"It's like we're beginning adventurers." #nocontext

You want a new D&D 5e book for your RPG shelf. I have what you want. No AI-generated anything. Does not involve giving money to Hasbro. Decades worth of guilt-free fun for you and your gaming groups, mailed to your doorstep. amethyst-dragon.com/book #3rdparty #indie #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #book

Woke up to the sounds of very close birds (nice), found that a pair of house finches started building a nest right in my bedroom window (cool). Had to remove the nest (disappointing), because I have to be able to close that window to keep out rain (a poor house design choice there). 1/2 #birds

I just finished & posted the 21st daily D&D homebrew for the month of Cave-pril. This one is an NPC inspired by the silent, quick, surprising, and creepy (yet definitely helpful) house centipede. Members of my Patreon can get Creepy Ivan right now to use in their games. amethyst-dragon.com #dnd

Time for a little #SelfPromoSaturday. Hi. I'm The Amethyst Dragon. I write new game content for D&D players/DMs, and I created & published a giant 5e hardcover book you can get for your games called The Amethyst Dragon's Hoard of Everything. Now, it's your turn. Who are you, and what do you do?

Patreon members just got a brand new, underground-themed cleric subclass. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com/posts/155904... I actually made another subclass today (a crystal-using bard), but it wasn't really underground-themed so that one will just have to go into my next book. #dnd #ttrpg #underground

Sometimes TTRPG characters don't have to fight, or even interact with, the fantastical creatures of the world. The PCs can just watch them go by, acknowledge that that thing lives there, then continue on their way to wherever the group is headed next. #dnd #ttrpg #nature

"I refuse to die in the middle of nowhere." #nocontext

Sometimes I make up something for D&D that directly uses something else I already made. Tonight, I used a fungus that I made up a week ago to create a useful piece of nonmagical equipment for underground adventures. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com/posts/155400... #dnd #ttrpg #underground #homebrew

Today is day 10 of Cave-pril over on my Patreon (a month of daily, underground-related D&D 5e homebrew creations). Just now, members got a type of fungus to add to their games called the glass mushroom. I make all sorts of things to help bring your imaginary worlds to life. #dnd #ttrpg

"The worst part is, there's no antagonist I can blame this on." #nocontext #quote

Today, I made up a new wintry D&D 5e undead monster inspired by three words I was given at a convention: puppeteer, mist, and winter. It's available for free for anyone to use in their games. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com/posts/154864... #dnd #ttrpg #ghost #inspiration

You should treat yourself to this giant book packed with D&D 5e stuff. Your gaming group, significant others, parental figures, and friends will all agree you deserve to have it. Get Everything for yourself. amethyst-dragon.com/book #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #3rdparty #indie

Today is day 4 of Cave-pril (a month of daily, underground-themed homebrew creations). It's also the day my youngest two offspring turned 16. Patreon members get this magical point of interest today. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com/posts/154794... #dnd #ttrpg #caves #underdark #crystal #mystery

"I really hate that I have opinions on Sister Wives." #nocontext #quoteoftheday

It's #WIPWednesday for #ttrpg folks, so let's see what you've got in the works. Tell everyone about your unfinished creation, share your favorite part of a thing you're currently making, or give people a glimpse of something you've just started to create. #dnd #drawing #writing #homebrew

Today is the start of a month of daily, underground-related D&D homebrew creations (that I'm calling Cave-pril). Some things I make do become free after a month, but many more remain patreon member-only content. Now's a great time to join. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com

It's April 1st, a day to be skeptical of what people tell you or show you. It's the inspiration behind the creation of a D&D spell that curses a target with extreme skepticism for an entire day. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com/posts/49461092 #dnd #ttrpg #aprilfools

Do you have a podcast or stream where you talk about D&D and other tabletop rpgs? Do you like to have guests to talk about anything even remotely related to the hobby? I'm available, and I like to talk. 😎 Longtime player, DM, creator, and now 3rd party D&D publisher/author/illustrator.

Robins near my house are smart. If I dig up anything in my yard and expose some dirt, one or more will show up within a minute of me walking away to look for worms, grubs and anything else edible that may have been uncovered.

"Hang on. I gotta look at my fucking notes." #nocontext #quoteoftheday

I decided I wanted to make a ninja subclass for D&D 5e, but I didn't want to go the obvious route of making it for monk. Gave them some martial arts, movement, and using darkness for attacks/defense features. Patrons get this today. patreon.amethyst-dragon.com/posts/154185... #dnd #ttrpg

Landlords everywhere celebrate Rent.

