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It flies. It crawls. It hoots lightning everywhere. Please enjoy this Dragonbane monster themed for Thanksgiving. Yes, we're thankful we never have to fight this thing. (We hope.)

KAGARETA KAI-I

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There's a disease spreading among DungeonTubers in particular. Poisoning the well by calling out anyone who dares have a dissenting opinion by labeling them "the outrage mill." Hey, Bob-- In the words of the great Suction Cup Man, "I wrote you a song." And we're not even getting started yet. =)

Toxic Positivity in the TTRPG Community.

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I start to "Hulk up" when I hear about a "Dungeon Master/Game Master shortage." It only takes one person to step up and run a game. The price is wrong, BOB! I don't need a fancy 2025 D&D Beginner's Boxed Set to learn how to be a DM or be told the DM is now obsolete! We're here to stay, Brother!

Silly Internet TTRPG Arguments: Game Master Shortage.

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I am developing somewhat of a love/hate relationship with Powered by the Apocalypse games. I want combat to be a bit crunchier. I want something that feels more in the moment. I'm going to go over a ton of games in this article. Nothing has been entirely ruled out yet.

Monster March: Alternatives To Monster of the Week.

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Giant robot combat. Three words that will almost guarantee I'll buy your tabletop roleplaying game, (unless the system needs lots of help.) Sometimes my fellow mecha gamers are few and far between, but I know we're out there.

Mecha March: What Is It About Giant Robots?

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Adding Bits and Greeblies To Your Monsters.

Take an ordinary monster and use parts from another monster to make it extraordinary. Rules? Make those pesky rules fit the monster you've imagined.

AKA Kitbashing On Paper. Back in my Warhammer 40,000 days I had a Bitz Box full of extra parts leftover from building various minis. (I played Orks, so it was customary to tack a z onto the end of words instead of an s.) ORKAMANIA, Brother! Waaaagh!! What’cha gonna do, Brother? (Had to get that out of my system.) The Bitz Box was useful for Orks and my WH Fantasy Undead for making certain…

Adding Bits and Greeblies To Your Monsters.

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The Paizo Thing I Talked About on YouTube.

Please always use caution, discretion, and discernment on social media. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of public opinion.

Some mistakes were made. We’ll just chalk that whole video up to a learning experience. I’m still learning what to do on YouTube and how to do it well. There are plenty of positives, but I definitely think it could have gone better. For the first time ever, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/f28BrYslEcU We won’t get into the technical details. I know my lighting was bad. My sound went fuzzy on…

The Paizo Thing I Talked About on YouTube.

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The Dark Conspiracy in TableTop RolePlaying Social Media.

This is MY theory based on what I'm seeing in TableTop RolePlaying Game social media. I am not going to name anyone specific, but I definitely have a handful of content creators I can easily point to as evidence of what I'm saying. This could get ugly.

It’s not looking good for a few companies right now. I’ve seen a trend the last few months in the TTRPG Industry. There are a handful of well known personalities on YouTube and X (Twitter) who really seem to have it in for a couple of popular TTRPG brands. I’m not going to disclose the “who,” although if you watch TTRPG industry news close enough you might be able to discern which individuals I…

The Dark Conspiracy in TableTop RolePlaying Social Media.