redwyrm
@redwyrm.bsky.social
Father of the Redwyrmling (9yo DM) - On a mission to bring love, kindness, and wholesome content to the internet - He/Him
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Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QCBxfkbknZRVnhFIldPik
Subscribe: https://patreon.com/redwyrm
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@redwyrm.bsky.social
· Mar 5
The Wyrm Den is the brainchild of the Redwyrmling (8yo DM) and in this issue you will find information on Desert Dragons, how to survive in the desert, and even a desert location that you can insert into your our adventures. This TTRPG zine is also filled with advice for adventurers and DMs
Age verification? I saved my allowance for months and finally was able to buy a black and white 13” TV from K-Mart for $18 so I could play Pitfall in my bedroom.
Age verification? My first anime was "Space Cruiser Yamato"
Age verification? On my middle school basketball team we all chewed lemon-lime Gatorgum.
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Age verification? I saved my allowance for months and finally was able to buy a black and white 13” TV from K-Mart for $18 so I could play Pitfall in my bedroom.
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It’s time for the final boss fight! This DM made their own monster with original stats, attacks, legendary actions, and lair actions! This thing hurts! Hopefully we all survive. #dnd
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
It’s time for the final boss fight! This DM made their own monster with original stats, attacks, legendary actions, and lair actions! This thing hurts! Hopefully we all survive. #dnd
Tried to explain Football rules to the wyrmling and he said:
“This is weird and boring. Let’s watch women’s Olympic hockey instead.”
“This is weird and boring. Let’s watch women’s Olympic hockey instead.”
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Tried to explain Football rules to the wyrmling and he said:
“This is weird and boring. Let’s watch women’s Olympic hockey instead.”
“This is weird and boring. Let’s watch women’s Olympic hockey instead.”
I may not have the largest TTRPG collection, but I have read every single book I own cover to cover.
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I may not have the largest TTRPG collection, but I have read every single book I own cover to cover.
The only challenge to taking this feat is that you have to actually have friends.
It is an origin feat for most characters and one you get at higher levels for edgy rogues.
It is an origin feat for most characters and one you get at higher levels for edgy rogues.
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The only challenge to taking this feat is that you have to actually have friends.
It is an origin feat for most characters and one you get at higher levels for edgy rogues.
It is an origin feat for most characters and one you get at higher levels for edgy rogues.
Want to fly while invisible? Enlarge yourself and a friend? Cast Evard's Black Tentacles and Hypnotic Pattern at the same time?
This spell is for you!
This spell is for you!
February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Want to fly while invisible? Enlarge yourself and a friend? Cast Evard's Black Tentacles and Hypnotic Pattern at the same time?
This spell is for you!
This spell is for you!
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Do you want the world to be ruled by otters? This is how you get a world ruled by otters.
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Do you want the world to be ruled by otters? This is how you get a world ruled by otters.
In case no one has asked you recently, the wyrmling wanted me to pose this question…
“What is your favorite dinosaur?”
“What is your favorite dinosaur?”
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
In case no one has asked you recently, the wyrmling wanted me to pose this question…
“What is your favorite dinosaur?”
“What is your favorite dinosaur?”
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From a viewer:
"You started this channel at a time when D&D History seemed like a dead horse, and you proved otherwise. You have provided context and commentary with a neutrality to game versions that really has furthered my understanding of the game and the hobby."
Find out more in my latest video!
"You started this channel at a time when D&D History seemed like a dead horse, and you proved otherwise. You have provided context and commentary with a neutrality to game versions that really has furthered my understanding of the game and the hobby."
Find out more in my latest video!
Early D&D didn’t treat rules as a complete system.
They were tools, examples, & procedures to be adapted by a referee.
My new video looks at why that assumption existed, and how it explains so many arguments we still have today.
🎲 Why Early D&D Assumed You’d Change the Rules: youtu.be/jBWsi3tQt1I
They were tools, examples, & procedures to be adapted by a referee.
My new video looks at why that assumption existed, and how it explains so many arguments we still have today.
