Best Laid Plans of Dice & DM

I’m a DM and this is my collection of maps, homebrew, art that inspires me, other resources, and D&D jokes! The D&D tag on my main blog, celestialtourguide, was getting a little cumbersome lmao

[transfagrified-in-the-void]

Here is a free pdf of the players handbook

Here is a free pdf of xanathars guide to everything

Here is a free pdf to monsters manual

Here is a free pdf to tashas cauldron of everything

Here is a free pdf to dungeon master’s guide

Here is a free pdf to volo’s guide to monsters

Here is a free pdf of mordenkainen’s tomb of foes

For all your dnd purposes

[zxiqky-wicky]

Reblogging for other dnd nerds

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>^>

[jacobtheloofah]

also here is a whole website that not only has a shit ton of adventures and such but lets you search for any item or npc or whatever and see their stats and info at your fingertips

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

and here is the same version of the above website except it uses the 5e rules as they existed prior to the 2024 relaunch, which is what you’d prefer

[fastest-punslinger-in-the-west]

A new study finds that Apple has some of the highest employee turnover rates of any tech company. Google "apple turnover" for more information.

[thepleasuregoblin]

Friendly reminder

[captain-price-officially]

Won’t say it again!

[catgirlforeskin]

cis people can reblog this btw

[tadfools]

I might've added the BG3 Art Book to my dnd assets stash

It' 100% does not have things like the 5e players' handbook + 5e’s character sheet, several gm guides, critical role's explorer's guide to wildmount, baldur's gate and waterdeep city encounters, 101 potions and their effects, volo's guide to monsters, both of xanathar's guides, a bunch of other encounters, one shots, and class builds

In no way are there any pdf’s relating to any wizard who may or may not be residing on any coast

(Edit that I’ve moved the folder to the new link above! So if you catch a different version of this post that link won’t work anymore!)

[transfagrified-in-the-void]

Here is a free pdf of the players handbook

Here is a free pdf of xanathars guide to everything

Here is a free pdf to monsters manual

Here is a free pdf to tashas cauldron of everything

Here is a free pdf to dungeon master’s guide

Here is a free pdf to volo’s guide to monsters

Here is a free pdf of mordenkainen’s tomb of foes

For all your dnd purposes

[gumi-megpoidd]

Here’s a site that has literally every official (and most UA) dnd stuff

including the books and campaigns

and you can add homebrew

[transfagrified-in-the-void]

Hey rb this!!!

[ahamkaracature]

Guys don’t share this kinda thing people may use it to get access to the dnd source books for free instead of paying for them. This is extremely dangerous for the flawless company that wizards of the coast is.

[rpgsandbox]

The Crooked Moon is a 400+ page tome that brings Folk Horror to 5E, drawing inspiration from eerie Folklore, legendary Horror Films, classic Halloween Aesthetics, and more. Evoke true terror with malevolent Monsters and Mechanics in a Campaign Setting of eternal night, or equip yourself with numerous Player Options to brave the dark wood. 

Weave Your Own Dreadful Folktale

The perfect supplement to craft an Unforgettable Folk Horror Adventure with your friends.

Sinister Campaign Setting

Explore Druskenvald, a mysterious realm trapped between dusk and the witching hour. Investigate the isolated valley of Wickermoor Hollow, where Superstitious Locals adhere to “The Old Ways” and Long-Forgotten Horrors stalk the deepest woods.

Terrifying Adventure for Levels 1-13 

Send shivers down your friends' spines with this chilling Folk Horror Story, where a party of Wayward Souls must journey through the shroud aboard the Ghostlight Express to uncover the dark machinations of the Crooked Man.

All-New "Fateweaving" System

Enthrall your friends with brand-new tools to Intertwine Player Character Backstories and Motivations into the main narrative. With this easy-to-use system, players will be More Invested Than Ever Before knowing that the fate of their characters is personally connected to the major plot of the adventure from the very start.

Brave the Dark Wood

All the player options you need to become the protagonist of your own Damnable Tale. 

Dreadful Subclasses

Become an omen of doom with the Grim Harbinger Ranger, harness the power of witchcraft with the Horned King Patron Warlock, roll the bones and twist fate with the Sinner Rogue, or dive into horror with any of the other 13+ Subclass Options for all core 5E classes. 

