM. Create a gaming experience that resonates with you and your players, and don't be afraid to bend or break the rules for the sake of fun.

Every Session is a Learning Opportunity: Approach each session with a growth mindset. Whether it's a spectacular success or a challenging failure, view it as a valuable learning experience that contributes to your growth as a Dungeon Master.

Take Breaks When Needed: Burnout can be a real threat to your creativity and confidence. Don't hesitate to take breaks when necessary. Recharge your creative energy and return to the table with renewed enthusiasm.

Celebrate Your Campaign's Triumphs: Cherish those moments when your players are on the edge of their seats, fully immersed in your world. These are the rewards of your hard work and dedication.

Remember, Dungeon Mastering is an art that evolves over time. Imposter syndrome is just a temporary shadow that can be dispelled with patience, practice, and a belief in your storytelling prowess. Your players are fortunate to have you guide them through the realms of imagination.

Stay inspired, stay motivated, and keep rolling those dice!

Sincerely,

The Tactical DM

https://www.songsofavelia.com/showcase/confronted-by-ruffians

An old abandoned ale house has been overtaken by an intimidating band of ruffians who are using it as their new base of operations and are becoming increasingly hostile. They want to claim leadership of the Town of Phandalin, and are holding it hostage by terrorizing the local population.

Okay so a bit more context, a friend of mine is going to start dming and wants to have all the character sheets in one place. They also put a rule for only the phb for classes and races which I understand and agree with since they're a new dm and still kinda new at the game. However when we were talking about potential characters I mentioned how one idea I had was an arcane trickster rogue (I like to plan my characters with the subclasses in mind personally) and they were like "I don't think that's in the phb?" And I told them it was since I own the physical phb and can see all the options it has. So I checked dnd beyond and it only gives me 1 subclass option if I haven't bought the digital phb, same with roll 20.

Is there anywhere where the sheets can all be in one place so the dm can see them and also has more than 1 subclass option for free?

[PODCAST] We Speak Common Ep. 248 - When and why you shouldn’t stat a GOD

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I am looking into getting a stream deck to cue music and SFX for my DMing. I am curious if there is a good app for Mac that I can use to manage everything.

🔮⚔️🐉 Hey all! Today I'm launching a tool I've been working on to speed up NPC and paper mini creation: www.genpc.ai
I really love worldbuilding and creating bespoke experiences for my players, but (as you all know) prep time is a killer. I’ve been building some software tools to speed up the most time consuming/repetitive parts of my GMing process, and I thought they might be useful for others as well. Try it out and let me know what you think / what else would be helpful for your game prep!

Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

Well done for making it this far! Here your party will find themselves at the Redbrand Hideout. This is a more typical dungeon crawl. Your players will have the option to enter from a few different locations, but overall things are relatively simple. Towards the end there's a chance for Glasstaff to escape, if he does, that's not a problem since your players will be able to encounter him later down the road. I also teased an item that will come into play next session in a twist that completely changes this adventure for the better, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out more!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for The Redbrand Hideout: DM Notes
• Link to: Redbrand Hideout Playlist
• Link to: The AAA Collection

Included in The AAA Collection are:

• A Word document with all my notes including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
• Special PDFs for all the encounters. This includes all the enemies' stat blocks organized neatly along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP.
• A complete spell list for Glasstaff which gives full details so you're not bouncing around for info.
• A much more detailed map of the Redbrand Hideout.
• Handouts for Scrolls of Fireball, Augury, and Charm Person

Index & FAQ:

The Lost Mine of Phandelver Index

• Part 1 - Intro and Cragmaw Hideout
• Part 2a - Phandalin
• Part 2b - Redbrand Hideout
• Part 3a - Reign of Iron (Coming Soon)
• Part 3b - Ruins of Thundertree (Coming Soon)
• Part 3c - Cragmaw Castle (Coming Soon)
• Part 4 - Wave Echo Cave (Coming Soon)

Other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns:

