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Tobias Next character up is a Bard from the School of Lore, and since it is based upon accruing a large variety of skills and tool proficiencies I decided he would be great as a Human. He is a sly Charlat…

With Dungeons and Dragons trending it is a good time to post my next D&D 5.5e/5r character build.

Tobias, a Human Bard of the School or Lore, he is sly and intelligent, trained in Forgery and Disguise, a classic undercover spy

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Abriax Today’s new D&D character build is a Barbarian who follows the Path of the World Tree. Since the World Tree is a Norse concept I decided to make a follower of the Norse pantheon. It was l…

Next D&D 5.5e/5r character build

A Gray Orc Barbarian who follows the Path of the World Tree and worships the Norse goddess Iðunn, the goddess of spring and youth (and apples). She gets neat movement options and massive melee reach.

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Luc Back to posting more D&D characters, my next up is one of my favourite characters who I got to play off and on through several campaigns. Back in 3rd edition when I first used him he was a Half…

Another D&D 5.5e/5r character build

Luc, one of my favourite old characters from 3rd edition. A Half-Vistani/Half-Celestial Cleric (Healing/Sun) and Radiant Servant of Pelor. In 5th edition he is now an Aasimar Life Domain Cleric.

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Eimyrja Next up I finish the stroll through different character classes by posting a Warlock, and the most traditional variant is one with Fiend Patron. Because the Fiend Patron focuses on Fire and Negativ…

My next D&D 5.5e/5r character build

Eimyrja, a female Goliath Warlock, she is of Fire Giant ancestry and has a Demogorgon for a fiendish patron. She attacks with a large two-handed Greatsword and casts Fire and Necrotic spells.

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Esmeraude It has been nearly half a year since I posted a new character. Part of the problem was that the AI image generator I had been using got deleted, but also I just got a bit burned out and for a while…

It has been nearly 5 months, but here is my latest D&D 5.5e/5r character build

Esmeraude, a female Dragonborn Sorcerer of Copper Dragon descent and Green Dragon heritage specializing in Acid and Poison spells plus charm and guile.

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Lysandra Whisperwind It has been about a month since I posted a new D&D character, I got distracted by life and by some hockey posts. So now I am back and the next class in line is Rogue. Now it may not be my favou…

I haven't posted a new D&D 5.5e/5r character build in about a month but here we go

Lysandra Whisperwind, a fallen Aasimar of Astral Deva descent, devoted to Cyric the Prince of Lies, who is a Rogue planning to subclass as an Assassin

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*Wildwarden

I'm not going to repost for a typo where I used the wrong letter in her surname...

Ælfwine Wildwarden It has been about two weeks since I posted a new character, I got a bit busy with other things around the holiday and then made a hockey post, but I am back again to continue plowing through. This …

New D&D 5.5e/5r character build

AElfwine Windwarden, a Forest Gnome Ranger whose future subclass is as a Beast Master. I based the feat selections on the old Fleet Runner of Ehlonna prestige class to create a speedy physical warrior.

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Aelianus Next down the list is a Paladin, and the most classic example of one seems to be the Oath of Devotion. A warrior focused on radiant damage and healing it seemed natural to make him an Aasimar, sinc…

Today's D&D 5.5e/5r character build

Aelianus, an Aasimar (of Sword Archon ancestry) Paladin, his future subclass the Oath of Devotion. Heavy on healing and radiant damage, opposes necromancers, demonologists, fiends, and undead

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Absterxalli Calassabrak It has been about a week since I last posted, prior to that I was doing one post every three days or so, but I have not given up. Today I am going with a Monk, and the Way of the Open Hand is basic…

It has been about a week since I posted, but new D&D 5.5e/5r character build

Absterxalli Calassabrak, a Duergar Monk. An outcast from Gray Dwarf society, he is a Drunken Master worshiping Hanseath, who follows the Way of the Open Hand

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Fwoosh When looking at options for Fighter I started with the Fighting Style and then tried to figure out where to go from there. So when thinking about two-weapon fighting I remembered how fun the old Gn…

Today's D&D 5.5e/5r character build

Fwoosh, a Tinker Gnome (the Minoi of the Dragonlance campaign setting in the world of Krynn) fighter. He is an artisan and a future Battle Master subclass, with a Life Quest involving alchemy

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Urka Grimclaw The next class I worked on was Druid, and thinking about playing a Druid the most fun aspects back in 3rd Edition were animal companions or wild shape. They no longer have a prestige class dedicate…

Today's D&D 5.5e/5r character build...

Urka Grimclaw, a female Mountain Orc Druid. A follower of the Cave Mother Luthic, she will be a Circle of the Moon subclass focusing on Wild Shape with an affinity for bears.

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Bryce Dewayne When going through the cleric options it seemed like a no-brainer to make one who uses the War domain. Although in the new 2024 revised Dungeons & Dragons they don’t even seem to have dei…

Next up on my D&D 5.5e/5r character builds...

