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Continue reading →: World of Darkness China RPG Review Part 3Continuing our Chinese based review of the World of Darkness book line! Next up is the first entry in the Chinese line of World of Darkness products, Kindred of the East. Kindred of the East China has its own vampire stories that Kindred of the East is based on. Chinese…
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Continue reading →: Using Player Motivation Types in my Home GamesI thought I’d explore what I’d written about RPG player motivation types further by applying the types to my own group. I’ve been playing with my D&D group since I was 9 years old. I’m 35 now when I’m writing this. We’ve had six consistent members including me nearly since…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Humans Part 2History Humans are involved in nearly every piece of Cimmeria’s history. They participated in the Goblin War alongside the other Conclave races. As the dominant force in the Conclave, humans slowly drove the other races out of the organization. Dwarves left, then elves and orcs. Halflings lingered within the Conclave…
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Continue reading →: The Drama Movie ReviewI saw The Drama on a date with my wife and it was a bumpier movie than I was expecting. The trailer made it seem like an R-rated romcom. Maybe similar to Pitch Perfect or Love Actually? Definitely not what I got. The basic plot is that a couple are…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 78 – D&D in Suburbia (Ryan and Serenity Springs)Ryan tells us about his new adventure, Serenity Springs! It’s a cozy little suburb. Or at least it seems like it at first. Until you realize its in a dimension like Ravenloft and evil entities lurk around every corner to threaten the citizens and visitors with awful, gruesome death. Just…
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Continue reading →: World of Darkness China RPG Review Part 2Continuing our Chinese based review of the World of Darkness book line! Starting off with the big one! Vampire: The Masquerade As it’s the theme for World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade starts off with 100 pages of lore before touching on the mechanics in any sort of detail. Vampire’s…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Patreon Rewards March 2026The Patreon rewards for March 2026 are here! A fun little button to put on your backpack/bag to show off your love for D&D and other RPGs. Support the show on Patreon to get goodies like this every three months, along with ad-free episodes a day early!https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Humans Part 1Physical Description Humans are physically on the larger end of humanoids in Cimmeria, but with far more variance in their cosmetic features. Humans stand five to six and a half feet tall and weigh 100 to 300 pounds. Their hair color varies from blonde, red, brown, or black, but with…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 77 – KPop D&D Hunters (Dan and Idols of the Neon Dark)Dan talked with me about his Kickstarter campaign, Idols of the Neon Dark. It’s a D&D 5e supplement that tries to bring the fun and atmosphere of K-pop to Dungeons and Dragons. The media frenzy around KPop Demon Hunters inspired Dan to create a product based on the musical genre…
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Continue reading →: World of Darkness China RPG Review Part 1Time for a Chinese based review look at the World of Darkness book line! I looked at a bunch of World of Darkness books. I wrote a massive review of all of them together that was really too big to post as a single blog post. Instead, I’ve split them…
