Tabletop Courant

Navigating fatherhood the best way I know how: by a series of polyhedral dice rolls with convoluted modifiers.

Talk D&D to me.

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

Packed with tools for #dnd5e DMs and players, #BeyondTheGoldenVault gives you everything you need to tell the next great #ttrpg heist story at your table.

https://t.co/y4KL6VeOwa

[Coffee 🐈‍⬛💫 rewatching cr4 @CoffeeeCatss]

Due to popular demand, my list of things that I see Brennan, Matt, and Aabria do that I totally steal for my table

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@bengecartogrphy Thanks, that's what I thought!

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

Question for a supplement I am working on:

Does #dnd5e have a rule about Intelligence for mounts?

#a5e says mounts must have an Int of 4 or lower, but I can't find a similar rule for base D&D.

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@cimerians Love this. Derring-do and beasties, incredible session captured in this cover.

[Hawklorddragon @cimerians]

Howl of the Wild by Wayne Reynolds
#Pathfinder

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@WizardsRespite All too common, sadly!

I would still like to play Ward some more, a hexblade/stone sorceror gish. Fun combo.

We had to tweak the sorc because it was UA, but made it work. Still want some of the features from that UA to make it into a class!

[Ðrä8er ~ The DOOM Scribe ☠️ @Dra8er]

I’ve hit my limit. I need to share something that’s been weighing heavily on me.

I've played in a DOZEN TTRPGs lately, and I can say with certainty that every single one was driven by an AI-written narrative. And you know what? It was glaringly obvious. The soul was just… gone.

This isn't some "new tech is scary" rant. I've been in this hobby since 1979. My family has been in the business since the early 70s. I own an FLGS. I'm a published author. This hobby is my life.

For nearly 30 years, I've poured my heart and soul into the same campaign world. It's a living tapestry woven with my players, filled with history, mistakes, triumphs, and inside jokes that no machine could ever replicate. We built that. Together.

What I'm seeing now is the opposite of building. It's soulless generation. I use AI myself—as a sounding board, an editor. It’s a tool, not the artisan. But to see the core of our hobby handed over to an algorithm feels like a profound loss. It's like replacing a home-cooked meal with a nutrient paste. It might fill you up, but it will never nourish you.

To all the GMs out there: I'm begging you. Don't let your creativity be outsourced. The heart of this hobby is human connection, shared imagination, the beautiful, messy, unpredictable spark that happens between people. It’s not a string of perfectly bland, algorithmically generated prompts.
Your players deserve your story. Not a soulless echo. Let's champion the GMs who pour their passion into their worlds and the players who bring them to life. Our stories are worth more than that.

#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #DND #GMLife #TabletopGames #HumanCreativity #KeepItHuman #Storytelling

[Samwise7RPG @Samwise7RPG]

#ThatsGameable
It was discovered in Columbia.

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@Samwise7RPG @ReadyLifeusa Great, great show.

[zealprophet27 @zealprophet27]

It's been a while, so I made a new table and it's a big one. Hope you're doing well, friends. 🙏🫶

What'd you get?

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

The more I learn about 1800s Romantic paintings, the more I realize all my campaigns exist there.

Tempest, Ivan Aivazovsky, 1855

[Doug Pirko maþelode, wordum mælde. @doug_pirko]

Everyone loves trying to make their D&D High Middle Ages simulation right--until it comes to sailing vessels. Then it's straight to the late 18th c.

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@memeslich That's a phylactery if I've ever seen one.

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@MabinogionGame @AliceNebularis I'm getting the impression the number 100 was notable in Welsh mythology.

[Alice Nebularis @AliceNebularis]

In Welsh mythology, Amaethon was the god of agriculture, husbandry, luck and male fertility.
Son of the goddess Dôn.

He is cited as being responsible for the Cad Goddeu, or "Battle of Trees", between the lord of the otherworld, Arawn, and the Children of Dôn.
Arawn sent his army to get his possessions back from Amaethon. Amaethon's brother, Gwydion (Welsh god of magic) animated the trees of the forest to help against Arawn.
In the end, Amaethon's tree army defeated Arawn's forces.

🎨 Petar Meseldzija

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@Wodins @AliceNebularis And of course we call him Ernie.

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@shawnmerwin I think we're connected on Mastodon but Bsky seems the place to be right now. Gotta keep our 2-man Erie-area #ttrpg cloister together!

https://t.co/BbNaRtEvRU

[Wizards Respite @WizardsRespite]

Today’s reminder to all adventurers!

You’re stronger than you know, braver than you believe, and more creative than any dice can determine. Keep building worlds, weaving stories, and rolling with those 20s.

Whether you're a paladin or a rogue, you bring magic to every table!

[Tabletop Courant @TabletopCourant]

@AliceNebularis It's just like they say, when one door opens, another one opens.

[Calder Moore @CalderMoore_]

The Lair Of The Dark Elf