Author: Jason St-Cyr
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SW5e: The Insulated Armor Property
What does the Insulated property do? This is a quick response to a viewer question about the little-used ‘Insulated’ property for armor. The Insulated property protects you from really poor rolls on your saving throw!
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 8 (Part 5)
Beware the Siren’s Call In the final part of Chapter 8 of the Thora Silentblade series, an ambush brings Thora to death’s door! Will Thora give in to the pull to visit the ancestors? Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Another man’s freedom fighter | A Thora Silentblade tale
In good spirits and with their pockets a little heavier, Thora and the gang took to the streets of Embassy to explore the city and visit the local shops. Duanne, in particular, had been looking for a way to remove the curse from the strange club they had found on…
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How to Choose a Next.js Hosting Provider for Sitecore XM Cloud
This article originally appeared on Fishtank’s blog on 2024-09-20 What Do You Need to Consider? You’ve just decided on moving to Sitecore’s new XM Cloud product and now you have to figure out how to host your Next.js application that is going to be connecting to your XM Cloud instance.…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 8 (Part 4)
Beware the Siren’s Call In the fourth part of Chapter 8 of the Thora Silentblade series, the crew set out on the open road only to find something that perhaps would have been better left untouched! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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DDB-Importer 6.0 release for Foundry with D&D 4.0 initial support!
In a previous post I mentioned that my D&D game worlds on Foundry were no longer able to import from D&D Beyond after updating to the 4.0 game system. An initial release of DDB-Importer 6.0 now has been released and we were able to use it today for basic character…
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The Fairy’s Ruin | Corruption of Lani
The dark-skinned gnome eyed Tanthalas up and down, the pipe in his mouth stuck between gritted teeth. A small trail of smoke escaped from the rogue’s lips as he considered what to do about the elf. Tanthalas released his grip on the now-unconscious orc, standing up, sword still in hand…
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DDB-Importer module for Foundry not working with D&D 4.0
After updating my D&D game worlds on Foundry to the latest D&D 4.0 game system (and later 4.0.1) I noticed that our integration to D&D Beyond was no longer functioning and that the module was grayed out. I did try to update it, but no new update came and the…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 8 (Part 3)
Beware the Siren’s Call In the third part of Chapter 8 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora’s mind turns to memories as they spend some time in Wilted Gulch after their latest adventure. If only their beka could see them now! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Arena | A Thora Silentblade tale
It was a few hours before dawn when Thora slipped back into the hotel, ready for a quick nap before breakfast. The main lobby and halls were so quiet at this time of night. Not even the usual buzz of the staff moving about disturbed the silence. The soldier did…
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Optimizely vs Sitecore: a SaaS show-down by Dylan Young
Optimizely recently launched their SaaS CMS and Dylan Young over at Valtech did a deep-dive comparison that was really great. I had started just adding some comments for social and then realized this was getting WAY too long. 🤣 I won’t ruin the ending, but this article by Dylan Young…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 8 (Part 2)
Beware the Siren’s Call In the second part of Chapter 8 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora meets the Matriarch of the gnolls who teaches them about their blood pact with Jumani. Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Drokh’s final stand | Corruption of Lani
Tanthalas never even hesitated as he saw the drummer make a beeline for the rear exit. The door out into the alleys was open, but the elf was certain he could keep the large orc contained. Sending Blitz to block the way out, Tanthalas chased after from behind, determined to…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 8 (Part 1)
Beware the Siren’s Call In the first part of Chapter 8 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora travels with their friends away from the mines to sneak into the gnoll camp, only to find something very unexpected is happening! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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A Noblewoman’s Plea | A Thora Silentblade tale
With most of the horrible hotel cleared out and under city control, Thora and the rest of the crew found their way to a city-owned residence where the refugees from the hotel were being set up for a temporary stay. The place seemed comfortable enough but after Thora entered the…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 7 (Part 5)
Whistle while you work In the fifth part of Chapter 7 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora and the gang thaw out their wizard friend and close the chapter on their adventure in the mines! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Exploring the Consular Class in SW5e
If you’re coming from D&D and like playing a Wizard, you might be interested in the Consular class from SW5e. I don’t have the stats on this, but I’m gonna guess that the class designed to build a Jedi or a Sith and run around with a lightsaber is probably…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 7 (Part 4)
Whistle while you work In the fourth part of Chapter 7 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora and the gang find the terrible eight-legged lurking menace in the tunnels! Content Warning: Violence. Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Dive into the Berserker Class in SW5e
Much like the Barbarian class in Dungeons and Dragons, the Berserker class is built around the Rage feature. My group transitioned to Star Wars 5th Edition from Bunkers & Badasses, where they also have a Berserker class. This made it a perfect fit to match these two up. The Berserker…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 7 (Part 3)
Whistle while you work In the third part of Chapter 7 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora has to face a darker side of themselves when things go wrong in the mines. Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Opening Act | Corruption of Lani
A small bit of smoke escaped from his lips, curling up into the air before being whisked away by the mid-afternoon breeze. The gnome had a lot on his mind and the pipe helped him think. He dipped his head around the edge of the chimney to make sure he…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 7 (Part 2)
Whistle while you work In the second part of Chapter 7 of the Thora Silentblade series, Zearach needs to come to the rescue as his dwarven friend gets a little too close and personal with some large insects! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Why Pay Extra for Sitecore?
