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Game designer, writer, and professional project wrangler. D&D/TTRPG Dungeon Master, DMsGuild Bestseller, and Technology-obsessed Geek. Probably thinking about Baldur’s Gate right now. https://jimwitcher.carrd.co/

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 3d

"It's Alive!"

My Frankenstein-inspired D&D adventure is now available on DMsGuild! Just in time for Halloween!

Transform your characters into strange monstrosities, and come face to face with Dr. Mordenheim and her latest creation!

You're party is going to have a lot of fun with this one!

It's Alive - Ravenloft Adventure - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild

Rise as an abomination in this adventure by DMsGuild bestseller, Jim Witcher! In the frozen domain of Lamordia, lightn

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Dungeon Masters Guild @dmsguild.com · 1d

It’s Alive! is a short horror adventure for 3–5 player characters of 6th level.

Get it here: tinyurl.com/2ndt4ev9

In the frozen domain of Lamordia, lightning splits the sky above a gothic castle where science defies nature itself.
#dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons

It’s Alive! is available now at DMsGuild.com

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you! The artist did an incredible job!

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 3d

I also want to shout out to my incredibly talented artists.

Cover Illustration by Henrique Procopio.

Maps by D&Demetrius Cartography:
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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 3d

One of the coolest features of this adventure is the surgical transformations for your player characters. They roll for 3, one internal, one external, and one cosmetic. Check it out:

(CW: Body Horror)

A random table (d6) displaying external surgical transformation options for player characters.

(CW: Body Horror)

1. Scuttling Fingers. One of your hands can detach and scuttle about on its fingers like a spider. The hand uses the statistics of a crawling claw and obeys your verbal commands. It becomes unconscious if it moves more than 30 feet away from you.
2. Wandering Eye. One of your eyes rests at the end of a concealed stalk. As an action, you can extend the stalk up to 60 feet and curve it around corners, while still seeing through the eye.
3. Leech Skin. Tiny mouths stud your hands and arms. As an action, you can transfer vitality between yourself and a non-construct creature within 5 feet. If the creature is unwilling, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw to avoid the effect. Choose one: you take 1d8 damage, and the creature regains the same number of hit points, or the creature takes 1d8 damage, and you regain the same number of hit points. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.
4. Tongue Whip. Your elongated, serpentine tongue has a reach of 10 feet. As a bonus action, you can lash it toward a creature or object within reach, pulling yourself toward it or drawing it toward you. A Medium or smaller creature must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be pulled adjacent to you.
5. Grafted Surgeon Hands. Your fingertips have been replaced with surgical implements—scalpels, needles, and hooks. These crude tools function as thieves’ tools, and you have advantage on Medicine checks made to stabilize a dying creature.
6. Bolt-Crown Skull. Metal pins hammered into your skull spark faintly. You have resistance to lightning damage. As a reaction, when you become charmed, frightened, or stunned, you can take 1 lightning damage to immediately end that condition.

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 3d

It's Alive - Ravenloft Adventure - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild

Rise as an abomination in this adventure by DMsGuild bestseller, Jim Witcher! In the frozen domain of Lamordia, lightn

site.dmsguild.com

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 3d

I am for sure the Dungeon. Dark, dank, and full of cobwebs, while also being chock-full of obscure lore and occult knowledge. My incredible partner is the Dragon. Graceful, powerful, and wise.

tt🪦RIP💀gifs @ttrpgifs.bsky.social · 3d

Who's the Dungeon and who's the Dragon in your relationship?

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 4d

Cover art by the incredibly talented Henrique Procópio.

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 4d

'It's Alive!' comes to DMsGuild tomorrow!

A mad scientist with blonde-white hair and red lipstick laughs in her laboratory as lightning flows into her creation, a stitched-together monster lying flat on a slab before her.

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 6d

Really excited for this one!

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The Moth Magazine @themothmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

❛ A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight...

Ursula K. Le Guin, born #OTD in 1929.

