Character builder updates for the week of September 28th!

Character builder updates for the week of September 14th!

Character Builder updates for the week of July 10th!

Happy holidays, heroes! 



We&#8217;re excited to bring you an update packed with fun new additions to our character builder, giving you even more options for customizing your character. We&#8217;ve added new accessories, clothes, faces, and even a companion! Let&#8217;s kick things off by showing off the newest additions. 



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<h2>New Features! </h2>



<ul><li>Cassowary companion with complete color customization</li><li>Nordic barbarian outfit</li><li>Tavern server and cook NPC sets</li><li>Bindis in different sizes and styles</li><li>Token borders</li><li>Masculine hairstyles and facial hair</li></ul>



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In our effort to continue to bring diversity to NeverEnding&#8217;s character builder, we&#8217;ve added an array of customizable bindis. Each one comes in a unique size and style, giving you the ability to match the bindi according to your character&#8217;s appearance. 



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The new additions to our collection of masculine hairstyles and facial hair continue to grow! We have added several facial hair options that can shape your character&#8217;s face and give them a fitting style. In addition to all hair updates, we&#8217;ve added a few new token borders. Our signature dragon comes in a new vibrantly gold hue with accented eyes and a dragon that could be pure jade!



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We&#8217;re going to round off this update with items that can be unlocked through completing some of NeverEnding&#8217;s fun achievements. To gain access to these cool features, you have to create an account using the character builder and create 10 characters. Once you hit 10 characters, you can put these cool anime faces, monk and mage teacher sets. 



Don&#8217;t forget to check out our character builder contest — we&#8217;ve got cool prizes (how does $100 gift card sound?) and love to see the awesome things you guys create. To learn more, head over to our post <a href="https://beneverending.com/2021/11/07/updated-character-contest-rules-a-much-bigger-prize/">here</a> to get the scoop. 



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Character builder updates for the week of December 1st!

The tabletop gaming experience is as magical as the stories the game lets you tell. The number of TTRPGs in play is ever-growing and there are nearly countless different systems, but one thing remains the same: to play, you need a party, and once you pull together a party, you need a campaign. 



The way a campaign in any game runs is unique to the players and the game master; some prefer a one-shot or a game that takes place through just a handful of sessions, while others invest in a long-running campaign that ends up being years of fun and adventure.



Jacob Tegtman of<a href="https://eternityttrpg.com/"> Eternity TTRPG</a> speaks to the importance of investing in the campaign and the way it adds to the dimension of the TTRPG experience and fun for players and game masters: 



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">There’s a sort of threshold that’s reached once a gaming group has played multiple sessions together. Once the threshold is crossed, it pushes the story from something merely fun, to something that’s truly compelling. Once a game has gone from something your players are showing up to try out, to something they can’t wait to experience each week, you know you’re in the “flow” of a great RPG campaign.The results of connecting more to your character, locations in the game, villains, and everything related, is that you connect to the story. The game goes from being something merely fun and social, to something meaningful. When you connect to your game’s story, you can’t wait to see what happens next. That’s when things start getting intense.<cite>— Jacob Tegtman Eternity TTRPG</cite></blockquote>



Read the rest of the article <a href="https://eternityttrpg.com/">here</a> and check out Eternity TTRPG&#8217;s gaming experience using a unique set of races, classes/ and mechanics that&#8217;ll immerse you in an adventure! If you want to add another dimension to your play experience, try NeverEnding&#8217;s Character Builder. You can create avatars, character portraits, NPC tokens, and more. NeverEnding gives you the tools to bring your character to life so you can strengthen your connections and have even more fun no matter what game you play.

Growing a campaign with Eternity TTRPG

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<h2>How to Enter NeverEnding’s Twitter Charity Fundraiser (Overview)</h2>



<ol><li>Ensure you have a Free or Paid NeverEnding account and that you use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create your character. No third party tools are allowed. The Character you submit may comprise elements from the Character Builder such as facial features, clothing, armor, equipment, or any accessories.</li><li>NeverEnding will post a Charity Fundraiser Announcement at the beginning of the fundraiser for each fundraising period. Your submission must appear as a comment on that specific Twitter post to be considered.</li><li>Your submission must consist of: one to two (1-2) Characters built from the NeverEnding Character Builder.</li><li>You may submit up to two (2) Characters total via Twitter.&nbsp; Please see details for how to submit for each social media platform under “NeverEnding Charity Fundraiser Official Rules, 4. How To Enter.”</li><li>For each character posted NeverEnding will donate $2.00 USD to the charity Able Gamers Foundation, up to a total maximum amount of $5,000 USD.</li><li>By posting a character as a comment to the Twitter “Charity Fundraiser” post, you agree to the rules and terms for this Charity Fundraiser.</li></ol>



<h2>How to Enter NeverEnding’s Charity Fundraising Event (Summary)</h2>



<ol><li>Ensure you have a Free or Paid NeverEnding account and that you use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create your character. No third party tools are allowed. The Character you submit may comprise elements from the Character Builder such as facial features, clothing, armor, equipment, or any accessories.</li><li>NeverEnding will post a Charity Fundraiser Announcement at the beginning of the contest for that period. Your submission must appear as a comment on that specific Facebook or Twitter post to be considered.</li><li>Your submission must consist of: one to two (1-2) unique Characters built from the NeverEnding Character Builder.</li><li>You may submit up to two (2) Characters total via Twitter.&nbsp; Please see details for how to submit for each social media platform under “NeverEnding Character Contest Official Rules, 4. How To Enter.” You must submit a different character for each submission, but no more than one (1) character per submission.</li><li>By posting a character as a comment to the Twitter “Charity Fundraiser” post or otherwise submitting a character, you agree to the rules and terms for this Charity Fundraiser.</li></ol>



Bit.ly link to full rules blog post &#8211; <a href="https://bit.ly/3CFjyjy">https://bit.ly/3CFjyjy</a>



<h2>NeverEnding Charity Fundraising Event Official Rules</h2>



Last Updated November 23, 2021



<ol><li>Eligibility Requirements<ol><li>The Fundraising event is open to any user in the NeverEnding community. NeverEnding defines a user in this context as someone with a NeverEnding account, regardless of if that account is a free or paid account. Employees and independent contractors of NeverEnding, as well as their immediate families, are not eligible to enter. By submitting, you are agreeing that you are a NeverEnding user of the age of majority or older in your state or region. If you are under the age of majority (usually 18) in your region, you agree to have permission and clearance from your parent or legal guardian to enter this Contest.&nbsp; </li></ol></li><li>Agreement to Rules<ol><li>By participating in this Fundraiser, making a submission, or otherwise participating, you expressly agree to the Rules, Terms, and Conditions listed throughout this document or post.&nbsp;</li><li>You agree to submit an original or fan art style character you create in NeverEnding’s Character Builder, at <a href="https://www.beneverending.app/">beneverending.app</a>.</li><li>You will use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create a character submission for this Fundraiser and not any other third party tools.</li><li>You may submit up to two (2) unique characters for each instance of this Contest.</li><li>While you retain copyright of any written descriptions, character names, or other originally authored works, you grant NeverEnding a non-exclusive license to display, repost, share, or otherwise communicate and advertise your character idea and description.</li><li>You understand and agree that from time to time NeverEnding or its agents may change the rules, and that you are responsible for checking the rules and ensuring you agree to any changes before making your submission.</li><li>Entrants and participants of any kind are responsible for any SMS, internet or other fees they may incur as a result of posting or participating.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="3"><li>Entry and Fundraising Period<ol><li>The Charity Fundraiser will begin November 23, 2021 and end December 27, 2021 (“Fundraising Period”). NeverEnding reserves the right to cease or extend the Fundraising Period any time.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="4"><li>How to Participate<ol><li>You must have a NeverEnding account to participate and create a character using the NeverEnding Character Builder.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure you are following the NeverEnding’s Twitter social media accounts<ol><li>Twitter:&nbsp; https://www.twitter.com/BeNeverEnding</li></ol></li><li>You may not create multiple accounts for this Charity Fundraising event.</li><li>Submissions will be accepted as a comment to the Charity Fundraising Post on Twitter throughout the specified period listed in the posting.&nbsp;</li><li>Participating through Twitter:<ol><li>You will reply to the original Tweet announcing the current Charity Fundraising Event.</li><li>You will attach a character image created in NeverEnding’s Character Builder as part of the same thread of the original Tweet..</li><li>Encourage your friends and followers to post their own character submission.</li><li>It is not required, however, we encourage the use of the hashtags #BeNeverEnding, #NeverEnding, #AbleGamers, #Charity, and/or #Fundraiser your tweet comment.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="5"><li>Content<ol><li>While you retain copyright of any written descriptions, character names, or other originally authored works, you grant NeverEnding a non-exclusive license to display, repost, share, or otherwise communicate and advertise your character idea and description.</li><li>Per NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a>, character images you create using NeverEnding’s art assets are NeverEnding’s Intellectual property, and we grant you, the user, a limited, non-exclusive license to share, post, and use your character submission for any non-commercial and non-illegal purpose.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="6"><li>Other Rules and Regulations<ol><li>NeverEnding reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Fundraising Event in the event that may jeopardize operations or for any other reason, at its sole discretion.<ol><li>If the event is canceled or upon expiration of the deadline, NeverEnding will honor pledged donations up to a maximum of $5,000 USD.</li><li>Pledged donations are calculated at the rate of $2 USD per unique character image created at https://beneverending.app/ that is posted by a unique participant, up to a maximum total amount of $5,000 USD.<ol><li>Each unique participant may post up to a maximum of two (2) unique character images as separate post entries to be considered for pledges.</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>We reserve the right to disqualify any entry or contestant that do not follow the Rules described herein or violates NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a>.</li><li>We expressly disclaim any warranty and we cannot guarantee and do not promise any specific results. In no event shall we be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, statutory, special or punitive damages, including lost profit damages arising from your entry into the Contest.</li><li>Participants indemnify and hereby hold harmless NeverEnding, its agents, employees, investors, partners, associates, and successors from any damages or harms which may or could arise, now or in the future, from their use of NeverEnding’s platform, submission to the contest, or other participation.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="7"><li>Disputes&nbsp;<ol><li>NeverEnding is the sole arbiter of the Fundraising Event rules and regulations, and may change them at any time for any reason, at its sole discretion.</li><li>Should there be any dispute relating to this Fundraising Event or Agreement, the parties involved will attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. If the conflict is not resolved, any dispute, claim, or controversy relating to this Contest shall be determined exclusively through arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="8"><li>Privacy Policy<ol><li>Please refer to NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy here</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

Create A Character, Raise Money for Able Gamers Foundation!

Creating Non-player character (NPC) portraits or tokens for virtual tabletop platforms (VTTs) is normally tedious work for a game master, especially when you need to make multiple versions to represent a group of NPCs, such as guards or bandits. Many character builders make it difficult to remake the same kind of character consistently over and over again. Instead of spending countless hours surfing the web for images that are &#8220;close enough&#8221; or building your NPCs piece by piece every time, we&#8217;ve got a solution!



Our character builder is designed to quickly and easily make your characters come to life. Creating your NPC images should be no different. Using our character builder, you can completely customize the character you make, save it, make a duplicate, and then switch out features to add diversity to your NPCs.



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Using the character builder, you can also add an extra dimension to your NPCs using accessories, backdrops, or even the turn your full body character portrait into a VTT token! Add some variety to your games by whipping up tokens for each of the NPCs you create, which can be uploaded to popular gaming platforms like Roll20 or Foundry (though there are a bunch of virtual gaming platforms).



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We want to see the characters you create, so check out our character builder contest <a href="https://beneverending.com/2021/11/07/updated-character-contest-rules-a-much-bigger-prize/">here</a>!



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Diversify your NPC builds!

We&#8217;ve run two weeks of our character contest and it&#8217;s been fun. But we want MORE entries, so we&#8217;re giving you more time to create and post characters. We&#8217;re also increasing the prize! First place is now a $50 Amazon gift card (woe!). 10 entries will unlock a $25 Amazon gift card second prize. If we get at least 20 entries, we&#8217;ll increase that prize from $50 to a $100 Amazon gift card. That will also unlock a third and fourth place prize of a $15 Amazon gift card EACH! Contest now starts Sunday evening and runs for 2 weeks on Facebook and Twitter. The rules are easy enough — create a character using our<a href="https://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> NeverEnding Character Builder</a> and submit it with 1 &#8211; 2 sentence description or catch-phrase. Characters submissions must be posted as a reply to each week&#8217;s Twitter or Facebook by Thursday of that week. The top 10 characters that receive the most likes will be judged by the team at NeverEnding. Each Sunday a single winner from Facebook and another from Twitter will be announced and will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card. New Contest, New Winners. Every. Single. Week!



Please read the Full Rules after the image below.



