Recent Blog Posts
Meet Your Makers: Hexwood Creations
Greetings weary internet travelers and explorers! We’ve been doing some dungeon-delving for new content offerings, but wanted to share another segment of our Meet Your Makers series, this time featuring the incredibly talented woodworker and creator Art over at Hexwood Creations. After catching up on our Q+A be sure to head over to his TikTok
History In TTRPGs
If you have been hanging around the Variant Ventures page for a while, you will know I am the history guy. I like history, I write about it frequently, and I talk about ways to implement historical factors and events in your game. Today, however, I want to make a statement – most TTRPGs are
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
Halloween Cosplay Spotlight
It’s almost Halloween and the internet is teeming with costumes, cosplays, candy, and spooktacular events. This week, I wanted to share some of the most
Community Appreciation Post
Hello and welcome back to the Berry Patch! What a bananas summer we’ve all had, huh? In thinking about today’s post, I realized that it
Free RPG Day – October 16, 2021
Geeks and Nerds from near and far, are you ready for this weekend? Free RPG Day is Saturday October 16, 2021 and the Variants are
World Building – Food
Across the world we live in, and the many others from various fantasy and sci-fi settings, food is a great indication of culture and society.
Family Friendly Halloween Movies
Welcome back to another list of movies to get you into that Halloween spirit. This week we’ll be focusing on movies that are great for
Dungeons and Dragons – Starting Equipment for New Players
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
Saftey At The Table
Game Reviews
Game Review: Dungeon Drop
Variant Berry reviews Dungeon Drop; A chaotic game from GameWright!
Review: Strongholds and Followers
Variant Rory reviews ‘Strongholds and Followers’ from Matt Colville (MCDM).
Director’s Review: Locus
Variant Berry talks about her experience playing upcoming game Locus from Cobblepath Games! (Director Review)
Player Review: Locus
Variant J talks about his experience playing Locus from Cobblepath Games! (Reviewed as a Player)