One year ago... The 2nd version of my "Music for Curse of Strahd" video (featuring my CoS choices from the excellent @tabletopaudio.com) - this time just playing the music, so no talking from me. 🎶 (P.S. No one's ever found the video's Easter egg!) 😸 #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7FP...

Last night my players defeated Hazlik (Darklord of Hazlan) in a three-phase battle. They'll probably have another session or two wrapping up & leaving Hazlan, and then I can do my Hazlan Part 2 video. It's mostly fully prepped notes-wise, so hopefully I can get it out quickly... 🪄🌫️💥 #Ravenloft

No new video from me tomorrow as me & my whole family continues to recover from a week-long flu type thing that crossed over into Xmas Day... 😫 Using the Xmas downtime to prep future videos & to prep the Shadowlands in my home game. 🛡️🌫️⚔️

One year ago... 15 monster suggestions from @koboldpress.com's Tome of Beasts I that'd work well in a Ravenloft campaign! (A bunch of them could probably work well in Curse of Strahd, too!) #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZlr...

Took today off because family are visiting - and genuinely forgot today was a Monday (and forgot that a video was scheduled for and going out today)! 😅 Sorry folks.

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 Reacting to the Curse of Strahd infographic posted on the CoS subreddit a few years back. How did CoS play out as a whole for DMs? 📊👀 #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp2-...

Last night, my player-who-also-DMs-for-me wrapped up her homebrew campaign, which has been going monthly since early 2022 (IIRC). Hence ends the story of Ammi, my Gem (Amethyst) Dragonborn Wild Magic Sorcerer. Godspeed, Ammitak - you were a lot of fun to play. 💜

One year ago... Battle tactics for DMs for running Strahd in the final battle, covering each tarokka-destined location (and a few extra!) - plus general battle tactics, etc. #CurseofStrahd #Strahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa9P...

@koboldpress.com @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social Hey! Just a heads-up that I include a fair few Tome of Beasts I monsters in my latest Ravenloft video (as you'll see in the thumbnail!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mq...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 My "How I Ran: The Carnival" video is my most popular Ravenloft Domain of Dread video - so I thought I'd do a follow-up video of some of the monsters (typically evil fey creatures) that may show up and be fought there... #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mq...

Playing D&D 4 times in the space of a week and feeling very happy about it... 🎲⚔️ - Sunday (yesterday): Ravenloft - Tuesday: Epilogue / final session of my player's homebrew campaign, where she's the DM and I'm a player - Thursday: Doing a beginner one-shot for new players - Sunday: Ravenloft again

Channel news! 🌫️ I've just launched a channel membership (sort of YouTube's answer to Patreon)! So far there's just two tiers, but there'll be more to come in the future... www.youtube.com/@DMoftheMist...

One year ago... A Ravenloft NPC video, this time looking at Laurie & Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove (the latter has been travelling with the PCs in my home game). Roleplay tips, stat block suggestions (including magic items), resources, art & more! #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpU...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 All about Strahd's loyal servant, chamberlain and enforcer... the dusk elf Rahadin! Roleplay tips, combat tips, lore & more! #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=AerU...

Still discounted! Still only a couple of sales away from gaining Copper Best Seller status! So if you've been thinking of grabbing it, now's the time...

I'm always on the lookout for opportunities to appears on D&D blogs, podcasts, YouTube channels, etc. I can talk about DMing, Curse of Strahd, Ravenloft, & my three tarokka-themed DMsGuild resources (I can even demo them!). If anyone knows of anything, please LMK. Thanks! 🎲 #CurseofStrahd #Ravenloft

One year ago... The music of Curse of Strahd! My @tabletopaudio.com choices for all the different chapters / locations / situations in CoS, including Strahd's theme music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzWI... #CurseofStrahd

My "8 Mistakes CoS DMs Make" video has just overtaken my "Barovia Map Size" video as my most popular video. The latter was one of my first ever videos, and was always wildly popular compared to others - so it's a weird feeling. One of those "never thought I'd see the day" type moments, y'know?

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 The factions & groups of the Ravenloft setting & the Domains of Dread! Including all those listed in Van Richten's Guide (Keepers of the Feather, Vistani, the Circle, etc.) plus a bunch from older Ravenloft lore! #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2AZ...

I've been trying to do a video a week, but I'm in the middle of upgrading my PC as well as my camera/mic setup - so while my next video may be a little delayed, future videos should be of higher quality and be easier/quicker to make! 🙌 "Short term pain, long term gain" n' all that.

Looks like The Second Tarokka Reading is included in @dmsguild.com's current holiday sale, so now would be a good time to grab it (it's also a couple of sales away from getting a best seller badge, so you'll be helping me out big-time if you do)! 😁😈 #Ravenloft www.dmsguild.com/en/product/4...

One year ago... 9 minor 'good' (as in good-aligned) Ravenloft NPCs! Potential ally NPCs to add to a Ravenloft campaign. (I should have a Part 2 coming out soon, too!) #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fd6...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 My latest CoS video is an overview & run-through of the Interactive Tome of Strahd, a Pay-What-You-Want supplement on DMsGuild. The players find Strahd's journal and can then witness the events as if they were there! 📔👀 #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKPo...

Next videos… Curse of Strahd: Overview & run-through of the Interactive Tome of Strahd! 🧛📔 Ravenloft: Factions & groups in the Domains of Dread - not just from 5E but some from older lore, too... 👥🌫 #CurseofStrahd #Ravenloft

I've been keeping a casual eye on my channel's total views, and I can't believe I checked it when it was exactly *that* amount…! 🤯 (Usually it's a random number that isn't rounded up/down, like 98,274 or something.)

