If you've been on the internet recently (and I'm assuming you have if you're reading this), you've seen tons of memes and things about Jimothy. He kind of looks like a furry Squonk to me, which makes me wonder if the original "squonk" was a critter with the same physical condition. If you'd like to add him to your D&D game or just check out his official stats you can do so on D&D Beyond.
This previous the following content from the upcoming book:
The first two episodes of the new season of Dungeon Masters are also available online. I haven’t watched them yet, but I loved the previous seasons Ravenloft actual plays.
June 11th is International Day of Play. In honor of that D&D Beyond is offering another free Borderlands Quest for anyone to claim.
Dagger Danger is a short quest the player's find on the job board in the Keep. The characters are tasked with interring a kobold lair and retrieving a heirloom dagger. It's short, but includes a few kinds of encounters, a variety of foes, and some roleplay opportunities. I'll be adding this one to my Heroes of the Borderlands sessions.
If haven't already, you can still claim last year's adventure, Goblin Trouble, for free as well.
Head ups! For what I assume is a limited time, you can download the Free Comic Book Day D&D release on D&D Beyond.
I've not watched the Ted prequel series on Peacock, but apparently they did a D&D episode which featured Brennan Lee Mulligan. As problematic at Seth McFarlane's humor can be, I enjoyed the Ted movies and I'll have to check this episode out. The show has partnered with WotC to talk about what D&D is and a very surface level version of how to play. Want to get someone interested in the game. Show them this video.
I know the title is bad, but I figured since I couldn't come up with a clever one I'd use a dumb one. To hype the upcoming Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set and to celebrate International Day of Play (June 11), WotC released a free into adventure Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble on D&D Beyond.
The adventure is short and straight forward. Helpful read aloud and guiding text is presented for new DM's. The quest is simple. The party are hired by the Castellan of the Keep to retrieve gift. There they encounter bandits and goblins.
You can get a peak of the D&D 2024 take on the Borderlands and what's in the boxed set by checking out the new trailer.
Set in the land of Greyhawk, Scions of Elemental Evil is a free adventure for six level four characters using the new 2024 5e rules. The adventure is tied to the iconic Temple of Elemental Evil. You can grab it for free here on D&D Beyond today.
Kelek the evil mage has stolen Uni the unicorn's horn and absconded with it to a demiplane. Players can play as the six heroes from the D&D animated series (and their new cleric friend, Niko) or play as their own characters.
The adventure itself is meant to be played in a single session, so it only features a few encounters. Most of the encounters can be solved with blade and sword or diplomacy.
If you're a fan of of the series you definitely want to check this out. We get stats for older versions of our favorite protagonists. This includes official stats for their powerful magic items. Finally, Venger, the big bad of the series, even makes a cameo.
The adventure can be played in the Realm the series featured, though there are also prompts for using it on Krynn, Faerun, and Oerth.
Claim your copy here today.
If you've been paying attention this month, I don't use much tech. I sometimes use D&D Beyond to look things up. One app I do find super useful is The Crawler's Companion. This free DCC app is super useful for that game.
Don't have the funky dice needed for DCC? The app has you. Need Critical Hit and Failure charts? The app has you. Quick rules references? The app has you. Spell references to those complicated DCC spells? The app has you. Finally need to generate 0-level characters, dragons, demons, swords, and other things? You might be shocked to find out the app has you.
Seriously, if you you play DCC and haven't checked it out, you're missing out.
Update: Apparently the phone app version is no longer functional. The HTML version still works and is what I’ve used in the past. It’s easy to use on phones.
A few days ago Preparing a Winter Festival for the Holidays in D&D was posted on D&D Beyond. The article is broke down into five parts. The first discusses why you're doing a winter festival in your game. The second discusses using real world traditions. Some examples given are Evergreens and Yule Logs, Lord of Misrule, Wassailing, and the Wild Hunt. Each tradition is discussed in game terms. THis is followed by reindeer games to celebrate during the festival. Snapdragon/Flapdragon (which I recently learned of), Ice Kolf, King of the Bean, and good 'ol fashion sledding and snowballs fights are also discussed. Three pre-existing D&D holidays for Faerun, Eberron's Sharn, and Exandria. Finally some fictional inspiration is also given: Fraggle Rock, Star Wars Holiday Special, Discworld's Hogswatch Night, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and the classic Rankin/Bass holiday cartoons.
I know of one official D&D winter holiday adventure, Winter's Splendor. It's a two hour adventure set in Waterdeep. It involves potential big bads from Dragon Heist, though given the time of year its set they shouldn't be the main villains. There is also a reference to to Barovia and my favorite npc, Gadof Blinksy!
If you are looking for more holiday themed adventures (all year long) Frog God Games has several:
Do you ever run holiday themed sessions? Are festivals and important part of your games? I've definitely run Mutants and Masterminds Christmas adventures, but not much else.
Just wanted to give folks a heads up. You have until October 6th to claim Lost Mine of Phandelver on D&D Beyond for free. After that time, Intro to Stormwreck Isle will become the free unlockable adventure. If you claim the original Phandelver adventure, you will still have access to it once Stormwreck takes it s place.
I've seen folks complain about it, but I think Lost Mine is one of my favorite starter adventures. There's a lot to it and Phandelver seems to be a popular spot, since it's the basis for three 5e adventures.
A rampaging dragon has threatened the country side and villagers have sought out the characters to clear a castle that was a safe haven created by a legendary werewolf knight. Characters will need to clear dangerous creatures, allowing the refugees to take shelter and protect themselves with the keep's magical defenses.
There are some great bits of Minecraft lore in the game. For example there are eight wolves of Overworld from the compendium that approach the characters. If characters throw them meat, they will accept and flee. However if you offer them a bone, they will become friendly to pc's (which is how you tame wolves in the game).
You can claim this free adventure here.
Misplaced Monsters is a short monster supplement available on D&D Beyond. Each monster was illustrated and created by kids. The kids creations were then fleshed out, given stat blocks, and professional art. The product was created in partnership with Extra Life and all proceeds go directly to the Seattle Children's Hospital and Seattle Children's Autism Center.
Overall this is a really fun collection and if you want to expand the Feywild or add some fairy tale whimsy to your game, this is a fun purchase.
D&D Beyond has released more 5e movie content. In addition to the characters stats, they've released Legendary Magic Items, featuring items from the film. These are the items:
For (what I presume is a limited time) you can claim statblocks for the heroes and villains of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on D&D Beyond.
You get seven stat blocks (the six characters pictured above and a 7th villainous Red Wizard of Thay). I know D&D Beyond and 5e has taken a major hit because of the OGL stuff, but I still thought this was cool.
