Upcoming In-Person Shows
May 8-11: PAX East – Boston, MA
Show Badges and Information: https://east.paxsite.com/
Saturday badges are sold out!
June 18-22: Origins – Columbus, OH
Show Badges and Information: https://www.originsgamefair.com/
June 13-15: Game Con Canada – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Show Badges and Information: https://gameconcanada.com/
We’re still looking for DMs, signup here!
July 31 – August 3: GenCon – Indianapolis, IN
Show Badges and Information: https://www.gencon.com/
Drop Day
Dates
May 15, 2025
June 12, 2025
July 17, 2025
Expect the backlogged DRW adventures to release soon!
Home Game in the Cloud
New Games with Open Ticketing
Kurt Hoffstaetter
- Tales from the Yawning Portal: Against the Giants
Jamie Chan
- Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Matt Brown
- Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Allie Simpson
- Tyranny of Dragons (At an EU friendly time!)
Ted Atkison
- Monster Hunting Challenge
Brian Belagot
- Moonshaes: Rising Shadows
Premiere Event Pricing
A $2 price increase will apply to Baldman Games created modules during their premiere event – 100% of this surcharge goes directly to the creative team, Baldman Games takes no cut of this surcharge.
This price increase only applies at the premiere event, and modules being run during future months or events will run at the standard price.
This month, BMG-Avishkar-02: A Dark Schematic
May VDDW News
Charity of the Month: The Bee Girl Organization
The Bee Girl Organization’s mission is to educate and inspire communities to conserve bees, their flowers, and our countryside. They envision a future where kids frolic in pastures of flowers, buzzing with bees, alongside profitable family farmers and ranchers. Through their research projects and education programs they are regenerating soil, bees, and communities.
Avishkar
- BMG-Avishkar-01 – The Inventors’ Fair (Tier 2)
- BMG-Avishkar-02 – A Dark Schematic (Tier 2)
A new mini-campaign, exclusive to VDDW and premiering once per month!
Set in the Magic: The Gathering plane formerly known as Kaladesh, and the birthplace of Chandra Nalaar. No knowledge of this setting is needed to play, but be prepared for a magical world where skilled inventors harness its power for incredible works and artifice.
Read more about it here!
People’s Choice Epic
- DDEP-05-02 – The Ark of the Mountains (Tier 1 and 2)
No Tier 3 play this time around, but there are plans.
Moonshae Isles: Promise of Blossoms
Returning:
- PO-BMG-MOON-POB-07 – Of Romance and Dalliances
- PO-BMG-MOON-POB-08 – Of Wonder and Weddings
- Series finale!
Zodiac
Returning:
- SJ-DC-ZODIAC-14-03 – Herald of War
DM-Led Content
DM Carolina Marcos
- DDHC-KGV-06 – Masterpiece Imbroglio
DM Corgi
- PS-DC-IC – Iron Cook
DM Liam James
- RMH-EP-01 – The Grand Masquerade
- RMH-02 – Back to the Front
DM Kaellie Clein-Cunningham
- WBW-DC-Rook-1-1 – The Care and Maintenance of the Rookery
- WBW-DC-Rook-1-2 – The Rookery: Rise of the Everplume
Marik Montalvan
- PS-DC-GG-01 – Fatebreakers
- DDEX 03-16 – Assault on Maerimydra
- DDAL 07-16 – Pools of Cerulean
Author Sessions
DM Kat Wynn
- WBW-DC-KW-02 – Fair Felonius Faces
- Second in a delightful Tier 1 storyline!
Tim Tjiong
- RV-DC-TT-101 – Wolf in Man’s Skin – AUTHOR ONLY
Jamie Chan
- FR-DC-WATERDEEP-KYZ – Sweet Dreams are Made of Keys (With Extra Keys!)
- Author only extended version!
- FR-DC-WATERDEEP-GSZ – Sweet Dreams are Made of Geese (With Twice As Many Geese!)
- Author only extended version!
