Divinations from the Collective

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Steampunk as a Dungeons and Dragons Setting: Worlds, NPCs, Gods, and Media Inspiration

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterMar 22, 2022

DnD is traditionally played with a high fantasy setting – that the genre for Faerun and the Forgotten Realms. Other subsettings that have been publ...

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5 (More) Valentine’s Day Oneshot Ideas for Dungeons and Dragons

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterFeb 14, 2022

Last year, D20Collective published a list of ideas for Valentine’s Day oneshots, suitable for use with DnD, or any other fantasy tabletop game. The...

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4 Unique Ideas for a Holiday DnD Oneshot

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterDec 13, 2021

Like most special events, we here at D20Collective like to celebrate our holidays by way of tabletop gaming. And like any other festival, it’s grea...

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Plague of Ice: a Dungeons and Dragons Novel Review

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterOct 25, 2021

Last week, Divinations from the Collective presented a brief rundown of the history, and notable entries, to the canon of Dungeons and Dragons nove...

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5 Fun Fae Plot Hooks to Include in Your Witchlight/Feywild Campaign

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterSep 26, 2021

Wizards of the Coast has just released The Wilds Beyond the Witchlight, a prewritten campaign for Dungeons and Dragons, to no small amount of appla...

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Can you play DnD without dice?

D&DMorgan CarpenterMay 23, 2021

My aunt has an old favorite tabletop story. It goes like this: When she was in high school, she once celebrated her birthday by having some friends...

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6 Oneshot Prompts for a Valentine's Oneshot

3.5e dndMorgan CarpenterFeb 07, 2021

Running a full campaign can be difficult, especially right now - scheduling for the number of people that it takes to run one is a hassle, and even...