I'm now offering DM skills mentoring sessions!

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Since a number of people seemed to be interested in it, I've launched an exploratory Patreon shop where people can buy individual mentoring sessions on particular topics they're interested in. Right now, the three available options are:

• NPC Roleplay 101. Join me for a 1-hour Discord mentoring session to master the art of NPC roleplay. In this interactive session, you'll learn how to fully embody an NPC's mannerisms and personality, improvise unique dialogue, and deliver exposition in a natural, engaging way. Once you've mastered the essentials, you'll also have a chance to practice roleplaying up to two NPCs of your choice and receive personalized feedback for both.

• How to Make Combat Fast, Flavorful & Fun. Join me for a 1-hour Discord mentoring session to master the art of running combat. In this interactive session, you'll learn how to keep combat from slowing down your game, maintain player engagement throughout every round, and transform each battle into a dramatic, narrative experience. After mastering the essentials, you'll also have the chance to run a brief combat encounter to practice and apply what you've learned.

• NPC Voice-Acting 101. Join me for a 1-hour Discord mentoring session to develop the skills you need to make your NPCs' voices come alive. In this interactive session, you'll learn, practice, and get personalized feedback on foundational voice-acting skills, including breath control, pitch variation, and tone modulation. Once you've mastered the essentials, we'll work together to develop and refine the voices of up to three NPCs of your choosing.

(I'm experimenting with the price, but right now I've set it at $40/session - $10 less than the Platinum mentoring tier of my main Patreon page.)

You can check out and buy each of these sessions on my Patreon Shop. I have no idea if anyone will actually be interested in purchasing these now that they're up, but I figured I'd toss 'em up there and see what happens ¯\(ツ)/¯. Feel free to let me know in the comments if you have any questions or thoughts!

Whether you decide to check these out or not, thank you for reading. Fear not—my next post will be a Reloaded update as per usual, and will (ideally) provide updates and previews regarding the Tyrant's Third Trial, the Avalanche, and the nest of the Roc of Mt. Ghakis.

Until next time!
- Dragna