The Bookshelf

A quick-start guide on how to build and fill the "dungeons" part of Dungeons and Dragons with players and DM in mind.

Setting up a new campaign is fun, but the prep begins long before session one. Here's how to run a successful session zero.

Knowing the mechanics in theory is one thing, but knowing how to play the game is another. Here is my favorite advice for new players.

Fight for your life and learn how combat works in Dungeons and Dragons!

All about spells! Who gets them, from where, and how to write them down.

Understanding what a character sheet is, why you need it, and what goes on it

A reference sheet to the 12 basic classes in Dungeons and Dragons.

Want to run a campaign but can't think of a plot? I've got you covered.

When we talk about D&D, we love to talk about mid-adventure things. Characters triumphant in battle, mourning the loss of a friend in a...

My most popular piece of writing is 4100 words long and has more than 300 views, 39 likes, 7 saves, and 4 comments. I know, I know, that...

As with any subculture, fandoms have their own language for referring to the things that their community interacts with or creates. Fans...

When Rey was introduced as the protagonist of the new Star Wars trilogy in December of 2015, the internet’s reactions were, predictably,...

On November 15, 2019, YouTube was introduced to something very strange. On a brand-new channel, popular YouTubers Mark Fischbach and...

Ask any fan older than about 18 what the worst piece of fanfiction ever written was, and almost invariably, they will answer with a...

There’s some debate over what the first “official” fandom was in the modern sense of there being a community cropping up around a...

Having been active in fandoms for nearly a decade now, I'm always interested in learning more about the weird, fun subculture that is...

How Fans Identify Themselves and Their Communities. In the early part of 2020, I posted a survey on all of my social media accounts...