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...
Rant of Valakut: D&D of the Spark – Part 2 Ben Iverach-Brereton December 23, 2019 Rants of Valakut "No good deed ever goes unpunished." - Ferengi Rule of Acquisition 285 The Group: Nick - Dungeon Master (Nicol Bolas) Lilly - Liliana Vess, level 19 Human Necromancer Chad - Gideon Jura, leve... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: D&D of the Spark – Part 1 Ben Iverach-Brereton December 9, 2019 Rants of Valakut "Gideon riding Rakdos is the sort of thing you propose to your DM, roll a nat 20, and then they sigh and let you do it because they have to." - Chris VanMeter The Group: Nick - Dungeon Master (Ni... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Ravnica Plot Hooks for D&D Ben Iverach-Brereton November 19, 2018 Rants of Valakut One of the reasons I keep coming back to Magic: the Gathering is its lore and world building. I'm an avid Dungeons & Dragons player, so when I was first introduced to Magic I used D&D as a frame of refe... Read More...