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<h2>How to Enter NeverEnding’s Weekly Character Contest (Overview)</h2>







<ol><li>Ensure you have a Free or Paid NeverEnding account and that you use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create your character. No third party tools are allowed. The Character you submit may comprise elements from the Character Builder such as facial features, clothing, armor, equipment, or any accessories.</li><li>NeverEnding will post a Character Contest Announcement at the beginning of the contest for that period. Your submission must appear as a comment on that specific Facebook or Twitter post to be considered.</li><li>Your submission must consist of: one (1) Character built from the NeverEnding Character Builder and a 1-2 sentence description or tagline/quote.</li><li>You may submit one (1) Character total via Facebook or Twitter.&nbsp; Please see details for how to submit for each social media platform under “NeverEnding Character Contest Official Rules, 4. How To Enter.” You may submit a different character on either Facebook or Twitter, but no more than one (1) character per submission.</li><li>By posting a character as a comment to the Facebook or Twitter “Character Contest” post or otherwise submitting a character, you agree to the rules and terms for this Character Contest.</li></ol>



<h2>NeverEnding Character Contest Official Rules</h2>



Last Updated October 21, 2021



<ol><li>Eligibility Requirements<ol><li>The contest is open to any user in the NeverEnding community. NeverEnding defines a user in this context as someone with a NeverEnding account, regardless of if that account is a free or paid account. Employees and independent contractors of NeverEnding, as well as their immediate families, are not eligible to enter. By submitting, you are agreeing that you are a NeverEnding user of the age of majority or older in your state or region. If you are under the age of majority (usually 18) in your region, you agree to have permission and clearance from your parent or legal guardian to enter this Contest.&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>Agreement to Rules<ol><li>By entering this Contest, making a submission, or otherwise participating,, you expressly agree to the Rules, Terms, and Conditions listed throughout this document or post.&nbsp;</li><li>You agree to submit an original or fan art style character you create in NeverEnding’s Character Builder, at <a href="https://www.beneverending.app/">beneverending.app</a>.</li><li>You will use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create a character submission for this Contest and not any other third party tools.</li><li>You may submit one (1) Character for each weekly instance of this Contest.</li><li>You understand and agree that from time to time NeverEnding or it’s agents may change the rules, and that you are responsible for checking the rules and ensuring you agree to any changes before making your submission.</li><li>Entrants and participants of any kind are responsible for any SMS, internet or other fees they may incur as a result of posting or participating.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="3"><li>Entry Period<ol><li>This Contest will run on an approximately biweekly basis from October 25, 2021 to December 4, 2021 (“Contest Period”). NeverEnding reserves the right to cease or extend the Contest Period any time.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="4"><li>How to Enter<ol><li>You must have a NeverEnding account to participate and create a character using the NeverEnding Character Builder.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure you are following the NeverEnding social media accounts<ol><li>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeNeverEnding</li><li>Twitter:&nbsp; https://www.twitter.com/BeNeverEnding</li></ol></li><li>You may not create multiple accounts to enter this contest.</li><li>“Character Contest” posts will be made on Facebook as well as on Twitter the Sunday&nbsp; of each week during the Contest Period.</li><li>Submissions will be accepted as a comment to the Character Contest Post throughout the specified period listed in the posting. Individuals may vote on their favorite by liking the comment. Winner will be announced on the date listed or announced as part of the social media post announcing the contest.</li><li>If entering through Facebook:<ol><li>You will make a comment under the original Facebook post announcing the current week’s Character Contest..</li><li>You will attach an image to your comment along with a 1-2 sentence description as part of the same comment. Please scroll to the end of the rules for an example image of a submission.</li><li>Encourage your friends and followers to “like” or otherwise react to your character submission.</li><li>It is not required, however, we encourage the use of the hashtags #BeNeverEnding, #NeverEnding, and/or #CharacterContest in your post comment.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="7"><li>If entering through Twitter:<ol><li>You will reply to the original Tweet announcing the current Character Contest.</li><li>You will attach an image to your comment along with a 1-2 sentence description as part of the same comment..</li><li>Encourage your friends and followers to “like” your character submission.</li><li>It is not required, however, we encourage the use of the hashtags #BeNeverEnding, #NeverEnidng, and/or #CharacterContest in your tweet comment.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="5"><li>Judging and Selection<ol><li>Submissions will be accepted as comments to each Character Contest Post during the specified contest period. Individuals may vote on their favorite submission by “liking” the submission.</li><li>The top ten (10) popular submissions will be assessed by the NeverEnding team.</li><li>&nbsp;Submissions to the Contest will be assessed based on creativity, quirkiness, quality of the character design, and/or other subjective factors. Entries will be screened and evaluated by a panel of judges from the NeverEnding team. There will be a selection of one (1) winner for this Contest for Twitter and one (1) winner of this Contest for Facebook.</li><li>NeverEnding is the sole arbiter of the winning entries and all decisions are final. NeverEnding may, in its own judgement, deem that a submission must be disqualified for a violation of rules or values, in which case another winner may be chosen at NeverEnding’s sole discretion.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="6"><li>Prizes<ol><li>The winner will comprise one (1) winning character submission for Twitter and a one (1) separate winning character submission for Facebook. The first place winner will receive an Amazon gift card with a value of USD $50.00. Assuming at least 10 entries, the second place winner will receive an Amazon gift card with a value of USD $25.<ol><li>If the contest reaches 20 or more submissions NeverEnding may increase the first place prize to be an Amazon gift card with a value ofUSD $100, instead of USD $50.&nbsp;</li><li>NeverEnding may also add a prize for third and fourth place. In which case, both winners will receive an Amazon gift card with a value of USD $15 Amazon gift card each.</li></ol></li><li>Upon notification, the winner/s must respond within 3 business days and provide the necessary details via direct message or email to obtain the Prize.</li><li>International and other users are responsible for ensuring that they are eligible to receive and use an Amazon Gift card in their country.</li><li>NeverEnding is not responsible for lost or damaged gift cards.</li><li>NeverEnding is not responsible for any taxes or fees that may result from the receipt or use of any prize.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="7"><li>Notification of the Winner<ol><li>&nbsp;NeverEnding will announce the winner of the contest via Facebook and Twitter upon the date noted in the announcement or social media post for the Character Contest.</li><li>The Contest winner will be contacted via Facebook or Twitter message, tagged social media post, and/or reply to submission, if direct messaging is not available.</li><li>If the first chosen winner does not respond within three (3) business days with the information necessary to secure their prize, NeverEnding reserves the right to notify the runner-up as the recipient of the prize.&nbsp;</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="8"><li>Content<ol><li>Per NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a>, character images you create using NeverEnding’s art assets are NeverEnding’s Intellectual property, and we grant you, the user, a limited, non-exclusive license to share, post, and use your character submission for any non-commercial and non-illegal purpose.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="9"><li>Other Rules and Regulations<ol><li>NeverEnding reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Contest in the event that may jeopardize operations or for any other reason, at its sole discretion.</li><li>We reserve the right to disqualify any entry or contestant that does not follow the Rules described herein or violates NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a>.</li><li>We expressly disclaim any warranty and we cannot guarantee and do not promise any specific results. In no event shall we be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, statutory, special or punitive damages, including lost profit damages arising from your entry into the Contest.</li><li>Contestants or other participants indemnify and hereby hold harmless NeverEnding, its agents, employees, investors, partners, associates, and successors from any damages or harms which may or could arise, now or in the future, from their use of NeverEnding’s platform, submission to the contest, or other participation.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="10"><li>Disputes&nbsp;<ol><li>NeverEnding is the sole arbiter of the contest rules and regulations, and may change them at any time for any reason, at its sole discretion.</li><li>Should there be any dispute relating to this Contest or Agreement, the parties involved will attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. If the conflict is not resolved, any dispute, claim, or controversy relating to this Contest shall be determined exclusively through arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="11"><li>Privacy Policy<ol><li>Please refer to NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy here</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>



<h2>Example of how to submit. Submit your character created using BeNeverEnding.app and 1 &#8211; 2 sentence description as a reply to the contest post.</h2>







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UPDATED! Character Contest Rules & A MUCH Bigger Prize!

Cheers adventurers! 



These updates always come with shiny new toys to play with in our Character Builder, but none of it would be possible without you guys, which is why we&#8217;re hosting a contest! To show our appreciation for all of your cool creations, we&#8217;re gifting a $25 gift card to the winner of our Character Contest! But first, let&#8217;s show off our new builder updates. 



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<h2>New Features! </h2>



<ul><li>Cloaks of chainmail or fabric, both fit for a king</li><li>Full-body outfits for your Dwarven Fighter, Lyrical Bard, or whomever fits the build! </li><li>Detailed belts and embroidered skirts</li><li>Glowing auras</li></ul>



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In our NeverEnding (see what we did there?) quest to give everyone the chance to build the character of their dreams, we&#8217;ve added more full-body outfits! There are new options for bards, tieflings and humans alike. While you&#8217;re using these cool new features to build a cool character, consider submitting it to our Character Contest (rules below). 



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Each aura is amazing in their own unique way, and these additions are no different. We&#8217;ve added immersive auras that incorporate elements of a tiger, elk or wolf totem. Your character can control a whirl of flames that roars as loud as a tiger, or summon a wolf&#8217;s full moon — the possibilities are endles! 



Last, but certainly not least, we&#8217;ve got the rules for our Character Contest. Submit your creations by following the instructions below. 



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Character builder updates for the week of November 2nd!

To close out 2021, we&#8217;ve got an exciting character creation contest! Starting on the Monday of each week through December 4, we&#8217;ll post a Character Contest on Facebook and Twitter. The rules are easy enough — create a character using our<a href="https://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> NeverEnding Character Builder</a> and submit it with 1 &#8211; 2 sentence description or catch-phrase. Characters submissions must be posted as a reply to each week&#8217;s Twitter or Facebook by Thursday of that week. The top 10 characters that receive the most likes will be judged by the team at NeverEnding. Each Sunday a single winner from Facebook and another from Twitter will be announced and will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card. New Contest, New Winners. Every. Single. Week!



Please read the Full Rules after the image below.



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How to Enter NeverEnding’s Weekly Character Contest (overview)



<ol><li>Ensure you have a Free or Paid NeverEnding account and that you use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create your character. No third party tools are allowed. The Character you submit will comprise elements from the Character Builder such as facial features, clothing, armor, equipment, or any accessories.</li><li>Each week NeverEnding will post a Character Contest Announcement. Your submission must appear as a comment on that week’s Facebook or Twitter post to be considered.</li><li>Your submission must consist of: one (1) Character built from the <a href="https://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NeverEnding Character Builder</a> and a 1-2 sentence description or tagline/quote.</li><li>You may submit one (1) Character total via Facebook or Twitter.  Please see details for how to submit for each social media platform under “NeverEnding Character Contest Official Rules, 4. How To Enter.” You may submit a different character on either Facebook or Twitter, but no more than one (1) character per submission.</li><li>By posting a character as a comment to the Facebook or Twitter “Character Contest” post or otherwise submitting a character, you agree to the rules and terms for this Character Contest.</li></ol>



NeverEnding Character Contest Official Rules



Last Updated October 21, 2021



<ol><li>Eligibility Requirements<ol><li>The contest is open to any user in the NeverEnding community. NeverEnding defines a user in this context as someone with a NeverEnding account, regardless of if that account is a free or paid account. Employees and independent contractors of NeverEnding, as well as their immediate families, are not eligible to enter. By submitting, you are agreeing that you are a NeverEnding user of the age of majority or older in your state or region. If you are under the age of majority (usually 18) in your region, your parent or guardian must submit on your behalf for you to enter this Contest. </li></ol></li><li>Agreement to Rules<ol><li>By entering this Contest, making a submission, or otherwise participating,, you expressly agree to the Rules, Terms, and Conditions listed throughout this document or post. </li><li>You agree to submit an original or fan art style character you create in NeverEnding’s Character Builder, at <a href="https://www.beneverending.app/">beneverending.app</a>.</li><li>You will use the NeverEnding Character Builder to create a character submission for this Contest and not any other third party tools.</li><li>You may submit one (1) Character for each weekly instance of this Contest on either Facebook or Twitter.</li><li>You understand and agree that from time to time NeverEnding or it’s agents may change the rules, and that you are responsible for checking the rules and ensuring you agree to any changes before making your submission.</li><li>Entrants and participants of any kind are responsible for any SMS, internet or other fees they may incur as a result of posting or participating.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="3"><li>Entry Period<ol><li>This Contest will run on a weekly basis from October 25, 2021 to December 4, 2021 (“Contest Period”). NeverEnding reserves the right to cease or extend the Contest Period any time.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="4"><li>How to Enter<ol><li>You must have a NeverEnding account to participate and create a character using the NeverEnding Character Builder. </li><li>Ensure you are following the NeverEnding social media account on the platform where you&#8217;ll make your submission:<ol><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeNeverEnding">https://www.facebook.com/BeNeverEnding</a></li><li>Twitter:  <a href="https://www.twitter.com/BeNeverEnding">https://www.twitter.com/BeNeverEnding</a></li></ol></li><li>You may not create multiple accounts to enter this contest.</li><li>Weekly “Character Contest” posts will be made on Facebook as well as on Twitter the Monday of each week during the Contest Period.</li><li>Submissions will be accepted as a comment to the weekly Character Contest Post on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of that week only. </li><li>Individuals may vote on their favorite character submission by liking the comment Monday through Saturday of the week for that particular post. </li><li>The Winner/s will be announced on each Sunday through the end of the Contest Period.</li><li>If entering through Facebook:<ol><li>You must make a comment under the original Facebook post announcing the current week’s Character Contest.</li><li>You will attach an image to your comment along with a 1-2 sentence description as part of the same comment. Please scroll to the end of the rules for an example image of a submission.</li><li>Encourage your friends and followers to “like” or otherwise react to your character submission.</li><li>It is not required, however, we encourage the use of the hashtags #BeNeverEnding, #NeverEnding, and/or #CharacterContest in your post comment.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="7"><li>If entering through Twitter:<ol><li>You must reply to the original Tweet announcing the current week’s Character Contest.</li><li>You will attach an image to your reply along with a 1-2 sentence description as part of the same reply.</li><li>Encourage your friends and followers to “like” your character submission.</li><li>It is not required, however, we encourage the use of the hashtags #BeNeverEnding, #NeverEnidng, and/or #CharacterContest in your tweet comment.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="5"><li>Judging and Selection<ol><li>Submissions will be accepted as comments to each week’s Character Contest Post Monday through Thursday of the week. Individual’s may vote on their favorite submission by “liking” the submission.</li><li>The top ten (10) popular submissions will be assessed by the NeverEnding team.</li><li>&nbsp;Submissions to the Contest will be assessed based on creativity, quirkiness, quality of the character design, and/or other subjective factors. Entries will be screened and evaluated by a panel of judges from the NeverEnding team. There will be a selection of one (1) winner for this Contest for Twitter and one (1) winner of this Contest for Facebook.</li><li>NeverEnding is the sole arbiter of the winning entries and all decisions are final. NeverEnding may, in its own judgement, deem that a submission must be disqualified for a violation of rules or values, in which case another winner may be chosen at NeverEnding’s sole discretion.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="6"><li>Prizes<ol><li>The winner will comprise one (1) winning character submission for Twitter and a one (1) separate winning character submission for Facebook. The winner will receive an Amazon gift card with a value of USD$25.00.</li><li>Upon notification, the winner must respond within 3 business days and provide the necessary details via direct message or email to obtain the Prize.</li><li>International and other users are responsible for ensuring that they are eligible to receive and use an Amazon Gift card in their country.</li><li>NeverEnding is not responsible for lost or damaged gift cards.</li><li>NeverEnding is not responsible for any taxes or fees that may result from the receipt or use of any prize.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="7"><li>Notification of the Winner<ol><li> NeverEnding will announce the winner of the contest via Facebook and Twitter the following Sunday of each week’s Character Contest posting.</li><li>NeverEnding, at its own discretion, may choose to select more than one winner from the entire pool of submissions.</li><li>The Contest winner will be contacted via Facebook or Twitter message, tagged social media post, and/or reply to submission, if direct messaging is not available.</li><li>If the first chosen winner does not respond within three (3) business days with the information necessary to secure their prize, NeverEnding reserves the right to notify the runner-up as the recipient of the prize. </li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="8"><li>Content<ol><li>Per NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a>, character images you create using NeverEnding’s art assets are NeverEnding’s Intellectual property, and we grant you, the user, a limited, non-exclusive license to share, post, and use your character submission for any non-commercial and non-illegal purpose.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="9"><li>Other Rules and Regulations<ol><li>NeverEnding reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Contest in the event that may jeopardize operations or for any other reason, at its sole discretion.</li><li>We reserve the right to disqualify any entry or contestant that does not follow the Rules described herein or violates NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a>.</li><li>We expressly disclaim any warranty and we cannot guarantee and do not promise any specific results. In no event shall we be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, statutory, special or punitive damages, including lost profit damages arising from your entry into the Contest.</li><li>Contestants or other participants indemnify and hereby hold harmless NeverEnding, its agents, employees, investors, partners, associates, and successors from any damages or harms which may or could arise, now or in the future, from their use of NeverEnding’s platform, submission to the contest, or other participation.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="10"><li>Disputes&nbsp;<ol><li>NeverEnding is the sole arbiter of the contest rules and regulations, and may change them at any time for any reason, at its sole discretion.</li><li>Should there be any dispute relating to this Contest or Agreement, the parties involved will attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. If the conflict is not resolved, any dispute, claim, or controversy relating to this Contest shall be determined exclusively through arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio.</li></ol></li></ol>



