Sean Does Games

I spend a lot of time on my blog talking about and providing content for Dungeons and Dragons . I do actually play other games though. So I thought it was time to post about a few of the ones I play the most often and maybe get others to give them a try! I’m going to start with my favorite.  The Art of Chill Bob Ross - The Art of Chill Bob Ross  was a painter and host of an art-instruction program called The Joy of Painting (1983 to 1994) that originally aired on PBS . In each half-hour episode, Bob completed a painting all the while providing instructions, tips, and life advice in a soft, friendly voice. Watching an episode is like slipping into a meditative state where a “charming cabin” lazes about with “happy little trees” beneath “fluffy clouds.” A state where, “There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” The Man, The Myth, The Legend Since his death, Bob, his work, and his quotes have experienced a resurgence of pop culture popularity. Twitch kicke...

Skyfell Introduction I started a once-per-month  Dungeons and Dragons  game in my  Skyfell campaign setting . I wanted to provide my players with a log of their adventures and then realized that such a log might make for fun blog posts.  See the  Session Index  for a complete listing. The cast is: Dan - Drekzhar - male minotaur, Bard ( College of Swords ) Laura - Meribore Softwalker - female fitbolg, Druid ( Circle of the Moon) Jeff - Omagoshno - male rock gnome, Artificer ( Artillerist ) Pat - Frit Nimbly - female goblin, Monk ( Way of Shadow ) Rodney - Tauffae Twofeather Topshelf - male orc, Fighter ( Champion ) Michelle - Bronte Whitewinter - male firbolg, Cleric ( Tempest Domain) Session 5: The Piruna Run, "Into the Burrow part 1" Preparation In my initial plans for The Piruna Run, I had developed four distinct encounter areas: the ship, the tree, the burrow, and another site. (I’m being purposefully vague about the fourth...

Skyfell Introduction I started a once-per-month  Dungeons and Dragons  game in my  Skyfell campaign setting . I wanted to provide my players with a log of their adventures and then realized that such a log might make for fun blog posts.  See the  Session Index  for a complete listing. The cast is: Dan - Drekzhar - male minotaur Bard  Laura - Meribore Softwalker - female fitbolg Druid Jeff - Omagoshno - male rock gnome Artificer  Pat - Frit Nimbly - female goblin monk Rodney - Tauffae Twofeather Topshelf - male orc Fighter  Michelle - Bronte Whitewinter - male firbolg Cleric Session 4: The Piruna Run, "The Cursed Guardian part 2" Preparation Fortunately for me, I finished all the major preparation for The Cursed Guardian for session 3 . In the weeks leading to session 4, however, I started thinking through those plans and decided I wanted to make a few changes. I wanted the climax for this part of the arc to in...