Luke Hart

Video Brainstorming & October Hangout

Greetings!

First I wanted to let you all know that brainstorming for our November patron-chosen video is open. Please let me know in the Patron Lounge on Discord what ideas you have. After a week or so, I'll kick a list of ideas over to the Wyrmling Dragon patrons and up for voting. Please note that if I give you too big of a list to vote on, I end up with lots of videos with just one vote, and then one video with two votes. So, going forward I will probably need to nar...

Designing Exotic Encounters in D&D

Hi folks! I just wanted to let you know the latest patron-chosen video is live now on my channel: https://youtu.be/OFe_dYQcfrk

Thank you as always for your patronage and generous support of the content I create!

-Luke

August Patron Benefits

Hi folks! I just wanted to drop you a quick note that all my patrons who are due rewards should have received messages via Patreon now for their August rewards. Many of them require input from you for me to process. So, please take a moment to respond so I can get you hooked up.

As with last month, if I don't hear back from you, I won't plan to pester you at all. I'll assume that we're all good and you're happy to support the videos and live streams without the added frills.

Again...

We just hit 25 patrons!

Wow, I'm pumped to hit this milestone. It's a great feeling to know that you all have my back and are excited to support the work I do for the D&D community. Thank you all so much for your generosity and for partnering with me! 

Our next milestone is 50 patrons, and when we reach it, I think I'll make a cool skit video for you all. You know, featuring the Rogue, the Fighter, the Wizard, the Barbarian, and the Warlock. Maybe we'll even find out if the Warlock can speak? lol

July Perks & Patron Hangout

Hey folks,

I just wanted to drop a quick note here about July perks. I send messages out to all my patrons a week or so ago regarding your perks. Many of your perks require you to give me a little bit of information, and I've only heard back from a few of you. If you didn't get the email, I'd check your spam boxes--gmail routinely puts important Patreon emails into the promotions folder, I've found--or you can just check your messages here on Patreon.

I don't plan to hound folks f...

June Patron-Sponsored Video & Custom Merch Update

Hello folks! Our patron-sponsored video for June just dropped: Bad Guys! Designing a Killer Villain in D&D. Thanks everyone for helping to pick the video topic!

I also wanted to remind everyone that our monthly hangout for Young Dragon patrons and above is this Saturday, June 22, at 8 a.m. Eastern US time. I'm trying a different day and time with the hope that works better for some of you. The hangout will be in th...

Running Chase Scenes!

Hello folks! This month's patron-requested video is out now: Running a Chase Scene in D&D 

Big thank you to my Kobold Dragonshield+ patrons for helping brainstorm ideas and to my Young Dragon patrons for choosing the video.

Quick reminder to my Young Dragon patrons: our monthly hangout is on Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. Eastern US time. I'm going to try to get us set up so that we can both do the hangout v...

Keeping Players on Track

Hello folks! The April patron-sponsored video is out now. In it we discuss ways to keep players on track with regards to the main story or adventure in the game. A little side tracking is part and parcel for D&D, but when they go AWAY off in the weeds -- well that can either be frustrating, awesome, or a little of both, depending on your group and the type of game you're running.

Anyway...that's enough blah blah. Link to video: 2019-04-23 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

March Patron Video & May Video Voting

First, some video news:

March's patron video is up now: Creating Awesome NPC Dialogue on the Fly 

April's patron video is about how to keep players on the main quest (and not get distracted). Look for that toward the end of April.

And finally, we're beginning video brainstorming for May's video. So, Kobold Dragonshields and up, you can get in on that in the Patron Lounge on the Discord server.

I'...

Live Steams & Video Voting

Hey folks, got a couple things I wanted to mention really quick.

First, I'll be doing another adventure creation live stream tomorrow night, Friday, March 1, at 8 p.m. Eastern US time. If you're available, swing by and say what's up and help us make a D&D adventure!

I love doing the live streams because they're a great opportunity to hang out with my peeps, and the more patrons I can hang with, the better! So drop in and say waz up! :)

Next, brainstorming and voting for ...

February Patron Video!

Hey folks, hope you're all doing great! The video chosen by my Young Dragon+ patrons -- The Most Important Rules for DMs -- is now live. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/MostImportantRules

Also, I'll have an Adventure Creation live stream this Friday, February 15, at 8 pm Eastern US time. If you're free, it'd be awesome to hang with you all as we create a D&D adventure together!

I'm getting pumped for Mar...

Marmalade Dog 24

Hey folks! Got a couple things here...

First, a big shout-out to our newest patron community member: YourPalJinks. Welcome, dude!

Next, I wanted to let you know I'll be at the Marmalade Dog 24 convention this year. It's one of the two gaming conventions I go to each year. It runs from February 22 to 24 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. So, if any of you will be in the area and want to hang out and play some D&D, give me a holler.

Here's a link to their site: 2019-01-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

January Patron Video!

The January patron-requested video is up now: 5 Ways to Improve Traps in D&D - Using the Environment & Monsters.

Thank you to my Kobold Dragonshield and above patrons for coming up with the idea for this video!

-Luke

Patron Video Voting

Happy New Year Everyone!

First, I just want to give a shout out and thank you to SonOfSofaman, our newest patron! :)

Next, it's January, so patron video voting is now open for Kobold Dragonshield patrons and above. We already had some good idea generation, so we're now on to voting at the Young Dragon tier.

The February patron video, 5 Ways to Improve Traps - Using the Environment and Monsters, will run on January 22.

This Friday, I'll be doing a trap-building live str...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Hello folks!

Just wanted to drop a quick line, wishing you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays.  I sincerely hope things are going well for you and you're enjoying the holidays.

At my house we have no Christmas tree this year. No decorations. And the last couple weeks have been more work than anything else. But only because we're getting ready to move into a new house! LOL So, it's actually a good thing. And super exciting!!!

Both closings (selling the current hous...

Welcome to our new patron!

Hello folks!

I want give a warm welcome to our newest patron, Eric.  It's really cool to see this community growing!!!

On a completely unrelated topic -- LOL -- I'm really excited for how well the live streams have been going, too. This last Friday, we wrapped up the adventure we created together, Trouble in Round Hill.

You can download the final adventure here, if you're interested:

Adventure: 2018-12-23 12:01:45 +0000 UTC View Post

It's Patron Video Request Time!

Hey folks! It's that time of the month again: taking patron video ideas from Kobold Dragonshields and higher tiers. Please hop over to the Patron Lounge on my Discord and chime in with video ideas. I've just begun the scripting process for my next batch of videos (January videos), so I'd love to get this nailed down in the next couple days.

In other news, my family is in the process of closing on our new house! We're super excited. Our first home was what you'd call a "starter home," and the n...

November Patron Video: NPC Creation

First, happy Patrons' Day! (Is the expression "Happy Patron's Day" a thing? I don't know. It is now.)

At any rate, thank you all for your continued support! The channel is still really small, and it's super encouraging that there is a group of folks willing to contribute their own hard-earned money to support my work or to just say thank you.

Before I forget, I wanted to let you all know I'll be doing a live stream on my YouTube channel this Friday, November 23, at 8 pm Eastern US time. ...

Video Ideas & Friday Live Stream

Just a heads up to all my patrons of Kobold Dragonshield tier and up, please head on over to the patron-only Discord channel to contribute ideas for December's patron video.

Also, feel free to join me tomorrow, Friday, at 8 pm Eastern time for an Adventure Creation live stream. The plan is to create a D&D adventure together! Hope you can join us.

Thanks again for your patronage!

Being a DM Sucks (and why you should try it)

Hello folks! So, the video I posted today on my channel was at the request of you all -- well, some of you.

I examine some of the reasons there are so few DMs, and then delve into why I think DMing is far more rewarding than just being a player. http://bit.ly/beingadmsucks

November's Patreon-chosen video will be about making great NPCs.

Thanks again, everyone, for your support! I greatly appreciate it!