<ol start="11"><li>Privacy Policy<ol><li>Please refer to NeverEnding’s <a href="https://beneverending.com/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy here</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>







Example of how to submit. Submit your character created using BeNeverEnding.app and 1 &#8211; 2 sentence description as a reply to the contest post for that week.



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Weekly Character Creation Contest! Starting October 25th!

With spooky season upon us, we&#8217;ve conveniently added some eerie backgrounds and heavy armor fit for a menacing barbarian. But wait, there&#8217;s more! This update also comes with battle helmets and decorated prosthetics — see for yourself. 



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<h2>New Features! </h2>



<ul><li>Horned battle helmets</li><li>Versatile armor pieces</li><li>Orc barbarian outfit </li><li>Arm and leg prosthetics</li><li>Forest backgrounds </li></ul>



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Do you need to set up a BBEG encounter in a mysterious bog? Build your best bad guy using our new items and post them in front of this foggy backdrop that&#8217;ll make their evil really shine.



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If the first background isn&#8217;t your style, can we interest you in a magical jungle? It&#8217;s perfect for a wood elf that lives deep within the trees, or maybe even your imaginative take on Tarzan! 



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Hello friends, long time no see! 



We told you that the bi-weekly updates are worth the wait, and we promise to keep delivering. This round of updates includes new outfits, hairs, accessories and backgrounds for your characters! Without further ado, let&#8217;s show you what we&#8217;ve got. 



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<h2>New Features!</h2>



<ul><li>Archer&#8217;s shirt, modern pants, and a full stable hand set</li><li>Tricorne hats and ornate necklaces</li><li>Curly hairstyles</li><li>Desert style background</li></ul>



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We&#8217;ve added more ways to customize your characters! There are new clothing options, such as an archer&#8217;s shirt perfect for a Ranger, or a stable hand set fit for a humble NPC. If you&#8217;re looking for flair, we&#8217;ve also added tricorne hats, statement necklaces and curly hairstyles that add diversity to your characters.



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Rounding out this update is the new desert background! These sandy dunes could be the perfect place for your adventurer to hunt for buried treasure, or stumble upon a necromancer&#8217;s lair in the caverns? You decide! 



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We meet again, comrades! 



It&#8217;s been an extra week because we switched over to bi-weekly updates, but we promise that it&#8217;s worth the wait. Before we pull back the curtain, we want to thank all 5,800 of you for using NeverEnding to tell your awesome stories! 



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<h2>New Features! </h2>



<ul><li>Outfits fit for a swashbuckling pirate or high elf cleric (we&#8217;ve even got a more modern outfit if that&#8217;s more your jam)</li><li>Customizable Fey wings</li><li>Companions that&#8217;s always stick by your side</li><li>A sunny shore background</li><li>Weapons, weapons and more weapons</li></ul>



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Give your faerie the chance to spread their wings and fly with our new selection of wings. The best part? They&#8217;re customizable, so you can match any set to your character&#8217;s exact look. We&#8217;re excited to see what you guys create with these! 



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We have a whole new selection of companions that&#8217;ll make you want to cast &#8216;speak with animals&#8217;. You can pick from our pre-colored selection of friends, or customize each animal to fit exactly the look you need. Haven&#8217;t you ever wanted a roaring bear sidekick? 



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Take some time for a long rest on these sunny shores. With our new idyllic background, you can give a fisherman NPC a place to set up shop or a pirate somewhere to wash ashore. 



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Did someone order 32 new weapons? Don&#8217;t worry, we delivered. Choose from an array of cool new weapons that are sure to pack a punch in combat — we are eyeing the glowing green sword, what about you?



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Character builder updates for the week of August 30th!

Hello to our NeverEnding friends! 



We want to kick off this week&#8217;s update by celebrating 5,500 users! That&#8217;s a big number! We are grateful for your support and will keep delivering you cool content to make your TTRPG dreams come true. Now that we&#8217;ve set the tone, let&#8217;s celebrate some more over this week&#8217;s update that includes more auras, robes, animal companions, and face choices. Check it out! 



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<h2>New Features!</h2>



<ul><li>New auras, including the bear and eagle as exclusives for our Hireling (monthly) and Hero (annual) tier memberships</li><li>Robes in varying styles</li><li>Animal companions that are color customizable</li><li>Anime-like and Dragonkin faces</li></ul>



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Use the new robes to create characters with a magical origin, like a villainous archmage or humble apothecary-owning cleric. If neither of those fit your style, try out our modern clothing option.



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Equip an animal companion and customize their color to match your character&#8217;s vibe. Need gloves? We&#8217;ve got you covered with that, too, updating our glove collection to include these hands. 



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One of our most exciting updates to date is this array of anime-inspired expressions for your character to bring to life! This new art style gives you the chance to tell your character&#8217;s story in a different style. We&#8217;ve also added a new head in the form of Dragonkin! 



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Character builder updates for the week of August 16th!

We meet again, friends! 



It&#8217;s an exciting update announcement today, as we&#8217;ve added several new additions to the character builder. There are new items to equip, backgrounds to model with, and as a NeverEnding first: Auras! 



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Use auras to tell your character&#8217;s story! Are they a wild magic sorceror that conjures radiant blue flames? Maybe a necromancer with a deep purple shield of sinister magic? Perhaps a warlock with a Draconic deity patron?



<h2>New Features!</h2>



<ul><li>Auras of colorful flames and a golden dragon</li><li>A treasure trove of new backgrounds</li><li>New items to equip, such as pints for mead and an assortment of deadly melee weapons</li></ul>



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Wear last week&#8217;s swash buckler clothes on a journey to a cavern of treasure. Pose with eight backgrounds that will give your character a pirate&#8217;s edge! 



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Don your cape, grab your drink and raise your weapons! We&#8217;ve got a fun variety of new items to equip, even if all you want to do is grab two pints.



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<meta charset="utf-8">It&#8217;s your last chance to celebrate Christmas in July by signing up for a free account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.app</a>. You&#8217;ll get full access to exclusive items when you sign up and use our character builder this month!

Character builder updates for the week of July 24th!

Hello again heroes! 



Last week we played with fire and cooled down with ice, but this week we&#8217;re going to take a stroll through a quiet village with new backgrounds and don our new character build items.



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<h2>New Features! </h2>



<ul><li>Cobblestone village backgrounds, great for NPC builds</li><li>A selection of new hats and a new hair option</li><li>Swash Buckler outfit</li><li>Necromancy and Light spells</li></ul>



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If you&#8217;re in need of the finishing touch for a character&#8217;s look to come together, try one of the new hats added to our character builder. Once you&#8217;ve picked out a feathered or witch&#8217;s hat, try pairing it with our new braided hairstyle!



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Have you been wanting to bring your swash buckling creation to life? With new clothing items to equip, you can make that dream a reality! These designs are just as good in addition to other pieces as they are alone.



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Step into the dark side with a haunting necromancy spell, or conjure a magnificent beam of light with our added spell options. A new smoke spell adds an eerie element to any character build. Pair all of these items together and you&#8217;re guaranteed a wonderfully unique character of your own. 



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Before the month comes to a close, celebrate Christmas in July by signing up for a free account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.app</a>. You&#8217;ll get full access to exclusive items when you sign up and use our character builder this month!

Character Builder updates for the week of July 18th!

Hey Adventurers! 



We&#8217;ve cooked up some icy updates this week that&#8217;ll add even more dimension to your sorcerers, warlocks and all magic users. We present to you: ice spells! 



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To balance out the cold, we&#8217;ve added more apparel options for the NPC tavern cook, OC artificer or your average hero.



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New Features!



<ul><li>Icy spells with several customized features</li><li>Spell features include a fist full of dangerous ice and a cold swirl of magic</li><li>Plain clothes for all characters, great for layers</li></ul>



When equipping a spell, try out the swirls of icy peril or fists of ice. Each spell has 3 customization options, giving you the ability to control the elements and pack a chilling punch.



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Give your character simple clothes for their day-to-day, or equip an item to layer with your favorite pieces. Each item is built for all body types and fully color customizable. 



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Celebrate Christmas in July by signing up for a free account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.app</a>&nbsp;to get full access to all premium features, including cool items to bring your characters to life! Hurry and sign up, access is limited to the month of July. 



Until next week, happy adventuring!

Hello Everyone!



This week we have some awesome new assets for you try out including ANIMAL COMPANIONS! The first companions coming to the builder are the Lab, Mastiff&nbsp; Squirrel and Ferret, but stay tuned for more soon!



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<h2>New Features!</h2>



<ul><li>You can now download your character as a png or gif file!</li><li>Token zoom adjustments! You can now size and move your character inside the token.</li><li>You can create duplicates of your favorite characters!</li><li>New color picker layout!</li></ul>



(Hint: Anytime you see the “i” icon, click it for helpful tips!



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<h2>Christmas in July!</h2>



Let your friends know that now is the time to sign up for a free account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.app</a>&nbsp;because during the month of July we’re making ALL of our premium assets FREE to everyone!&nbsp;



See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of June 26th!

Hello Everyone!



Welcome to another weekly update from NeverEnding! This week we have 3 new assets for you to play with:



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<h3 class="has-text-align-center">Head on over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>&nbsp;and try them on!</h3>



<h2>Christmas in July!?</h2>



You may have already seen our tease on Social Media, but for the month of July, all premium assets will be free! If you haven’t upgraded your membership, this will be your chance to take those assets for a test drive! Don’t worry, we’ll remind you again in July 🙂 



<h2>2.0.2 update</h2>



Next week we have a big update going live! We will have the full list for you then, but be prepared for some AWESOME new asset types!



<h2>Commercial Licensing with NeverEnding</h2>



We have a lot of fans who are streamers and aspiring content creators, so we’ve made it easier for you to use characters you create in NeverEnding in your Twitch streams AND in your publications on DMsGuild and DriveThruRPG.&nbsp;



Check out our new Free With Attribution Commercial License for these special platforms.&nbsp;See full details on our website at&nbsp;<a href="https://beneverending.com/membership/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.com/membership</a>.



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See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of June 18th!

Hello Everyone!



This week we have some different types of assets to share with all of you, including some tokens to show off your Pride all year long!



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<h2>Bug Fixes:</h2>



Today we have an update going live for:



<ul><li>Matching parts in the NPC Generator (Ears, Boots, Gloves, Shoulders)</li><li>Default hands matching with arms</li><li>Categorization of beast heads (i.e. Bird head)</li><li>Occasional app crashes when randomizing&nbsp;characters</li></ul>



<h3 class="has-text-align-center">Get NeverEnding’s&nbsp;Character&nbsp;Builder&nbsp;for a STEAL! 18 months of access to premium content and tools for only $9. Limited Time Offer Exclusively On&nbsp;<a href="https://gamefound.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them#/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GameFound</a>!</h3>



<h2>Speaking of GameFound…</h2>



Kickstarter Backers! If you haven’t already, please complete your Backerkit through GameFound. We recently sent out emails to those who hadn’t completed theirs. If you think you might be one of those people, please check your email! 



<h2>New Backgrounds!</h2>



This week we are also introducing these dungeon backgrounds into the&nbsp;builder:



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<h2>Swag?</h2>



If you haven’t already, head over to&nbsp;<a href="https://beneverending.com/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverendingcom/shop</a>&nbsp;and grab yourself (or someone special) some TTRPG/NeverEnding-themed swag!



