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We’re Brenton & Courtney. We love tabletop roleplay games so much, we started a whole business around them and started writing about our experiences. Here on our TTRPG blog, you’ll find tips, tricks, and free encounters for Dungeon Masters, Artists, and Players. Enjoy!
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029 – Creating a New Universe & Project Management Tips with T. Julian Bell of Dark Veil Studio
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028 – Bringing D&D to breweries with Brandon of Goblins and Growlers
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027 – Merging Grimms’ Fairy Tales and D&D with Krista of Cat Tale Press
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Design-A-Dungeon Challenge: Forbidden Knowledge
I’m back with another simple random dungeon for September’s Design-A-Dungeon Challenge! The rules are basically the same – consult the random dungeon generator in the

026 – Writing & Illustrating a new Guide to Ravnica with Sean & Brianna Atherton
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025 – Woodworking & Constructing Dice Boxes with Tim of Staff and Branch
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D&D Hit Point Homebrew Rules
I’m always of two minds about homebrew rules for D&D. On the one hand, the designers had a specific playstyle in mind to showcase 5E’s

024 – Diving into entrepreneurship full time & Making random generators with Adam of Sword & Source
Adam Waselnuk is the founder of Sword & Source and co-founder of Legendkeeper. Sword & Source is a collection of random generators, most notably,

Free Level 9 D&D Encounter: Grim Tidings
Goblinoids get a bad rap in most D&D games. Goblins mostly exist as fodder for low-level dungeons or expendable minions for more powerful creatures. Bugbears

023 – Creating the Herbalist’s Primer with Anna of Double Proficiency
We are talking about plants today! Anna is a graphic designer and the co-founder of Double Profiecieny, a company publishing tabletop rpg supplements and games.

022 – Running a D&D Bed & Breakfast with Wayne of Adventure Away
How does a weekend getaway at a castle bed & breakfast where you play D&D all weekend long sound to you? Like the best

021 – Shaping Ceramics & Selling at Markets with Avé of Avé Rivera Studio
Hello & Welcome to Episode 21 of Roll Play Grow, the podcast for tabletop entrepreneurs, creators, and fans. I am Courtney Stover of Lightheart

Ten Random D&D Encounter Ideas
There’s always a chance that a party makes a decision so unexpected that even experienced DMs need to stop to figure out what’ll happen next.

How to fix Dexterity and Wisdom in D&D
What are the most important stats in a game of D&D? While some might argue that it’s a matter of opinion and character creation, it’s

Design-A-Dungeon Challenge: Tomb of the Unquiet Dead
I get asked frequently how I come up with dungeons for my Side Quests and other projects. Most of the time I have a specific

Free D&D Underdark Adventure: Abbey of the Reflecting Mind
Like most burgeoning D&D fans, I read a lot of R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt series growing up. His evocative descriptions of the alien environments composing the

There and back again: The One Ring 2nd Edition Impressions
It’s no surprise that I (and by I, I mean Courtney and myself) love Lord of the Rings. We read the books, saw the movies,

020 – Making Beautiful Art with Jess & Tony of Works of Whimsy Studios
Today, we get to hear from the lovely Jess and Tony, the creators behind Works of Whimsy Studios. I discovered Jess a few months

Dodge sneaky snakes and snake-y people in our free yuan-ti adventure: The Ophidian Lord!
I like to consider myself pretty well versed in Dungeons & Dragons lore, but there’s definitely a few blind spots for me. I can’t begin

019 – Creating Podcast & Gaming Music with Brandon, the Ghost of Red Mountain
We are on our third episode of the sound series, chatting with Brandon Calhoun, the composer of Ghost of Red Mountain. Brandon travels back

First look at the Strixhaven Unearthed Arcana & Impressions
Recently, Wizards announced two upcoming D&D books for this year: the Feywild-themed adventure Wild beyond the Witchlight and the Magic: The Gathering-crossover sourcebook Strixhaven: