Category: TTRPG
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Beware the siren’s call | A Thora Silentblade tale
Once again, Thora checked the bandages to see how things were healing. The armour had held up, but the dwarf had not fared quite as well. It was becoming a regular habit at this point to settle down for the evening and check to make sure how all of the…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 2 (Part 2)
To Catch a Cavendish In this second part of chapter 2 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora finds themselves in Andy Deen’s Waterin’ Hole, the location of a special meeting calling for all adventurers to gather. Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Beneath the ruins | The Corruption of Lani
The group moved on in silence after finding Echo’s friend lying in the hall. It was clear that Ikan had given his life to save the little halfling that now accompanied them. Echo was quiet and following the others, but slowly growing more tense. You could sense the tension in…
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Thora Silentblade audiobook in Podcast format!
I have finally entered my middle-aged cishet white male stereotype: I have a podcast! Thanks to a great suggestion from a follower on Mastodon, I decided to figure out how to create a podcast for those audiobook episodes I’m working on. Now, I’ll be able to publish to Spotify, Apple…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 2 (Part 1)
To Catch a Cavendish In this first part of chapter 2 of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora makes their way across the world of Rhime in search of adventure and arrives in the desert town of Wilted Gulch. Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Whistle while you work | A Thora Silentblade tale
It was almost an hour later when Thora finally came around, a crick in the neck forming from the awkward sleeping position in the chair. Stretching out, the dwarf looked around the shelter to find most of the others quietly chatting or similarly taking a moment to sleep. It was…
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Guess who’s coming for dinner | A Tale from the Borderlands
Slightly overprepared This place is a little cramped, but it’s nice to be resting someplace that isn’t on a ship for once. While I’m not used to the smell of the Kraken yards yet, it sure beats the industrial scent of refined air being pumped through your quarters for the…
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Audiobook: Thora Silentblade – Chapter 1
New Beginnings In this first chapter of the Thora Silentblade series, Thora considers what has led them to this point and preps to find a new home. Written and narrated by Jason St-Cyr
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Coming soon: Thora Silentblade audiobook!
Time to try something different! I’ve been doing a lot of writing and I want to find a way to bring that to my video channels, so I’ll be making audiobook recordings of chapters from my Thora Silentblade story available on YouTube and TikTok! Full Video Transcript I’ve been having…
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A village in flames | The Corruption of Lani
The mist-like rain continued to fall upon the lantern-lit roadway. The encounter with the mob on the road had been brief and now the weather-soaked heroes looked around at the unconscious figures lying at their feet. What could have caused this rabble to attack like that? Clearly something unnatural was…
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Video: What is Initiative?
Who’s up first? Rolling for Initiative is an iconic D&D moment that you hear mentioned a lot, but when you’re new to the table you might not know why people are doing this. Full Video Transcript Hey friends, welcome to the table. Today I want you to roll for initiative!…
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The siren goes WoOo WoOo WoOo | A Tale from the Borderlands
Totally inconspicuous The sound of waves splashing against a hard wall can be heard in the background. I can see it from here, just out of range for target practice, but close enough to keep an eye on things through the scope. The local Jakob’s outpost. Heavily guarded, likely full…
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Hunting the hunters | A Thora Silentblade tale
The large bonfire burning in the center of the room cast a dancing glow, eerily flickering across a massive trail of blood spread across the floor. In the distance, Thora was sure they heard the sounds of feet running, but it might have just been the adrenaline pumping from the…
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Video: What is Min-Maxing?
