Newsletter Repost the Fox Den Roundup – Issue # 3

This newletter was originally distributed on Nov 9, 2021.You can subscribe at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ginnyloveday

November is here and I’m sure we’ve all got a lot to be thankful for this year, like being able to get together with friends to game! If you’ve got virtual events that you want to be highlighted for December, shoot me a Twitter message or an email and let me know!

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November Virtual Events

As we head into the holiday season, it seems like virtual events are a little harder to find, but if there are any you know of and want to share, please drop me a message!

What’s New?

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons – October 26th (US release)

Meet Fizban the Fabulous: doddering archmage, unlikely hero of the War of the Lance, divine avatar of a dragon-god—and your guide to the mysteries of dragonkind in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons.

Dragonslayers and dragon scholars alike will appreciate the new dragon-themed options for players eager to harness the power of dragon magic and create unique and memorable draconic characters. Dungeon Masters will discover a rich hoard of new tools and information for designing dragon-themed encounters, adventures, and campaigns. Discover a host of new dragons and other creatures. Learn about the lairs and hoards of each type of dragon, and how hoards focus the magic that suffuses dragons and connects them to the myriad worlds of the Material Plane. Discover everything there is to know about the most iconic monsters of D&D with help from Fizban, your expert advisor on dragonkind!

• Introduces gem dragons to fifth edition!
• Reveals the story of the First World and the role Bahamut and Tiamat played in its creation and destruction.
• Adds new player character options, including unique draconic ancestries for dragonborn, dragon-themed subclasses for monks and rangers, and new feat and spell options.
• Offers everything a Dungeon Master needs to craft adventures inspired by dragons across the worlds of D&D, with new dragon lair maps and details on 20 different kinds of dragons.
• Presents a complete dragon bestiary and introduces a variety of new dragons and dragon-related creatures, including aspects of the dragon gods, dragon minions, and more.

Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos | December 7, 2021 (US Release)

I don’t know about you, but I am super excited for the upcoming Strixhaven release and being able to play (!) in a few campaigns and get up to some magic school shenanighans!

The greatest minds in the multiverse meet at Strixhaven University. Professors convey fantastic secrets to eager students, and life on campus is frenetic. But danger lurks even here. Campus hijinks mix with mishaps and sinister plots, and it’s up to you to save the day.
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos introduces the fantastical setting of Strixhaven University to Dungeons & Dragons, drawn from the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering. It also provides rules for creating characters who are students in one of its five colleges.

Characters can explore the setting over the course of four adventures, which can be played together or on their own. Each describes an academic year filled with scholarly pursuits, campus shenanigans, exciting friendships, hidden dangers, and perhaps even romance.

• Includes four brand new D&D adventures that can be played as stand-alones or woven together as a campaign from levels 1-10
• Adds a new playable race–an owlin, one of the owlfolk who study at the university
• Includes a bestiary of over forty magical creatures and NPCs
• Experience D&D in new ways through the academic challenges, extracurricular activities and jobs, and relationships explored on campus
• Includes a beautifully illustrated double-sided poster map that shows Strixhaven’s campus on one side and important locations on the other
• Attend an elite mage university, choose your college, and adventure your way to graduation
• Adds new player character options including feats and new backgrounds for first-year students at Strixhaven

Recent Guests from the Designer’s Den

Episode 43 -T. Julian Bell of Dark Veil Studio  – 10/03/21 Twitter – Website Julian and I chatted about the Dark Veil Kickstarter and all of the love and passion that has gone into this project. Plus we walked through the future plans for the team from Dark Veil Studio.Learn more about all the offerings from Dark Veil Studio here: https://www.darkveilstudio.com/(My audio track gets way out of sync during the middle of the video, sorry about that!) Episode 44: Casper & Martin Kanstrup – 10/10/21 Casper’s Twitter – Martin’s Twitter – Website Casper & Martin hail from Denmark where they’re part of the AL Nordic groups as DMs, players, and now as creators with the release of their Dungeoncraft module, DC-PoA-CONMAR-10 Who Let the Kobolds Out? Episode 45: David Hartlage (DMDavid) – 10/10/21 Twitter – Website David, better known as DMDavid is a long-time D&D player who can now be found serving as dungeon master for weekly D&D encounters sessions, occasional Adventurers’ League games, and judging at the big gaming conventions. We walked through a few of his favorite adventures, then spent some time talking about his blog and how he chooses what to write on. Episode 46: Jackson Lewis – 10/17/21 Twitter – Published Works Jackson and I chatted about Once Bitten, a lovely book of vampires that they co-authored with Cassandra MacDonald which explores a broad array of ways to present vampires, from gothic tyrants brooding in looming castles, to animalistic monsters ravaging mortals and beasts alike. Inside, you’ll find 5 new bloodlines of vampires, which we walk through and talk over the ties back to various pop-culture vampires. Episode 47: Kai Linder – 10/31/21 Twitter – Published Works Kai and I walked through each of the entries to his The Musical Subclasses series. Picking those up will get you a unique musically-themed subclass for each class along with a symphony of new magic items, spells, feats, a legendary creature, and a familiar! You can pick all of those up in a nifty little bundle even!

