The Writing & Musings of C. T. Murphy
Well, it finally happened: I am a Dungeon Master running a D&D campaign. In addition to our regularly scheduled weekly game, we decided to start an irregularly scheduled side campaign (mostly to fill-in when our other party member is unavailable). The sister's boyfriend is the DM of our primary campaign (and has been for a … Continue reading Dungeons & Dragons (& Dinner)
It finally happened. With all my character ideas, I finally managed to find the time and energy to turn those creative forces toward original content I could run myself. In doing so I recently ran my second ever one-shot as a Dungeon Master only this time it was wholly original content. I had the idea … Continue reading D&D 5e: Running My First Original Content
We still haven’t started a new D&D campaign. I continue to spend the time thinking of new characters to potentially play. Here are a few more: The Psychopomp A psychopomp is a type of spiritual guide. I have always liked the idea, so I wanted to try and create a playable character equivalent. Without making … Continue reading More D&D Character Ideas
This post is part of a series of everyday posts for Blaugust. If you'd like to know more, click here. Since we are still between campaigns, I am still debating the next major character to play. Most recent, I am considering a Lizardfolk Warlock with an Archfey Patron. Here are the key roleplaying aspects of … Continue reading D&D Character Idea #247: Lizardfolk Warlock
This post is part of a series of everyday posts for Blaugust. If you'd like to know more, click here. I enjoy imagining new D&D characters to try. Recently, I have wanted to try the Horizon Walker subclass for the Ranger in 5th Edition's Xanathar's Guide to Everything. I have always loved the planes, so … Continue reading Roleplaying An Alien in D&D
I have always been curious about dungeon mastering, but I only just recently had the opportunity to try it in a safe environment. That sort of thing makes me nervous. I worry about fucking up a rule or not being able to respond to some off-the-rails departure in a timely manner. I worry about maintaining … Continue reading Dungeon Mastering, My First Time
I haven't committed to my next character yet, but one (of many) in the running is a Dwarf Cleric with the Forge domain. I've loved dwarfs and clerics for as long as I have been aware of D&D (mostly through reading the Dragonlance books), but I've never really put the two together. The Forge domain … Continue reading Backstory: Dwarf Forge Cleric #DND
Last week, I talked about the one-shot character Roldoon and I teased a story about Calibos, a Bugbear Monk. Calibos was a cali-bust (fun, but too many folks at the table to do anything important, though I did fly over the boss and whip him from the skies before helicoptering down via my twirling whips when … Continue reading Backstory Time #DND
I have always wanted an Irish accent. There's just something especially lovely about it. In a way, I've always heard an Irish accent as being a Southern (US) accent with all the charm and none of the baggage. All that baggage largely comes from my "fish out of water" upbringing in the rural South and … Continue reading The Short Tale of Roldoon the Bard #D&D
Over a year ago, I created my first ever Dungeons & Dragons character, a Half-Orc Barbarian named Hadak. We are nearing the end of our campaign so I wanted to do a retrospective about the experience. Hadak doesn't have a complicated backstory. I only chose such a basic character because originally I thought we were … Continue reading A Year+ As a Half-Orc: My First D&D Character
