The Planeswalker's Stronghold

  Proof of Concept: Leverage old Laptop out of storage Learning about production Reach 100 Subscribers on YouTube Explore different content options Video capture is terrible Phase One: Upgrade Production Hardware with a $1000 Capital Investment in Production PC, audio quality remains an opportunity. Reach 500 Subscribers on YouTube Explore options to broaden the community across multiple platforms Double down on MidWeek Magic as audience development vehicle Focus and refine branding  to new sets and Budget content Phase Two: Add Aetherhub as a deck storage resource, and outlet for content. Relaunch Blogger as a Behind-the-Scenes style outlet, to free up YouTube for mainstream content Launch Twitch as Live Play outlet, and a way to record more varied content. Leverage old phone into a webcam. Add a second monitor, boom mic and cam mount with $200 Capital Investment Explore Facebook, as additional outlet for content, and community outreach and growth. Reach 1000 subscribers on YouTube He

  I am very pleased to enact something which had been on the drawing boards for some time now. My entire backlog of unreleased Limited & Live Play is being uploaded to the web for my Acolyte and higher Patrons. This is a massive project, representing dozens of files, and over 10GB of footage. I am uploading it in stages, by topic and I anticipate it will be caught up by the end of July. This will also relieve a lot of strain on my production, which only supports 50gb for the Stronghold. For more information on our Patreon options Accompanying this move, is a renewed commitment to my Twitch streaming, which will now be daily Monday through Friday, usually at 11am EST. The exception will be Tuesday, which I will stream at approximately 5p, EST and kick off the MidWeek Magic event. Footage recorded through Twitch, will continue to be available there for approximately 7 days. Start times are approximate, as life happens, but I will make every effort to be as timely as possible. For mor

  WotC, faulted or not, have provided a plethora of copyrighted worlds to be enjoyed by Players and DMs alike. Each of these, more often than not, comes along with it's own Pantheon of Deities, ranging from 4th additions simplified list, to expansive multi edition models. "Each world in the D&D multiverse has its own pantheons of deities. This appendix deals with one pantheon, that of the Forgotten Realms. Dozens of deities are revered, worshiped, and feared throughout the world of the Forgotten Realms. At least thirty deities are widely known across the Realms, and many more are worshiped locally, by individual tribes, small cults, or certain sects of larger religious temples." -2018 Basic Rules, Appendix B What do you really need to run your campaign? Well, to be honest not much. If you have a divine player in the party, they most likely will choose a Deity with which they associate. Even if you don't have a divine player in your group, and perhaps more import

  WotC doesn't always give a lot of support for the Free&D players out there, but December looks like it's going to shape up pretty well for us. Thanks WotC, and Happy Holidays to everyone! Make sure to check out the December One D&D drop featuring an interesting update to the Cleric class, as well as updated "species" (aka we don't call it Race anymore) options. Even more exciting we have seen the launch of the D&D Adventure Calendar for 2022 5th Dragonlance Monster Compendium. 5 Creatures, 3 Cultures, 2 NPCs, and a Magic item all added in a compact D&D Beyond Freebie. A full half of the additions are Tier1, so this really offers a lot for everyone. I am particularly looking forward to using the Traag in my campaigns, as Dragonborn are pretty rare in my worlds. Verminaard and Ember make interesting BBEG, right out of the box, as Tiamat and her cult followers are already prominent parts of our Pantheon. 

  The fine folk at WotC were kind enough to give us a single encounter with just the right Spooky theme for Halloween, Drowned Sailors! This is a very simple encounter, intended to be an introduction to the larger story arch of Storm Wreck Isle. They distributed it free, so we can use what is presented. We always look to get more content than they intended. Stormwreck Isle Map Probably the best part of this roughly 4 page freebie, is the map. It shows the jagged 5 mile island, just of the coast of what I resume to be the Sword Coast, and the only identifiable land mark is the High Road. This allows us to place this bit of Geography as we please, but I suppose the intended location is just south of Neverwinter, near Helms Hold. The island itself appears to be mostly rocky peaks, with little vegetation and is described as a center of conflict between chromatic and metallic dragons. " Ages ago, metallic dragons imprisoned a rampaging red dragon beneath the ocean floor. But the red dr

Mearcis is a middle aged male which I most often cast as a Halfling, but occasionally as a Tiefling in less traditional settings in which I really want to telegraph the "bad news" vibe. He plays the part of a very respectable looking merchant. His base clothing is sturdy and well made shirt and pants, with shoes which were once very fine, but now are rather worn but clean and polished. He wears a fancy waste coat, taking it off only if manual labor is called for, and replaces it as soon as such work is finished. A casual observer will note a gold watch chain affixed to the coat. The affixed watch appear to be of very good quality, and can be set once per day so that it "chimes" the next time the user is told a lie. He wears a signet ring, with an symbol no one will recognize, and he will speak of a known, but distant land and his mother who was the 3rd daughter of a major trading house, alas little of the family fortune and influence found it's way to him, and h