🎲 Why Early D&D Assumed You’d Change the Rules: youtu.be/jBWsi3tQt1I
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
From a viewer:
"You started this channel at a time when D&D History seemed like a dead horse, and you proved otherwise. You have provided context and commentary with a neutrality to game versions that really has furthered my understanding of the game and the hobby."
Find out more in my latest video!
"You started this channel at a time when D&D History seemed like a dead horse, and you proved otherwise. You have provided context and commentary with a neutrality to game versions that really has furthered my understanding of the game and the hobby."
Find out more in my latest video!
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: I have another DM Tip.
Me: I thought you were done.
9yo DM: This one is really good, so I am back.
9yo DM: I have another DM Tip.
Me: I thought you were done.
9yo DM: This one is really good, so I am back.
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: I have another DM Tip.
Me: I thought you were done.
9yo DM: This one is really good, so I am back.
9yo DM: I have another DM Tip.
Me: I thought you were done.
9yo DM: This one is really good, so I am back.
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These Bloody Sails is LIVE on Kickstarter Now!
What will you find in this zine?
▶ Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos
▶ Original Human Made Art
Free Stickers for US based Physical Backers in the first 24 hours!
What will you find in this zine?
▶ Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos
▶ Original Human Made Art
Free Stickers for US based Physical Backers in the first 24 hours!
Coming soon: PIRATE BORG: These Bloody Sails
A wild nautical adventure zine full of bizarre locations, rules for travel and chase scenes, and random tables for your crew!
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
These Bloody Sails is LIVE on Kickstarter Now!
What will you find in this zine?
▶ Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos
▶ Original Human Made Art
Free Stickers for US based Physical Backers in the first 24 hours!
What will you find in this zine?
▶ Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos
▶ Original Human Made Art
Free Stickers for US based Physical Backers in the first 24 hours!
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: What is Gandalf’s duck’s name?
Me: His duck?
9yo DM: Yep. His duck.
Me: I have no idea.
9yo DM: Shadowquacks
9yo DM: What is Gandalf’s duck’s name?
Me: His duck?
9yo DM: Yep. His duck.
Me: I have no idea.
9yo DM: Shadowquacks
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: What is Gandalf’s duck’s name?
Me: His duck?
9yo DM: Yep. His duck.
Me: I have no idea.
9yo DM: Shadowquacks
9yo DM: What is Gandalf’s duck’s name?
Me: His duck?
9yo DM: Yep. His duck.
Me: I have no idea.
9yo DM: Shadowquacks
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: Do you want to have second breakfast?
Me: Sure. But we probably need to have first breakfast first.
9yo DM: I’m just making plans for my morning.
9yo DM: Do you want to have second breakfast?
Me: Sure. But we probably need to have first breakfast first.
9yo DM: I’m just making plans for my morning.
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: Do you want to have second breakfast?
Me: Sure. But we probably need to have first breakfast first.
9yo DM: I’m just making plans for my morning.
9yo DM: Do you want to have second breakfast?
Me: Sure. But we probably need to have first breakfast first.
9yo DM: I’m just making plans for my morning.
February marks the 5 year anniversary of the very first DnD advice from the wyrmling.
This one post led to so many friends in this community as well as the wyrmling being featured with interviews on dozens of youtube channels and nearly breaking the DnDmemes subreddit.
This one post led to so many friends in this community as well as the wyrmling being featured with interviews on dozens of youtube channels and nearly breaking the DnDmemes subreddit.
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
February marks the 5 year anniversary of the very first DnD advice from the wyrmling.
This one post led to so many friends in this community as well as the wyrmling being featured with interviews on dozens of youtube channels and nearly breaking the DnDmemes subreddit.
This one post led to so many friends in this community as well as the wyrmling being featured with interviews on dozens of youtube channels and nearly breaking the DnDmemes subreddit.
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: So this one is my 400th DM Tip?
Me: Yep. 400 in five years.
9yo DM: That’s enough.
Me: What?
9yo DM: If 400 tips are enough to improve someone’s DMing, nothing will help.
9yo DM: So this one is my 400th DM Tip?
