DM Diary: How I Lost a Dragon to an Owl
A candid DM Diary from Voxels & Valor exploring how encounter math, player preparation, and a perfectly timed owl familiar roll turned a young white dragon fight into a three-round lesson behind the screen.
Tales and Tankards
Gather. Laugh. Roll
Tales and Tankards
Gather. Laugh. Roll
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Creature Feature: Minecraft Themed Variants
A Minecraft-inspired creature ecosystem built for the D&D table, translating hostile mobs into simple, relentless encounters that punish complacency and reward smart play.
Chaos at the Cafeteria Table: Origin Story
A middle-school D&D game begins at a cafeteria table during lunch, sparked by Stranger Things, improvised rulings, and the belief that you don’t need much time to start an adventure.
Eventyr Games: DELVE, Part 1
DELVE is more than a dungeon toolkit, it’s a thoughtful guide to dungeon design, player agency, and meaningful exploration. This Creator Spotlight looks at how Eventyr Games reimagines the dungeon for modern tables.
Creature Feature: Goblins, Reimagined
A redesigned goblin package built around roles, tactics, and encounter composition—so goblins stay dangerous long after level one.
Lunch Break Heroes: Librus Nocturnum Review
A Dungeon Master’s review of Librus Nocturnum after a full read-through: prep expectations, pacing demands, NPC-driven horror, and who this anthology is truly for. (Part Two of Two.)
What I Use to Manage Remote Sessions
Remote play wasn’t optional—it was the cost of keeping the table together. Here’s what I actually use to manage long-form remote D&D sessions, and why restraint matters more than tools.
Lunch Break Heroes: Librus Nocturnum
A philosophy-first creator spotlight on Lunch Break Heroes and Librus Nocturnum: why horror and 5e don’t naturally mix, how restraint and NPCs carry dread, and what it means to trust the Dungeon Master. (Part One of Two.)
Behind the Screen: Designing the Road to Waterdeep
A long-form DM Diary examining the design and adaptation of the Road to Waterdeep arc—how authority, pacing, horror, and emotional pivots prepared the table for Waterdeep.
