Ben Stevens
@benofdungeons.bsky.social
Co-host of What Would the Smart Party Do? Writer and artist for tabletop rpgs. Once was Baz.
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Real art. One way someone putting words into an AI model that probably stole from loads of artists would get paid.
December 2, 2023 at 8:20 AM
Real art. One way someone putting words into an AI model that probably stole from loads of artists would get paid.
Dance, firefly, dance!
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D&D : One Shot | Salted Legacy, aka The One With The Shrimp | D&D | Actual Play
A motley selection of heroes have travelled to the Dyn Singh Nightmarket to try their hand at the market games, but they soon find themselves embroiled in ma...
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November 11, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Dance, firefly, dance!
youtube.com/watch?v=hXr1...
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Considering the amount of neurodiversity and/or special educational needs in our hobby, who's making the best adjustments and adaptations in the publishing and Con space? I'm struggling to think of any...!
October 28, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Considering the amount of neurodiversity and/or special educational needs in our hobby, who's making the best adjustments and adaptations in the publishing and Con space? I'm struggling to think of any...!
I'm curious: let's say you're GMing at a Con or Meet Up, whatever. What player behaviour would you say was 'unacceptable'?
October 27, 2023 at 11:09 AM
I'm curious: let's say you're GMing at a Con or Meet Up, whatever. What player behaviour would you say was 'unacceptable'?
My DMs are open.
🚨🌶️ Spicy Podcast Klaxon! 🌶️🚨
A delve into those behaviours which everyone could do without at the table. This doesn't apply to our loyal listeners of course, it's those *other* people. Get folk to level up their gaming for the good of us all!
#ttrpg #DnD
A delve into those behaviours which everyone could do without at the table. This doesn't apply to our loyal listeners of course, it's those *other* people. Get folk to level up their gaming for the good of us all!
#ttrpg #DnD
Unacceptable - What Would The Smart Party Do?
Episode 183 - Unacceptable! (a.k.a. It's Not You It's Us)
There are a plethora of gaming events to go to these days and you meet all kinds of people and playstyles. Often this is a cause for celebr...
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October 27, 2023 at 10:22 AM
My DMs are open.
For the Emperor!
October 26, 2023 at 1:45 PM
For the Emperor!
Prepping missions for Band of Blades today. They need Operation code names. What have you got?
October 26, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Prepping missions for Band of Blades today. They need Operation code names. What have you got?
Full write up of my latest D&D scenario prep. You don't *need* to be a Patreon, but why wouldn't you?
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October 24, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Full write up of my latest D&D scenario prep. You don't *need* to be a Patreon, but why wouldn't you?
www.patreon.com/posts/chitin...
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Well. Tonight's game was excellent. The players brought their A game, and I had a map, a manual and some situations to proffer. All you need is a loosely themed grab bag of 6 fantastic locations, 6 monsters, 6 setting vehicles (NPCs/clues/items) and just follow the fiction.
October 23, 2023 at 9:24 PM
Well. Tonight's game was excellent. The players brought their A game, and I had a map, a manual and some situations to proffer. All you need is a loosely themed grab bag of 6 fantastic locations, 6 monsters, 6 setting vehicles (NPCs/clues/items) and just follow the fiction.
Have been asked to run classic D&D tonight. No prob! Then, the overthinking. No brain, you don't need to buy a new book, sketch out a campaign, construct a screen, or make a mood board!
Graph paper and goblins. Let's go.
Graph paper and goblins. Let's go.
October 23, 2023 at 10:25 AM
Have been asked to run classic D&D tonight. No prob! Then, the overthinking. No brain, you don't need to buy a new book, sketch out a campaign, construct a screen, or make a mood board!
Graph paper and goblins. Let's go.
Graph paper and goblins. Let's go.
#DnD hack: want "yes but," and "no, but," in your d20? Take your DC, go one above and one below it, to make a result window.
Eg. DC 16? It's a success with consequence on a 15-17.
Move your numbers to suit your desired tone.
Eg. DC 16? It's a success with consequence on a 15-17.
Move your numbers to suit your desired tone.
October 22, 2023 at 10:56 AM
#DnD hack: want "yes but," and "no, but," in your d20? Take your DC, go one above and one below it, to make a result window.
Eg. DC 16? It's a success with consequence on a 15-17.
Move your numbers to suit your desired tone.
Eg. DC 16? It's a success with consequence on a 15-17.
Move your numbers to suit your desired tone.
Had a crackling day.
October 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Had a crackling day.
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Up now on Unconventional GMs - a #TTRPG #ActualPlay One-Shot Mystery of Free League's #Vaesen, featuring the Monsters of Mythic Ukraine sourcebook - and Tasha from Idea Roll, Ukraine's premier Actual Play channel
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Vaesen : One Shot | The Fire In Men's Hearts | Actual Play
Vaesen is a game of Victorian investigators who can see the fae creatures of the world, and solve mysteries, placating the old and new worlds and dealing wit...
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October 14, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Up now on Unconventional GMs - a #TTRPG #ActualPlay One-Shot Mystery of Free League's #Vaesen, featuring the Monsters of Mythic Ukraine sourcebook - and Tasha from Idea Roll, Ukraine's premier Actual Play channel
youtu.be/u9_pidAgvu4?...
youtu.be/u9_pidAgvu4?...