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See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of June 11th!

Hello Everyone!



This week we bring you another round of new assets. Head on over to <a href="http://www.beneverending.app">www.beneverending.app</a> and try them out!



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<h2>Bug Fixes</h2>



Our devs have been hard at work crushing bugs:



<ul><li>Improvements in NPC and bio input areas</li><li>No more hard refreshes needed to see the newest updates!</li></ul>



<h2>Kickstarter News</h2>



Backers of NeverEnding II have all received their links to log in! If you are a backer of the second Kickstarter and have not received your special link with log in instructions, please email <a href="mailto:happiness@beneverending.com">happiness@beneverending.com</a>



Check out our most recent Kickstarter update here: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them/posts/3207830">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them/posts/3207830</a>&nbsp;



<h2>Swag Shop???</h2>



After a few weeks of sneak peeks and teases, we are thrilled to announce that the NeverEnding Swag Shop is LIVE! Head on over to <a href="https://beneverending.com/shop/">www.beneverending.com/shop</a> to find awesome gifts for you, or that TTRPG player in your life.&nbsp;



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If you share your purchases on Social Media, please tag us- we&#8217;d love to see them!



See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of June 4th!

Hello Everyone!



We are back with our regularly scheduled weekly updates AND a slew of new assets for you to create with!



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<h2>2.0 Launch</h2>



In case you missed it, our CEO Jamie sent out an update detailing the new layout of the App and new features- check it out here: <a href="https://beneverending.com/2021/05/21/whats-in-our-2-0-and-what-are-we-working-on/">https://beneverending.com/2021/05/21/whats-in-our-2-0-and-what-are-we-working-on/</a>



Be sure to head over to <a href="http://www.beneverending.app">www.beneverending.app</a> and try out version 2.0!



Don&#8217;t forget to share your creations using #OCbyNE!



Some things worth mentioning again:



When you go to sign on you’ll see we call out that the app works best on Chrome. Really it works well on everything except Safari (darn you Safari *shakes fist*) We’re tackling that issue over the next couple of weeks.



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Once you’re logged in, you’ll see the sidebar menu is all icons. Find the little goblin in the upper left-hand corner if you want to see what each of those icons is for.



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 Head over to the Character Builder, and you’ll likely note the layout is much more user-friendly, with an easy left to right flow. The sub icons are better placed, and it’s way easier to tell what customization option you’re on. There are also MORE customization options! Some new options have only 2 or 3 choices, but we’ll continue to add new options every week.



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If you’re not seeing a screen like the above, try clearing your browser cache and then do a hard refresh. &nbsp;If you’re on Windows, press CTRL+F5. If you’re on Mac, Press CMND+SHIFT+R.



Because our developers and artists worked SO hard to get this out, we gave them extra time off. We won’t be smashing bugs from Friday, May 21 through Monday, May 24. But our dev and art teams will be back at it on Tuesday, May 25!



After that well-deserved break, out developers are back at it and working hard to fix bugs in the app.&nbsp; They are currently testing a fix for the ears in the NPC builder, and we will let you know when it is live. If you encounter any bugs please let us know by emailing <a href="mailto:happiness@beneverending.com">happiness@beneverending.com</a>!



<h2>New Tokens!</h2>



If you check out the &#8216;Stage&#8217; tab in the Character Builder, you&#8217;ll find a slew of new token frames! Download your character tokens and use them in platforms like Roll20!



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See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of May 28th!

We wanted to give you a quick rundown of our <a href="https://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2.0 release</a> and let you know what we’re working on.



First thing – when you go to sign on you’ll see we call out that the app works best on Chrome. Really it works well on everything except Safari (darn you Safari *shakes fist*) We’re tackling that issue over the next couple of weeks.



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Once you’re logged in, you&#8217;ll see the sidebar menu is all icons. Find the little goblin <img class="wp-image-4072" style="width: 150px;" src="https://beneverending.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Goblin-helper.png" alt=""> in the upper lefthand corner if you want to see what each of those icons is for. Head over to the Character Builder, you’ll likely note the layout is much more user-friendly, with an easy left to right flow. The sub icons are better placed, and it’s way easier to tell what customization option you’re on. There are also MORE customization options! Some new options have only 2 or 3 choices, but we&#8217;ll continue to add new options every week.



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If you’re not seeing a screen like the above, try clearing your browser cache and then do a hard refresh. &nbsp;If you&#8217;re on Windows, press CTRL+F5. If you&#8217;re on Mac, Press CMND+SHIFT+R.



Note the new “Randomize” button! Right next to &#8220;Save&#8221;



Right now, when you randomize it’s… really random. Thankfully you can still edit a random character. But rest assured next week, your randomized characters will have matching ears and boots! Ahhh. Matching ears. *smiles wistfully* Sometimes it’s the little things.



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If you go to your library, you’ll again see a layout change AND pagination for your characters. This reduces the long load times for those of you who have already created 30 (or more) characters! If people ask for it, we’ll implement Instagram-style &#8220;forever scrolling.&#8221;



A new tool that we’re upper excited about is the NPC Generator. This tool is not focused on stats but on a portrait and cool descriptors to help you get in the head of the random NPC your players are insisting on chatting up for the next 30 minutes. We&#8217;ve got a few issues with it but wanted to release it as a proof of concept. 



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 The highlight here is our focus on descriptions that indicate the NPC&#8217;s personality and feelings about the world they inhabit. In addition to the randomized options, users can write in their own. Our hope is that this is more useful than stats for DMs looking to add flavor and personality to the characters the players interact with. It’s suffering from the same randomization issue of mismatched ear, but next week that will be solved and we’re working hard on making sure that there’s some logic that matches the constraints you entered (like Female Dwarf Tavern Server) and the image you get back. The logic for the descriptions work, so we urge you to check that out and give us feedback if you haven’t already. Speaking of feedback – be sure to message us at <a href="mailto:happiness@beneverending.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">happiness@beneverending.com</a> if you see any bugs. 



Because our developers and artists worked SO hard to get this out, we gave them extra time off. We won’t be smashing bugs from Friday, May 21 through Monday, May 24. But our dev and art teams will be back at it on Tuesday, May 25! Thanks for your support. Can’t wait to hear what your favorite feature or improvement is in the latest update!

What’s in our 2.0? And what are we working on?

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The Character Builder is down from May 18, 2021 at 1:00 pm Eastern until May 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm Eastern. We&#8217;re working hard to bring you new features and fun!



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We’re Down For Updates!

Hello Everyone!



As we mentioned last week, we do not have any new assets this week to allow our Artists and Devs time to focus on the 2.0 launch. HOWEVER, that does not mean we don’t have some awesome updates for you!



<h2 class="has-text-align-center">3,000?!?!?!</h2>



Thanks to our Kickstarter Backers we are now at THREE THOUSAND users in the Character Builder. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we couldn’t do it without every single one of you!



<h4 class="has-text-align-center">If you missed our Kickstarter or still don’t have a NeverEnding&nbsp;subscription, we are still taking late pledges on our&nbsp;<a href="https://gamefound.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them#/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GameFound!</a>&nbsp;Check it out for some great deals and exclusive offers.</h4>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center">Something NEW!</h2>



Coming very soon, we will be opening up our swag store at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.com</a>! There you’ll be able to purchase all kinds of TTRPG and NeverEnding goodies! Like these for example:



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center">2.0 Launch</h2>



If you’re wondering: “What is this NeverEnding 2.0 thing they keep talking about?”, let me let you in on the exciting news!



Coming this month, we are launching NeverEnding 2.0! This launch will include:



Prosthetics



Token Creation



NPC Generator



New Character Customization Options



Backgrounds



Mobile/Tablet Compatibility



App UX/UI Updates – including more accessibility features, like tab navigation



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See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of May 14th!

Hello Everyone,



This week we have even more awesome hairstyles for you to chose from! Head on over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.app</a>&nbsp;to create more cool characters, and share them using hashtag&nbsp;#OCbyNE&nbsp;so we can share them too!



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If you’ve been following our email updates and social media, you already know that we are hard at work bringing NeverEnding 2.0 to life. This will be our last asset drop until 2.0 goes live, to allow our amazing artists and devs to focus on the task at hand!



<h2>Speaking of 2.0…</h2>



I have an extra special sneak peek at the NPC Generator for you:



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What do you think?? I am excited to use it in my campaigns! The generator will supply you with the details that bring your NPCs to life and allow you to make changes, add your own notes and save them for future reference!



<h2>We want YOUR input!</h2>



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The team is also hard at work on the 2nd Kickstarter Rewards. Thanks to you we unlocked the Animal Companion stretch goal, and we want to know what animals YOU would like to see! Please take a moment to fill out our survey here:&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/hmh8TGXjhzueAPby5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://forms.gle/hmh8TGXjhzueAPby5</a>



See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of May 7th!

Hello Everyone!



This week we bring you the theme “Armed Day!”.&nbsp; Prepare your characters for combat with our new Trident, Shield and Magic Staff! Head over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.BeNeverEnding.app</a>&nbsp;and equip your characters.



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<h3>Kickstarter</h3>



Backer Surveys were sent out Monday! If you haven’t received yours, check your spam folder. The sooner we can get all the surveys collected, the sooner we can launch the Pledge Manager. Head on over to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them/posts/3171572" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kickstarter update</a>&nbsp;for full details.



<h3>Sirens: Battle of The Bards</h3>



Our friend and gaming personality, Satine Phoenix, recently launched an EPIC Kickstarter campaign for a 300-page setting, adventure, and subclass book.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/sirens-battle-of-the-bards?ref=3tpf55" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Please check it out!</a>



We also talked about what makes this book so amazing&nbsp;<a href="https://beneverending.com/2021/04/30/what-is-sirens-battle-of-the-bards-and-why-you-seriously-need-it-in-your-life/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in our blog</a>.



<h3>Sunday Brunch Club</h3>



Have you checked out Sunday Brunch Club’s Twitch Stream yet? NO?! Head on over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitch.tv/chaotictieflingatl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.twitch.tv/chaotictieflingatl</a>&nbsp;to follow the Utharian Legends (with art created in NeverEnding’s Character Builder)



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<h3>NeverEnding 2.0</h3>



The Team is hard at work on the Kickstarter and the 2.0 update coming this month! What are you looking forward to most?



Prosthetics



Token Creation



NPC Generator



Backgrounds



Mobile/Tablet Compatibility



App UX/UI Updates – including more accessibility features, like tab navigation



See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the Week of April 30th!

There’s <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/sirens-battle-of-the-bards?ref=3tpf55">a new D&amp;D book on Kickstarter</a> and I’m going to tell you why it’s one of the best things coming out right now! Even if you don’t like bards read on, because there&#8217;s a truckload of quality content for your table.



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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/sirens-battle-of-the-bards?ref=3tpf55">Sirens: Battle of the Bards</a> is a lot more than just your traditional supplement. Sirens: Battle of the Bards is ostensibly a bard book – but in reality, that’s the tip of the iceberg. It’s more like a mash-up between a setting/adventure book like <a href="https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/ghosts-saltmarsh">Ghosts of Saltmarsh</a> and a well-crafted expansion like <a href="https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/tashas-cauldron-everything">Tasha’s Caldron of Everything</a>. Throw in spectacular add-ons like custom dice and mini’s &#8211; even a soundtrack &#8211; and it’s a veritable buffet of D&amp;D Delights!



Even if you’re not a huge fan of bards, this book is a worthy addition to your adventure arsenal. The setting is crafted in loving detail. This, honestly, is no surprise since Satine Phoenix and her friends have building and refining the setting for Sirens and the City of Salvata for years. The City of Salvata is described in epically grand detail. Explore 10 districts each with its own lore, descriptions, and places of interest.



 



<h3>A Full Campaign + One-Shot Adventures</h3>



 



Now with CEO of <a href="https://apotheosisstudios.com/">Apotheosis Studios</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/StoneJamison">Jamison Stone</a>, plus a host of contributing and guest writers like <a href="https://twitter.com/DeborahAnnWoll">Deborah Ann Woll</a>, <a href="https://www.catevansiswriting.com/">Cat Evans</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeJamesGames">Gabe Hicks</a>, <a href="https://www.gallantgoblin.com/post/selling-on-dms-guild-a-retrospective-on-the-gray-merchant-of-asphodel">Grady Wang</a> and so, so many other talented writers (and artists) this 300-page supplement is bursting at the seams with fantastical high-fantasy content.



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There’s so much highly adaptable content, it feels like a must-have. Personally, I plan on adapting it and using it as a fey setting in both my homebrew and also my Forgotten Realms adventures.



For most dungeon masters no adaptation is necessary. Sirens: Battle of The Bards is a standalone full campaign, in addition to a setting and subclass book. There are multiple endings to encourage player agency and playability. No railroading here!



If a full story campaign isn&#8217;t enough for you, you&#8217;re in luck. The book includes over 20 other unique adventures that fit in as perfect side quests or one-shots. You know you need one shots for when plyers inevitably cancel on game day.



 



<h3>But There ARE Bards, Right?</h3>



 



Many of you savvy readers will realize that we haven’t even touched on the subject of bards in this bard book. Well, as I mentioned you don’t have to like bards to love this must-have masterpiece.



If you’re even a little like me and you DO love bards, then you, my friend, are in luck! You’ll be shouting from the rooftops and singing in the streets when you see over 10+ new and very unique Bard Subclasses. The book should come with a warning label because it’s bound to turn your game days into some fantastically raucous revelries! That is unless your players go with one of the varieties of “introverted” bard subclasses – like the college of geometry. Yep – even the math nerds are getting in on this bodacious bard action!



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<h3>Get It For a Steal!</h3>



You might expect to have to pay $99 or more of all of this content. However, Satine and the Apotheosis team (and all the other folks involved) want everyone to be able to join the fun. That’s why the digital edition is only $29! That’s less than $0.10 per page for this stunning book which is already crazy low – but you get way more, with the gorgeous high-res downloadable map pack.