• The Wild Sheep Chase - Click Here
• A Most Potent Brew - Click Here
• Curse of Strahd - Click Here
• Death House - Click Here
• We Be Goblins - Click Here
• The Egg of Estyr - Click Here
• Into Ivy Mansion - Click Here
• Wolves of Welton - Click Here
• To the End of Time - Click Here
• A Wizards Treehouse - Click Here
• Moon over Graymoor - Click Here
• A Wild West One-Shot - Click Here
• The Drunken Treasure - Click Here
• A Grimdark Adventure - Click Here
• D&D vs Rick and Morty - Click Here
• A Prison Break One-Shot - Click Here
• The Barber of Silverymoon - Click Here
• The Tavern at Death's Door - Click Here
• Dragons of Stormwreck Isle - Click Here
• Shadow of the Broodmother - Click Here
• L'Arsène's Ludicrous Larceny - Click Here
• The Night Before Wintermas - Click Here
• The Lost Mine of Phandelver - Click Here
• The Secret of Skyhorn Lighthouse - Click Here

As always, If you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc. please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent

Update 9/2: If you've been keeping track of my updates, you'll know that I added a playlist to every section of The LMoP, however, most of the tracks were from when I first started, had lots of repeats, and could have been better. So I've gone through every single track and changed them where needed. This part has over 5 new tracks for the various battles that you'll encounter!

I've also updated the formatting to make certain things clearer. I hope this helps and if you find any more places where I can make things clearer

I made a full Harptos calendar for the Faerunian players. This includes simple links to the holidays and the moon cycles. I'll post a view only link so you have to make your own copy to make it your own, but it's fully ready digitally or in print. Let me know if you have other things you suggest adding!

1489 Faerunian Calendar w/ Moon Cycles

Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

Moon over Graymoor is an Amazing 1st level One-Shot by S. T.  Mannell. In it, your players will be turned loose in a hamlet that has suffered a handful of vicious murders. It’s up to them to investigate. They will need to gather clues, canvass villagers, and if they’re smart, pick up a few things along the way that might just give them enough bite to face off against the beast...and survive.

For those who want a bit less hack-and-slash and a whole lot more mystery in their lives, this is the perfect One-Shot for you!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for Moon over Graymoor: DM Notes
• Link to Adventure: Moon over Graymoor
• Link to: Moon over Graymoor Playlist
• Link to The AAA Collection

Included in The AAA Collection is:

• A Word document with all my notes including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
• Special PDF for the boss battle. This includes the enemy stat block organized neatly along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP
• A Map for Graymoor Bend (Credits: HoloBump)
• Handouts for the many letters included in this One-Shot

Index:
Other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns:

• The Wild Sheep Chase - Click Here
• A Most Potent Brew - Click Here
• Curse of Strahd - Click Here
• Death House - Click Here
• We Be Goblins - Click Here
• The Egg of Estyr - Click Here
• Wolves of Welton - Click Here
• To the End of Time - Click Here
• Moon over Graymoor - Click Here
• A Wild West One-Shot - Click Here
• The Drunken Treasure - Click Here
• A Grimdark Adventure - Click Here
• D&D vs Rick and Morty - Click Here
• A Prison Break One-Shot - Click Here
• The Barber of Silverymoon - Click Here
• The Tavern at Death's Door - Click Here
• Dragons of Stormwreck Isle - Click Here
• Shadow of the Broodmother - Click Here
• L'Arsène's Ludicrous Larceny - Click Here
• The Night Before Wintermas - Click Here
• The Lost Mine of Phandelver - Click Here
• The Secret of Skyhorn Lighthouse - Click Here

As always, If you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc. please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent

Quest Bound is a tabletop game engine I’ve been working on for several months. Its flagship feature is a drag and drop character sheet editor where you can design and share fully custom digital character sheets.

There's a video in this post of the sheet editor in action.

Sheets are made in a drag and drop editor by adding components like shapes, images, inputs, etc, then arranging and styling them with borders, colors, fonts styles, opacity and lots more. You can also add logic to components with a built in no-code tool that lets you automate the values of your sheet.

You can easily have multiple layouts for mobile, tablet and desktop and switch between them on the fly without losing any sheet data.

Access to Quest Bound is free while it's in development and is being released to users on a first come, first serve basis. If you're interested, please sign up!

