Recent Blog Posts
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 amazing and talented cosplayers for Halloween this year! (Be sure to give them a like and follow on IG to support their creativity) Get inspired for this years festivities by
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 has been a while since we had a chat. For any new readers, the Berry Patch posts are mostly my own ramblings and musing about nerdy hobbies and the people
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 ready for it! We recommend going to the Free RPG Day site and seeing if any local game stores will be participating near you. For our Central Florida friends, the
Port of Entry – TTRPG Terms
Welcome Travelers to this week’s Port of Entry! Today we are focusing on some Tabletop Role Playing Game (TTRPG) terms and acronyms that you may
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
Lord of the Rings Amazon Series Predictions
Let’s try and gaze into the future once again and divine some information about the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) live-action series set for release
Charity Spotlight: Christopher’s Haven
The entire team at Variant Ventures is passionate about supporting our community. We know that TTRPG, gaming, and entertainment fans come from different backgrounds and
Fire Based Creatures for DND 5e
Volcanoes erupting over a village, dancing in Hell Fire and Dante’s Inferno are all imagery you can draw on for fiery encounters in your Dungeons
Part 2 – How to Create and Play as Characters Outside of Standard Races
Welcome back to my mini-series on “non-playable” character creation! In the previous post, we discussed the basics of looking to make a “non-playable” character playable
Saftey At The Table
Game Reviews
Game Review: DragonRealm
Variant Berry reviews DragonRealm: a Game of Goblins and Gold from GameWright!
Game Review: New Pokémon Snap
Variant J reviews the latest offering from the Pokémon franchise: New Pokémon Snap!
Game Review: Dragonwood
Variant Berry reviews Dragonwood, by Gamewright for today’s entry of the VV Blog!
Game Review: Splendor (Marvel)
Allison reviews Splendor (and Splendor: Marvel), a game by Space Cowboy in today’s entry of the VV Blog.