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Digital editions for a variety of virtual tabletops are available for only $49 and include the PDFs and map packs as standalone items.



Need to hold this beautiful tome in your hot little hands? They have you covered with a $59 pledge that still includes the digital version of everything! Honestly, I have paid way more for way less, so trust me when I say this is a fantastic bargain. There’s a lot more pledge levels and tons of fun add-ons, including optional buys from <a href="https://wyrmwoodgaming.com/">Wyrmwood</a>. <a href="https://syrinscape.com/">Syrinscape</a>, and <a href="https://usa.levelupdice.net/">Level Up Dice</a>.



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All this treasure makes it feel like you just stumbled into a dragon’s hoard. But nope. You’re in the world of the Phoenix – <a href="https://www.gildinglight.tv/the-sirens">Satine Phoenix and the rest of the fabled Sirens</a>.



If you’re still not convinced to check it out, get inspired by the<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/satinephoenix"> Sirens: Song of Salvata live play on Twitch</a>. There’s a wonderful cast of gaming luminaries to entertain you.



 



<h3>Playtesting, Q&amp;A, and Get It On Kickstarter</h3>



 



If you have questions, chat with the team over on the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Z8SJrmr">Apotheosis Studios Discord</a>.



Ready to fall in love with the story and experience a taste of the magic? Feast your eyes on the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ryonGMyLagfBOHwpyhmmLA7GUozXEiY/view">Chapter One playtest document</a>.



The most important thing you can do, however, is <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/sirens-battle-of-the-bards?ref=3tpf55">head over to Kickstarter and pledge</a> to get your very own copy. The magical song of the Sirens and the City of Salvata await you there in Sirens: Battle of the Bards.



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What is “Sirens: Battle of the Bards?” And Why You Seriously Need It in Your Life.

Hello Everyone!



This week we have added new assets with the theme ‘Arm Day’! Check out these assets by customizing your characters even more at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>.



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<h3>Bug Fixes and Updates</h3>



Our Devs are hard at work on NeverEnding 2.0 and the updates that come with it! 



<h3>What is NeverEnding 2.0 you ask?</h3>



If you missed our previous updates, or if you are a new subscriber, NeverEnding 2.0 is a big update launching in May! With it comes a Character Builder redesign with more accessibility features, mobile and tablet compatibility aaaaaand…



Prosthetics



Token Creation



NPC Generator



Backgrounds



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Man… those are some nice tokens!



<h3>Kickstarter</h3>



We will have our pledge manager up in GameFound by May 3rd, if not sooner! As soon as that is up, we’ll be importing backer emails into the app. You’ll receive a special sign on link to link your account. If you’re one of the backers who also backed the first Kickstarter, you’ll be receiving a separate survey where you can detail how you want your credit to be applied.



See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of April 23rd!

Hello Everyone!



This week we have some AWESOME new hairstyles for you!



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<h3 class="has-text-align-center">Head on over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>&nbsp;and try them out!</h3>



<h2>Sharing our Passion</h2>



If you follow us on Social Media, you may have seen that we’ve been chatting with some awesome folks about what we do at NeverEnding. Check them out if you haven’t yet:



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/neverending-an-interview-with-jamie-vandoren/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NeverEnding: An Interview With Jamie VanDoren</a></blockquote>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><a href="https://www.geeknative.com/129891/neverending-character-portrait-generator-to-add-prosthetics/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NeverEnding character portrait generator to add prosthetics</a></blockquote>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><a href="https://www.tribality.com/2021/03/30/make-a-quick-character-portrait-with-neverending/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Make a Quick Character Portrait with NeverEnding</a></blockquote>



<h2>11 more users to 2k!</h2>



As of today we are at 1,989 users on the app! That is amazing!! It has been a crazy year indeed… and we have all of you to thank, we wouldn’t be here without you.



<h2>Kickstarter</h2>



We just unlocked our 4th Stretch Goal, Animal Companions! With this goal comes an Exclusive Baby Golden Dragon Companion! Isn’t it cute?!



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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them?ref=3xo8mc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>



Our next goal is for additional Anthropomorphic Character options! When we hit $6k we will unlock Wolf and Fox characters! 



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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them?ref=3xo8mc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Help us unlock this goal by backing and sharing with everyone you know!&nbsp;</a>



One more sneak peek for you! Check out the WIP of one of our&nbsp;animal companions we have planned:



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Thank you, as always and see you next week!



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Character Builder updates for the week of April 2nd!

Hello Everyone!



This week’s new assets are from the theme “Rippling Pecs!”… because they’re all chest pieces… get it?



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If you missed last week’s email, you missed that we added TWENTY EIGHT new art assets to the builder! Head on over to <a href="http://www.beneverending.app">www.beneverending.app</a> and check them out for yourself. Don’t forget to share your creations using #OCbyNE so we can see them and share them too!



<h2>Kickstarter</h2>



This week we unlocked our 2nd stretch goal, Pirates! Now we are working to unlock #3… BIRD FOLK! As of right now we are only $79 away from unlocking it!



We already have one avian option, but this stretch goal will unlock additional options like these:



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<h3>If you haven’t already, head over to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them?ref=3xo8mc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kickstarter</a>&nbsp;and get in on the action for as low as $9!&nbsp;</h3>



<h2>Nerdarchy</h2>



Thursday our CEO, Jamie, chatted with the folks at Nerdarchy about NeverEnding and our Kickstarter. Check it out! <a href="https://youtu.be/qVa_6Dgg49o" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://youtu.be/qVa_6Dgg49o</a>



<h2>We want to hear from you!</h2>



Are their any things you’d like to see in the builder that we haven’t added yet? Let us know! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:happiness@beneverending.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">happiness@beneverending.com</a>, hit us up on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.instagram.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, or use the Support/Feedback link in the app… we’re easy to get a hold of!



<h3 class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them?ref=3xo8mc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">There are 16 days left in the Kickstarter, help us get the word out! </a></h3>



Thank you &amp; see you next week!



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Character Builder updates for the week of March 26th!

Hello Everyone!



This week we added 28 different assets to the builder, including 6 new hair styles, 4 ears, facial hair, armor pieces and more! Here are some of the new characters we’ve built using a few of them, head on over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>&nbsp;to see everything we’ve added!



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<h2>Updates!</h2>



Now you have the option to set your profile picture to one of your characters and select custom backgrounds!



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<h2>Kickstarter!</h2>



We had an awesome Kickstarter launch, and were able to add this great little sticker to our banner:



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We have sold out of the Early Bird Tier and smashed through our first stretch goal, a non binary body type! We are inching closer to our next stretch goal: PIRATES!



<h3 class="has-text-align-center">Help us bring Pirates (as well as Bird Folk, Animal Companions and more) to the Character Builder by backing and sharing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-ii-create-your-dnd-character-how-you-see-them?ref=3xo8mc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Kickstarter</a>!</h3>



<h2>New Partners</h2>



As you know, we are proud sponsors of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/chaotictieflingatl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DnD Surprise Party</a>&nbsp;which streams Wednesdays at 7:00pm EDT, so we are also happy to introduce TWO new streams that we are partnering with:



<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/playersandcreators" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PlayersAndCreators</a>, which streams their Wildemount Campaign Thursdays at 7:30pm EDT



AND



<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lochness" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Secret Adventurers Society</a>&nbsp;which streams every other Wednesday at 7:30pm CT!



Thank you all for your support, see you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of March 19th!

Hello Everyone!



This week we are adding the remaining Year of the Ox weapons! This exclusive collection is for those who secure a Hireling or Hero memberships by March 27th! Be sure to unlock these exclusive assets by creating or upgrading your account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.beneverending.app</a>.



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<h2>Bug Fixes and New Features</h2>



<ul><li>Character previews should load faster</li><li>You can add a number as a searchable tag to your character, not just a word like “elf”</li><li>In your profile, there’s a section to list your proficiencies (like DMing, cartography, or character commissions). You can not search user profiles by those proficiencies.</li></ul>



<h2>Kickstarter</h2>



You know we love to give you all sneak peeks of what we’re working on, how about a look at new assets for our new Kickstarter? These assets are exclusively for&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kickstarter II</a>&nbsp;launching March 16th,&nbsp; and will be available later as add-ons. Backers from our first Kickstarter who selected the “All You Survey” add on will also receive these!



<h4 class="has-text-align-center">Be sure to follow our Kickstarter to be notified at launch, and spread the word!&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A</a>&nbsp;</h4>



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<h2>Big Asset Roll Out!</h2>



We’re planning a big asset roll out around the Kickstarter launch date! Here are some WIPs from our Artists, what do you think?



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Thank you for your support, and see you next week!



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Character Builder updates for the week of March 12th!

Hello Everyone!



This week’s new assets come from the theme “Winter Wonderland”, and we are happy to add another long hairstyle to the lineup!



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We had some bug fixes go live after our email went out last week, including bugs relating layering issues. That means long hair and beards are ready to use! Now go forth and create!



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<h2>Kickstarter #2 Update</h2>



We decided to delay the launch of our Kickstarter to give us a little more time to get people excited! If you haven’t already, you can follow the campaign and be notified at launch:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A</a>



Our new anticipated launch date is March 16th!



We also have something special planned– exclusively for backers of our first Kickstarter who also support the second campaign.



NOTE:&nbsp;We’re still working on the full platform (scene builder and story animator), these additional funds will help us introduce additional character options, without losing momentum on the rest of the features in development.



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<h2>A Sneak Peek?</h2>



Speaking of continuing to work on new features, we are getting closer to launching our character token options! What do you think of this updated Builder layout as well??



Soon you will be able to download your characters tokens, ready to use in your online games!



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<h2>Lunar New Year Exclusive Assets</h2>



Remember we still have our Lunar New Year Assets available to to those who secure a Hireling or Hero membership by March 27th! Be sure to unlock these exclusive assets by creating or upgrading your account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.beneverending.app</a>.



As always, thank you for your support. See you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of March 5th!

Hello, Everyone!



This week we have added more assets to our Year of the Ox promotion, which will only be available to those who secure a Hireling or Hero memberships by March 27th! Be sure to unlock these exclusive assets by creating or upgrading your account at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>. We will have some additional weapons in this promotion as well, so stay tuned!



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Our Devs have been hard at work testing new features and crushing bugs related to asset layering. Those updates should go live today around 3 pm EST!



<h1>Kickstarter</h1>



We mentioned launching a second, smaller Kickstarter to fund some new body types (since people have been asking for those). We finally have more details to share!



NOTE:&nbsp;We’re still working on the full platform (scene builder and story animator) these additional funds will help us introduce these additional character options, without losing momentum on the rest of the features in development.



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We’ve already begun work on these new body types, and are happy to share a sneak peek! How awesome are these Barbarian, Bard, Wizard and Paladin assets as well?? I can’t wait to see what else our artists come up with!



We’re finalizing tiers and rewards, and are including something special – exclusively for backers of our first Kickstarter. Don’t miss out! Please follow (and share) our Kickstarter page so you don’t miss anything –&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/3uvOj7A</a>.



We couldn’t do this without you all, thank you for your support!

Character Builder updates for the week of February 26th

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What is your name?



Kristi She/Her



What is your position?



Director of Development



Okay, but what do you do?



Types on keyboard and makes magic happen lol.



What’s your preferred TTRPG?



DnD



Tell us about your favorite character you’ve created and what system it was in.



I created a cat girl (aka a tabaxi thief) wielding dual swords in a dnd 5e one shot. She was quick and mysterious and had a huge fluffy white and gold tail and cute matching ears.



On a scale of 1-10, how weird are you?



∞



What would be the title of your autobiography?



This Antisocial Being



What&#8217;s your go-to weapon?



Dual swords



Why did you join NeverEnding?



I really like animation and storytelling, but since I am not super great at either, I thought that this project NeverEnding is creating is a perfect tool for people like me who want to partake in these kinds of activities. I love the customizability and endless amount of uses this project has (other than just for games). And I also get a chance to put my skills to use. Plus, Jamie is so passionate and organized which makes all the difference in a start-up.

Team Spotlight: Kristi

Hello Everyone,



We hope you are all staying safe and warm this week!



As we mentioned last week, we are adding assets from the theme ‘Year of the Ox’. We extended our offer for these limited edition assets to include anyone with a Hireling or Hero membership in March! Now is a great time to sign up or upgrade your membership at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>.



Hmm… It seems like a Rogue Mask must have&nbsp;snuck&nbsp;into the new releases as well!



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<h3>Updates &amp; Bug Fixes</h3>



<ul><li>Unfortunately the long hair and beard layer fix took longer than expected. However, we have the issue fixed and we’re testing the solution before making it live. If the fix doesn’t cause any bugs, it should be live by Monday at the latest!</li><li>Member achievements are now permanent</li><li>Characters can wear pants and skirts at the same time</li><li>Lunar New Year Achievement added</li></ul>



<h3>Looking for Streams</h3>



As we’ve mentioned before, we are a proud sponsor of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/chaotictieflingatl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">D&amp;D Surprise Party</a>&nbsp;stream on Twitch!



We are looking for more TTRPG streams and podcasts to sponsor. More specifically, we are looking for newer, smaller streams to work with! Send us your recommendations at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@beneverending.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hello@beneverending.com</a>&nbsp;or on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>, or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.instagram.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>!



<h3>Sneak Peek</h3>



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We’re continuing to work with our Disability Advisors on developing an inclusive collection of art assets. These crutches are our newest ones!



<h3>Kickstarter</h3>



Using feedback from our subscribers and social media following, we plan to launch a new Kickstarter in March. This will allow us to add additional body types and character options. We will keep you updated on our progress!



See you next week, thank you!!

Character Builder updates for the week of February 19th!

Hey Everyone!



This week’s new assets are from the theme: ‘The Woodfolk’, and we are excited to share our first long hairstyle!