Hi fellow DMs,

I created a way to generate random "things" using a custom syntax. https://www.fey-gate.com/generator let's you write .yml files (the programmers among you might be familiar everybody else should get the hang of it quickly) that can define multiple random lists. Weight different items so they are more or less likely to get picked and compose the picked values into useful random prompts for your DnD campaign.

There are a few example files (D&D Npc, D&D Conflict, Random plant) to keep you going. They're meant more or less as a tutorial but might already be useful to you.

Come Check out the Dungeon Delvers Youtube Channel! I post shorts with DM/GM tips, An actual play (coming out of hiatus later this month), and am going to be making more long form content. Please check it out, subscribe, leave a comment on what you would like to see, and help me grow! I post new videos Monday through Saturday (Actual Play will be posted Sundays after it returns) Here are my latest videos:

Swift D&D Combat: Combat Timers
https://youtube.com/shorts/9wFuKxvtVAE?feature=share

D&D Expendables: Track or Not?
https://youtube.com/shorts/xUiVD4B3Znc?feature=share

Player Run NPC's in D&D: Epic One Shot Idea
https://youtube.com/shorts/2ldFT_qMCWo?feature=share

Cursed D&D Wand: Infinite Corgis!
https://youtube.com/shorts/-iBP180BjMI?feature=share

Delve Into Darkness: Creating an Unforgettable D&D Campaign
https://youtube.com/shorts/bzo1tevMMdQ?feature=share

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Upcoming this week:
Tomorrow: Horror D&D: Respectful Session 0
Saturday: D&D Political Factions Clash

Hello! I'd like to share a resource I've been developing called "Songs of Avelia."

It's a growing collection of original soundtracks I've composed for you to use in your next TTRPG adventure. They're organized into over 30 custom playlists according to mood, scenario, and environment.

These tracks have been play tested in my own games, and have brought our campaign to the next level. I hope they find a home at your table. Feel free to reach out and let me know what you think. Positive/constructive feedback is most welcome.

i’m looking for a site or app that will allow me to have control of what my players hear on the fly

right now i’m just using a discord bot for music but it’s super clunky to switch songs on the fly

i’m really for something to be able to switch music and control the volume for my players

Hi All,

I was recently looking for a way to create nice printable cards for magic items in my monthly D&D game, and couldn't find anything that met my standards. So I ended up making one. :)

The free RPG Card Creator lets you create gorgeous card handouts by just filling in a few form fields. I've been using it myself for a while now, and hope others will find it useful as well.

A note: While it does work on mobile devices, it is much easier to use on a desktop/laptop computer.

Would love to hear what you think!

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So the boss that my players are gonna be fighting. It's like this Royal insane lunatic with multiple personalities. When being like soft and carrying one like a "Off with their head" vibe And then just like generally Insane And also I feel like it's important to mention that she is the Queen of the sea And she caused like a great flood a few years back. And that's like main point of the entire campaign I'm looking for a good song that would match the general vibe of this character Help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm a first-time dm and am around a month or so from the start of the campaign. Everything is online since most of us live in different cities, so it's a zoom session. I'm trying to find battlemaps where I can include minis and such so I can share my screen with them. Does anyone have a good recommendation? I have an incarnate subscription for world maps, but can't find anything for a battlemap where I can move minis and measure distance and such. Much appreciated!

My previous experience in DMing was only offline, but right now, me and my DnD partners are spread all around the world, and thus I want to touch base with the tools that could help me host this kind of session online.

Hey all,

Me and a couple of Dnd buddies are making a app to help Dm's spend less time prepping and more time telling the story at the table. It's called Saga and would love your feedback on it.

Right now we have made a NPC Generator with some group organisation and archetypes to help roll specific characters for your world. We currently building a note taking app that the whole table can quickly use. Also have some encounter/sesion feedback ideas. But wanted to see what you all thought of it, if you'll use the NPC and what you would want to add to our roadmap.

Check it out at https://saga.quest

Circle of Natural Shaping

Druids who follow the Circle of Natural Shaping are masters of manipulating the natural elements to reshape the battlefield to their advantage. Whether it's raising earth fortifications, controlling the flow of water, or conjuring swirling winds, these druids possess unparalleled abilities to shape the environment as they see fit.