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Eric Lazure @ericlazure.bsky.social · 6d

In exactly 7 weeks, I will launch my 1st crowdfund. I bet on myself and on my collaborators, leaving a permanent position. The campaign will go a long way in determining what I do in the next couple of years... no pressure! So pardon me for promoting and seeking all the help I can get! #daggerheart

cover for Hope Springs Eternal, a supplement for Daggerheart, showing a montage of 5 scenes

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 7d

Just wanted to share this cover art for 'ITS ALIVE!' (My Frankenstein-esque D&D Adventure coming to DMsGuild Friday).

In the frozen realm of Lamordia, Dr. Viktra Mordenheim raises her latest unnatural creation.

This incredible cover art was made by Henrique Procópio

A female mad scientist with white-blonde hair and a wild expression stands over a stitched-together flesh golem. Electricity flows through cables and into the golem, as the scientist cackles in delight.

A watermark across the image says "Do not distribute."

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 7d

This week, I'll be finishing up 'It's Alive!' Which I think should be available on DMsGuild by Friday. Then, I'll be putting the finishing touches on my Baldur's Gate D&D Game Jam project and cobbling together some art.

I also just picked up my copy of Daggerheart this weekend!

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 7d

What is your favorite meal to prepare? What kind of games or characters have you been playing lately?

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Justice Ramin Arman @justiceraminarman.bsky.social · 8d

We have a number of positions open within the D&D TRPG studio, including multiple Game Designer roles! If you're interested in joining our adventuring party, apply here and elsewhere on the Hasbro jobs portal: jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-G... #WOTCstaff #dnd

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 11d

This looks EPIC. Perfect opportunity for a watch party with your friends before (or after) you dive into a Frankenstein-esque D&D adventure in 'It's Alive!' (Coming to DMsGuild very soon)

Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 11d

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‘Frankenstein’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Rises

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Heart of the Deernicorn @heartofthedeernicorn.com · Jul 29

BFF is back and better with age,
Follow us on Kickstarter! 💅
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Coming soon: BFF! The Golden Years

A heartwarming tabletop rpg of elder lady friendship.

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 13d

For anyone who can, a GoFundMe has been set up to help Rob's wife and their young daughter. Sending tons and tons of love and deepest condolences to Rob's family and friends.

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 13d

It's Alive! is written, tested, polished, and handed off for final layout. Now its time to turn all of my attention to Baldur's Gate!

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks for the clarification! I didn’t mean to imply it wasn’t well promoted — I just missed it amidst the flood of news. I really appreciate all the work you are doing to support creators.

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 21d

When I was learning to DM, I constantly referred to The Monsters Know What They're Doing blog for inspiration on how to run these creatures at the table. I highly recommend checking out Keith's work!

Keithulhu Fhtammann 🔜 PAXU @themonstersknow.com · 21d

.@infinitefreetime.com on MAKING ENEMIES: "The reason I feel so comfortable recommending what by rights ought to be a very niche book to everyone I know who reads is that Keith’s enthusiasm for game design and TTRPGs shines through every page of this book."

Read the review:

#REVIEW: Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, by Keith Ammann

We’ll begin with my absolute favorite thing for book reviews: Disclaimers!

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 25d

Announcing my next DMsGuild product, coming out this month:

It's Alive! Is an adventure for 6th-level characters, set in Ravenloft's Lamordia, domain of the Dark Lord Dr. Viktra Mordenheim.

Placeholder cover:

A gothic castle in a lightning storm. One of the walls is broken open, and a large shadow of a hulking humanoid monstrosity can be seen within. Behind it, strange machinery brims with electricity.

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 25d

Funny enough, this is my Spooktober read.

That Mary Shelley really knew what was up.

Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 25d

I was attacked!

Tycho (or Omin, or Jamison, or Stavrenn, or...) @tychobrahe.bsky.social · 26d

Wait a second, this is several years before the start of Acquisitions Incorporated. Jim, The Black Mage? I'm reeling.

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That's Me On The Left - Penny Arcade

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Jim Witcher @jimwitcher.bsky.social · 25d

Confused. Wasn't it Gandalf that cast out the evil spirits? Theodin was corrupted and influenced by them, as I recall.

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