My ideas/to-do list for D&D homebrew content has tons of stuff on it, even after writing a 592-page book. Today, I pulled an idea from the list to make a rope-based spell, a melee/ranged cantrip, which is available now for Patreon members. www.patreon.com/posts/153921... #dnd #ttrpg #magic #rope

Day 1 of #MankatoCon is coming to an end soon. Looking forward to Day 2. If you're in the area and want to check out my book in person and talk D&D, you can find me at my table in the main hall. #gaming #dnd #tabletop

14 years ago, I remade every single weapon model and matching inventory icon for Neverwinter Nights (then a 12-year old game). I called it Project Reforged. I had taught myself 3d modeling so I could make new stuff that didn't exist in NWN. There may be some people still using them. #dnd #nwn

Next month, I plan to do another themed month of daily D&D 5e homebrew creations. The theme will be underground-related content, and I'm calling the month Cave-pril. Some will become free after a month. Patreon members will get all of the new stuff every day. www.patreon.com/TheAmethystD... #dnd

Today, my Patreon members got a brand new NPC, a woman who trades luck for green things (green gemstones are her favorites). I wanted to make something involving green, or luck, or something else related to being part Irish on St. Patrick's Day. www.patreon.com/posts/153284... #dnd #ttrpg #luck

"Whoever convinced me to climb a mountain with a woman with one arm should really sell seaside property in Nektaria." #nocontext #dnd

Are you a tabletop gamer looking for something to do this weekend? Are you near the southern half of Minnesota? Mankato Con starts on Friday. I'll be there, so you can come say high, talk D&D with a longtime player, DM, and writer, and find out what a 592-page book feels like in your hands.

If you are in the mood to sit in a comfy chair while reading through a nearly 600-page D&D 5e book for new ideas, and to spot bits of humor scattered throughout it, I highly suggest getting your own copy of The Amethyst Dragon's Hoard of Everything. amethyst-dragon.com/book #dnd #ttrpg #3rdparty

"I thought it was a salad full of love. It's a salad full of convenience." #nocontext #dnd

It was Pi Day, so my wife and I made a few pies, because it being 3.14 was just a good reason to bake something. She made a couple of key lime pies, I made a coconut custard pie. #pie #pi #baking

Free for anyone: a plot hook I just wrote, inspired by three concepts/words I got from someone at a gaming convention (world war z, kelemvor, kpop). Enjoy. 🐱 www.patreon.com/posts/152879... #dnd #ttrpg #homebrew #plot

"You're doing wizard shit." #nocontext #dnd #ttrpg

I was given 3 random words at a gaming convention: dream, fire, and baseball. I made this magical club with a campfire theme that returns ranged attacks and puts some heat on them. I make new stuff constantly, and it's all found at amethyst-dragon.com. #dnd #ttrpg #baseball #campfire

The robins are back at my house in Wisconsin, and last weekend I saw a couple hundred Canadian geese migrating northward along the Mississippi River. Actual spring might just be here.

Did you know that public libraries sometimes have D&D game books? You can also ask your library if they have The Amethyst Dragon's Hoard of Everything. If they don't, you can let them know they can get a deal on it right from the publisher.

Seeing some amazing costumes at #Evercon. Keep it up people! #cosplay #gaming

I really thought there might be a TPK tonight (the first for this group that's been playing together for more than 5 years now). D&D 5e, level 3 PCs, some bad dice rolls... 2 unconscious, 0-hp characters (1/2 the group) rolled clutch nat 20 death saves during the same round, saving themselves.

"Are we not doing violence? Why?" #nocontext #offspring

Evercon is this coming weekend in Rothschild, WI (just south of Wausau). You should go there to play games and come talk to me in the Artist Alley room. I have the stuff you want. tabletop.events/conventions/... #evercon #tabletop #convention #dnd #ttrpg

"I said water, but I guess what I meant was beer." #nocontext #dnd #wordsofwisdom

"I don't want to risk poking the bear. It's an idiom for a reason." #dnd #quote #nocontext #wordsofwisdom

Plattecon begins at UW-Platteville (in Platteville WI). You should come play games and talk to me in Ullsvik Hall.

If you are a D&D person, you can often find game books at your public library. If your library is part of the Winding Rivers system (in Wisconsin), you can even borrow *my book* to use (just don't keep it forever, so others can use it). www.wrlsweb.org/find-my-libr... 1/2 #library #dnd #ttrpg

If your PCs like to help people and/or solve crimes, this little plot hook/starter may come in handy. Inspired by 3 random words from a person at a convention: time, fluff, autumn. There are more hooks like this at amethyst-dragon.com. #dnd #ttrpg #quilt

I am randomly reminded of this homebrew D&D item I made mostly as a joke.

I love it when my Patreon members ask me to make them something custom (members above lowest tier can do this every month). Tonight I made a fun lava-themed magic weapon. #dnd #ttrpg #patreon #magma

Can I get 5 different people to each roll 1d10 and reply with your result? Thanks. #dnd #ttrpg #homebrew