When you Choose this Circle, at level 2 Your Wild-shape Feature Is Significantly Altered to Reflect your Growing Connection with the land. Your Wild-Shape Effect No Longer Effects You, Instead Shaping The Wilds Around You. Similarly your lvl 18 druid class feature 'Beast Spells' becomes 'Earthen Focus: You may use your created landforms as your spellcasting focus. Any spell you cast this way counts as a bonus action and is upcast 1 lvl for free.

-Nature's Shaping: At 2nd level, you gain the ability to manipulate the terrain around you In Simple Formations. When you use this feature, You may pick a formation to create from the given CR 1/4 landform table. This effect scales to 1/2 at lvl 4 and 1 at lvl 8. You may only have 1 landform at a time in a single space.

You can choose to maintain your landforms for a number of minutes = 1/3 your druid lvl. Rounded down at a Minimum of 1 minute.

All landforms can be created in a 30ft sphere of a point you designate within 30ft. The sphere's Influence grows to 50ft at lvl 4 and 70ft at lvl 8.

Your landforms can effect a total area of space within your sphere of influence = 5ft per druid lvl capping at 50ft at lvl 10.

-Mineral Infusions: at 6th lvl, you learn to infuse your created landforms with the effects of one of these minerals listed below.

Magnetite- you infuse your landform with the magnetic pull associated with this mineral. any creature wearing metal armor in 15 ft of an effect caused by your landform ability must succeed a str save = to casters spell save dc. On fail they are pulled 5ft closer to your landform and if they are using a metal weapon they are disarmed, as thier weapon is pulled to your landform.

Uranium- You infuse your landforms with the toxic radiation associated with this mineral. All creatures in 15ft of an effect caused by your landform ability must make a Con. Save = Casters Spell save dc. On fail targets take 2d4+2 poison damage, and are poisoned for a number of minutes = 1/3 Your druid lvl

Opal: you infuse your landforms with the Stunning Color-Play Associated with this mineral. All creatures in 15ft of an effect caused by your landform ability must succeed a Con. Save = Casters Spell Save Dc. On a fail creatures are inflicted with sunlight sensitivity. All allies in range of your landform gain a 1d6 inspiration die on thier next save or ability check as long as they are in range.

Adamantine: You Infuse your Landforms With The powerful resilience associated with this mineral. All allies in 15ft of an effect caused by your landform ability, gain a +2 to thier AC for as long as they are in range. Also grants allies in range 1d10 Temporary Hit Points.

-Extra-Planar Formations: at Lvl 10 Your landforms are now mobile at your command. For every 5ft space you move a landform, deduct an equal amount from your personal movement speed. Furthermore Your Connection to Wild Lands has begun to expand beyond the prime material plane to its mirroring planes. When you use your Nature Shaping Feature, once between long rests you may choose to create 2 landforms That are Connected to the energies of One of the two Planes Of Existence Listed Below.

Feywild- Your Chosen Landforms Bear A Powerful Connection to the Feywild and its Magic. All allies in 15ft Of Your 2 Chosen Landforms gain 1d10 Hit points at the beginning of each of thier turns. All Enemies that attempt any form of spellcasting within 15ft of your chosen landforms must instead roll on the wild magic table.

Shadowfell- Your Chosen Landforms Bear A Powerful Connection to the Shadowfell and its magic. Any Creature within 15ft of your chosen landforms at the start of its turn, Takes 1d10 Necrotic Damage and Has Disadvantage on any attack or Str. save made while in range.

-Earthen Mastery: at Lvl 14 Your Connection to the Lands Around you Has become Powerful enough to bridge the gap between land and life. Once Between Long Rests, You may cast the 5th lvl conjuration spell Conjure Elemental as a free action. When you cast this spell This way It does not require concentration, You May Only Summon an Earth Elemental, It Cannot be dispelled, Its resistances are effective against magical attacks, and you need no materials or verbal Components. Furthermore as a reaction if you take damage you may choose to half it, Your Elemental Taking Half The Total Damage for you.

Landform Tables

You can choose to maintain your landforms for a number of minutes = 1/3 your druid lvl. Rounded down at a Minimum of 1 minute.

All landforms can be created in a 30ft sphere of a point you designate within 30ft. The sphere's Influence grows to 50ft at lvl 4 and 70ft at lvl 8.