Halloween-Themed Races

Rise again as one of 13+ Lineages of Druskenvald, mortal souls reborn in the land of endless night and changed forever. Choose between the pumpkin-headed Harvestborn, the rat-like Plagueborn, the murk-dwelling Deepborn, or any of the other Race Options inspired by Halloween pop culture.

Upgrading Artifact Items

Equip yourself with 25+ Artifacts of Anathema, powerful Magical Items ranging from weapons to armor to trinkets and more that Level Up With You and unlock Powerful New Abilities, perfect for every tier of play.

Beware the Witching Hour

Unique features sure to add Thrills and Chills to any game, no matter your setting.

Folklore-Inspired Monsters

Face off against creatures of the night with 66+ Folkloric Monsters that require more than basic combat to defeat. Investigate local Myths and Legends, discover Secrets and Superstitions, and Perform Rituals in thrilling encounters beyond just rolling for initiative. 

Legendary Boss Battles

Charge into brutal battles with 11+ Epic Boss Fights, each with Multiple Phases and unique mechanics for Minions, Terrain, and More that will test your party’s courage, tactics, and will to survive.  

Chaotic Curses

Torment your friends by cursing them with 120+ Twists of Dread, random effects that range from Horrifying to Hilarious, keeping any tabletop session Totally Unpredictable and endlessly entertaining.

Kickstarter campaign ends: Thu, November 2 2023 4:00 AM UTC +00:00

Website: [Legends of Avantris] [facebook] [twitter] [instagram]

[rollingtablesiguess]

Rolls to Alarm Your Players

Want to spice the game up? Why not try alarming your players for no real reason? Make sure to make a show out of counting the dice before you roll.

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[cathoderaykobold]

I've drawn most of D&D's races in isotype pictogram / bathroom / safety sign style, for all your fantasy signage needs. You can use these however you like, but credit me if you can and don't claim the unedited images as your own.

First row: kobold, goblin, aarakocra/kenku, tabaxi, tiefling, satyr, dragonborn, yuan-ti, firbolg, werewolf

Second row: harengon, ratfolk, halfling/gnome, dwarf, humanoid, elf, goliath, orc/bugbear, skeleton, lich, minotaur

Third row: loxodon, lizardfolk, gelatinous cube

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Art Nouveau Winter Garden

[dungeons-and-danis]

Accents 101

So if you’re a dm like me, you probably want to be relatively skilled in some typical fantasy accents for your game to make things feel that much more real. So i’ve decided to throw together a little master post of “how to” videos on some various accents. This is mostly for my own reference, but if you’d like to save this for yourself too, go right ahead. Feel free to add on to this, as well!

General Accent Tips

How To Learn Any Accent (1)

How To Learn Any Accent (2)

How To Do 12 Different Accents

US/UK/Aussie English Vocabulary Differences

One Woman, 17 British Accents

How To Lose Your Native Accent

How To Learn A Different Accent

Fun Tour of American Accents

Scottish

Scottish In Under 2 Minutes

How to Speak With A Scottish Accent

HOW TO DO A SCOTTISH ACCENT

Speaking Scottish 101

Scottish Slang

Gerard Butler Teaches You Scottish Slang

Scottish Insults

English or “British”

How To Do A British Accent

3 Ways to Sound More British

HOW TO DO A BRITISH ACCENT CONVINCINGLY (1)

HOW TO DO A BRITISH ACCENT CONVINCINGLY (2)

HOW TO DO A BRITISH ACCENT CONVINCINGLY (3)

Henry Cavill and Simon Pegg Teach You English Slang 

French

How To Speak With A French Accent 

How To Do A French Accent In UNDER TWO MINUTES

Tips on how to do a French Accent

French Accent Tip

Irish

How to do an Irish Accent

How To Do An Irish Accent

How To Do An Irish Accent

Guide to Irish Accents

How To Do An Irish Accent In UNDER TWO MINUTES

Russian

How To Speak With A Russian Accent 

How to Do a Russian Accent | Accent Training

How to speak with a Russian Accent

How Russians Speak English

How To Do A Russian Accent 

German

How To Have A German Accent 

How to do a GERMAN ACCENT?

Get the Perfect German ACCENT

Me speaking in 12 GERMAN DIALECTS!

How To Do A German Accent

5 Steps to a perfect German Accent

Canadian

How To Do A Canadian Accent

All aboot Canadian accents

How To Speak Canadian, Without Knowing How!!

Is There A Canadian Accent?

