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
ADHD at the Table
If you follow me on social media, you have inevitably seen me talk about living and thriving with ADHD. I’ll share my story about how
International Dog Day – August 26
We hope you had a Happy International Dog Day superheroes! We loved to celebrate with our fellow dog lovers yesterday and hope you all had
World Building – Ships
Why is every ship a party adventure’s on in a TTRPG a three-mast sailing ship? While I only mean this in jest, I would love
Port of Entry – Character Backstory Quickstart
Who Is Your Character? Last time on Dragonball Z Port of Entry, we reviewed Session 0. While our session 0 outlines a lot of social and
Part 1: How to Create and Play as Characters Outside of Standard Races
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
Who is Team Pixel Damage?
Good morning, Variants! Today I would like to spotlight one of our charity partners: Team Pixel Damage! If you have watched Variant J stream, you
Saftey At The Table
Game Reviews
Game Review: Photosynthesis
Variant Berry reviews Photosynthesis, a competitive, forest themed resource management game for 2 to 4 players from Blue Orange Games!
Game Review: monsDRAWsity
Variant Berry reviews monsDRAWsity from Deep Water Games.
Game Review: Floor Plan
Variant Berry reviews Floor Plan by Deep Water Games, a home design game that can be played solo or with friends.
Child’s Play: Ascension: Storm of Souls
Variant Liz reviews Ascension: Storm of Souls, and lets us know if the game is appropriate for kids ages 4 and 7!