Big Loud Link, Click Here to Read I've been promising since the founding of this blog that there would be Patreon-exclusive pieces, and I'm aware some of you then went and backed me on Patreon in anticipation of this content. Well I'm pleased to announce that the first of these pieces is now available! The … Continue reading Memory and Longevity: Anomalies NOW LIVE ON PATREON!
Month: October 2021
The Three Layers of Storytelling
IntroToday I want to talk about what I would say is one of your most powerful tools as a DM. In order to do that, I need to lay out what I call the Three Layers of Storytelling. I’ll be discussing what these layers are, how they combine to make a cohesive narrative, and how … Continue reading The Three Layers of Storytelling
Memory and Longevity: The Failings of WotC
Intro I have, over the last few months, gone to great lengths discussing the ramifications of having long-lived races in our DnD settings. I’ve discussed how the length of their lifespans influences the cultures they develop. I’ve discussed how to reconcile those different lifespans and cultures into a single cohesive campaign world that doesn’t buckle … Continue reading Memory and Longevity: The Failings of WotC
A Tiny Teaser
So by now the last Runic Language has been released over on Patreon (do check it out if you've missed the releases so far). It's time to post a small teaser of what's in the works... I love this cosmological model of the elemental planes. I grabbed it from an old 2e supplement and commissioned … Continue reading A Tiny Teaser
Memory and Longevity: Half-Elves
Intro We have been discussing the long-lived races of the D&D multiverse. They bring with them a fundamental challenge of reconciling the length of their lives with the need for a timescale approachable to our mere human selves, both narratively and historically.We have used the anchoring concept of memory, its limitations, and how those limitations … Continue reading Memory and Longevity: Half-Elves
Apothecary Press 