There is something magical about meeting a fellow TTRPG fan out in the wild! Getting to share stories from your adventures, finding common interests, and representing your favorite monsters, classes, and characters are refreshing from our normal everyday tasks like grocery shopping, school, and more. Share your passion for tabletop role-playing games with these 15 …
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At the heart of Variant Ventures is the desire to “break down the gates that bar entry to the TTRPG hobby.” From this goal, Port of Entry was born, designed to make Dungeons and Dragons more accessible to new comers. Below you will find the 2021 collection of Port of Entry articles. It is my …
My son turned 8 this November (how time flies!) and his birthday request was to play a real game of Dungeons and Dragons. Berry had sent him the Young Adventurer’s Guide over the summer and my son has read them all cover-to-cover at least four times. My good friend Dan has never been so delighted …
We’ve all been there when starting a new hobby. For table-top role-playing game (TTRPG) players it can be overwhelming when you are just starting out and you have to sort through years of content and streams, new rules and mechanics that you’ll need to learn quickly, lots of books and merchandise, helpful blogs and videos, …
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Hello, Variants! This is the first post of many that will feature our cook-through of the Heroes’ Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook, so I wanted to start our first installment with the first recipe: Traveler’s Stew from the Human Cuisine category. Author’s Note: I did make some flavor modifications for preference, but this didn’t detract …
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One of the great aspects of TTRPG’s is the ability to play any kind of character no matter their background, age, size, sexual orientation, or race. Though I personally recommend new players stick to the standard playable races for ease of use while learning more about TTRPG’s, seasoned players may find another elf or dwarf …
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TTRPG fans were thrilled to hear that Actor and Fellow TTRPG Fan Joe Manganiello had worked on a script for a new D&D movie that would feature top talent in the industry as well as shine a light on the beloved game. Though Manganiello has been an advocate for the film in Hollywood (and D&D/TTRPG’s …
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