Optimizing your character Are you new to D&D? Min-maxing might be something you want to skip for now. Focus on the basics and learn the system, then start learning how to optimize your character. Full Video Transcript Hey everybody, welcome to the table. Today I wanna talk about min-maxing. You…
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A Sign of Darkness | The Corruption of Lani
High in the air, the dark outline of the drake was fading out of sight and most of the townsfolk had returned to their day. Gathering up their things, and the engineer’s remains, the group travelled with Krynth back to Valor’s Rest to regroup with Thegman. The dwarf had not…
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The Miner’s Gambit | A Thora Silentblade tale
Silence settled upon the cave as the screaming goblin’s body fell to the ground. Thora’s eyes scanned the rafters of the chamber they were in, looking for an ambush or signs of more danger. Everything was quiet as the group spread out and investigated the cave system. While the others…
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A deadly headache | A Tale from the Borderlands
This one might take more than some whiskey As Penny lies in the medbay, once again out cold, I am reminded of something that my old man used to say: “There are two types of people: the ones in pain, and the dead.” I can only hope Penny keeps being…
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Building a reputation | A Thora Silentblade tale
The ranch house was actually very nice to walk through, Thora considered, especially now that there wasn’t an immediate need to confront an entire band of thugs, ruffians, and bandits. The library upstairs was particularly intriguing! There didn’t seem to be any sort of organization, or method, to the collection,…
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A boy and his drake | The Corruption of Lani
The enormous corpse of the spider blocked their path forward and it took both dwarves to push it aside to free access to the gateway. Thegman gagged, and then quickly held his breath, as his arm pushed too hard in the wrong place and wound up shoulder-deep inside the thorax…
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Betrayal and honour | A Tale from the Borderlands
Watching from the sidelines As I start this log, I’m not even sure what to say. The last few hours have been crazier than two starved skags fighting over rakk scraps. The slug… is gone! It’s hard to even wrap my head around it, it happened so fast. But I’m…
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Into the Spider’s Den | The Corruption of Lani
Lying in the darkness of the path ahead of them was a shape. From this distance, the torch light could not reach it well, making it hard to make out details. It was small, a humanoid of some kind, but not much more could be determined in the shades of…
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Her name was Shelly | A Tale from the Borderlands
Saying goodbye to the crew It was always going to happen someday. It’s only been a few weeks since we ticked off Hyperion by stealing their ship in the Wonderlands, but I feel somewhat attached to this giant space bucket now. The ship crew switched allegiances easily enough, credits made…
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The Ranch House | A Thora Silentblade tale
It was nearly full dark by the time they reached the outskirts of the ranch. The clouds shifted across the face of the moon, cutting the little light from the sky above. Out here, there were so many stars to take in you could spend a lifetime counting ’em and…
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The Great Gibson | A Tale from the Borderlands
Memories may be beautiful and yet… (Penny’s voice loudly in the background) “What are you doing? Are you doing that ECHO log thing again? You gotta put that thing down. I’m right here, you know” (Jax’s voice can be heard, a little muffled as if turned away from the ECHO…
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Beginnings | The Corruption of Lani
One by one, the guards brought the arrivals to the great council hall. The building was old, far older than would have been expected based on the rather modern city outside the windows. The port city of Denn was a popular trading hub in the north west, right on the…
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Video: Creating a D&D character
Use a character builder to get started faster Are you new to D&D? You might want to try out the character creation flow through a builder tool to get a quick guide to help you. Full Video Transcript Welcome to the table. Today I want to talk about character creation,…
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To catch a Cavendish | A Thora Silentblade tale
Over the past several weeks Thora had been making the way from the Sakhar mountains through several towns along the main roads, heading south and west, with no particular direction in mind. It was so strange to have the sun in the sky, blindingly bright, all day long. The first…
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Importing your D&D Beyond character to Foundry
I’m setting up D&D 5e for the first time on my Foundry VTT instance (on The Forge) and decided to take down some notes on the steps I needed to go from a blank “dnd5e” module to having my character imported from D&D Beyond Character Generator. Step 1: Create a…
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Video: Using character concepts to build your first character
Use a concept to learn the rules faster Are you new to TTRPGs or trying a new system? That’s a lot of rules to learn! Try using a character concept to help speed things up! Full Video Transcript Welcome to the table. Today, let’s talk about character concepts. When you…
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Video: What is a skill check?
Get to know Skill Checks So you want the thrill of adventure and encounters, without all that combat stuff dragging you down? Try a skill check! Full Video Transcript Hey friends, welcome to the table! I’m continuing my series of looking at how to get started with tabletop role-playing games.…
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New Beginnings | A Thora Silentblade tale
In the heart of the mighty Sakhar Mountains, Thora listened with closed eyes to the echoes of dwarven hammers harmonizing with the whispers of underground rivers. Born into a family known for their outcast ways, Thora tried hard to fit in with the rest of the clans by following the…
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Escape from Promethea | A Tale from the Borderlands
Time to get off this rock! (The soft hum of a ship engine can be heard, with some muffled snoring. It seems much quieter than other logs that Jax has recorded. Jax’s voice starts in a gruff whisper…) It’s been a few hours since we lifted off and you finally…
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Video: What is a character class?
Explore the basics of the player character class Defining what your character is good at, your character class provides a structure for your role in the adventure. Full Video Transcript Hey friends, welcome to the table! We’re continuing the series of getting into the basics of tabletop role-playing games, and…
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Video: What is a DM?