Your landforms can effect a total area of space within your sphere of influence = 5ft per druid lvl capping at 50ft at lvl 10.

  Cr 1/4 Landforms

-Stone tower: Raises Cube shaped Earthen Tower into the air. Blocks effected area from movement, Applies Adv. On ranged Atk, And provides half cover from attackers below.

-Earthen Wall: raises an earthy ridge in a line originating in a designated space in range that you can see. Allies behind have half cover, this counts as difficult terrain. Targets crossing have disadvantage on any dex saves untill the end of your next turn.

-Bolder Field: You Cause Boulders To Rise from the earth within your sphere of influance. This counts as rough terrain and consumes an extra 5ft of movement for every 5 feet taken.

   CR 1/2 Landforms

-Miniature cirque: You Create A Miniature Ring of mountain like mounds In an incomplete ring around target area within your sphere of influance. The ring Provides full Cover against anything outside of it, But leaves a single 5 foot wide path that acts as a Wind Funnel, through which creatures are forced to move. This path Counts as Difficult terrain and any creature moving through it must succeed a Str. Save throw= Casters Spell Save Dc or be pushed 5 feet backwards for every 10 ft of movement.

-Mudflat: You Infuse the earth With Copious Amounts of water, Creating a Quicksand like Mud within your sphere of influence. Creatures In the effected area Must Make an athletics check = Casters Spell save DC when attempting to move through this area. On each fail they sink 5 ft and are grappled for the duration of thier turn. Creatures may repeat check each turn climbing 5ft up, (or forward If not stuck), on a success. If Creature is submerged, It is forced to hold its breath untill climbing out or begin to suffocate.

• Saltflat: You break apart and infuse the earth with copious amounts of salt, creating an area of dry hot salted sandy terrain in an area within your sphere of influance. This counts as difficult terrain. All creatures moving within this area take 1 level of exhaustion each turn spent in the effected area.

-River: You Create a riverbed that Begins to fill with groundwater, at any point within your sphere of influance. As long as the riverbed created has a gradual decline of at least 5 feet, any creature within the effected area must make a STR. Save = Casters Spell Save Dc or be pushed 5ft in any direction the riverbed travels. This roll is repeated at the beginning of each of its turns spent within the effected area.

CR 1 Landforms

-Spatter vent: opens a pressurized crack in the earth through which small droplets of lava are flung. Targets in 5 feet of effected area take 1d8 damage each turn spent in range, and the burned condition.

-Sinkhole: opens a cube shaped hole in the earth in a space you designate in range that you can see. targets in effected area make dex save = casters spell save dc. On fail takes 1d6 (per 10ft fallen) bludgeoning damage and falls prone. Creatures climbing out move at half speed ,And Targets in heavy armor take 1 lvl of exhaustion.

-Geyser: You Infuse The Earth with water and Geothermal heat, Instantly Pressurizing the earth In a designated area within your sphere of influance. Any Creature that Steps on an effected area must make a dex save = casters Spell Save Dc Rounded up or take 2d8 Fire damage and 2d4 Force Damage, And Be Flung Into the air an amount of ft = to half the Geysers total size.

-Fumarole: You Create a fissure in the earth within your sphere of influence. This fissure emits Thick Clouds Of Hot Sulfuric Gasses. Creatures Within the Effected Area are Blinded, Take 2d6 Fire Damage plus 2d6 poison damage, and must succeed a Con. Save= Casters Spell Save Dc or be poisoned for 2 minutes.

-Pyroclastic flow: You Create A Riverbed that begins to fill with a Pyroclastic Lava within your sphere of influance. Any Creature in the effected area must make a dex. Save = Casters Spell Save Dc or take 4d6 Fire Damage and take the burned condition. Creatures within 5 feet of effected area must make a con save of the same DC Each turn spent in range or take 1 level of exhaustion due to the intense heat.

Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

Congratulations on surviving that harrowing experience at sea, I'm sure your players enjoyed their brief respite at Dragon's Rest, minus the Zombies of course. Unfortunately, things are about to get a whole lot more difficult.

