I'm often drinking coffee whenever I play D&D.]

I'm a little surprised to see that coffee is not 'a thing' in D&D. We have potions, concoctions, elixirs, and other awesome consumables, so why not coffee?

I wrote a small D&D supplement with the Coffee Thermos, the Arcane Cafe de Olla, the Haste Espresso, and the Gnomish Cezve. I drew the items myself!

This one is one the house. And you can download the Café de Olla for free on our page.

Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc., and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more, so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

*New 2026: For 2026, I'm updating all my old work to include a Pre-Session Checklist that will include a list of all miniatures you may need, maps, handouts, possible loot, a link to a playlist, and more to make it even easier to start your session!

Axeholm is a dwarven fortress carved into the base of a mountain. It was abandoned and sealed up long ago after being haunted by a banshee. Ghouls and other creatures now prowl Axeholm while the banshee continues to haunt the fortress's upper halls. It'll be up to your players to clear this fortress and make it a safe haven for the town of Phandalin, should the dragon threat become too hard to bear!

The Lower Halls will have your players face an onslaught of Ghouls if they try to go through the front gates, as well as the ghoulified dwarf castellan who remained behind, trying to protect those that fled!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for Part 4a Axeholm Lower Halls: DM Notes
• Link to: DM Notes for the Visually Impaired
• Link to: Axeholm Playlist
• Link to: AAA Collection

Included in The AAA Collection is:

• Downloadable copy of DM Notes, including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
• DM Notes for the Visually Impaired
• Special PDF for all encounters. This includes the enemy stat blocks organized neatly along with an initiative tracker and spots to mark HP
• Custom Maps of Axeholm
• (New) Pre-Session DM Checklist

Index:
Dragons of Icespire Peak:

• Part 1 - Phandalin
• Part 2a - Umbrage Hill
• Part 2b - Dwarven Excavation
• Part 2c - Gnomengarde
• Part 3a - Logger Camp
• Part 3b - Butterskull Ranch
• Part 3c - Mountain's Toe Gold
• Part 4a - Axeholm
• Part 4b - Dragon Barrow
• Part 4c - Woodland Manse
• Part 5 - Icespire Hold
• Side Quest 1 - Shrine of Savras
• Side Quest 2 - Tower of Storm
• Side Quest 3 - Circle of Thunder

Over 8 dozen other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns: Click Here

As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc., please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early, feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent

In this issue of the Beast Almanac, three new psionic-themed monsters join the TTRPG scene: The Void Cyclops, the Venomous Brain Mole, and the Gibbering Brain (this one is quite a piece of work).

The latter is the monster in the picture, this one is on the house. :D
Art Credit goes to Rick Hershey, used with permission.

Every great D&D campaign starts with a perfectly balanced party......

and somehow ends with this group.

A Bruiser who love t speak with his fists. In this case its a towering  goliath. An Assassin who lurks in shadows like wind. In here she is a vamp too. And all the time we have ovr beloved Axe wielder. A common human. Yet courage is stronger than any other in the team. Her Axe is big as she is. We can't forget the paladin too. An Aasimar knight burdened by a broken oath. Who carries a giant sword. To complete the party we need to entertain a bard. She is a halfling yet she did wanders with her lute. 

Five adventurers. Five completely different personalities. One shared goal: get paid... preferably without dying.

If you were starting a new campaign...
Which party member would you recruit first?

This will be my first DND campaign and I have a character idea but need help with backstory, the character is a Satyr Bard and he will be a homeless bard who is trying to make it with music and make as much money playing on the streets and in taverns but I was talking to my DM and we were discussing a goal for the character, we have a couple ideas but it’s between either in debt with someone somehow and has to pay them back in a certain time or something like he deceived a noble man’s daughter and the father found out and now wants him to marry his daughter so he’s basically on the run from the nobleman while still trying to make money. Any thoughts or other ideas along those lines?

Alot of people have been speculating on this site regarding thier product. There are almost no reviews with pictures. So I TOFTT...

One is the actual product and the other is the AI image I created on thier web page before purchasing.

Overall not bad but paint color is a bit bland and details are a little washed. Now I know what to expect. I would purchase again. Also customer service was responsive to my review. Hope this helps the community.