Gaming, Tabletop Roleplay, World Building, & Community

Variant Berry 🍓

Chief Operating Officer and President, Co-Founder, Variant Ventures (She/Her/Hers) Berry has a bad board game habit that she doesn't want to quit and a passion for TTRPGs that isn't going anywhere! With experience in human services on both coasts of the US, Berry is a strong advocate for growth through play. Berry strives to cultivate a welcoming and safe place for all. She also enjoys cooking, ocean life and time spent with her loved ones and four cats.

Meet Your Makers: Lonomy

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 01/31/2021

Variant Berry continues her ‘Meet Your Makers’ series with an interview of Lonomy, electronic music producer and DM.

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Game Review: Dungeon Mayhem

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 01/25/2021

Variant Berry reviews ‘Dungeon Mayhem’, a multi-player card game from Wizards of the Coast.

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Meet Your Makers: Hatchlings Games

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 01/18/2021

Variant Berry interviews Rich Oxenhelm of Hatchling games for this weeks ‘Meet Your Makers’, creator of Inspirisles.

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Session 0: Expectations Matter

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 01/11/2021

Variant Berry writes about Session 0 and implores its liberal use at the start of a new Adventuring Table or Campaign.

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Meet Your Makers: V.J. Harris and Adam Hancock

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 01/04/2021

Variant Berry Starts a new Series ‘Meet Your Makers’ with V.J. Harris and Adam Hancock.

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Dice: Part Probability, Part Superstition

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 12/28/2020

Variant Berry interviews the Variant Ventures team to discover their Dice superstitions.

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Game Review: Dungeon Drop

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 12/21/2020

Variant Berry reviews Dungeon Drop; A chaotic game from GameWright!

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Review: Cantrip Candles

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 12/12/2020

Variant Berry reviews Indie Candle Sellers Cantrip Candles and reviews several of their scents.

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TTRPG Safety ToolKit

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 12/07/2020

Variant Berry discusses the TTRPG Safety Toolkit, designed to ensure that player and GM alike enjoy their adventures.

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Interview: Cobblepath Games

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 12/07/2020

Variant Berry sits down with CobblePath games co-founder Jack Milton to discuss Indie TTRPG Locus and the Industry.

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Director’s Review: Locus

By Variant Berry 🍓 / 11/30/2020

Variant Berry talks about her experience playing upcoming game Locus from Cobblepath Games! (Director Review)

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