The Tao of D&D

is creating RPG content, proving that D&D is not a game, it is an Art Form

52

patrons

$388

per month
I am a writer and game designer for Dungeons & Dragons, building tools and content through my blog, my wiki, my books and my podcast for thousands of independent table-top role-players who run their personal campaigns on a weekly basis.  I have written more than 2 million words on the subject, created hundreds of images and relevant artwork and I continue to produce daily on expanding this content.  
Tiers
Tao's Other Blog
$3 or more per month

Gain access to other writings from Alexis Smolensk, who has decided to launch a new blog, THE HIGHER PATH.  These will be writings that are available only to supporters who see a great purpose in expanding the game of D&D past the ordinary limits of role-playing.

Join $3 Tier
Book Preview
$24 or more per month

Receive a minimum 3,000 word unedited passage of my latest work that has been written for future book publication, One Time per Month.  This is work that is new, and which either transcends work done on the blog or exists as something that has not been discussed publicly.

Join $24 Tier
Wiki Request
$30 or more per month

I have a D&D Game wiki with more than a thousand pages.   https://tao-dndwiki.blogspot.com/ .   The wiki is free and does not require a donation.  However, I am opening up the option to supporters at this tier to request that I write on specific requested subjects.  I will make a wiki page discussing the subject providing rules if possible, if you so desire.


HOWEVER, be sure to contact me before becoming a patron at this level.  I am an old school DM, who plays a Frankenstein's version of AD&D.   I make house rules.  I am not interested in providing rewrites of 3e, 4e or 5e.  Be sure and read the wiki, and my blog at  https://tao-dnd.blogspot.com/ .  Ask, and THEN commit.


I will write one page per patron per month, or a minimum of 1200 words.  I can expand on  monsters or spells, herbs, places in the world, abilities and much more, albeit in a style that is tailored for an Old School Renaissance type of format.  I will always try to make any rule as universal as possible, so it can be adapted for someone else's world. 

Join $30 Tier
Complete Design Archive
$100 or more per month

You receive my entire archive of D&D materials over the last 20 years, all that I could find, including maps, charts, excel files, trade, active work, online and offline campaign material, Ternketh Keep and a ton of flotsam and jetsam created and built upon over the years.  Includes over 1,000 files still active in my campaign and a total of more than 2,600 files of source material, theoretical material and past work.  2.34 gigs of word, excel, publisher and image files.


Join $100 Tier
Goals
$388 of $1,500 per month
Writing, eating while writing, having a space while writing, having access to the internet while writing, paying for editor and layout for final product.
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I am a writer and game designer for Dungeons & Dragons, building tools and content through my blog, my wiki, my books and my podcast for thousands of independent table-top role-players who run their personal campaigns on a weekly basis.  I have written more than 2 million words on the subject, created hundreds of images and relevant artwork and I continue to produce daily on expanding this content.  

Recent posts by The Tao of D&D

Tiers
Tao's Other Blog
$3 or more per month

Gain access to other writings from Alexis Smolensk, who has decided to launch a new blog, THE HIGHER PATH.  These will be writings that are available only to supporters who see a great purpose in expanding the game of D&D past the ordinary limits of role-playing.

Join $3 Tier
Book Preview
$24 or more per month

Receive a minimum 3,000 word unedited passage of my latest work that has been written for future book publication, One Time per Month.  This is work that is new, and which either transcends work done on the blog or exists as something that has not been discussed publicly.

Join $24 Tier
Wiki Request
$30 or more per month

I have a D&D Game wiki with more than a thousand pages.   https://tao-dndwiki.blogspot.com/ .   The wiki is free and does not require a donation.  However, I am opening up the option to supporters at this tier to request that I write on specific requested subjects.  I will make a wiki page discussing the subject providing rules if possible, if you so desire.


HOWEVER, be sure to contact me before becoming a patron at this level.  I am an old school DM, who plays a Frankenstein's version of AD&D.   I make house rules.  I am not interested in providing rewrites of 3e, 4e or 5e.  Be sure and read the wiki, and my blog at  https://tao-dnd.blogspot.com/ .  Ask, and THEN commit.


I will write one page per patron per month, or a minimum of 1200 words.  I can expand on  monsters or spells, herbs, places in the world, abilities and much more, albeit in a style that is tailored for an Old School Renaissance type of format.  I will always try to make any rule as universal as possible, so it can be adapted for someone else's world. 

Join $30 Tier
Complete Design Archive
$100 or more per month

You receive my entire archive of D&D materials over the last 20 years, all that I could find, including maps, charts, excel files, trade, active work, online and offline campaign material, Ternketh Keep and a ton of flotsam and jetsam created and built upon over the years.  Includes over 1,000 files still active in my campaign and a total of more than 2,600 files of source material, theoretical material and past work.  2.34 gigs of word, excel, publisher and image files.


Join $100 Tier