This article originally appeared on https://www.getfishtank.com/blog/why-pay-extra-for-sitecore Facing the Sticker Shock of Enterprise Pricing There can be a sticker shock when a customer starts seeing how much the licensing for Sitecore is going to cost. One of the things that Sitecore often gets pressured on by analysts is a lack of…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 7 (Part 1)
Whistle while you work In the first part of Chapter 7 of the Thora Silentblade series, school is in session as Thora takes a moment to teach some dwarven to their companions. Unhund’dharok, friends! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Basement | A Thora Silentblade tale
It was peculiar what people held onto. Thora watched the wizard hiding things in every nook and cranny of the room while the others rested and strategized. Thinking back to one of those first rooms they found, the dwarf wondered about that small teddy bear. Who had it belonged to?…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 6 (Part 4)
Hunting the Hunters In the fourth part of Chapter 6 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora and the crew finally find some of the missing dwarven miners, along with a place to crash. Near-death experiences do make a soldier tired! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Great City of Pua | Corruption of Lani
As the others searched the underground lair, the Audak-wererat was having a crisis of self. The barbarian stared at the strange furry claws he now had, trying to figure out how to get back to his old self. Every now and then he felt some sort of animalistic will rising…
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Press Release: Sitecore Veteran Jason St-Cyr Joins Fishtank Consulting as VP of Engagement
It was a unique day for me to be featured in a press release by my new employer. I know I posted earlier this week about the career change, but I also wanted to share the official press release that went out yesterday! Via PRNewswire: Sitecore Veteran Jason St-Cyr Joins…
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Diving into the tank – Embracing a New Chapter as VP of Engagement at Fishtank
About a month ago, I honestly thought my time in the Sitecore community had come to a close. I was almost certain that my next step would be in helping another product team with their outreach to technical audiences, building on the years of experience leading Sitecore’s Technical Evangelism and…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 6 (Part 3)
Hunting the Hunters In the third part of Chapter 6 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora finds out that an ambush gone wrong can lead to incredibly painful consequences! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Hotel of the Dead | A Thora Silentblade tale
The horror show that was the Happy Magic Hotel was the gift that just kept giving. After finding the bodies and the belongings of some of the missing, Thora had hoped they would have some luck with tracking down those behind it but every room they passed through only brought…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 6 (Part 2)
Hunting the Hunters In the second part of Chapter 6 of the Thora Silentblade series, chaos erupts as the hunting packs of gnolls chase them in the dark tunnels of the mine! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Betrayer Revealed | Corruption of Lani
Balderston was the perfect place for a con, considered the trickster as he walked through the side streets of the city, away from the main festival square. Like the minotaur, Al had separated himself from the main group in order to see what was happening away from the main attractions.…
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Da Fit smart watch won’t charge: clean the contacts!