Next, they'll need to traverse Stormwreck Isle and find Seagrow Cave. A cave system inhabited by an unusual colony of Myconids-fungus people who normally live deep underground. They've gone silent recently and all attempts at contact have been met with a fierce undead fungal octopus. Will your players be able to survive and uncover the secrets of Seagrow Cave?

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for Part 2 Seagrow Cave: DM Notes
• Link to: Seagrow Cave Playlist
• Link to: The AAA Collection

Included in The AAA Collection is:

• A Word document with all my notes, including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
• Special PDF for all encounters. This includes the enemy stat blocks organized neatly, along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP
• Custom Maps of Seagrow Cave (Credits: Bibliomaniac1992, uchideshi34, Johnnyohall, and Tessa Morecroft)

Index:
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle:

• Part 1 - Dragon's Rest
• Part 2 - Seagrow Cave
• Part 3 - Cursed Shipwreck (Coming Soon)
• Part 4 - Clifftop Observatory (Coming Soon)

Other One Shots, Adventures, and More:

• The Wild Sheep Chase - Click Here
• Death House - Click Here
• The Egg of Estyr - Click Here
• To the End of Time - Click Here
• A Most Potent Brew - Click Here
• Moon over Graymoor - Click Here
• The Drunken Treasure - Click Here
• The Wolves of Welton - Click Here
• A Grimdark Adventure - Click Here
• A Wild West One-Shot - Click Here
• D&D vs Rick and Morty - Click Here
• The Barber of Silverymoon - Click Here
• The Tavern at Death's Door - Click Here
• Dragons of Stormwreck Isle - Click Here
• Shadow of the Broodmother - Click Here
• L'Arsène's Ludicrous Larceny - Click Here
• The Night Before Wintermas - Click Here
• The Secret of Skyhorn Lighthouse - Click Here

If you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc. please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent

Hi everyone! I'm a software developer from France. We've created a free soundboard that lets you generate pretty much any atmosphere or mood you want thanks to the plethora of sound options.

Moving on to the main features of Tabletopy, the soundboard offers five unique categories that provide specific sounds to suit different situations. The interface divides the effects into separate tabs that users can seamlessly switch. Sounds remain active when switching between tabs, and the volume of each individual sound can be stopped or adjusted independently, allowing for multiple layers of dynamic audio.

Hope you appreciate It. Feel free to check the web-based app and give your precious feedback:

https://tabletopy.com

The website: www.writeforme.ai

The goal of the website is to assist DM's when crafting their campaigns, adventures, and one shots by generating hooks, enemies, locations, and twists.

Any and all feedback is welcome. For example:

1. Would you use a tool like this? If so, why, and under what situations? If not, why not?
2. How would you change the tool to make it more useful?

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your patience regarding the poll and the broadly polite discussion surrounding all of this, even if there were misgivings, disagreements, or differences of opinion, it was good to see that these were settled amicably in the main.

Results

So for those who did not see, the poll, which has now run its course, attracted around 200 votes (in comparison to the 300 or so upvotes for the first announcement regarding going dark). The results were quite close, with there being a 7 vote or 3.3% difference between the options provided.

Just to reiterate, this subreddit will not go indefinitely dark, will remain open, and all content as you see it now will remain available for public viewing.

Going forward

It was hoped that there would be a clear, overwhelming majority for a given option, as there was in the first announcement to close down or not over the first blackout period. Unfortunately this is not the case. Given this state of affairs, it would seem remiss to simply ignore around 50% of the vote in either direction.

As such, for those who do wish to use raddle, /f/GMToolkit is live now and people can submit both resources and ask for or provide general GM advice, D&D related or not.

For those who wish to stay, Monday is the proposed day to go dark per week, beginning the week commencing 10th July, 2023. Of course, the day can change, and so can the decision to go dark in the first place following further discussion.

Thanks again for your continued patience with this, it is very much appreciated.

So I have built a table of curse tablets for a d20 but it would be fun to expand it to more.
In ancient Greece, Rome, and other cultures, people would inscribe curses against other people, beseeching the gods to bring down their vengeance on people who had wronged them. Many people took these deadly seriously. Usually these were short phrases on lead tablets or other durable materials, dedicated to a god and begging for intercession against specific people.
This seems to me like something that could be fun for others to consider using.
My setting is heavily based on renaissance Italy/Mediterranean culture, and I have a big Roman Imperial analog nation, so this sort of thing fits well. These tablets are found in a highly illegal shrine to the dark god of betrayal and undeath in my world, but that shouldn't influence anyone else's ideas.