- FR-DC-THAY-01 – Crazy Lich Thayans
- FR-DC-THAY-02 – How to Seduce a Thayan in Tendays
George Sanders
- Anhult Rise – George’s homebrew campaign setting!
- Anhult Rise: Race to the Ruins – AUTHOR ONLY
- Anhult Rise: Etonia Experience – AUTHOR ONLY
- Anhult Rise: Save the Goblins – AUTHOR ONLY
- Dragonlance Trilogy
- DL-DC-SF-2 – Dragonlance: Wulgar’s Champion – AUTHOR ONLY
Luis Ricardo
- FR-DC-LIGA-01: Wyrmwell Flame
Spencer Navarra-Chew
- Rails In the Mists!
- RV-DC-SNC-HOL-03 – The Hot One
Ted’s Tea Corner
Butterfly Pea and Hibiscus iced tea
Regular Scheduling Reminders
Events that are removed from rotation are not gone!
Home Game in the Cloud
What is Home Game in the Cloud?: http://baldmangames.com/hgitc/ We’re always looking to add more Home Game in the Cloud experiences, and groups are forming in the Home-Game-Planning forum in the Baldman Games Community Discord server.
Red Carpet
What is the Red Carpet Treatment?: http://baldmangames.com/the-red-carpet-treatment/
Applications for February’s Red Carpet events will be opening sooner than usual due to January’s compressed timeline. Announcements will be made on Discord and social media when applications are available.
Find a group in the #VDDW-Game-Planning forum in the Baldman Games Community Discord server.
Special Requests/Audience Demand
Sometimes we bring things back if it looks like there’s enough demand to make it work! Pull teams together in the #VDDW-Game-Planning forum in the Baldman Games Community Discord server!
Early Bird Badge Giveaway Winners
redbeardpyrateking – May VDDW badge and two free tickets
snooperj – May VDDW badge
cbchalmers – May VDDW badge
flaminglez – May VDDW badge
alceste75 – May VDDW badge
Winners, please contact Spencer and Ted at vddw@baldmangames.com
Looking for Free Tickets or Badges?
The **first 50** people to claim using the following code will get their badges for free:
[[REDACTED]] – Whoops! Looks like you’ll have to tune into Scry Ahead to find out!
Dragon Marks:
Are those Dragon Marks burning a hole in your pocket? Four Dragon Marks gets you a ticket, starting at 10:00am (Eastern – UTC−05:00) on Tuesday, two hours before tickets normally go on sale! – Command to use Dragonmarks is /usemarks in the Baldman Games Community Discord.
Dungeon Marks:
Dungeon Marks are Dragon Marks earned by running games as a Dungeon Master! You’ll only need one Dungeon Mark to get your early ticket! – Command to use Dungeon Marks is /usemarks in the Baldman Games Community Discord.
Upcoming VDDW News
Dates:
June 6-8, 2025
July 11-13, 2025
Avishkar
Will continue monthly through July, with Avishkar-03: The Ravnican Connection in June and the finale, Avishkar-04: Aetherdrift in July.
Moonshae Isles: Promise of Blossoms
PO-BMG-MOON-POB-08 – Of Wonder and Weddings is expected to run for the last time this month.
Lunar Zodiac
May will be the final month of the Lunar Zodiac adventures!
People’s Choice Classic Epic:
DDEP08-01 – Chaos in the City of Splendors
This will be the last of the People’s Choice Epics for a little while, because…
Legends of Greyhawk:
LoG is coming to VDDW in July!
LoG CORE 1-S1 – The Battle of Emridy Meadows – Multi-table prequel Special!
LoG CORE 1-1 – A Village Called Hommlet
Reminder: Plans are only PLANS and are subject to change! The further out we go, the more likely content is to change!
Wrap-Up
May VDDW Dates: May 16-18, 2025
May VDDW Events Grid: https://Baldman.link/VDDW-Grid
3-Month VDDW Events Grid: https://baldman.link/3-Month (will be updated soon!)
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