

Great starter classes for new D&D players
If you are new to D&D, it can be daunting to decide which character class to play and how best to equip it with weapons and magic spells....
Matthew David
Nov 29, 20221 min read


The Gobbler - a Thanksgiving Monster
Gosh darn it, I meant to post this last week. Tryptophan in the turkey last week put me in a coma for a few days. Anyhoo. And here are...
Matthew David
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Making Maps and Encounters
There are a lot of great tools you can use to design your maps. With that said, the first thing I always do is sketch the map on a...
Matthew David
Nov 1, 20222 min read


Happy Halloween - here's a treat!
Vampires! Along with witches, ghosts, and Frankenstein's monster, the Vampire is still one of the most popular Halloween creatures. In...
Matthew David
Oct 31, 20223 min read


Developing Adventures and Great NPCs
The adventure is the reason why your PCs want to run the campaign. I find there are two ways to write a campaign: Single Point of View...
Matthew David
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Developing a game in D&D
Over the last couple of years, I have developed a process that helps create authentic TTRPG campaigns. I thought I'd start a short series...
Matthew David
Oct 24, 20222 min read


Introducing The Mad Doctor!
I have just completed the first rough draft! The next step is for me to review the work and then hand it over to Mike, the actual editor,...
Matthew David
Oct 23, 20222 min read


New Monster - Plague Doctor
Our new Kickstarter Campaign, The Mad Lab, is currently running. The new campaign is a steampunk mashup of Frankenstein's Monster and the...
Matthew David
Oct 19, 20221 min read


Magic Item Thursday - The Autumn Blade
Continuing with my Autumnal theme, I'd like to introduce you to The Autumn Blade. Ancient lore tells that the Wood Elves carved the...
Matthew David
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Monster Tuesday - The Autumn Giant
The Fall colors are coming. Leaves are changing from dark green to gold, red and earthy browns. This is my favorite time of the year. I’d...
Matthew David
Sep 13, 20222 min read


Vote for the next campaign setting
I have developed a survey with one question where you can anonymously cast your vote.
Matthew David
Sep 2, 20221 min read


Monster of the Week - Steampunk Zombie
The Steampunk Zombie is a mix of Cajun magic and Victorian scientific knowledge.
Matthew David
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Sneak peak at what is coming next....introducing The Werewolves of London
As you can imagine, I am driving hard to get all of the components of Marie Laveau's Army ready for distribution within 48 hrs of the...
Matthew David
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Building a community on Discord
This morning, I launched the official Discord server where folks can hang out and chat about Penny Blood Adventures. Here is the link to...
Matthew David
Aug 29, 20221 min read


The final week of Marie Laveau's Army
A few updates to share: Edits for the campaign are all looking great Artwork looks awesome The book is now 60+ pages! The game is about...
Matthew David
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Penny Blood Adventures launches!
Penny Blood Adventures' goal is simple: give you the best damn D&D campaigns you can buy. The first book launched on Kickstarter in the...
Matthew David
Aug 26, 20221 min read