Tyler F.M. Edwards's Blog, page 14

Song of the Month: Chvrches, Better if You Don’t

The end of August saw the release of Chvrches’ fourth album, Screen Violence. I had pretty low expectations for this album; Love Is Dead was so good that there was simply nowhere to go but down.

Unfortunately, my low expectations proved justified. Screen Violence is easily the band’s weakest album to date. Still, with a band this good, even a weak album is going to have a few gems, and Screen Violence is no exception.

In this case, Better if You Don’t is the crown jewel of the album. It’s a bit of departure from their usual sound, leaning more on guitar than synth, but it absolutely works.

Song of the Month: Meg Myers, Numb

If you watch the YouTube videos for Meg Myers’ songs, you’ll see a lot of comments along the lines of, “How did I not know about her before now?!?!” Add me to that chorus.

After hearing a few of her songs on the radio, I decided to check her out in more detail, and proceeded to discover that she’s been around for nearly ten years and has produced almost nothing but absolute bangers the whole time. With a voice like this, it’s a wonder she’s not a household name.

Captain Snowmane’s Hits Copper

Just a quick note that I now have my first copper bestseller badge on Dungeon Masters Guild. Captain Snowmane’s Guided Cruise Through the Domains of Dread hit the mark a few days ago.

On that note, Captain Snowmane’s is now also available as part of a discounted bundle with Van Richten’s Pocketbook to Ravenloft, another collection featuring yet more Domains of Dread, as well as several new player options.

DMs Guild: Enjoy a Summer Sale and Take a Cruise through Ravenloft

Today marks the release of Captain Snowmane’s Guided Cruise Through the Domains of Dread, a new collection of Ravenloft domains on Dungeon Masters Guild. Captain Snowmane’s features nine new domains by nine authors, including myself.

Included in the book are horrific realms such as Muulberry Pasture, where Otis the Tickle Pig harvests his human crop; Sumun, a dark fantasy land inspired by the epic of Gilgamesh; and my own domain of Belissia, a spiritual retreat with a smile on every face and terror in every heart.

Captain Snowmane’s will be $9.95 until July 31st only, so act fast if you want the best price on this holiday of horror.

While we’re on the subject of deals, Dungeon Masters Guild is also currently holding their Christmas in July sale, and all of my player options are currently 25%, including the Reanimator artificer and Demonic Bloodline sorcerer.

Song of the Month: Ferraro, You Look Good Like That

This song was a massive radio hit in my neck of the woods aways back. So much so that I got a bit burnt out on it. But that was a while ago now. I’m not sure what reminded me of this song, but when I started listening to it again, I was like, “Oh, yeah, it may have been over-exposed, but this is a pretty good song.”

Save Big with the Magical Spells Galore Bundle for Fantasy Grounds

Grim Press has launched a large scale bundle of magical themed options on Dungeon Masters Guild, dubbed Magical Spells Galore. It includes multiple books configured for the Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop, at a discounted price.

This bundle includes the Ashen Grimoire, which contains all of my DMs Guild player options to date, including new options for sorcerer, warlock, artificer, and more.

Please note this bundle only contains files for use with Fantasy Grounds. If you want the PDF versions of the products in this bundle, they must be bought separately.

Song of the Month: Of Monsters and Men, Destroyer

I don’t follow Of Monsters and Men as closely as I used to. Their more recent work generally doesn’t excite me as much as the earlier stuff.

Which is why it took me longer than it should have to pay attention to their new song, Destroyer. That’s a shame, because it bucks the trend of their newer stuff being less good. This song can easily stand with anything off My Head Is an Animal.

New on DMs Guild: Pact of the Coven

My latest release on Dungeon Masters Guild is a new Pact Boon for the warlock class, the Pact of the Coven!

Pact of the Coven allows you to gather a group of like-minded allies and cast powerful ritual magic with their aid. Includes more than a half a dozen new Eldritch Invocations to strengthen the bond between you and your coven. Link minds, share your cantrips, and more.

Pact of the Coven is also available as part of my Ashen Grimoire bundle, which includes several other class options at a heavily discounted price.

Song of the Month: Metric, Stadium Love

I had a pretty memorable session of my Curse of Strahd D&D campaign over the weekend.

We were fighting a powerful boss (no spoilers), and my sorlock had run out of spell slots. So our Moon druid decided to come in and polymorph her into a giant ape. She was not thrilled.

Then it turns out that the boss also had shape-changing abilities, and it transformed into a T-rex, because of course it needs to be Godzilla versus Kong at that point. And then the aforementioned druid got in on the fun by becoming a giant elk.

After all that, I just had to listen to Stadium Love.

New on DMs Guild: Reanimator, the Ashen Grimoire, and Sales

Today marks the release of some new content from yours truly on Dungeon Masters Guild.

First, a new subclass: The Reanimator. Choose from one of two powerful reanimated assistants, enhance them with biological samples harvested from fallen foes, and master the forces of life and death with this all new artificer specialization.

To celebrate the release of Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, both the Reanimator and another subclass of mine, Demonic Bloodline for sorcerers, are half off from now through May 18th using the links below:

Demonic Bloodline: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?discount=979ccb08a8
Reanimator: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?discount=9732cccdd5

Finally, I’ve also released a new bundle collecting my various subclass releases at a discounted price, the Ashen Grimoire.