Real Talk: Taxes — Terrifying, yet Tackle-able
Variant Liz talks about tax season. Trust us, it doesn’t have to be scary!
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Real Talk: You (Yes, You) Should Open a Roth IRA This Year
Variant Liz talks about Roth IRA’s and helps you determine whether it is the right choice for you.
Real Talk: Credit Cards and Black Friday
Variant Liz provides some timely advice regarding Credit Cards during our holiday spending.
Talk Shop: Gods and Monsters (Orlando, FL)
Variant Berry interviews ‘Gods and Monsters’ a Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) from the Greater Orlando, Florida area.
Enhance Ability Histories – Cannae
Welcome Variants, to a new series for the site, Enhance Ability Histories! Here we are going to be discussing historical battles, and how the outcomes of these conflicts might have been changed by the introduction of TTRPG style magic! I made an outline of the parameters for the series you can peruse by clicking here. …
New Series – Enhance Ability Histories
Welcome Variants, to a new series I like to call “Enhance Ability Histories.” In this series, we will analyze a historical battle and see how it could have changed if there were TTRPG style magic users involved. Now, I know this may get complicated, so we are going to set some ground rules before diving …
New Year, New Plans
Welcome to the new year, Variants! Variant Ventures had some amazing things go on in 2021, as Variant Kait covered in her year in review recap. I do want to personally thank everyone for their support of Variant Ventures, and my personal content. But that’s not why we are here today! I have some plans …
New World, Who’s This? Army Composition
Variant Rory discusses the importance of army diversity and composition when planning out TTRPG battles!
World Building: Player Backstory
How much backstory is too much backstory for a TTRPG character? To be frank, I am not sure if there is a clear line to draw, but let me spell out my opinions on getting player backstory as a DM, and how I create it as a player. Usually, I do not write out my …
Elden Ring Game Review
Like much of the video game and fantasy community, I have been completely absorbed in Elden Ring since it’s release. I would describe myself as a Dark Souls aficionado, having completed the first and second games of the series multiple times. While I have yet to fully experience Dark Souls 3 for myself, it is …