Pros & Cons of Using Google Hangouts for Dungeons and Dragons – a Quick Take

My quick and dirty take on how google hangouts can be used to do your D&D campaign!


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Just a quick post today, wanted to share how my first session of D&D using google hangouts went the other day! In these challenging times, using Google Hangouts to provide distraction and distance D&D can be a fun and relatively simple way to do your Dungeons and Dragons Campaign!

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Tallavanor’s Tales: Mystery in Mulhüssen

Tallavanor’s back with another episode of our mystery investigation in Mulhussen.


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It’s time for a Covid 19 edition of Tallavanor’s Tales! I’ve got several more episodes planned out, just in time for the next (digital) meetup this weekend. Last time, Tallavanor and his companions arrived in Mulhüssen, finding themselves thrust into the mystery and political intrigue only a massive trading city can provide. With Gregario providing both a contact and a sense of fashion awareness, I suppose it’s Tallavanor’s time to take it away.

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Redwatch Island – Ghosts of Saltmarsh in Eberron – A Campaign Setting

What’s better than pirates? Ghosts, Pirates, and Steampunk creations! All to be found in my latest adventure – Redwatch Island


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Let’s be honest. Pirates are awesome. You know what’s even better? Pirates, Ghosts, and Steampunk Creations. So now that we’ve created a triumvirate of COOL things, let’s put that into Dungeons and Dragons and have some fun, shall we?

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Invasion of Phandelver Released!


I just released my Invasion of the Phandelver Valley custom campaign (its a doozy!), and went through and updated all the resource home pages, so go check them out! (I’ve updated this with a new link to the finalized and upgraded version on DMs Guild. It contains of 40 pages of great content!).

  1. A link between the Phandelver Mine final mission and a series of escalating Orc attacks designed to pull in Neverwinter (and any missions you might have there!)
  2. An opportunity for characters to experience larger battles, and direct the actions of NPCs.
  3. Actions & Consequences for missions – which NPC do you throw your support behind? What resources can they muster to help defend the valley? If you chose not to complete some of their requests, how will that help or hurt you?
  4. Several maps to outline your battles and ideas for siege attacks, with stats for siege engines & defensive buildings.

Tallavanor’s Tales – The Next Fork in the Road

Tallavanor’s Tales Resume! The next fork in the road.


Last week, Tallavanor discovered the secret of the late Count – or rather, the late Counts. We’ve got some choices to make, and Tallavanor will have to decide where the wind will take him next. With that, I’ll turn it over to him, and let him explain what happened after the last few moments with the Count.

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Announcing my Next Custom Mission – Invasion of the Phandelver Valley


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 – In it to the End


Greetings Everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Tallavanor’s tales! Last week our heroes faced a tricky challenge with multiple oozes attacking from all directions. This week we have the conclusion to this series of adventures, where Watch Officer Tallavanor gets to the bottom of the case of the kidnapped Count. With that, I’ll turn it over to our lawman.

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Tallavanor’s Tales – Showdown

Time for another Tallavanor’s Tales! We’re running out of time to deal with the Count’s Kidnappers, so naturally, things come to a head.


Tallavanor’s back with the first part conclusion to last week’s tale. A kidnapping, a thrilling chase, and a clash outside the crypt. It’s a short tale today, as we paused in the middle of the battle. Tallavanor is about ready to take over, so let’s get to it.

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How To Run a D&D Adventure A Second Time in three easy steps!


Welcome to another “how to homebrew…” episode, and you’re desperate because your Dungeons and Dragons (Or Pathfinders) Group wants to go back to where they just were, because they missed some key piece of information. Or perhaps only part of the group has been there, and the rest wants to explore it as well. Never fear, here are three easy steps to help you out (GUARANTEED*************).

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Didn’t we just meet last week? Yes, and that’s why I’m ignoring you.

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How to Create Villains – 3 Example Villains for D&D


Need to create a villain or ten for your Dungeons and Dragons (or Pistols and Tomahawks) campaign? I’ll walk you through how I’ve done it, and let you see three examples from my homebrew world. Let’s get cracking!

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