Summer of Flames D&D Contest

It Burns!

It’s August and Gencon is just around the corner, the temperatures are rising and so is everyone’s anticipation for the next edition of D&D. We’ve been covering a lot of news regarding 5e on the Haste Podcast and Jerry has been talking about it a lot on his blog.

Obviously, we’re pretty excited ourselves and so we’d like to give everyone a chance at winning some awesome 5e schwag, whether you’re going to gencon or not this year! What better goodies to give away than some 5e D&D Starter Sets, and maybe even a Player’s Handbook! The contest is simple, but you’ve only got until the end of Gencon to enter, here’s how:

In one line: Tell us the best way to beat the heat! Whether you’re avoiding fireballs, surviving a red dragon’s breath, or simply not shriveling up under the Dark Sun.

Some examples:

“I cast any remaining ice spells inside my house before I go to sleep and re-memorize everything, just so I have some A/C while I sleep”

“Huddle behind my my shield and hope all this ‘dwarven craftsmanship’ pays off when the dragon starts spewing fire”

“Stow my canteen of water in the last place anyone would look – inside the severed orc head that dangles from my belt.”

Also available in a Ladies fitted T-shirt sizes.

Contest Specifics

How to enter:

• In one sentence or less, and in a D&D (or at least “fantasy”) themed response, tell us how you or your character is beating the heat this summer. Get creative!
• Submit it as a comment below, no more than 3 entries per person, one entry per comment

On August 17th, at midnight, the contest will close. Afterward, 4 winners will be randomly chosen to win a D&D 5e Starter Set, and one additional hand-picked winner of our choice will receive a d20Monkey “Whining is Coming” T-shirt along with a D&D 5e Player’s Handbook, and a Starter Set as well.

Note: Contest winners limited to US/Canada only due to shipping expenses, if you are overseas you are still welcome to enter, upon winning we can offer a year of free Ascendant subscription time.

Tact-Tiles Return, Breaking D&D is Bad, and is Ragequitting Okay?

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Announcements

Congrats to our Fool contest winner, we had to pick 4 instead of 3 because it was so hard to decide! Our winning NPCs are Roger Larrabee (telepath), Barkley (fey guardian), Craig the Battle Droid (butler artillery), and Terrence McGoven (awkward helicopter pilot).

Additionally, we’ve got a brand new d20Monkey Caption Contest up, also be sure to check out Brian’s new “Whining Is Coming” edition war T-shirt design.

Lastly, if you consider yourself a D&D history junkie be sure to read Ambush At Sheridan Springs – a story about how Gary Gygax lost D&D.

New Backgrounds for July

Fresh Backgrounds For You!

More backgrounds are here! Each with a complimentary color scheme for you campaign so that you can just click and go. Let’s discuss this week’s batch!

d20Monkey Caption Contest – Campfire Comrades

A Fresh Comic Awaits Your Silly Words!

The summer heat is in full swing, and something is definitely going on in this blank comic strip by d20Monkey… it needs your words! We’re going to go out on a limb and say there’s going to be quite a few brokeback mountain jokes here, let’s just try and keep them at least remotely tasteful, shall we? Speaking of tasteful, you should know that Brian Patterson of d20Monkey is trying to make comics a full-time gig you can help support him by checking out his Patreon page if you’re interested in pitching in!

Winter Is Coming, July’s Campaign of the Month

We’re here with TheShadows to talk to them about their rather unique ASOIAF campaign entitled “Winter Is Coming”. Read on to discover that Obsidian Portal can be home to many different kinds of roleplaying.

Haste! Minsc and Boo Get A Comic, 5e Starter Set Hands On, Survive The Night

[powerpress] | Episode 118|

Announcements

The d20Monkey caption contest has found itself a winner, be sure to stop by and check out the winning line, and also stay tuned for a new caption contest very soon. Also, if you enjoy Brian’s work and want to help him transition into becoming an artist full time, please go check out his Patreon page and consider chipping in.

Also, our friend Justin Mason is part of the Adventure A Week Snow White Kickstarter which seems pretty cool if you ask us. Check it out and be sure to pass it on to any fellow Pathfinder players you might know