Tabletop Therapy

09/16/2026

What is your favorite trap mechanic? We have a bit of dungeon delving coming up and I need some good ideas to steal.

Typically my go-to strategy to build a bit of tension is the illusion of danger: saying "make a perception check", rolling periodically behind the screen, a well-timed smirk... 😏

Share your best traps & tricks below! 👇

09/04/2026

Fellow Game Masters - what is your scatter terrain storage strategy?

This is one of mine - and it is woefully mediocre. I've labeled everything, but I still have loads more to paint so I'll definitely need more space. I'm contemplating some different organizers and bins.

I need your best ideas! Please share them - photos would be great for visualization 😊

08/30/2026

Personal post - today was my first Renaissance fair adventure!

Despite love of all things fantasy for most of my life, somehow I had never gone before.

It was an enjoyable adventure and definitely got me excited for our next D&D game. For those who have been before, what is the coolest costume idea you have seen (or worn)?

Also, a fun side quest was trying to get my partner arrested (for the sum of $4) by some men who wandered the fair arresting unlawful folk. However, I did not bring cash. Unfortunately for me, my partner had brought cash and thus my purgatory began. Luckily a fellow felon had liquid assets and I eventually enacted revenge 😈

08/18/2026

Had fun playing a new game with the family tonight!

I got to write about a true story 😂

07/29/2026

What part of D&D do you wish could exist in our reality?

I'm currently training for another marathon and I feel like all my long tests are short rests because ouch, the soreness is real.

07/17/2026

Fellow DMs - how do you help your players better imagine your game world? Players - what do you like best?

Obviously old school RPGs is theater of mind, but many like to use other things. Other than verbal descriptions, which do you like to use most / recommend (select all that apply):

A) Printed maps
B) Minis on a grid
C) 2-D terrain / draw erase drawings or maps
D) 3-D terrain
E) Props for items

In my personal time, my partner is trying out being a DM by running me through Dungeons of Drakkenheim by the Dungeon Dudes. Currently I am deep in the city and experiencing the effects of the "haze." Turns out, with the wildfire smoke blanketing much of NE US, the best way to help me visualize this was for him to tell me to look outside. 😞 (Climate apocalypse is not an option listed above).

Stay safe & stay inside & play games!

Also - if you have enjoyed Drakkenheim too, they are up for an ENNIE award & you can support them here: https://vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/

07/13/2026

What is your very best moment of improvisation at the table?

Please share your favorite stories (both from the player side and DM side)!

Honestly, most of the time I come to the table pretty prepared: I have secrets & clues (thanks Sly Flourish), maps, monsters, and some story beats. I take notes and draw maps and give NPCs backstories.

But no matter how prepared I am, my brain likes to get distracted (snacks...cats...dice...shiny objects) so my sentences might meander a bit! I've learned to embrace it, but originally I remember feeling hot, nervous, & anxious about if it would all work out.

Good news - it does. And sometimes it ends up way better than anything you might have planned! 🥰

07/13/2026

What are your favorite storage solutions for your board games?

Share your preferences, photos, and any recommendations!

A) Standard shelves or bookcases ($)
B) Kallax ($$)
C) Box King ($$$)
D) Jasper ($$$$)
E) Something else?

My collection is outgrowing its shelving and the solution certainly CANNOT be fewer games... 🙃

Finding a place for all of your tabletop games can be tricky, but a Kallax and some adjustments make it easier.

07/05/2026

Who is your favorite character (or NPC) that you've created? Share something interesting/fun/creative in their backstory 👇🏼

Also - what do you think is the best way to roll character stats?
A) Standard array
B) Point buy
C) Modified Point Buy
D) Dice rolling
E) Tic-tac-toe
F) 3d6 in order
G) Something else?

07/01/2026

Who is your number one gaming buddy?
Your friend? Your spouse? Your cat?

Was unboxing Emberleaf today and immediately got interrupted 🤣

Share some friends / family / fur baby gaming photos 💕