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You may have seen on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-bring-your-stories-to-life/posts/3097812" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kickstarter</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://beneverending.com/2021/02/10/bug-update-who-tucks-their-beard-into-their-shirt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blog</a>&nbsp;updates that we are working though a bug with the beards and long hair. We’ll have that sorted out before the weekend is over!



Other Bug Fixes:



Optimized character lists, settings page, and UI/UX designs



<h3>Lunar New Year</h3>



Happy Lunar New Year! All through February, Hireling and Hero tier members will receive special “Year of the Ox” assets including, weapons, horns, and more! Not a member yet? Head over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>&nbsp;and sign up! (It’s on Sale!)



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<h3>New Pricing</h3>



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Nearly 1,000 people are using the Character Builder! We’re celebrating by making access even easier!



Monthly membership is now ONLY $1/month with a 30 day free trial, and the Annual membership is ONLY $9/year with a 60 day free trial.



All of our Kickstarter backers already had significant time added to their memberships/subscriptions. We’ll also compensate our backers with in-app currency (once we roll it out and/or special assets). You can read our full update on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-bring-your-stories-to-life/posts/3094422" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kickstarter Page</a>!



<h3>D&amp;D Surprise Party</h3>



Last week, the cast of D&amp;D Surprise Party revealed their new character art, created in the Character Builder! Be sure to check out their stream, Wednesdays @&nbsp;7pm ET on Chaotic Tiefling Production’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/chaotictieflingatl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitch Channel!</a>



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<h3>Advisory Panel</h3>



We’ve been continuing our work with our panel of Disability Advisors, with another meeting last week. They are providing us with great advice and insight, and we have some sneak peeks and concepts to share with you!



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What do you think? Share your thoughts with us on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.instagram.com/beneverending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>!



Thank you for your support, see you next week!

Character Builder updates for the week of February 12th!

We know there&#8217;s a layering issue with our beards and new long hair. Our team is on it and they&#8217;ll have it fixed in the next couple days! We appreciate your patience. Can&#8217;t wait to see all your new awesome characters!



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Bug Update: Who tucks their beard into their shirt?!

Hello Everyone!



This week’s new assets come from the theme “A Sneaky Shoulder to Lean on”&nbsp;AND BEARDS! We mentioned they were coming soon, and they are finally here!



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<h3>Bug Fixes</h3>



<ul><li>Improved asset loading times, making the creation much smoother</li><li>Updated account creation process</li></ul>



<h3>New Features</h3>



Last week our Community Page went live, allowing you to the public profiles of NeverEnding users, and now you can view all public characters and their bios! Be sure to head on over to your profile on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>, make it public, and do the same with your favorite characters.



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You’ll also notice we updated the ‘More’ tab in the Character Builder. You now have more options, and can access your library right from this screen.



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<h3>Coming Soon</h3>



We found this amongst the Goblins… we’re not sure what it means yet. Stay tuned!



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<h3>News</h3>



Yesterday we had round 2 of our disability panel. We are excited to share what we’ve come up with, we’ll have some new previews for you next week!



February 12th is the Chinese New Year! This year will be the Year of the Ox, and we will have some new art assets to celebrate. Here’s a sneak peek at what our artists are working on:



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<h3>Black History Month</h3>



February is Black History Month, and we want to take extra care to continue uplift and empower Black Creators. Each day in February, we’d like to support someone in the community. Please share your favorite Black Creators with us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BeNeverEnding/status/1356244956336283652" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>!



<h3>New Users</h3>



The more users we can bring to NeverEnding, the more cool stuff we can continue to create for all of you! If each of our subscribers referred one new user, we’d hit our goal of 2,000 new users. Please share your creations with your friends and on Social Media, tagging us (@beneverending on Twitter, FB, IG) and using the hashtag #OCbyNE.



Thank you, as always!

This week’s Character Builder update

Hello Friends,



<h4 class="has-text-align-center"><a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Only 2 more days to save! For the month of January, you can get a whole year of access for $19!</a></h4>



This week we have LOTS of exciting art options for you to try. The new armor pieces are from the theme “Swash Me Buckles!”, and we have also added another set of horns and our first tail!



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Thanks to our friends at Chaotic Tiefling Productions, and their weekly show DnD Surprise, we have added a bird head option! Paired with the new wings we added last week, you can now create your favorite bird characters like Aarakocras and Kenkus.



The cast of DnD Surprise will be creating all their characters in the builder, so stay tuned! Check out DnD Surprise, including the Aarakocra ‘Squall’, on Chaotic Tiefling Production’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/ChaoticTieflingATL" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitch&nbsp;</a>Wednesday nights!



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<h2>Kickstarter Backers</h2>



Those of you that backed our Kickstarter, hopefully saw our most recent update that includes some news about the Scene Builder, and some sneak peeks! Head on over to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-bring-your-stories-to-life/posts/3084718" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kickstarter updates page</a>&nbsp;if you haven’t seen it yet.



<h3>Another Kickstarter?&nbsp;</h3>



We briefly mentioned this in a previous email, but we want to share more information.



We don’t want to slow down the development of the Scene Builder, or the production of promised stretch goals and add-ons. At the same time, it’s important to develop and make available some additional body type options. We also want to fund the development of a wheelchair option in the character builder. So… Kickstarter? We’re gathering feedback before launching a Kickstarter with a $1,000 goal to develop in new body types. We’d have stretch goals for additional body types and anthropomorphic character options. Is this something you’d support? We’re still working hard to deliver on the many promises we’ve made and I hope you can clearly see the progress. Can we count on you to spread the word to friends and support us again?



<h2>New Features!</h2>



New features are live TODAY!



<ul><li>Our community page is live, allowing you to view public users.&nbsp; Head on over to your profile and make it public and add some info!</li><li>We’ve updated user profile options.</li><li>The Character Library will have a new look (frames, buttons highlights).</li></ul>



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Remember, if you aren’t seeing new assets and features, do a hard refresh! &nbsp;If you’re on Windows, press CTRL+F5. If you’re on Mac, Press CTRL+SHIFT+R.



We hope you’ll enjoy all the new assets and features we’ve added this week!



As always, THANK YOU!

This week’s Character Builder update!

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Tribalism is rampant. People are disengaged from each other. It’s nearly impossible to share a different viewpoint in a way that changes someone’s mind, let alone their heart. But what if it doesn’t have to be this way?



If we go back to the earliest days of our history, when our oldest ancestors were nomadic and life was simply about survival for one’s self, family, and yes – tribe, we’ll discover something that remains true to this day. Members of your tribe were not bonded by blood. They were not even bonded by common goals (after all, these goals often put different tribes on competing, rather than cooperative, paths).&nbsp;



In our earliest days, bonds were built from shared experiences, from trust. They were built and cemented by stories around the fire. Why? Because shared stories created moments of empathy and shared understanding. Empathy and shared understanding led to closeness and trust, a sense of belonging.



Today, the stories we consume are primarily controlled by just a few major studios. They’re created for profit, filled with special effects, story hooks, plot holes, and formulas. Netflix, Prime TV, Disney, and others have created a firehose of content that lacks authenticity and with little more purpose than to overrun the senses and provide an escape from each other and even from ourselves. It’s no wonder that sites like TikTok and YouTube that provide a creative outlet for self-expression thrive. Yet, even these places are missing something fundamentally necessary. Meaning. Connection.



There is nowhere we can go online to experience the same sense of entertainment and connection that we hunger for on an almost genetic level. The further we have traveled from that small circle around the fire, the more elusive the experience of deep belonging, of shared understanding has become. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter – all these sites engage users in endless scrolling as they search for the moments of empathy, shared understanding, and connection that escape us. It’s because the stories there have no real meaning.



It doesn’t have to be like this. It can be different. We’ve launched NeverEnding to make it better.



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NeverEnding seeks to build a new way to reignite that community fire, by creating a unique space not just to share and experience stories, but to craft them too. Through stories we can highlight our experiences, our culture, our shared humanity. Stories can be funny, dramatic, weird, amateurish – it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter because as soon as we put real, robust, easy to use storytelling tools into the hands of everyday people, something magical can happen. We can expand that once small circle around a fire to encompass the whole world.



When we experience the simple story of a family dinner in Mumbai, we share an experience that communicates the commonality of family everywhere. When someone else in Ireland shares a story of heartbreak and then rediscovered love, we see a reflection of our own experiences. When another shares a story of adventure once told by their ancestors before a life of struggle on an American reservation, we are transported with the same sense of awe and wonderment and hope. Through these stories, we discover moments of empathy and closeness. We expand our tribe.



The world is growing, changing at an ever more rapid rate. Everywhere we look, we seem to be pulling further and further apart from one another. We’re less connected, more isolated than we ever have been. But you don’t have to feel alone. There is a better world on the horizon. NeverEnding isn’t just a story. It’s a journey, and I hope we can share it with you.



Be a part of our new tribe, so that together, we can build a better world. One story at a time.

We Don’t Have to Devolve Into Tribalism. We Can Build A New Tribe.

Hello Everyone!



This week we have some very exciting asset and feature additions!



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Our armor set this week is from the theme ‘Oh Holy Stats!’ (…because they’re a cleric, get it??). We have also added bird and bat wings and a set of antlers.



All of these assets, except the bird wings, are for Hero Tier and higher, but never fear!&nbsp;You can upgrade your account in January and get a whole year of access for only $19!&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.beneverending.app</a>



We have also fixed the following bugs this week:



<ul><li>Character Builder crashing</li><li>Loading time issues</li></ul>



<h3>New Features!!!</h3>



We have 2 new features going live this week:



<ul><li>Your characters will auto save as you are working on them.</li><li>Parts now highlight as you are coloring them, so you can easily see what piece you are working on!</li></ul>



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<h5 class="has-text-align-center">Note: If you are ever unable to see any of the new art or features, try a hard refresh: CTRL+F5 for Windows, and CTRL+SHIFT+R for Mac.</h5>



<h3>Coming Soon</h3>



Stay tuned next week for a big update!



A handy-dandy create new character button, expanded options in your profile, the ability to show off your characters and browse characters created by others, and you’ll be able to search for players who are looking for a group or DMs looking for players!



<h3>Some Great Advice</h3>



Thursday we did the work of reviewing how users might create characters/avatars with amputations, prosthetics, and wheelchairs. Our disability advisor panel offered us feedback and advice to ensure that we avoid stigmatizing experiences, while allowing people to create heroic disabled characters. We are looking forward to getting these assets live!



A big sincere&nbsp;THANK YOU&nbsp;to our first round of disability advisors:



<a href="https://twitter.com/dynamic_reacts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@dynamic_reacts</a>



<a href="http://www.twitter.com/washington826" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@washington826</a>



<a href="http://twitter.com/FootlessJo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@FootlessJo</a>



<a href="http://twitter.com/stuartdhughes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@stuartdhughes</a>



@<a href="http://twitter.com/Gouldsyndrome" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gouldsyndrome</a>



<h3>An Awesome Interview</h3>



Last week our founder had a chat with the folks over at Grit Daily about his background and how NeverEnding began! Check out the full article&nbsp;<a href="https://gritdaily.com/startup-neverending-goes-full-nerd-with-rich-virtual-worlds-to-shed-tired-stereotypes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.



Speaking of how NeverEnding began, this Sunday is our very first birthday! It’s crazy to think it’s only been a year, thank you all for helping us make it awesome.



See you next week!

This week’s Character Builder Updates!

Hello Everyone!



If you haven’t upgraded your Free Villager Tier account yet, guess what? Now is the perfect time! If you upgrade to the Hero Tier by January 31, you’ll save $5. That’s right a whole year for just $19. (Want to buy it for your DM or a player? Email us at <a href="mailto:hello@beneverending.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hello@beneverending.com</a> we’ll take care of it for you.)



<a href="http://www.beneverending.app">www.beneverending.app</a>



This week we are introducing assets from the theme ‘El Naturale’!



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<h3>Coming Soon</h3>



Beards! Soon you’ll be able to build the Dwarf of your dreams!



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We are continuing the work of adding prosthetics to the character builder. These will be great for people with or without disabilities to make cool new characters! We have 2 types so far: Wooden and Magical Energy. What do you think?



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<h3>How about a Contest??</h3>



We’re gauging interest for a NPC (Non Player Character) Creation contest we’d like to host! Share your thoughts with us:&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/27cvP2MaRNcu6yPB6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://forms.gle/27cvP2MaRNcu6yPB6</a>



<h3>DnD Surprise Party!</h3>



Hopefully you caught the premier of DnD Surprise Party on Twitch Wednesday. We are very happy to be their sponsor and even more excited to meet the characters we’d be creating art for!



Check out their first episode “Welcome to Saltmarsh” on Chaotic Tiefling Production’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/872645314" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitch.</a>&nbsp;If you aren’t familiar, the players each had a Session 0 with the DM, but had no idea who they’d be playing with until this first episode!



<h3>New Feature Reminder</h3>



Last thing. You’ll soon be able to browse other people’s profiles (if they’re marked public) and see who is looking for a game and what game system they prefer. So, take advantage of this opportunity to get your profiles updated!



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Thank you, and see you next week!

This week’s Character Builder updates!

This week we have added 3 new assets for our Character Builder for our Hero Tier and up!&nbsp;This set’s theme is: ‘Going Rogue‘.<img loading="lazy" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/6-RvEyVx81nFi0WtL9CwOlyZ-FbxkN7F6thlagjHo1FA4ehYgcwJOEAZckovigM_uJGIT59oUVYqloMwSqzrixbcgFkqXyBtWJhJvRUFJDGmu659CQdcuX4adI5r8s0=s0-d-e1-ft#https://beneverending.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1.8.21-Asset-Update.png" alt="" width="1217" height="564">



NEW FEATURE ALERT!



Coming soon, users will be able to browse public profiles and characters. You’ll also be able to see who is looking for a group or player! You can change your privacy settings and update your info in the ‘Profile’ section of the Character Builder.



