Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 359 – Tuned Baba Lysaga Forever Deck Commander Cookout March 8, 2023 Commander, Commander Cookout This week on CCO, we're kicking off the Arc of the Forever Deck. Join us to hear about some of CCONation's most beloved and tuned up decks! Huge thank you to our sponsors, Fusion Gaming Online. They’re your ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: There’s More to Speak than Common Ben Iverach-Brereton September 12, 2022 Rants of Valakut Languages in Dungeons & Dragons can be a bit of a crapshoot. Characters usually know at least one language that never gets used during the campaign. The languages they choose are either too narrow, meaning ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Two Tales of Death and Loss Ben Iverach-Brereton June 20, 2022 Rants of Valakut The death of a character can be hard. Not just for the player, but for the entire table. There can be an inclination to brush it off as if it was nothing. The player quickly rolls up a new character a... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Sleeving Up Adventure (Part 2) Ben Iverach-Brereton April 25, 2022 Rants of Valakut Last time, we figured out what elements we wanted to include in our D&D adventure by using cards from a Magic deck. Now it's time to organize it into something coherent. We can start in one of two ways: by ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Sleeving Up Adventure (Part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton April 11, 2022 Rants of Valakut Magic has always had a close history with Dungeons & Dragons, even long before Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, so it's not surprising that people would find creative ways of combining the two games. In ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Exploring the Forgotten Realms Ben Iverach-Brereton September 27, 2021 Rants of Valakut My weekly Dungeons & Dragons group recently wrapped up our latest campaign, a cyberpunk fantasy inspired by Shadowrun. We're getting organized for the next one, and I'm already excited to play. This time we... Read More...
The Homebrewery: D&D Potpourri Jackson Miller May 28, 2021 The Homebrewery Part 4 - What (Find parts 1, 2, and 3) We’re here, almost at the end of our new Dungeon Master (DM) prep course. We have covered group dynamics, the selection of content you should include in your early s... Read More...
The Homebrewery: The Planes of Dungeons & Dragons Jackson Miller May 21, 2021 The Homebrewery Part 3 - Where (You can find Part 1 - Why here and Part 2 - Who here) So far, this series has been primarily about people. I started off addressing the human element of Dungeons & Dragons because it’s ... Read More...
The Homebrewery: Political Compass Memes, but D&D Jackson Miller May 14, 2021 The Homebrewery Part 2 - Who (You can find "Part 1 - Why" here: https://themanabase.com/the-homebrewery-the-first-w-in-dd/) Last time, we talked about the Why of getting into Dungeons & Dragons - how to juggle your ex... Read More...
The Homebrewery: The First W in “D&D” Jackson Miller May 7, 2021 The Homebrewery Dungeons & Dragons content on my Magic: the Gathering website? It’s more likely than you think. Anecdotally, the Venn diagram of “people who play Magic” and “people who are D&D curious ” is basicall... Read More...
