Timothy S. Brannan "Tim"

Pathfinder 2nd Edition core rules.

Elowen Hale: Pathfinder 2nd Edition
Pathfinder 2nd Edition might not get the hype and play as Pathfinder 1st edition, but in some ways, I think it is better. Plus, I love the world they have built, and they have a great witch class.
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True.
But I once at a con gave a bard player the option to either roll for his success or make up an epic poem on the spot for an automatic success. He took the poem option and the whole table applauded. It was great.

The angry part of Bluesky remembered KOSA (now under the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or H.R. 7757) exists but rather yell at you I'll say:

If you have REALLY bad anxiety (like me!), you can call your reps after hours! Voicemail counts! The site 5Calls give you a script to read off of:

Yeah. In today's terms, it would be called a Fantasy Heartbreaker.

DragonQuest 2nd edition cover.

Fantasy Friday: DragonQuest 2nd Edition (2.19)
DragonQuest has always been a game that fascinated me. Ever since I saw the 2nd edition in a local bookstore. I revisited it today with the fan-made 2.19 edition. Does it live up to my hype of it? #ttrpg #osr
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Dragon Magazine #60

This Old Dragon: Issue #60
We head back to April 1982. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts dominate the airwaves with "I Love Rock & Roll." The teen sex comedy "Porky's" is in the theatres. And on tables and shelves everywhere is This Old Dragon #60. #adnd
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The King of Elfland's Daughter - Lord Dunsany

The Witches of Appendix N: Lord Dunsany
In my coverage of the Witches of Appendix N, I have shown you decadent sorceresses, dangerous enchantresses, and suburban witches. Today, I present a more liminal witch.
#witch #adnd #ApendixN #ttrpg #gygax
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I57 from Chicago to Carbondale. The pipeline of early D&D.

In Search Of...The SIU Connection and the Illinois RPG Pipeline
In today's In Search Of, I go looking for the corridor between Lake Geneva and Southern Illinois University, and how the stops, stores, and people shaped what D&D and the RPG industry became.
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Hello World!

I'm Shady a fantasy artist working in TCG, TTRPG, RPG and Publishing.

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Tales of the Valiant Player's Guide 2 featuring a new witch class

Elowen Hale: Tales of the Valiant
"Elowen is not the storm. She is the candle in the window while the storm rages."
- From the Journal of Larina Nix.
Time for Elowen to start her adventures away from West Haven.
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Elowen Hale, 1st-level witch, ready for adventure!

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 28 - Parting Thoughts
Our tour of West Haven ends as Elowen begins her adventuring career with a brand-new journal to write in. What adventures lie in store? I guess we will find out together.
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Elowen Hale, Witch of West Haven

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 27 - Amusing Anecdotes
"Witches laugh to stay human." - Elowen's Journal
From stupid puns to seeing "The Bishop" in East Haven, there is a lot of laughter in a valley so full of witches and ghosts.
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I destroyed the Archduke Levistus and all I got was this kick-ass looking scar.

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 26 - Dramatic Events
"Some stories are told softly, even when they involve blood and thunder. That is the story of how Aisling first came to West Haven." - Elowen's Journal
#witch #ttrpg #devils #witchqueen
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Medieval shopping

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 25 - Shopping
"Back home, you went where you needed to go, and that was that. Here, West Haven is full of places that invite you inside just to see what’s there. - Elowen's Journal
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#artvsartist2024

Almost all of my artwork recently are exclusive for clients. Hopefully, next year makagawa din ako ng fan art at original series for my sanity. 😅 Cheers!

First Edition Print on Demand

Mail Call Tuesday: AD&D 1st Edition PoD
Our Sunday game is doing great, 8 years running! We split it up now between the regular 5th Edition game AND this new game everyone wanted to play. AD&D 1st Edition!
So I picked up some AD&D 1st ed PoD Books.
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Chai Lattes. The newest obsession among the West Haven witches.

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 24 - Imports
"West Haven’s most important import is tea. This village drinks three or four times as much tea as anywhere else I’ve ever seen. It’s borderline alarming. " - Elowen's Journal
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Witch Farmer's Market. Photo by Vika Glitter: https://www.pexels.com/photo/festive-halloween-witch-in-garden-setting-34256997/

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 23 - Exports
"On paper, West Haven’s main export is produce. The Haven Valley grows things easily, eagerly, like the land is trying to make up for death. But the real export is magic." - Elowen's Journal
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Amber Glenn

I am absolutely obsessed with her.
I mean seriously.

Mirepoix, Elowen's familiar.

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 22 – Flora & Fauna. Tell us about notable Flora and Fauna!
"It feels like everything here watches. Not in a threatening way. Mostly." - Elowen's Journal
#ttrpg #witch #ADnD #DnD
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Elowen Hale, newbie witch

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 21 - Organizations
"I used to think organizations were neat things. Boxes you could label. Lists you could finish. West Haven cured me of that." - Elowen’s Journal.
#ttrpg #witch
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If you voted for this thing, don’t act surprised. When you elect a convicted felon, you get robbed.

But don’t worry, the Epstein-Class is blooming.

A dark and forbidding forest. What secrets does it hide?

Barking Alien's RPG CAMPAIGN TOUR CHALLENGE! Day 20 - Mysteries
"There are plenty of mysteries in West Haven. Some ask tobe solved. Others dare you to try. And others still are best left alone." - Elowen's Journal
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