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Revealing my ranking of all 29 Silksong locations (spoilers)

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Dan Zarzycki - 1 Comment

Here is my ranking and tier list of all Hollow Knight Silksong locations which have a map room in them.

The Spoiler Cast #99 – Nosferatu

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Dan Zarzycki - No Comments

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How to use Nosferatu as inspiration for Curse of Strahd

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Dan Zarzycki - No Comments

I recently saw the Robert Eggers retelling of the classic vampire movie, Nosferatu.

While my opinion of the movie as a whole is complicated, I thought the execution of Count Orlok in Nosferatu was incredible. I wished I had this movie as a reference BEFORE I ran my campaign.

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How to Run a D&D Module at your Table

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Dan Zarzycki - No Comments

I have read through the following D&D modules and have run most of them at a table in some capacity.

Curse of Strahd
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Dungeons of Drakkenheim
Lost Mine of Phandelver
Candlekeep Mysteries

As a new Dungeon Master, you need to understand that running D&D modules is more complicated than taking a book off the shelf, turning to page 1, and running it with your friends.

While I generally think it is best to start with a D&D campaign module to generate ideas and learn the flow of the action, here are the elements I found work well, elements that need to improve, and my recommendations for running a D&D campaign module at your table.