Separated at birth? I think we should be told.
September 24, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Separated at birth? I think we should be told.
In a few hours I'll be loading up the fun wagon and full steam ahead to Owlbear & Wizard's Staff for two nights of beer and one day of tabletop bounty hunting. Cannot wait!
September 22, 2023 at 11:18 AM
In a few hours I'll be loading up the fun wagon and full steam ahead to Owlbear & Wizard's Staff for two nights of beer and one day of tabletop bounty hunting. Cannot wait!
Anyone got any advice for a sore neck? Too much nodding when listening to Justin talk.
🚨 New Episode 🚨
So you want to be a Gamesmaster? This time we chat to Atlas Games and The Alexandrian aficionado, Justin Alexander about his imminent book, thrash out secrets and wisdom of gamesmastery and offer tips and tricks for great games!
#ttrpg #DnD
So you want to be a Gamesmaster? This time we chat to Atlas Games and The Alexandrian aficionado, Justin Alexander about his imminent book, thrash out secrets and wisdom of gamesmastery and offer tips and tricks for great games!
#ttrpg #DnD
How To GM with Justin Alexander - What Would The Smart Party Do?
Episode 182 - How To GM with Justin Alexander
The lads are delighted to have returning Good Friend of the Show, RPG producer and designer at Atlas Games, Justin Alexander. He's got a new book comin...
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September 18, 2023 at 7:23 PM
Anyone got any advice for a sore neck? Too much nodding when listening to Justin talk.
Went into a Wargammer shop today that I used to manage 30 years ago. Slightly grumpy I wasn't recognised. Equally, delighted.
September 16, 2023 at 9:27 PM
Went into a Wargammer shop today that I used to manage 30 years ago. Slightly grumpy I wasn't recognised. Equally, delighted.
Expand your horizons.
🚨 New Episode! 🚨
This time we have a delightful chat with Tasha from the Idea Roll youtube channel about the gaming scene in Ukraine, The Kraken gaming retreat, Vaesen of Mythic Ukraine, and online content for #ttrpgs in general. Not to be missed!
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This time we have a delightful chat with Tasha from the Idea Roll youtube channel about the gaming scene in Ukraine, The Kraken gaming retreat, Vaesen of Mythic Ukraine, and online content for #ttrpgs in general. Not to be missed!
www.whatwouldthesmartpartydo.com/2023/09/14/g...
Gaming in Ukraine with Tasha from Idea Roll - What Would The Smart Party Do?
Episode 181 - Gaming in Ukraine with Tasha from Idea Roll
Fresh from The Kraken gaming retreat, the lads have met old friends and made new ones. Chief among those is Tasha from the Ide Roll youtube...
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September 14, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Expand your horizons.
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One week or so away from the release of one more issue of the Dragon Warriors zine, Casket of Fays.
Cover by Claws-on. Contents by a fine body of illustrators and writers.
Starting with how to convert Fighting Fantasy creatures to Dragon Warriors by Andrew Wright.
#dragonwarriors #casketoffays
Cover by Claws-on. Contents by a fine body of illustrators and writers.
Starting with how to convert Fighting Fantasy creatures to Dragon Warriors by Andrew Wright.
#dragonwarriors #casketoffays
September 8, 2023 at 4:17 PM
One week or so away from the release of one more issue of the Dragon Warriors zine, Casket of Fays.
Cover by Claws-on. Contents by a fine body of illustrators and writers.
Starting with how to convert Fighting Fantasy creatures to Dragon Warriors by Andrew Wright.
#dragonwarriors #casketoffays
Cover by Claws-on. Contents by a fine body of illustrators and writers.
Starting with how to convert Fighting Fantasy creatures to Dragon Warriors by Andrew Wright.
#dragonwarriors #casketoffays
This week's painting. Tau Pathfinders for Kill Team.
August 30, 2023 at 7:29 PM
This week's painting. Tau Pathfinders for Kill Team.
One of my current projects is getting a Band of Blades campaign up and running. It's a big old beast, but full of interest. I love the setting, and 16 pages is more than enough to get the juices flowing.
August 30, 2023 at 1:23 PM
One of my current projects is getting a Band of Blades campaign up and running. It's a big old beast, but full of interest. I love the setting, and 16 pages is more than enough to get the juices flowing.
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Interested in Candela Obscura, the new Darrington Press / Critical Role game? We showcased the quickstart here for your delectation, 2hrs of FITD-adjacent occult fun
youtu.be/cMIqqB5FI50?...
youtu.be/cMIqqB5FI50?...
August 26, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Interested in Candela Obscura, the new Darrington Press / Critical Role game? We showcased the quickstart here for your delectation, 2hrs of FITD-adjacent occult fun
youtu.be/cMIqqB5FI50?...
youtu.be/cMIqqB5FI50?...
Game 3 in the Kill Kabin and the Phobos Strike team smash the Heirotek spies in their own fort. The Cryptek is left adrift in a dimensional pocket.
Marines take the day against all comers.
Marines take the day against all comers.
August 26, 2023 at 9:02 PM
Game 3 in the Kill Kabin and the Phobos Strike team smash the Heirotek spies in their own fort. The Cryptek is left adrift in a dimensional pocket.
Marines take the day against all comers.
Marines take the day against all comers.