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Game Review – Flourish
Previous Next Flourish Flourish is my most recent game from Starling Games, the makers of Everdell. I was lucky enough to have found the Kickstarter campaign for Flourish a while back and, truthfully, all I needed to know was that Starling was behind the project for me to back it. After having countless hours of
New World, Who’s this? Castles: Part 1
Variant Rory starts a new mini series within New World, Who’s This? The mini series is all about that TTRPG staple, the castle!
Music for your Player Characters
Variant Berry presents a list of songs that the VV Team have linked with their various D&D characters.
War Talk – Pikes Part 2
Hello again, Variants! As promised, I have returned for week two of our pike tactics War Talk. Last week we talked about the use of the phalanx in ancient warfare, but that’s not the only time the pike saw widespread use. The second was during the early Renaissance, with the proliferation of gunpowder weapons.
New World, Who’s This? Castles: Part 3
Variant Rory continues his mini series on Castles, by trying to take one by siege!
A Hero’s Journey: Taking Heroics Learned in TTRPG to the Real World
Variant J talks about the importance of bringing the heroics performed at the table into the real world.
World Building – Types of Kingdoms
Why are most fantasy kingdoms ruled organized as kingdoms? And what even is a kingdom and how does it work? As part of my ongoing world-building, I find myself asking this question often. First, let’s establish what a Kingdom is. Simply, it is a region or nation ruled by a monarch, usually titled as King
Real Talk: Pricing Your Work
As a creator, getting paid for your work is great! Getting paid enough to turn a profit can be a little tricky though. I am here to help with that. For my Etsy shop, I use a combination of two pricing methods to price my work. Using a combination of these methods can help you
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