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A Map of the Nova Caesarian Colonies!

24 Wednesday Jun 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in History of Rome and the New Caesarian Colonies, Maps, Self-Publishing, Story Ideas, World of Romanpunk

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Some new maps for your pleasure. I’m excited to have these be part of my next project – a Brief History of the Colonies of New Caesaria! Which map do you like better?

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Saviors of Saltmarsh: Clearing the Mansion

25 Saturday Apr 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Saviors of Saltmarsh, Short Stories

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When last we left off, our brave explorers had cleared the topside of the Alchemist’s mansion and were descending into the depths of the abandoned building.

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If I play the music louder, I can’t hear the bad guys creeping up behind me!

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Year of Accountability 3/1-3/6

02 Monday Mar 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, History of Rome and the New Caesarian Colonies, Short Stories, The Last Gladiator, World of Romanpunk, Year of Accountability

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Hi all,

Let’s hear how accountable I was this week! What did I do?

Well,

I wrote a 4,000 word short story, so yay for being successful! I also published my latest D&D adventure – the Invasion of the Phandelver Valley. So lots got done this week. I ended up not submitting my short story. I felt it didn’t match the parameters of the request (a steampunk fairy tale) and instead was a more exploration with fantasy components.

So now I’ve got 4,000 words for A Brief History of New Caesaria 🙂

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Announcing my Next Custom Mission – Invasion of the Phandelver Valley

20 Thursday Feb 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Self-Publishing, Story Ideas

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Hi all!

In preparation for my continuing D&D adventures, I’ve been working on another custom mission. Or in this case, a series of missions linked together in the Invasion of the Phandelver Valley. Set in the Forgotten Realms universe alongside the Starter Set Campaign, this series of missions will be a great test of our newly powerful heroes right as they complete the Lost Mines final mission.

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Tallavanor’s Tales: The Grand Circuit

30 Thursday Jan 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Short Stories, Tallavanor's Tales

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Greetings and welcome to another episode of Tallavanor’s tales. Last time, our heroes explored the creepy mausoleum, found something they couldn’t explain, but decided to leave it be until they could explain it. Back to the Count! Tallavanor, take over!

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Tallavanor’s Tales: Mausoleum Mayhem

28 Tuesday Jan 2020

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Greetings and welcome to another episode of Tallavanor’s tales. Last time, our heroes learned the identify of the ‘monster’ and discovered a coded letter. They decide to head to the Mausoleum, priest in tow. What will they find that they missed the night before? Tallavanor has a longer post today, so more for you to enjoy!

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Tallavanor’s Tales: Delving Deeper

25 Saturday Jan 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Self-Publishing, Short Stories, Tallavanor's Tales

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Greetings and welcome to another episode of Tallavanor’s tales. Last time, our heroes dealt with a mob, a monster, and a mystery that only seemed to deepen with every passing moment. Into the fray!

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Expanding the D&D Beginner Campaign

23 Thursday Jan 2020

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Self-Publishing, Story Ideas

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Greetings! Welcome to another post on the D&D Beginner Campaign. Last time, we discussed how to run it solo. Now, after several run-throughs with a diverse group of players, I’ve got some ways to improve and expand the campaign!

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Tallavanor’s Tales: Like a Moth to the Flames

29 Friday Nov 2019

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Self-Publishing, Short Stories

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Greetings and welcome to another episode of Tallavanor’s tales. Last time, our heroes explored Count Usher’s castle after finding his mausoleum suspiciously empty. Also very clean. The castle was a bit burned, a bit damaged, and a bit dusty. Also very empty, except for the body of the Count’s loyal servant. With that, let’s hear from Tallavanor.

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Tallavanor’s Tales: Castle Crusaders

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Dungeons & Dragons, Self-Publishing, Short Stories

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Welcome back for another edition of Tallavanor’s Tales! Last time, our intrepid heroes had scared a prisoner into revealing a secret about Count Usher and the town of Usher, and now our heroes are off to investigate – with a new member! How far do they trust the artificer and his scary flying metallic wasp? Let’s find out!

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