Gaming
Helldivers 2 Review
Welcome back, Variants. After some well earned rest and relaxation it is time to dive back into game reviews. Speaking of diving… I’ve been thoroughly
Variant Rory 📚
12/17/2024
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Books & Print
Tabletop Roleplaying Games that are NOT Dungeons & Dragons
First and foremost, this is NOT a hate on D&D post. You may have strong feelings one way or another for the game, but this
Variant Kait 🎨
12/16/2024
Culture & Media
Arcane Season 2 Review & Thoughts
I just finished watching Netflix’s Arcane season 2, and wow—what a ride! This intense conclusion of the story we fell in love with three years
Variant Izzie 🌙
12/12/2024
Board & Card Games
Zombie Kittens Card Game Review
Zombie Kittens Designer: Unstable Games Players: 2-5 Playtime: 15 minutes Ages: 7+ Zombie Kittens by Unstable Games is a spooky twist on their wildly popular
Variant Berry 🍓
12/03/2024
Board & Card Games
Gifts for Tabletop RPG Fans | 2024 Holiday Season
Stumped on what to gift your friend, family member, or fellow gamers this holiday season? We’ve got you covered with a list of gifts and
Variant Kait 🎨
12/02/2024
Books & Print
Candela Obscura Review (A Critical Role / Darrington Press RPG System)
Candela Obscura has quickly become an RPG favorite among fans of Tabletop Roleplaying Games. For those who favor Cthulhu style beasts, horror/mystery storylines, turn of
Variant Kait 🎨
10/15/2024
Board & Card Games
Halloween Board Games 2024
Double Bubble Toil and Tabletop! This year we rounded up some excellent games for you to play with your fellow happy haunts this spooky season.
Variant Berry 🍓
10/15/2024
Books & Print
World of Warcraft The Shattering Book Review Part 1
The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm is a World of Warcraft novel written by Christie Golden, a veteran Warcraft author. Released on October 19, 2010, it
Variant Izzie 🌙
10/01/2024
Creating Characters
Creating Characters: Exploring Chaos with Arcane’s Jinx
In the series Creating Characters, Variant Izzie explores and analyzes characters from various media, offering input on how we as players and creators can learn
Variant Izzie 🌙
10/01/2024
Saftey At The Table
Good Sportsmanship
Variant Rory 📚
11/23/2021
Alright, I know, TTRPGs and board games are not sports, but the same principles on the field apply at the table. Ever since I was
Part 2 – How to Create and Play as Characters Outside of Standard Races
Variant Kait 🎨
08/28/2021
Welcome back to my mini-series on “non-playable” character creation! In the previous post, we discussed the basics of looking to make a “non-playable” character playable
ADHD at the Game Table
Variant Berry 🍓
08/28/2021
If you follow me on social media, you have inevitably seen me talk about living and thriving with ADHD. I’ll share my story about how
Port of Entry – Session 0
Variant Berry 🍓
07/25/2021
The first time I heard about any Dungeons and Dragons campaign in detail, a friend described how their game broke up and they were no
Game Reviews
Helldivers 2 Review
Variant Rory 📚
12/17/2024
Welcome back, Variants. After some well earned rest and relaxation it is time to dive back into game reviews. Speaking of diving… I’ve been thoroughly
Candela Obscura Review (A Critical Role / Darrington Press RPG System)
Variant Kait 🎨
10/15/2024
Candela Obscura has quickly become an RPG favorite among fans of Tabletop Roleplaying Games. For those who favor Cthulhu style beasts, horror/mystery storylines, turn of
Meet Your Makers: CobblePath Games
Variant Rory 📚
03/14/2022
Greetings again Variants, and welcome to another Meet Your Makers! We have another interview with the wonderful CobblePath Games of Locus fame to share with you.
World of Wyldrvir Review
Variant Berry 🍓
12/09/2021
While Dungeons and Dragons may have brought Variant Ventures together initially, the love for storytelling at the table continues to grow as we learn more
Business & Finance
Artfol: New Artkid on the Block
Variant Izzie 🌙
05/02/2021
Variant Izzie talks about Artfol- A new social media platform designs for artists to showcase their work and build a following!
Four Websites & Apps to Schedule Social Media
Variant Izzie 🌙
04/18/2021
Variant Izzie outlines and reviews four different sites and apps one can use to schedule social media content in today’s entry of the VV Blog!
Central Florida Spotlight: Epic Comics
Variant Allison ⭐️
04/16/2021
Allison takes us on a tour of Epic Comics, a popular Indie Comic Shop in Central Florida for a new series ‘Central Florida Spotlight’!
Getting Started with Social Media Content Creation
Variant Izzie 🌙
04/05/2021
Variant Izzie helps us get started in creating quality content for social media, a great way to help grow our business!
Social Issues & Community
A Hero’s Journey: Taking Heroics Learned in TTRPG to the Real World
Variant J ⚔️
01/09/2021
Variant J talks about the importance of bringing the heroics performed at the table into the real world.