Me: Yep. 400 in five years.
9yo DM: That’s enough.
Me: What?
9yo DM: If 400 tips are enough to improve someone’s DMing, nothing will help.
January 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: So this one is my 400th DM Tip?
Me: Yep. 400 in five years.
9yo DM: That’s enough.
Me: What?
9yo DM: If 400 tips are enough to improve someone’s DMing, nothing will help.
9yo DM: So this one is my 400th DM Tip?
Me: Yep. 400 in five years.
9yo DM: That’s enough.
Me: What?
9yo DM: If 400 tips are enough to improve someone’s DMing, nothing will help.
What are your favorite books that have inspired you as a dungeon master?
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
What are your favorite books that have inspired you as a dungeon master?
Get out there and play some games.
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Get out there and play some games.
9yo DM: Having to remember the rules of spellcasting, smiting, and whatever monks do is not as important as knowing what your monsters can do and how they can defeat the party.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
9yo DM: Having to remember the rules of spellcasting, smiting, and whatever monks do is not as important as knowing what your monsters can do and how they can defeat the party.
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It would be really cool to be nominated in the Bloggies for my post on how TTRPGs helped me deal with PPD.
I'd like this post to get more visibility so it can reach folks who are struggling with PPD and give them a bit of hope:
www.ttrpgkids.com/2025/11/19/m...
I'd like this post to get more visibility so it can reach folks who are struggling with PPD and give them a bit of hope:
www.ttrpgkids.com/2025/11/19/m...
January 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It would be really cool to be nominated in the Bloggies for my post on how TTRPGs helped me deal with PPD.
I'd like this post to get more visibility so it can reach folks who are struggling with PPD and give them a bit of hope:
www.ttrpgkids.com/2025/11/19/m...
I'd like this post to get more visibility so it can reach folks who are struggling with PPD and give them a bit of hope:
www.ttrpgkids.com/2025/11/19/m...
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: These <National Geographic> maps are so cool! Did they just send these to you free with the magazine?
Me: Yes. Almost every issue had at least one cool map.
9yo DM: Why couldn’t I have grown up in the 80s?
9yo DM: These <National Geographic> maps are so cool! Did they just send these to you free with the magazine?
Me: Yes. Almost every issue had at least one cool map.
9yo DM: Why couldn’t I have grown up in the 80s?
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Conversations with the 9yo DM:
9yo DM: These <National Geographic> maps are so cool! Did they just send these to you free with the magazine?
Me: Yes. Almost every issue had at least one cool map.
9yo DM: Why couldn’t I have grown up in the 80s?
9yo DM: These <National Geographic> maps are so cool! Did they just send these to you free with the magazine?
Me: Yes. Almost every issue had at least one cool map.
9yo DM: Why couldn’t I have grown up in the 80s?
What do you do between sessions?
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
What do you do between sessions?
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Shadomain's Tales from the Tavern with Redwyrmling, 6 Year Old DM
YouTube video by GamerMomLuna
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A cool notebook will at least make your blank pages look important.
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
A cool notebook will at least make your blank pages look important.
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ONE WEEK UNTIL LAUNCH
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase and Careening Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos, A Brand New Mini Adventure
▶ 3 More Bonus Mini-Adventures
▶ Amazing Original Art
▶ 100% Human Made
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase and Careening Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos, A Brand New Mini Adventure
▶ 3 More Bonus Mini-Adventures
▶ Amazing Original Art
▶ 100% Human Made
Coming soon: Pirate Borg: These Bloody Sails
A wild nautical adventure zine for Pirate Borg full of random tables, rules for travel and chases, and mini adventures for your crew!
www.kickstarter.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
ONE WEEK UNTIL LAUNCH
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase and Careening Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos, A Brand New Mini Adventure
▶ 3 More Bonus Mini-Adventures
▶ Amazing Original Art
▶ 100% Human Made
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase and Careening Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos, A Brand New Mini Adventure
▶ 3 More Bonus Mini-Adventures
▶ Amazing Original Art
▶ 100% Human Made