Explore the basics of the Dungeon Master Serving as the storyteller, rule interpreter, and world builder, the DM is the players’ guide on their adventure. Full Video Transcript Hello friends and welcome to the table. I’m continuing my series of looking at the very beginnings of getting involved in tabletop…
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Installing SW5e System on the Foundry hosting service The Forge
NOTE: This is for installing the SW5e Game System for Foundry. The latest releases for SW5e for Foundry are now as a module for the D&D 5e Game System. I have a NEW ARTICLE that covers the latest installation process! I did some googling, but being a total newbie to…
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Video: What is a TTRPG?
Explore what TTRPGs are all about! TTRPGs come in various flavours, from immersive storytelling to complex rule-driven systems. The core is to have fun with friends or family while embarking on exciting adventures. You’re always welcome at the table! Full Video Transcript Hey friends, welcome to the table. Today we’re…
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More like Mega-DEAD, am I right? | A Tale from the Borderlands
Time for a little getaway driving… [Sounds of tires screeching around a corner, a car alarm is constantly heard] Well, Penny, I’m leaving this hoping you’ll be able to listen to it once you come to. A real close call, there, and we aren’t out of the woods yet. I…
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Symphony of destruction | A Tale from the Borderlands
Killer death robots sure are bigger these days. It seems the list of people I need to hunt down is getting longer. This message is intended for one “Handsome Jack”. I hear you can haunt systems. I’d like you to haunt this particular ECHO log system for a moment so…
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Showdown at sundown | A Tale from the Borderlands
Well this is awkward. I’m not sure who’s getting these, but it’d be REAL great if you had been allowing them to go through to Penny all this time. Now, unfortunately, I’m going to have to track you down. I already have OTHER people I need to track down. But…
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A Mystery Wrapped in a Riddle | A Tale from the Borderlands
Something doesn’t add up. I hope you get the chance to listen to this one real soon, Penny. I really do. I was wrong about that checkpoint, by the way. It was not friendly. Some sort of slimy thing jumped out of a Hyperion guard’s face and scared the slag…
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Welcome to Promethea | A Tale from the Borderlands
So much bureaucracy. I love it. Right after that last ECHO I went down to the crates and I could not, for the life of me, get any of them open. Must have been some sort of complex security system at play. Definitely not an issue with basic manual labour…
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A bullet doesn’t feel the heart it breaks | A Tale from the Borderlands
You always did love a big show. I saw the ECHO feeds today. A right mess going on. Looks like your fellow residents have not been wasting much time. You know I have to come for you, right? You know I have to hope? That pocketwatch you gave me hasn’t…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Siren class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at a class for pure chaos: the Siren! Did you cast all kinds of cool powers with Lilith or Maya in the Borderlands games? This is the class for you! Sirens can be found throughout the universe,…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Psycho class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at a class for pure chaos: the Psycho! If you remember the loveable (?) Krieg from Borderlands, you’ll have an idea of this class. Enjoys meat, bicycles, and the overlaps therein. The Psycho — which, yeah, is…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Mechromancer class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at everybody’s engineering guru: the Mechromancer! You’ll recognize this one if you remember Gaige and Deathtrap from the Borderlands 2 game! A perfect melding of person and machine, the Mechromancer is a technical genius whose robot buddy…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Hunter class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at my favourite class: the Hunter! I played Mordecai A LOT back in the first Borderlands game, so of course I chose this for my own character in Bunkers & Badasses! Hunters are skilled killers from afar.…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Gunzerker class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at the Gunzerker. If you were a fan of Salvador from the Borderlands games, this is it! A Gunzerker’s motto is ‘Just keep firing’. As long as bullets are flying, the Gunzerker is happy. Living their whole…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Commando class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at the Commando. If you were a fan of the Axton character from the Borderlands games, this is it! The Commando is an ex-military who racked up a high body count during their days in the service.…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Berserker class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at the Berserker. If you ever wanted to play Brick from the Borderlands games, this is it! The Berserker wants to punch things over all else. Being a Vault Hunter, there is no shortage of things to…
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Bunkers & Badasses: The Assassin class
Let’s dive into the Bunkers & Badasses classes! Today I’m going to look at the Assassin. If you’re wondering what this class might be like, think Zer0 from the Borderlands games. Silent and mercenary, the Assassin ‘s goals are shrouded in mystery. Do they fight for the thrill of the…
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