My partner’s dad came over with his smart watch and the screen wouldn’t turn on and attaching it to the charger wouldn’t do anything. Just a black screen. The magnetic charger didn’t seem to securely attach, but it was attaching to the back of the watch in an awkward way,…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 6 (Part 1)
Hunting the Hunters In the opening part of Chapter 6 of the Thora Silentblade series, the heroes sneak into the mines to find the fleeing dwarves, only to find they are not alone! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Missing | A Thora Silentblade tale
The storage bunker stood before them, it’s strange watching-eye-boxes peering around the street. From their vantage point in an alleyway, the crew considered their options. “Perhaps we could make a distraction and then sneak in?” “Why don’t we just wait and see who comes here?” “I could probably set the…
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How to build an engaging developer tutorial
Developer tutorials can take a lot of time to build correctly so you want to get it right so you get value on your investment. Tutorials are one of the key ways you can help new people using your product to get started learning the skills they will need later.…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 5 (Part 4)
The Miner’s Gambit In the fourth part of Chapter 5 of the Thora Silentblade series, the heroes save a miner at the side of the road, only to discover that they are not the only ones chasing down the dwarves! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Festival | Corruption of Lani
As the crowds streamed in and out of Balderston’s Heroes Fest, the group decided to spread out and get a handle on the town. Bleg’s enormous minotaur frame seemed to create room around him in the crowd, allowing him to move smoothly through the streets. The other Bear tribe barbarians…
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Converting a D&D Cleric into Star Wars 5e
How do you take a Dwarven Cleric and transport them into the Star Wars (SW5e) universe ? Let’s find out! I recently had my players do some dimension hopping where their characters were magically transported into alternate versions of themselves in another universe and found themselves on Tatooine. This meant…
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How to generate demand with education
I hate spam. You probably do too! The “paid ads” and big splashy popups on websites. Remarketing campaigns on Facebook trying to sell you the same toaster you bought last week. The splashy booths at events with the smiling faces waiting for somebody who isn’t just there to steal some…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 5 (Part 3)
The Miner’s Gambit In the third part of Chapter 5 of the Thora Silentblade series, some dwarven miners have taken off in the night to retake their mine. The heroes must race through the night to catch them! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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SW5e ammunition – Can I use up the whole power cell in an attack?
A good question came in today on my SW5e Weapon Properties video: Hello I have a question, so my party made it so that every ranged weapon can use in 1 action a specific amount of up to the reload X (Example the weapon has Reload 6 and they use…
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The sunken wreck | A Thora Silentblade tale
With the kraken defeated and the Twain’s Folly anchored, all attention turned to the rescue mission at hand. The other ship, just recently crushed and dragged to the bottom of the river, had dozens on board who might still be alive! Alandal rowed quickly, the longboat loaded with ropes, steering…
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Converting a D&D Rogue into Star Wars 5e
How do you take a Dragonborn Rogue and transport them into the Star Wars (SW5e) universe ? Let’s find out! I recently had my players do some dimension hopping where their characters were magically transported into alternate versions of themselves in another universe and found themselves on Tatooine. This meant…
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The Trust Factor: The Ethics of Crediting AI in Content Creation
With an unbelievable 30% of people now using generative AI tools daily for professional work, content is being generated at an astonishing rate. How can we trust the information being put in front of us? Disclosing AI content might just be a first step. Readers may have noticed that I…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 5 (Part 2)
The Miner’s Gambit In the second part of Chapter 5 of the Thora Silentblade series, the adventurers return to Wilted Gulch as celebrated heroes! Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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The Hideout | Corruption of Lani
When the world assembled itself around them again, they were no longer on that strange flying ship. They were in some small room, full of odds and ends. Most importantly, however, was that they seemed to be themselves again! Tanthalas took in his surroundings, noticing bedrolls and blankets in a…
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A new adventure awaits
I want to start with a heartfelt thank you to all of the community members both inside and outside Sitecore who have been on this journey with me. It was just over 7 years ago that I left the Sitecore partner agency life and joined Sitecore with the goal of…
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Converting a D&D Barbarian into Star Wars 5e
How do you take a Goliath Barbarian and transport them into the Star Wars (SW5e) universe ? Let’s find out! I recently had my players do some dimension hopping where their characters were magically transported into alternate versions of themselves in another universe and found themselves on Tatooine. This meant…
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