Since getting back into blogging, which seems to be mostly successful so far, I've also tried to get back into long form writing. One idea I had was to create short form stories based off of the characters in the short story I wrote for a small publication and I would put them on …
Category: Dungeons and Dragons
Monster Mania: Gelatinous Cube
A fan favorite, and a monster that always seems to get some sort of reaction whether it be abject horror or elation, is the Gelatinous Cube. It has a presence that is simultaneously intimidating and ridiculous, because if you really think about it it's basically just a big sentient jell-o. The more seasoned adventurers, however, …
Monster Mania: Mimics
Dungeons and Dragons is filled with sinister and tricky enemies that endeavor to make adventurers lives as difficult as possible. Perhaps the most frequent culprit of this would be the Mimic. The Mimic is a classic monster that assumes the identity of an innocuous inanimate object, traditionally a chest, to draw in their prey with the …
Monster Mania: Beholders
Throughout the history of Dungeons and Dragons there are a few monsters and creatures that have become symbols of the game itself. The Beholder is one of those symbols. It is perhaps one of the most identifiable and menacing enemies in the games existence. Perhaps the most interesting detail about it is that it …
Take Three
Third time's the charm right? It was two years ago that I made this blog because the idea of displaying my creative ideas to anyone who was curious seemed like a fun experience and I could use it to catalog and perhaps even inspire new stories and methods of storytelling. Suffice it to say I …
A Tale to Tell
A while back I began attempting to actually work on some writing projects. I started a good chunk of them but dropped most of them for a number of reasons, but the reoccurring theme was a loss of interest. I had a hard time committing to a story and seeing it through, but recently I …
The “Triumphant” Return
Well hello. It's been a while hasn't it? Took a bit of a hiatus from this space after an incredibly short career of making posts at a somewhat reasonable schedule. It's taken every bit of effort to make my way back here but I really want to give this a shot. I know I enjoyed …
Elothin – Episode 2: Glavain
Glavain Glavain is one of the oldest countries in Elothin, with manuscripts dating back as far as only a few years after The Bloom. The country has a rich history of expert blacksmiths, notorious bounty hunters, and the world famous Van Moren mines in the Iron Band Mountains. The capital city, The Hearth, is governed by …
Monster Mania: Kobolds
I had a sudden epiphany today, I really enjoy doing this. Developing ideas and putting it out there in a way that helps me expand my thought processes and offers the opportunity to get feedback from others (maybe one day). So yet another segment that I want to make a habit of doing is called …
Elothin – Episode 1: Fëa-náro
Elothin, a name I literally created yesterday. To reach it I went through about fifty-seven names and variations in Sindarin. For those that don't know Sindarin is the language of the elves that J.R.R. Tolkien created in The Lord of the Rings series of books. The language itself is such an attractive variation of elven, …
The Dungeoneer's Journal 