I thought I'd open the floodgates and seek some ideas from Reddit.
Here is what I have so far:

1. May Lenardo’s wife abandon him and come to me instead
2. Let Fernando’s ship sink at sea, and may thy cruel divinity take his treasures
3. As Prospero has betrayed me, let his duplicity undo him, may he rot forever in the House of Soot
4. Let Eufrasio and Frenelia quarrel, that Frenelia and I may place horns upon his head
5. May he who took my robes from the bathhouse be stricken with boils and ague.
6. Let the sacred parts of Sergo rot and fall off for what he did with my Atropaea.
7. May Stefano flee from imagined foes and be struck down by his friends
8. Let Sleifford’s treachery bring him low, and his pride be crushed underfoot by those he disdains
9. May Meldanore abandon Marcelina as Marcelina abandoned me
10. Curse Silvana with sleepless nights so I may beat her on our final examinations
11. Let Prospero hang as he let my brother Ludino hang, and let his last sight be of my smile
12. May Borso’s animals trample him underfoot, and let me take his stock pens for my own
13. Make Patritzia’s hair fall out at the ball, and let Luciano call her ugly in front of everybody
14. May Simona’s ears fall off her fat head, and her tongue swell up and fall off
15. Let those who stole my master’s documents and betrayed his plans be hounded to all nine hells
16. Let he who rode my sister down in the street be slain and his body dumped in a pauper’s grave
17. May Shoop grow boils on his behind
18. Let Rossio’s mistress grow to resemble his wife
19. Let the Blades of Helios fall to my vengeance and their dying screams echo in my ears forever
20. Let the Farnese Theater burn and all my family’s dreams with it

Thoughts? Some of these are specific to my table, but don't worry about that. I'd love to see what other ideas for curses are out there. It would be great to see what curses might come from other people's game settings.

Hi all, apologies for filling the forum with these discussions, but this will be the final post on the matter.

Edit for clarity

It seems people may be unclear what moving or restricting might involve. To eliminate any doubt, under no circumstances would this subreddit's existing content become unavailable. Whatever happens, you will always be able to read through whatever is here.

The choice is either to move to a new site and keep this place open but restrict new posts indefinitely, or keep this place open but restrict new posts on certain days.

Hope that helps.

Introduction

Reddit's suits have decided repeatedly to ignore the community which created this site into what it is today. In contrast, it was hoped by asking the community here what they would like to do, at least some of reddit's users would be listened to.

Previous discussion recapitulation

As it stands, we seem to have a consensus on not keeping things the way they are and it seems (though this may be a misreading, apologies if so) that people would either like to archive the subreddit temporarily or move entirely (and archive completely).

What does archiving mean?

The subreddit as you see it on June 30**^(th)**** will remain exactly as is**, but no further posts will be approved and either shall be removed or redirected to a new site, if we move. The subreddit will essentially function as a time capsule, effective June 30**^(th)****, 2023**. No posts will be removed.

Finally, as stated, almost 100% of moderation here is done via 3^(rd) party applications and so, come July 1^(st), when a number will shut down, moderation here will slow significantly too, unfortunately, should people decide they wish to continue using the site.

Final poll

The poll below provides two options. First, we leave the site for raddle and archive entirely. Second, we archive on elected days and remain on reddit.

If you do not wish to use reddit's poll feature, please simply comment below, and these views will also be taken into consideration.

Final words

Thank you all for your engagement and support on this issue. It is definitely acknowledged that all this can be taxing or irritating to hear about or discuss this issue for some time, and so it really is appreciated that you are willing to take the time to discuss this all cordially.

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

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Sorry if this is an obvious tool, I’ve only DM’d a few times and I’m using Dungeon Scrawler for the first time.

I was hoping to project my map on a tv screen for my players during a session. I’d like to show them the rooms they’ve already been in, while hiding a secret room hidden behind a statue. I don’t want them to know a room is there but once (if) they discover it I want it to be projected with the others on the map. Is this possible?