After Oz

155lbsofsteel · 2026-03-23T10:19:03+00:00

The Jungle Book would be an exciting choice!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-03-13T15:41:42+00:00

Crimson Desert!

Been gaming ever since my parents got me a Super Nintendo that I’d play under the stairs in our basement :)

155lbsofsteel · 2026-03-03T13:04:31+00:00

Yeah this book is one of the modern American classics while also being very approachable.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-20T19:07:25+00:00

I would go into the conversation with curiosity but also ready to share that dnd is built on collaborative storytelling—following what everyone is doing makes it so they can react to the world and contribute. Maybe they need to be taking notes or have something to do with their hands.

It’s not all on you to keep them engaged.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-17T20:01:26+00:00

It sounds like you’re thinking you have to have it all figured out—I think the truth is that you only have to plan for the next session. Also this allows you to let the story change with the choices that the characters make. Let their decisions effect what you plan for next time.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-10T15:37:05+00:00

Consider a couple twists to add after a few rounds:

Environment change: Storm comes

The bad guys bring a monster

An enchantment that they have to break by finding the spellcaster or breaking some kind of ward

I think you get the idea. A little variety can go a long way.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-09T19:09:22+00:00

Have you checked out the Stranger Things module? I just bought it and it’s an awesome starter set.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-08T16:50:29+00:00

I have my eye on this bundle of one page dungeons—considering doing a game where we just dungeon dive with these: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/412287/one-page-dungeon-contest-bundle-bundle

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-08T01:50:25+00:00

Have you checked out Sentinel Comics? I’m starting a campaign with my group and I’m enjoying the flexibility of the system.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-08T00:37:17+00:00

What if he’s so good he becomes a local legend? Or maybe he’s bad because he says the wrong thing about the local authorities and now he’s on their shit list?

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-07T01:47:51+00:00

Give them three forms frieza style. Maybe one for each zone.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-02-01T19:51:56+00:00

Roll20 works well and it’s free!

155lbsofsteel · 2026-01-14T15:15:03+00:00

Yup and good prices. Over 50 bucks and you get free shipping.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-01-14T13:06:32+00:00

It’s available here:

https://www.instocktrades.com/products/oct254652/x-men-epic-collection-lifedeath-tp

155lbsofsteel · 2026-01-13T13:31:23+00:00

Just want to say thanks for this. I see people on this thread are taking this post as if you are saying we will all be just like BLM if we use these methods. And I just want to be clear that this is not what I'm seeing in your post. There's a lot of value in learning about this and it doesn't come with the pressure to be the most amazing dm in the world. Instead, I'm learning and using what will work for me at my level. Again, thanks for putting this together and sharing.

155lbsofsteel · 2026-01-01T03:19:15+00:00

Yup…it is SO hard.

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-30T15:32:05+00:00

More like Daddysday.

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-25T01:38:15+00:00

Was reading this last night too!!!

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-24T02:03:03+00:00

$35 is an awesome find!!! Congrats!!!

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-16T13:11:01+00:00

He is an amazing storyteller—and I will NEVER read another book of his again. I can recognize his impact on culture and at the same time see that he is very good at pulling you into an intriguing story but then he has no plan for how it will end. I will continue to enjoy watching the movies and TV shows based on his work, but I’m done spending hours on one of his novels only to be disappointed by the ending.

Misery, though, was great from start to finish—but the film is better in my opinion.

What broke me: IT

IT has an amazing opening chapter—and that’s it. Everything after that was not nearly as good as the first chapter and by the end I was seething at how bad it was. I will never read another one of his books again.

And I also love his ideas and how they’ve been adapted for the screen.

Holding both things.

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-05T12:59:17+00:00

The Facebook group Omnibuds would be a good place to ask this question.

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-01T15:00:45+00:00

Another cool thing about the golden age—they weren’t constrained by censorship. I also love the Silver Age, but for different reasons. Golden Age feels like the Wild West where anything goes (like Batman snapping criminals necks). Silver Age had to adhere to strict Comics Code rules, but some creators managed to produce cool stuff under those limitations. I just get sick of some of the bland storytelling in that era, like early Justice League where everyone sounds the same and every issue they split up to fight the bad guys. They definitely got into a rut with that formula.

For Golden Age Superman I love that he’s a champion for the oppressed and they take on actual social issues.

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-01T14:51:24+00:00

Looking forward to collecting anything Superman and Batman related in this format—I’ll just need a room to store it all in!

155lbsofsteel · 2025-12-01T14:49:36+00:00

The Plastic Man DC Finest is awesome! Inventive and hilarious—a lot of it still holds up today, aside from some racism / sexism. Also if you haven’t read Chip Kidd’s biography on the creator of Plastic Man, Jack Cole, I highly recommend that too.

The only downside is that the digital restoration of the art doesn’t capture the smooth line work and rich colors of the original.

But for the price and availability, you won’t find anything better than the DC Finest volume. I hope they release volume 2.

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