One year ago... A lot of Curse of Strahd DMs seem to rig the tarokka reading. In this video, I say DON'T rig it - but don't run it straight-out-of-the book, either. There's a nice in-between solution. You can have your cake and eat it too (sort of)... #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4W...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft has cool ideas for how minions can assist bosses/BBEGs during battles. I talk about how I used two of them with Baba Lysaga (from Curse of Strahd) and my plans for Azalin Rex (from wider Ravenloft)... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNeY...

Happy Ed Harcourt new album day to all those who celebrate! (Seriously he’s so good - you should check him out) open.spotify.com/album/4Fp2fJ...

Reading the Interactive Tome of Strahd (I'm planning on doing an overview video about it), and OH MAN I wish I ran this in my CoS campaign! Discovered it too late unfortunately... 😩 It's so cool though. #CurseofStrahd www.dmsguild.com/en/product/3...

It looks like DMsGuild's discounted 2 of my 3 DMsGuild titles: The 3-Pile Tarokka Technique (helps with Curse of Strahd's tarokka reading) and The Second Tarokka Reading (helps to get a Ravenloft campaign started). Grab them here! www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?au...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 I wanted to do an "intro to / overview of Curse of Strahd" video for DMs who are new to CoS - and so here it is! Talking about the setting, tone/style, chapter-by-chapter rundown, Strahd as the BBEG, FAQs & more... #CurseofStrahd #Strahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcjL...

Here’s hoping this doesn’t distract from the videos… 😂😩 (It won’t - don’t worry.)

One year ago... How I ran the Domain of Dread called Forlorn in my ongoing 5E Ravenloft campaign! This is Part 1: The Land (i.e. everything up to Castle Tristenoira). Resources, maps, music, monsters (including Aggie!), NPCs, quest & adventure ideas + more! #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5b...

The Second Tarokka Reading is just a few sales away from getting the Copper Best Seller badge... It'd mean the freakin' world to me if it becomes Copper - so if you haven't already grabbed it (but have been considering it) then please consider getting it now. Thanks! www.dmsguild.com/en/product/4...

@koboldpress.com Hi folks. Just wanted to let you know that I've just put out a video about Hazlan (the Ravenloft Domain of Dread), and I recommended *A LOT* of Tome of Beasts I monsters! Just wanted to let you know in case you wanted to check it out. Cheers! youtu.be/d3FSemWLUrI?...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 Part 1 of how I ran the 5E version of Hazlan, the Domain of Dread ruled by a Red Wizard of Thay that's being destroyed by too many magical experiments! 🧙‍♂️💥 Resources, maps, music, monsters & mage NPCs, adventure ideas + more! #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3FS...

Dropped the oldest off at his friend's Halloween party. Another kid was dressed as Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2. I said "Orthur!" in the way Dutch says his name. Cue very confused-looking kids, as no one got the reference. Oldest says "bye dad," walks in & closes the door. Ugh... 😂😫

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Anyone doing Strahd Must Die Tonight... tonight? 😅🧛 #Strahd #CurseofStrahd

I've been trying my best to publish a new video weekly on Mondays, but the upcoming "How I Ran: Hazlan (Part 1)" video is taking a looong time to edit (it's a long one) - so I doubt it'll be ready for Monday. Hopefully later on in the week rather than skipping a week entirely, but we'll see... 🤞💥

One year ago... Answering the question: should you surprise your players with Curse of Strahd? The answer is probably no(!) - here's why... #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkWC... (as an aside, seeing Strahd in the video's thumbnail still makes me laugh...)

Day 10 of RFN and I've got @dmofthemists.bsky.social joining me to chat about some dangerous houses throughout Ravenloft that you may not want to trick-or-treat at 🏚️ [ #ravenloft #curseofstrahd #dndsky ] youtu.be/G1RPt3HOmXU?...

Fellow Ravenloft YouTuber @thewereraven.bsky.social is doing a series of videos leading up to Halloween - & I'm in their latest one, where we discuss 6 Ravenloft (in)famous haunted houses you do NOT want to Trick or Treat at... 😬 #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1RP...

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 It's Halloween week! 🎃 So I thought I'd do a silly/semi-jokey video detailing 99 ways a PC (Player Character) might die in one of the most notorious & difficult D&D 5E campaigns! (Note: expect spoilers throughout!) #CurseofStrahd www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhuL...

Just recorded my upcoming How I Ran: Hazlan (Part 1) video. It's... at least an hour. 😂😭🙈 (why do I do this to myself seriously)

One year ago... How I ran the island Domain of Dread called Markovia - where a scientist gives animals sapience - in my ongoing 5E Ravenloft campaign! #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmEx...

This is really cool. I did a tarokka draw of my own & left the results as a comment.

New DM of the Mists video! 🌫 Ahead of Halloween, I dug through 7 other (non-Ravenloft) 5E adventure books & setting books looking for additional Ravenloft-friendly monsters! Including Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Dragonlance, Candlekeep Mysteries + others! 🎃 #Ravenloft www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_aT...

I've just gone through yesterday's AMA and timestamped all the questions and discussion points - so you can see all the questions and hone in on specific topics if you want to: www.youtube.com/live/5Jha9yj...

Really enjoyed the first live AMA. Not to get too soppy, but I really appreciated everyone who came & the kind words. I’ll do more of them in the future. Cheers all!

This is later today! 8pm BST / 3pm ET / 12pm PT!