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There are even more exciting things happening over here:



Next Week



We have the honor of attending the first-ever virtual CES (Consumer Electronics Show)! We will be presenting and answering questions January 11th-14th. Wish us luck!



Speaking of Growth



We have grown from 144 users on December 1st to&nbsp;OVER 700&nbsp;users today! To celebrate, we have decided to extend our holiday sale. Users will continue to be able to upgrade their free account using code&nbsp;MERRY2020&nbsp;and receive 90 days free until January 14! But all through January you’ll receive an even BIGGER discount if you sign up for a full year. We’re reducing the Hero Tier subscription to $19 for a year’s worth of access! Thank you all for your support!



Commissions



If you recall, some of our Lifetime Tier Kickstarter backers received character commissions, and we finished the first one!&nbsp;Meet Magnus Blackthorn:



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Our artists are looking forward to tackling the rest of the commissions!



Another Kickstarter? Maybe.



In last week’s email we mentioned seeking out additional funding for the development of some additional body types, prosthetics and equipables. We are considering a Kickstarter to help fund these important features, so&nbsp;NeverEnding&nbsp;is more inclusive and welcoming to everyone! Wheelchairs would be an important stretch goal.&nbsp;We’d love to hear your thoughts on the project and if we should do it. Send us an email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@beneverending.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hello@beneverending.com</a>&nbsp;if you are interested!



Chaotic Tiefling



Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that&nbsp;NeverEnding&nbsp;will be the Official Sponsor for the first season of “DnD Surprise Party” by Chaotic Tiefling Productions.&nbsp; You can catch the show Wednesday January 13th on their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/chaotictieflingatl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitch</a>&nbsp;channel or uploaded later to their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnW48JOBuNxeuIzQ1ss7OQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube</a>.



Thank you, as always!

Dear NeverEnding, 



I am married to one of the sweetest young ladies ever. However, she’s unfamiliar with TTRPGs but humors me anyway. On game day, she’ll even put a batch of cookies into the oven for me and my pals before she leaves the house so that we can play in peace. The problem is my birthday is coming up. She’s been dropping hints about a great D&amp;D gift that she’s ordered from Etsy for me. I really want this sweet 6 pocket dice bag but I’m afraid that I’ll end up with more dragon figurines or a wizard cape that she made one year. Is it bad taste to just give her an amazon wish list? 



Sincerely, Nick, most definitely not a Wizard 



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Nick, let the Mother of Dragons sit you down for “the talk” about marriage and gaming. We’ve all gotten copies of the Forgotten Realms of Faerun while we were in the midst of a campaign for Eberron by some well-meaning loved one who was “doing their best” to get us something nice. It’s called faking it. Just do it. D&amp;D is about fantasy and being inclusive. So, do your best to include your spouse in your world as much as she can be. I bet that she vacuums around your game table and moved her autumn wreath craft project to another room so that you’d be more comfortable. It’s okay, just employ some of your acting skills and be genuinely grateful.

Dear NeverEnding, Nick’s Nuptials

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What&#8217;s your name?



Kelci Crawford



What&#8217;s your position?



Chief Creative Officer. I&#8217;m in charge of what the platform (including the character builder) looks like, and I aim to keep the style consistent.



Who’s your favorite character you’ve created? In which system?



Ollie the half-orc druid, in D&amp;D 5e. She&#8217;s a LOT of fun to roleplay and a LOT of fun to cast spells with.



What inspires you?



Jeff Smith&#8217;s comic, Bone.



What ancestry (i.e. race) + class would you be (from any ttrpg)?



Tiefling or half-orc 



FOR SURE a Barbarian, Path of the Ancestors.



What do you hope people get out of the platform?



I hope people can use our tools to tell the stories that have been itching in their brains to get out in visual form. So many people I&#8217;ve met over the years have said, &#8220;I want to tell this story but I can&#8217;t draw!&#8221; I hope this platform helps inspire them, and give folks the tools they need to FINALLY get their stories out to the world.

Team Spotlight: Kelci

Holiday Special! Upgrade your free account to Hireling using code MERRY2020 to get 90 days free!



Hello Everyone,



Starting this week, we will be sharing weekly updates with art asset additions and bug fixes in our Character Builder! Enjoy!



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We will be having a much larger update on December 22nd, but these new assets are live NOW!



We’ve also fixed some things:



Now, when you pick a body color, heads and ears automatically update to the same color.



On the “Share” Tab, your character name is now visible and we updated the additional text.



We fixed the issue where certain ears had crashed the app.



We fixed the armor assets that weren’t displaying properly on the body.



Pricing has been updated to correctly show the ACTUAL price for the character builder ($3 per month/Hireling or $24 for the year/Hero).



(New Feature) You can now enter information about your character in the cool “Character Bio”



We have seen that some of the assets aren’t perfect, and we are working on it!







We hope you are enjoying the Character Builder Beta, and we can’t wait for you to see what’s in store for our update! Thank you!







Holiday Special! Upgrade your free account to Hireling using code MERRY2020 to get 90 days free!

New Art Assets and Bug Fixes (& a SALE!)

It feels like it&#8217;s a golden era of TTRPG Streams and Podcasts. For streamers, it&#8217;s also a lot of work! Not only do you need to focus on your game, but also keeping your players and audience engaged. Character and NPC art can do a lot to add just a little bit more &#8220;oomph!&#8221; to your livestream. If you don&#8217;t have an artist on your team ready to churn out an ever changing line up of NPCs and you can&#8217;t drop a few hundred dollars every month, you might feel like all this character art is out of reach. But, we have you covered! With NeverEnding’s Character Builder you can breathe life into your NPCs and create a more immersive experience for everyone.



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NeverEnding is loaded with art assets to customize your NPCs and characters &#8211; different bodies, heads, eyes, and armor are just a few of the tings you have to choose from. There&#8217;s literally millions of unique character combos you can create and save. Our Character Builder offers unlimited save slots for your neverending list of NPCs, plus some spares for when you need one on the spot! With the tagging feature (coming soon) you&#8217;ll be able to keep your characters organized by location, campaign, or whatever works best for your planning needs.



Give your players and audience characters they can connect to visually. Think of all the additional fanart opportunities you&#8217;ll create by having official character art!



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NeverEnding comes with a personal license for all your creations, but we also offer commercial licensing on a sliding scale, making it affordable for any budget! In fact, some small podcasts, streams, and DMsGuild publishers end up being able to use NeverEnding&#8217;s character art for Free! 



Reach out to us at <a href="mailto:happiness@beneverending.com">happiness@beneverending.com</a> for more details and to see what you qualify for.



We can&#8217;t wait to see what you create! Create a free account at <a href="http://www.beneverending.app">www.beneverending.app</a> today!

Using NeverEnding to engage your Players and Audience

Yes! We’re finally LIVE!



Hello, friends! Hopefully, you’ve seen the news and had a chance to visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.beneverending.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.beneverending.app/</a>&nbsp;to try the Beta of our Character Builder. It’s a lot more fun than the old Demo version, so enjoy!



If you didn’t back us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neverending/neverending-bring-your-stories-to-life?ref=user_menu">Kickstarter</a>, you can still try the Character Builder FREE. Just go in and create a Free account. There’re lots of free character assets, plus you’re welcome to upgrade at any time to access even more. If you do upgrade, you’ll enjoy regular additions of new character assets!



Feel free to share your characters and spread the love with the hashtag #OCbyNE – because the more friends we can get creating characters the more we can add to the app.



As a reminder, let’s check out what you’ll find in the Character Builder Beta:



• Upgraded UI • More Customization • Coloring your character and assets • A few weapons and shields • Saving your character to your library • Creating a character bio • Customizing your personal profile



We’re working on an update for&nbsp;December 22. With that update you’ll be able to add backgrounds to your character. You’ll also be able to add backgrounds to your profile page and use one of your characters as your custom avatar. Characters will start with default hands, too. Plus, we’re working on quick and easy sharing to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.



Stay tuned for even more coming soon. This will include an updated color picker, making it way easier to get just the perfect color you want. And a color history, so you don’t have to fiddle to find that perfect shade of blue you just used.



More assets are coming as well, like helmets, masks, wings horn, tails, and so much more.



We’re also working hard to finish up everything for quick and easy pose changes. AND soon you’ll be able to switch heads and bodies and keep all the same facial features and armor, so you can see what your character would look like as a buff lady or a short and stocky dwarf. Speaking of dwarves – stay tuned for beards as well.



Lastly, we’re expecting the first version of the NPC generator to be released in January. We think you’re going to love it!



Last But Not Least We’re putting out a cattle call for Focus Group members! Just fill in this&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoJ3n4o8uF6mayRiKiOPlLKKKee5Qz-iVpFGJGZs8Gxvtynw/viewform">handy dandy form</a>&nbsp;and let us know if YOU want to get a sneak peek at designs and features.



Plus, you get to tell us your opinion! Who doesn’t like telling people their opinions???



That’s all for now. Try out the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beneverending.app/">Character Builder</a>&nbsp;and tell your friends!



-Jamie

We Are LIVE! (& a Dec. 22nd Update!)

This year has been a whirlwind for all of us at NeverEnding. With the launch of our company in January, a successfully funded Kickstarter in June, pitching to and being selected by the <a href="http://www.glideit.org/">Glide Innovation Fund</a> for a $25k grant in August (thank you, GLIDE!!!), a Beta Launch just this month, and a feature update scheduled for December 22 in a few days &#8211; well, we&#8217;re a little worn out! Even though we&#8217;re crazy busy, we believe it&#8217;s important to always make time for gratitude. At NeverEnding, we have a LOT to be thankful for (not least of all, you, dear reader). We also very much want to thank NEOSVF (<a href="https://www.neosvf.com/">Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund</a>) and YBI (<a href="https://ybi.org/">Youngstown Business Incubator</a>) for awarding us first place (as well as $10,000 and $5,000) in their respective pitch competitions. It&#8217;s a strange mix of supremely motivating and very humbling to have so many business professionals say they believe in the potential of what we&#8217;re trying to create. We&#8217;re very grateful.



The funding we have received from GLIDE, NEOSVF, and YBI has allowed us to hire additional team members and work on building new and better features for all of you! (NPC Generator anyone?) Every single penny of investment is going into making this the best suite of apps possible. Thank you to all the companies and people investing their time, treasure, and talent with us. Thank you for following along on this journey. And thank you to anyone and everyone who voted for us in the YBI competition as well, we couldn’t have done this without YOU!



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A Huge Big Giant Thank You!

It’s true! No more delays!&nbsp;



<h1 id="h:launch-day-of-the-be">Launch Day of The Beta is December 1!</h1>



Will we be launching the Beta without a bunch of the features, like being able to set your Profile Avatar as one of your saved characters? You betcha! But don’t worry, those features that you didn’t ask for and probably aren’t excited for are coming soon! Whoooo Hooo! *sigh* Sorry, I’m a bit punchy this morning. Blame the lack of sleep xP



If you’re a Backer you&nbsp;Should&nbsp;(that’s the operative word) get an email on launch day to the address we have on file for you, inviting you to sign into the app. You&nbsp;Should&nbsp;(again, operative word), be able to see your subscription length. For many of you, you’ll notice it’s a LOT longer than you probably anticipated. That’s because your subscription length is based off our anticipated launch of the main feature you backed (character builder, scene builder, story animator) – AND the fact that our dev team made the subscription lengths divisible only by 365…. We didn’t want to ask them to correct that right now, because given everything else they’re doing, they just might crack. So… yeah. Our oops is your big win. 🙂



In all seriousness, let’s list the most important features of the builder that ARE going to be in the Beta:



<ul><li>Upgraded UI</li><li>More Customization</li><li>Coloring your character and assets</li><li>A few weapons and shields</li><li>Saving your character to your library</li><li>Creating a character bio</li><li>Customizing your personal profile</li></ul>



What ISN’T in there, but coming soon:



<ul><li>Helmets</li><li>Base layer (to make your character hairy, scaly or in body stocking)</li><li>Wings</li><li>Horns</li><li>Tails</li><li>Poses (this one is a big priority for us, we just ran into a big bug)</li><li>Tokens</li><li>Social sharing of your character, character bio, personal profile</li><li>More assets! (including add-ons)</li><li>NPC Generator</li></ul>



<h1 id="h:what-about-character">What about character sheets? 🙁</h1>



You might be notching what is NOT on the list is a character sheet option. We’re exploring the best way to handle this, given how many different systems there are. If we get enough users, we’ll approach D&amp;D Beyond, Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, and World Anvil about allowing an easy import function, so you can just import your character image into whatever tool you’re using. In absence of that, we’re also exploring ways you might upload your character sheet and quickly/easily identify the editable fields. BUT we are Not there yet! So, patience, please.



<h1 id="h:do-you-wanna-build-a">Do You Wanna Build a Snow Ma… Erm&#8230; Better App?</h1>



We’re putting out a cattle call for Focus Group members! Just fill in this handy dandy form and let us know if YOU want to get a sneak peek at designs and features. 



<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoJ3n4o8uF6mayRiKiOPlLKKKee5Qz-iVpFGJGZs8Gxvtynw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoJ3n4o8uF6mayRiKiOPlLKKKee5Qz-iVpFGJGZs8Gxvtynw/viewform</a>



Plus you get to tell us your opinion! Who doesn’t like telling people their opinions???



That’s all for now. Wish us luck for a good launch!



&#8211;&nbsp;Jamie

Launch Day in 3…2…1…

&#8220;You act as though the laws of the anthill affect the foot that crushes it.” -Raishan, the Diseased Deceiver



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Welcome back! If you read last week’s blog, you’ll know that this is part 2 of our series on Dragons. This week we will be focusing on the distinctions between Chromatic and Metallic Dragons (the 2 types you’ll find in the D&amp;D 5e Monster Manual) and how to incorporate them into your campaign.



