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For years people at comic cons asked if I'd ever collect all the digital-only Indestructibles short stories into a paperback / physical version. I always said I just needed to make sure there were enough of them to make an anthology worthwhile. Finally hit that magic number, so Tales from the Indestructiverse is now out in print and (and ebook, of course). Collects all...
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Haven't been on in a minute, but just wanted to mention that the Indestructibles is finally in audiobook format, and even better, it has a FULL CAST. Amazing team, like an audiodrama. Check it out if you prefer audiobooks to print or digital - if it hits a certain number, it'll help push to get the whole series produced the same way!

So the Ravenfolly Institute's entire first season is now available, with Season 2 (new characters, new campaign) kicking off a week from today. We'll also have our wrap-up episode where we talk about character decisions and story arcs going up on all podcasting platforms Tuesday morning.

Like D&D? Like gothic horror? Like comedy mixed with profound melancholy? Have I got an actual play for you.

We've said all along that the Ravenfolly Institute Presents: the Sanguine Moors of Bathomir is a horror podcast, and this week, we really go all in on that theme. The party has always known there was something wrong in Scarlet Fields, and tonight they discover the cost of greed and prosperity. Available on all podcasting apps.

https://anchor.fm/ravenfolly-institute/episodes/C1E08-The-Bargain-Calls-For-One-e1m05bp

So the D&D actual play podcast I DM for has been branded as gothic horror, and like most campaigns it starts off with a lot of goofy character development as the cast gets comfortable in their roles, but this week's is when the terror kicks in big time: as one cast member pointed out, "I didn't realize how profound that part of the story was."...
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Campaign 1 continues with episode 3: A Town of Secrets. This is the calm before the storm when the true horrors of Scarlet Fields come to light...

https://anchor.fm/ravenfolly-institute/episodes/C1E03-A-Town-of-Secrets-e1khhlh

The gang over at the Ravenfolly Institute Presents released the latest episode of the Sanguine Moors of Bathomir actual play early this week for Free RPG Day. I know there's a lot of terrible things happening in the world, but the game has been a great distraction for us, so we're hoping it could be a distraction for others as well from the troubles of...
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The 5e D&D actual play I DM for, The Ravenfolly Institute Presents, just released its newest episode in the Sanguine Moors of Bathomir campaign. It's a bit of gothic and pastoral horror, and this episode is the calm before the storm. Creepy puppets, card readings, and mysterious townsfolk. Check it out and give us a follow if you like the show!

https://anchor.fm/ravenfolly-institute/episodes/C1E01-The-Scarlet-Fields-e1k3cna

A group of players and performers I know got together to create the Ravenfolly Institute Presents, a new 5e actual play podcast I'm DMing. We've already recorded the entire first season and honestly, the story turned out so good it feels scripted even though it was all improvised. Check it out if you'd like something new to listen to - the prelude episode just came...
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So I have a story in this upcoming YA superhero prose anthology. It's illustrated by one of my favorite artists. Edited by one of my favorite writers. Got some amazing other writers included. And I'm just kind of along for the ride. But I think you'd like it, and the publisher is doing a giveaway of ten copies of the beautiful hardcover edition. If you...
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I can't remember if I've posted about the podcast a fellow author invited me to take part in. It's called Characters & Class (cnclasspodcast on all social media) and it's just us inviting writers to join us in rolling up characters for D&D with no prep time, which is also a great writing exercise for non-gaming character creation. Anyway, I'm posting today cos we're giving...
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Great response to our first episode last week, so I thought I'd share the second episode of Characters & Class, where a couple of authors roll up D&D characters on the spot with no pre-planning and come up with unique character concepts. This week we do a couple of fighters and show how no two fighters have to be alike. This is exactly the sort...
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