D&D Is Not A War Game
I am sure it will come as no surprise to my fellow Variants that I really enjoy the combat in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. […]
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Port of Entry 2021 Recap
At the heart of Variant Ventures is the desire to “break down the gates that bar entry to the TTRPG hobby.” From this goal, Port
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Port of Entry – Introduction to Casting
One of my favorite elements in Dungeons and Dragons is spell casting. No offense to any of the fighters out there (myself included), but why
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Port of Entry – Combat
Roll for Initiative! When I started playing my first session of Dungeons and Dragons, I had my character sheet and back story ready to go.
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Port of Entry – Tool Proficiencies
One of the fun things about creating a new character in Dungeons and Dragons is picking tool proficiencies, but it can be daunting when you’re
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Port of Entry – Character Sheets
When I was coming into the TTRPG hobby, I was so excited that “all I would need” is a sheet of paper and some dice.
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Port of Entry – Attributes and Stats
Ability Scores, Attributes, Stats – no matter what you call them, they help determine the effectiveness of the everything your player character does in Dungeons
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Port of Entry – TTRPG Terms
Welcome Travelers to this week’s Port of Entry! Today we are focusing on some Tabletop Role Playing Game (TTRPG) terms and acronyms that you may
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Port of Entry – Character Backstory Quickstart
Who Is Your Character? Last time on Dragonball Z Port of Entry, we reviewed Session 0. While our session 0 outlines a lot of social and
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Port of Entry – Dice
I still remember my first set of dice from Gods & Monsters– A tiny set of 7 purple click clacks suitable for a Halfling. I was
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Port of Entry – Session 0
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
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