Recent Blog Posts
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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
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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
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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
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Enhance Ability Histories: Raphia
Welcome back to the next Enhance Ability Histories! Today we will be covering the Battle of Raphia from the wars of succession of Alexander the
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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
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Creative Corner: Diversity and Inclusivity in Homebrewed Games
I want to start off by sharing that there is no wrong way to homebrew a world or campaign. Some worlds and lands may be
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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
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Heroes’ Feast Cookbook Cook-Through: “Orc” Bacon
As the season’s change and the darker hours take hold on the start and end of our day it can be hard to get motivated
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D&D Is Not A War Game
I am sure it will come as no surprise to my fellow Variants that I really enjoy the combat in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.
Saftey At The Table
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Romance in TTRPGs
Variant Rory offers up some advice on how to spice up a TTRPG adventure with a little romance in time for Valentine’s Day.
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Keeping it Comfortable at the Table
Variant Berry discusses the importance of ensuring all players comfort at the table during TTRPG gaming sessions.
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RPG Consent Sheets
Variant Kait talks about preparing your players with RPG Consent Sheets during a Session 0 or an active Campaign.
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Variant Ventures Community Guidelines and Code of Ethics
Variant Kait outlines the Variant Ventures Code of Ethics and Community Guidelines.
Game Reviews
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13 Games for Halloween
Rather than sugar plums, some of us have visions of candy corn and pumpkins dancing in our heads year round. After a completely bonkers summer,
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Game Review – Hanabi
Hanabi Hanabi is a cooperative card game by R&R Games Inc and is rated for 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up and plays
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TTRPG Systems
Like many people I have met, my first table top role playing game was Dungeons and Dragons. I love playing Dungeons and Dragons! If you’re
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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
Business & Finance
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Central Florida Spotlight: Epic Comics
Allison takes us on a tour of Epic Comics, a popular Indie Comic Shop in Central Florida for a new series ‘Central Florida Spotlight’!
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Getting Started with Social Media Content Creation
Variant Izzie helps us get started in creating quality content for social media, a great way to help grow our business!
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Demystifying NFTs For Creatives (And Why We Should Be Optimistic & Curious)
Variant Izzie talks about NFTs within digital art, and implores creatives to use them as a way to create unique pieces!
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Real Talk: Salary Negotiations
Variant Liz has tips for this important part of being employed that is woefully underutilized!