The Canadian English Accent

[dmwisdom]

I don’t usually do reblogs but this may come in handy for some of you.

Disclaimer: using accents is NEVER required, but it can add a bit of fun! Don’t feel pressured to adopt one if you aren’t comfy with it!

[petermorwood]

Here’s a post with examples of Irish accents spoken by Irish people on Irish TV.

Here’s a YouTube called “How to do a PROPER IRISH ACCENT” which says the first two how-to-do-Irish links in the OP are examples of how NOT to do it.

Though not specific about why, I think it’s because they don’t pick and stick to a region, and thus unconsciously default to de generric sownd av stayge Oirish.

That YouTuber’s approach - concentrating on the accent of an area, in this instance North Dublin - may be more focused than DM or Character voices require. On the other hand it may be just the thing for DM’ing a long campaign, especially if DM or Character wants to sound like Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney or Brendan Gleeson…

Indeed, since there’s another video about How To Create 100 Distinctly Different Voices, this channel might actually be just the place for RPG’rs. There are certainly DnD players making favourable comments about both videos.

YMMV, of course.

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No matter how bad a stage-Oirish accent may be (and there have been some hummers in Major Motion Pictures Near You) I don’t think it will ever match what I heard the other night on Talking Pictures.

The movie was “The Gentle Gunman” (Ealing 1952) in which thoroughly English actors John Mills and Dirk Bogarde played IRA men (and brothers) with accents that… Um, they didn’t… Er…

Let’s just say “things needed a lot more work” and leave it there.

On the flip-side, several of the real Irish actors seem (to my ear, anyway) to have dialled things up to eleven, as if less-broad accents weren’t identifiably Irish enough for a wider audience; a bit like kitting out the Scots in “Braveheart” with centuries-wrong kilts.

The film also had a crucial action scene supposedly near the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, though it could have been filmed anywhere with industrial-area terraced houses and probably was. If anyone in that scene spoke with a Norn Iron accent - NOT the same as a generic Irish accent at all (at all) - I missed it.

Perhaps that’s just as well…

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This link is to the RTE show “Today”; I’m pretty sure it’s available world-wide; if so, the link for this edition is good for 30 days from today, 12 January 2023.

The show features pharmacist Dónal O’Sullivan giving advice on avoiding colds, flu and worse stuff, starting at 0:05:00 and delivered in a splendid example of a Cork accent*, which is notably different to what most non-Irish people expect an “Irish accent” to sound like.

* His accent and speech patterns are distinctive enough that they may be specific to a particular district of the city or region of the surrounding countryside. I don’t know, but someone else might…

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And then of course there’s always the acshent, what acshent? approach of Sean Connery, who played a British secret agent, a Berber chieftain, an Irish cop, an Ancient Greek king, a Lithuanian submarine captain and an Egyptian-Spanish immortal in ekshactly the shame voish.

Nobody argued with him.

And nobody - if they’re wise - will argue with their DM, either.

Becaushe great big rocksh or wandering monshtersh can drop from shuch unekshpected playshesh, and shaving throwsh don’t alwaysh work if the DM ish feeling out of shortsh…

[colinarcartperson]

I had the absolute pleasure of working with the wonderful Yev again on this commission! It was fun adding the star detailing~

[medusaspeach]

Nymphs, satyrs, and the ancient art of the kegstand.

[iisland-breeeze-deactivated2023]

I am so normal about this....

[glowingghosty]

this is actually happening RIGHT NOW, i haven't looked to see if anyone's gotten pictures but it should be currently visible UNTIL early February!!

"A rare green comet is expected to pass by Earth this week and will be visible in the night sky for nearly a month, according to NASA and astronomers."

I'm glad i checked because i was about to set a reminder for feb 2 and it might've been too late

[valtsv]

you should always be careful when you fall back asleep again after waking up because sometimes you will just have a pleasant little snooze but sometimes you'll get trapped in TIME PRISON. unfortunately there is no way to predict this.

[transfagrified-in-the-void]

Here is a free pdf of the players handbook

Here is a free pdf of xanathars guide to everything

Here is a free pdf to monsters manual

Here is a free pdf to tashas cauldron of everything

Here is a free pdf to dungeon master’s guide

Here is a free pdf to volo’s guide to monsters

Here is a free pdf of mordenkainen’s tomb of foes

For all your dnd purposes

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They also have a Tumblr @nn-ee-zz