I’ve been a busy little fox!

I’ve recently completed work on several outstanding projects and I can’t wait for you all to see them.

First—we have the Ravenloft Mist Hunters Epic finale that I worked on with Jeremy Forbing. This is set to premiere in January of 2022, but won’t be available on the DMs Guild until later.
RMH-EP-02 by Jeremy Forbing & Ginny Loveday | DMs Guild release: August 9, 2022. An Epic adventure for 8th-level characters.

Second—I turned over some interesting work for Jeff Steven’s newest Villains and Lairs Kickstarter. There are EIGHT DAYS remaining to back the project and get in on all of the amazing content. Want a couple of FREE villains?

Go download these free villains to get a glimpse of the project, layout, art, and cartography. CLICK HERE to download Kerym Abrus by Ginny Di and They of Many Colors by Jeff Stevens

Third—I worked on yet another Epic, this time partnering with Andy Dempz to work on the Dreams of the Red Wizards saga. This is also set to premiere in 2022 and more info is still to come on that. If you liked my previous contribution, DRW-04 Foreign Affairs, then you’re definitely going to want to catch up on all the others so you can be prepared to play this one!

And to top all that off, I’m pleased to say that I’ve been selected to be a Herald for @dms_guild! This means that I get to offer you a discount to save 5% off orders of $5+ digital community-created content with my exclusive code: HERALDGINNY5. And more importantly, I’ll be promoting really cool content that’s been posted like She is the Ancient, a gender-bent adaptation of Curse of Strahd from @ItsBethTheBard. You can hear more about this book from Beth here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=y0Imiam-wvs

Giveaway Time!

Enter to win $10 of OneBookShelf credit (DMsGuild, DriveThruRPG, etc) by checking out this tweet and following the instructions! Enter through Nov 18, I’ll draw TWO lucky winners!

Industry Friend of the Month

Each month, I’ll be featuring a write-up from one person, talking about themselves and what they do. If you know someone who should be featured, shoot me an email to contact@ginnyloveday.com

Andrew M. “Fish” Popowich

Founder of the Sword of Odin design firm, and Creative Lead for the GRAM Role-Playing Game. Professional DM, published author of over 40 supplements online through DriveThruRPG.com, and author of an even more… diverse Kindle catalog.

I was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and have never been able to escape the Midwest for more than a week at a time. I got my start GMing early and it stuck, leading right into game design to create enough content for what I was running (and to justify the obscene amount of worldbuilding I do in my freetime).

School quickly turned into a start in the office work/IT industry, but I didn’t give up on my creative endeavors. Instead, I took the same workaholic attitude and applied it to my craft, creating a massive amount of content and through brute-force developed my design process. Then I started tilting at windmills touring conventions to promote my games, which is what I’m starting to get back to, as well as having new games getting antsy to see production.

My passion hasn’t been all wasted on raising my own voice though, but by giving more volume to many DIFFERENT voices, to open new doors to exploration. The stories I tell at my table show a multiverse full of possibilities and splitting at the seams with nuanced characters to interact with over threats to defeat. I’ve worked with players to creep behind the curtain into publication, supporting them however I can. 

Not only am I a one-person-design-studio, I’m also a freelancer! So if there is anything YOU need to be successful, from content writing to graphic design and illustration and even social media assistance, PLEASE just let me know at andrew.m.popowich@gmail.com!

Into the Den – Thoughts and Things

In October, I did my first two in-person conventions since the before times. On back-to-back weekends naturally because who needs to be at home when you can be away for nearly three straight weeks?! One thing I realized was just how much I miss people. Like…I know I’m an extrovert, but those small number of days just being surrounded by old friends—and brand new friends—really recharged my social batteries in a way that no video call can ever replicate.

To that end, I’ve been plotting out my 2022 con schedule, and woooo boy, for someone who doesn’t get to treat conventions as work trips, I feel like I’m being ambitious with my lineup. I do hope to see many of you at events in the future, whenever you feel that it’s safe for you to return.

In the meantime, some photos from GameholeCon (everyone in attendance was required to be vaccinated and masks were worn at all times while in the convention center) so that I can relive my joy at being with friends.

And what sort of show would it be for me, if I didn’t come home with far too many things from the dealers hall that I don’t need? What better way to support your friends after all?

Be kind, and don’t forget to take time for yourself.
Love from your friendly neighborhood fox.

If you’ve got anything you think I should include next time, reach out and let me know! Email to contact@ginnyloveday.com