Bryce Dewayne, a human cleric of Tyr (the god of justice). A member of the city watch, fights crime like a knight in the dark... Utilizes healing and support spells, but has decent combat ability as well

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Ssin’har – “Charming Child” The next one I wanted to do was a Bard, and looking at the possible subclasses this was the one I envisioned as the most ideal, focusing on charm and music in a way that makes me think of the Daion…

Another D&D 5.5e/5r character build...

Ssin'har, a female Drow whose name roughly translate to "Charming Child." She is a Bard whose future subclass is Glamour. So she focuses on Enchantment and Illusion, like a fae of the Daoine Sidhe

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Uvarbror – “Storm Brother” When I started flipping through the new 2024 Revised 5th Edition Player’s Handbook and decided to make a variety of characters the first I went with was this standard Barbarian. They no longe…

Next D&D 5.5e/5r character build...

Uvarbror, whose name means "Storm Brother," is a Goliath Barbarian of Storm Giant ancestry. He is a sailor, specializing in tavern brawls, and his future subclass is as a Berzerker.

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Topknot Graverobber Topknot was my first original character, going back to the days that I used to roleplay online in BBS chats or in IRC channels. I have made some version of him in nearly every edition of D&D (a…

So far the individdual D&D 5.5e/5r character builds I have made...

First is Topknot Graverobber, a Kender Mage of the Black Robes
Due to limitations in character options he uses the Halfling race and his future subclass is Evoker

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Topknot Graverobber's Blog A dive into the dorkier aspects of pop culture

My latest project has been playing with D&D 5.5e and making characters using only the new 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Revised 5th Edition Player's Handbook

With that in mind I have started a new blog to post the characters I created using DnD 5r rules

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Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Update December 2024 The year has come to a close and we are now nearly halfway through the 2024-25 NHL season. The Pittsburgh Penguins have three prospects playing at the IIHF U20 World Junior Championships: Tanner Ho…

Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Update December 2024

A look at all of the Pens prospects playing in the juniors, Europe, and the NCAA to see how they are faring saw far this season

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I can do a lot of these though...

Herman's Head I remember watching a lot...

Top of the Heap (it was a spin-off from an episode of Married with Children starring the future Joey from Friends)

One of my favourite MTV cartoons Undergrads...

Get a Life starring Chris Elliott as an adult paperboy...

Name a show you're positive no one remembers but you.

Pittsburgh Penguins 1st Quarter 2024-25 The Pittsburgh Penguins have already played 20 games in the 2024-25 NHL season, so it is time to take a look and see how they fared during the first quarter on the season. They had a very busy sche…

Pittsburgh Penguins 1st Quarter 2024-25

A look at the data from the Pens first 20 games of the season. Team level data, goaltending, and both defensemen and forwards.

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Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Update October 2024 We are early in the 2024-25 season and nearing the end of October, all of the teams in the organization have the day off today so I figured it would be good timing to do the first prospect update o…

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Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Update

Checking in on Pens prospects playing in the Canadian Major Juniors, the NCAA, and Europe to see how things are going so far early in the season

2024 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Training Camp The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first large group of roster cuts from NHL training camp today, reassigning 14 players to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and shortly afterward the WBS Pens announced their…

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins start their AHL training camp this weekend

A breakdown of the schedule and a look at the initial roster

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Pittsburgh Penguins 2024-25 Salary Cap The Salary Cap for the 2024-25 NHL season will be $88.000M. I used the now defunct CapFriendly in order to obtain the contract details (including Waiver Exemptions and No-Trade Clauses) for pre-existi...

Pittsburgh Penguins organizational salary cap/contracts up to date with the latest NHL training camp roster cuts from today

Includes the players with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pens preparing for AHL camp as well as Wheeling Nailers ECHL contracts

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The Pens first preseason game, a 7-3 loss on the road in Buffalo
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The Pens second preseason game, a 3-2 loss at home vs the Sabres
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Roster notes, a breakdown of all the goals, and general player observations

2024 Pittsburgh Penguins Training Camp The Pittsburgh Penguins 2024 NHL training camp began with their annual media day today and is slated to begin on-ice practices and the first of the mini scrimmages tomorrow morning. We have a breakdow...

I never remember to check on here, so I don't normally post, but I suppose I could try to share some of my recent Pittsburgh Penguins articles

Pittsburgh Penguins 2024 Training Camp

The comments are a running thread of daily practice updates

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Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Profile – Brayden Yager There has been a lot of talk about Brayden Yager again lately because of how well his team is doing in the playoffs. Pretty much since the draft I have been seeing people discuss moving him to wing an...

A deep dive into Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Brayden Yager of the WHL Moose Jaw Warriors. What type of player he is, and more importantly what type of player he is not.

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Adam Johnson: Nottingham Panthers player dies after 'freak accident' in ice hockey match against She... Nottingham Panthers have confirmed that player Adam Johnson has died in hospital following

What a tragic story out of Nottingham England where MN native hockey player Adam Johnson who played for #DuluthBulldogs & #PittsburgPenguins was killed after a player's skate blade cut his neck and they were unable to save him before he died of exsanguination. www.skysports.com/more-sports/... #NHL

Auch in Wolfsburg gibt es eine Minute der Stille für den tragisch verstorbenen Adam #Johnson #RIP