True Dragons



Last week, we mentioned ‘True Dragons’; These are the one’s you’ll find in the Monster Manual. They grow more powerful with age, with 4 distinct stages of life throughout thousands of years:



Wyrmling: Medium sized, Under 5 years of age, Challenge Rating 1-4



Young: Large sized, 6-100 years old, CR 6-10



Adult: Large sized, 101-800 years old, CR 13-17



Ancient: Gargantuan, 801+ years old, CR 20-24



True Dragons fall into two categories, Chromatic and Metallic. Chromatic Dragons (black, red, blue, green and white) are notoriously selfish, evil and fearsome. Metallic Dragons (brass, bronze, copper gold and silver) are still fearsome, but are known to be noble, good and highly respected by the wise. Both Metallic and Chromatic Dragons covet wealth, albeit for different reasons. They dislike leaving their hoards for long periods of time, mostly they do to feed and patrol their territory.



Chromatic Dragons



These Dragons are greedy and creatures of ego. Their greed will inspire many of their plots, which is an easy motive to include in your campaign. Chromatic Dragons have no use for the treasure, no wish to spend, just possessing and hoarding their wealth is what they want. They carry themselves with a sense of superiority, even amongst other of their kind. These Dragons believe it is their innate right to rule, seeing humanoids as no more than beasts of burden.



Something to consider when you bring a Chromatic Dragon into your campaign: Lair Actions! This fun little feature is an added obstacle for your players. Dragons choses a lair worthy of protecting their hoard, with multiple entrances and exits and severe environmental effects. For example, a Red Dragon, which favors fire, may lay claim to an active volcano. So your players will not only need to be on the look out for magical traps laid by the dragon, but lava too! Fun, right? You’ll find the suggested lair actions of all the Chromatic Dragons in the Monster Manual alongside the Dragon’s stats.



Metallic Dragons



Much like their Chromatic counterparts, Metallic Dragons covet treasure. However, they are not driven by greed, but more out of curiosity and desire for knowledge. The treasure you’ll find in their lair will be filled with more personal, historical items… as well as magical and evil artifacts. These Dragons look to protect other creatures from dangerous magic, which they do my secreting the items away in their hoard. Unlike Chromatic Dragons, Metallic Dragons can be convinced to part with pieces of their treasure if they believe it is for the greater good.



Ancient Metallic Dragons have the nifty ability to shapeshift, which is a great way for DMs to sneak and extremely powerful monster (friend or foe) into their player’s lives. Another way to introduce a Metallic Dragon is to utilize their long memories, good dragons can recognize human bloodlines by smell alone. Your Bard’s ancestor may have gravely offended this gold dragon 500 years ago, or perhaps your Druid’s great great great grandparent assisted them when they were just a Wyrmling.



How have you included Dragons in your campaigns? Let us know below! We’ll see you next week for part 3, and if you haven’t already, go check out <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/11/18/monster-of-the-week-the-dragon-part-1/">PART ONE</a>!

Monster of the Week: The Dragon (Part 2)

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline



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This week’s monster is a doozy… such a doozy that we’re going to make this a multi-part series! What monster would warrant such an honor you ask? Well you should have read the title, but it’s the iconic and legendary Dragon!



Dragon lore and legends can be found throughout history. From stories about knights saving princesses and the Mother of dragons herself you can find them all over modern entertainment as well. Heck, even my grandma knows what dragons are! Although the source material is endless, for this series we will be sticking to the Dragons of the Forgotten Realms.



The Facts



Dragons are an ancient race, with many creatures tracing their lineage back to them. They are inherently magical, and although they resemble reptiles, they are a classification all their own. In fact, as posture and movement go, they are more feline in nature… and they’re warm-blooded! Dragons are omnivorous, preferring meat but eating just about anything, including the occasional magical item. They are born from eggs, a mother dragon will lay between 1-10 eggs, depending on its species.



There are various subraces of Dragon: True Dragons, which are what we picture when we think of dragons. These are the ones that become more powerful as they age. There’s also Lesser Dragons, which don’t become more powerful as they age, such as Dragon Turtles and Drakes and miscellaneous Dragons which are still super cool but don’t really fit into a category. Prismatic and Mist dragons are 2 that fall into this category.



Abilities



Dragon senses can vary depending on the species, and we’ll be getting into those specifics in part 2 of this series, but they all boast acute senses that can improve as they age. They have excellent vision (day and night) and can use their sensitive nose and forked tongue to pick up scents much like a snake. Even young dragons have strong scales, the one&#8217;s you&#8217;ll find in the monster manual have an AC of 18.



All dragons have certain resistances and some innate magical ability. If they are a True Dragon, this gets more powerful (and terrifying) as they age. Many you will encounter in games like D&amp;D will speak Common and Draconic; they are clever and extremely intelligent. 



The versatility and broad range of abilities you have with Dragons is one of many reasons why they&#8217;re an obvious choice to TPK&#8230; I mean interact with your players. What&#8217;s your favorite Dragon ability?



Thanks for hanging out with us this week, next week we’ll go into detail about the abilities of more common dragons like Chromatic and Metallic as well as some tips for including them in your campaign! See you then!



Check out last week’s Monster of the Week the <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/11/10/monster-of-the-week-kobold/">Kobold</a>!

Monster of the Week: The Dragon (Part 1)

I was hoping to share exciting news about our planned launch today. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I can’t emphasize enough how much work everyone is putting in. But no matter how much work you do – with software especially &#8211; there are unexpected things that come up. We ran into some backend issues both with files, some naming structures, and also with how we classify some of the art assets. Nothing insurmountable. All easily fixable, if a little time consuming.



<h1 class="has-large-font-size" id="h:what-does-that-mean">What does that mean for launch date?</h1>



All hands are on deck as we work through these fixes. We plan to have a code freeze November 23. This will allow us to do some testing, so we’re fully prepped and ready for a December 1 launch. Yes – this is a bigger delay than we wanted. But we also don’t want to launch a couple of days before Thanksgiving. We want to be able to test for and resolve bugs.



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If possible, we’ll be reaching out to many of you to give you the opportunity to test things out, prior to December 1 release. Let us know if you want on that list. If you have other questions or anything, please let me know. You can contact us here in the comments, on our social media, or at hello@beneverending.com



I assure you everyone is doing their best. None of us are happy about the delay. We are going to get you a really good product and I think you’ll enjoy even just the Beta version of the Character Builder.



&#8211; Jamie

Beta Launch Delay

Dear NeverEnding,&nbsp;



My significant other has been obsessed with the idea of a “she shed” since she has a renewed interest in building a studio for her singing career.&nbsp; What should I do?&nbsp; Our old tool shed should&nbsp; be converted into a DM sanctuary where I can store&nbsp; my dice, D&amp;D books, and wizard capes.&nbsp; She argues that I need to nurture her new hobby while I say that I could save hours a week if I didn’t have to pack up everything into the basement after each game.



Sincerely,&nbsp;



Cieran the Destroyer of Worlds/freelance DM for hire



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Cieran, D&amp;D is meant to bring people together, not drive them apart! You and your significant other do not have to choose between either pursuit!&nbsp; See our suggested setup above using our scene generator.&nbsp; You have an ideal command center to run games as DM and your wife will be able to use the same space for recording tracks (see how well insulated the cave-space is) or shooting a demo reel.&nbsp; Oh, and help yourself to some of the gold coins to renovate the rest of your house.



Do you have burning questions for NeverEnding? Ask us in the comments or on Social Media using the hashtag #DearNeverEnding!



Check out our previous Dear NeverEnding post, <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/09/06/dear-neverending-kerrigans-conundrum/">Kerrigan&#8217;s Conundrum</a>!

Dear NeverEnding, Cieran’s Compromise

“ELEVEN DAYS!” -Chris Perkins’ Kobold PC, Spurt



Now, contrary to what Spurt told the Mighty Nein, Kobolds typically live longer than 11 days… anywhere from 50-135 years in fact!



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Kobolds are reptilian humanoids typically seen with reddish brown or black scaley skin. They have long, clawed fingers, horns, and a crocodile like jaw. They are 2 feet tall, but don’t bring it up… they are pretty sensitive about their height. Despite their short stature, Kobolds are aggressive, but introverted creatures. I’m sure the loner thing has nothing to do with the fact that they also smell like wet dog…



You’ll likely find tribes of them in dark areas, ideally underground or in a thick forest.&nbsp; Their lairs are often created by mining them from rock, much thought was put into these underground dens, even using divination magic to locate ore and mineral deposits. Kobolds are omnivorous, eating just about anything if they’re hungry enough. Due to their cold-blooded nature, if they’re in a warm place they don’t need to eat too much. &nbsp;



In battle…



Kobolds typically use their cunning and numbers to win fights. They commonly lay traps or set up ambushes, rarely attacking head on unless the foe was already weakened. They have sunlight sensitivity, so they will be at disadvantage if attacking in sunlight. DMs, if you’re looking to set a trap for your players, the go-tos for Kobolds are spike pits, tripwires, flaming oil, and poisonous vermin. Kobolds use Pack Tactics and their favored weapons are daggers and slings. They’ll loot whatever treasure they can carry, occasionally enslaving/selling foes they did not kill.



Subraces



If you’re looking to change things up a bit, there are various subraces of Kobold:



<ul><li>Aquatic</li><li>Arctic</li><li>Desert</li><li>Dragonwrought</li><li>Earth</li><li>Jungle</li></ul>



Or, homebrew something! You want 3 purple kobolds in a trench coat, go for it!



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Kobolds are a versatile little monster that you can easily add into your campaign as an enemy, or perhaps as a PC! Tell us about the Kobolds in your campaign in the comments.



And don&#8217;t forget to check out last week’s Monster: The <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/10/27/monster-of-the-week-bugbear/">Bugbear</a>!

Monster of the Week: Kobold

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What&#8217;s your name?



Gemma B. Valentine



What&#8217;s your position?



Brand Ambassador



Okay, but what do you do?



I am one of the social media content creators for NeverEnding, I create many of the videos and additional animations seen here!



What’s your go-to work jam?



I really enjoy listening to Gaelic music whenever I’m really busy, Clannad is one of my favorite groups. However my ultimate love is Depeche Mode, I recently ordered a dress that has a collage of their album covers on it.



What are you known for?



Before I joined the NeverEnding team I had done a lot of animation work for a couple of YouTube channels. I was in charge of two cartoon series, both of them were created by acclaimed artist/voice actor Sonny Strait. I’m also a huge animation enthusiast and I really enjoy analyzing forgotten media relics.



What do you hope people get out of the platform?



I hope that non-artistic people will try it out of curiosity, and then find a newfound passion to create. So many people who can’t draw or can’t write even, tend to have fantastic story ideas but no proper way of executing them. With the platform being easily accessible, it’ll open so many possibilities to people who didn’t feel like they were capable of pursuing their ideas.



Want to stay caught up with Gemma? Check her out on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/gemmabvalentine">@gemmabvalentine</a>

Team Spotlight: Gemma

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This week’s Monster has a bit of a deceiving name. Unsuspecting players imagine a terrifying, insectoid-bear creature when in reality it’s just an equally terrifying bear creature! That’s right kids, today I will be teaching you about the cantankerous Bugbear!



Bugbears are a massive humanoid race distantly related to our dear Goblins. Like the Goblins, they speak Goblin and Common. Everyone seems to agree that the “Bear” portion of their name comes from their bear-like noses and claws, and you can find a few different explanations for the “Bug” prefix, but they all link back to the fact they’re scary and creepy looking. 



A different sort of Monster&#8230;



Bugbears can be found in tribes alongside Goblins and Hobgoblins, where they are known to be the bullies of the group. Something that sets them apart from other Monsters is their own pantheon, led by the God Hruggek. The Bugbears kill to honor Hruggek and also Grankhul, the deity of hunting, senses, stealth and surprise.



Bugbears are not known for their intelligence, but they are known to ambush adventurers in stealthy attacks. Their claws are not long or sharp enough to be used as weapons, so you’ll often see them armored and carrying weapons. They have enough intelligence and battle strategy to retreat from a fight that is not in their favor, even leaving tribe members behind; But beware, they will return once healed with additional allies. 



DMs! Bugbears are a great lower-level challenge. A CR 1 rating, with a higher than usual AC, but lower HP for balance. In Xanathar’s Thieves’ Guild, Bugbears can be found serving as guards and living in the Undermountain. 



Want to DM outside of the box?



In Volo’s Guide to Monsters you will find features to make this a playable character! Why fight the Bugbear when they could become your players’ favorite NPC? Some unique features of this PC include  “Long Limbed” which gives you an extra 5’ of reach and “Powerful Build” which counts for one size larger when it comes to carrying capacity and weight limits.



They might not be the insectoid-bears you may or may not have imagined, but they are a great, versatile Monster to include in your games! See you next week!



Check out last week’s Monster of the Week, the <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/10/20/monster-of-the-week-gelatinous-cube/">Gelatinous Cube</a>!

Monster of the Week: Bugbear

Incoming is a voracious, translucent, strangely adorable apex predator… The Gelatinous Cube!



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Alright so maybe our illustration isn’t exactly the Happy Meal equivalent of the standard Gelatinous Cube, but nonetheless it is a feared creature… Right?



Well..



The Gelatinous Cube’s capabilities are probably much more limited than how I initially introduced them in this column. I take pity because they really aren’t capable of doing too much too quickly. For example, the Cube can only hold up to one large monster or 4 smaller/medium sized creatures. Without a doubt there are hotel elevators with a stronger physical physique, but the limitations of the Cube are what give it charm. It’s lack of eyes makes it immune to becoming blinded, and if it hasn’t eaten the Cube is essentially invisible to the naked eye. Another benefit of the gel-like substance of the Cube, is that it’s own flesh works as a paralyzing agent to enthrall it’s captures into a deep slumber. This also helps it digest, which I won’t go into great detail since we all know what that word means.



The Gelatinous Cube also reproduces via the power of mitosis, and generates a new half-self baby every six years. With that being said, it’s uncommon to find them in groups as it is more common to find them living a life of solitude in a random far-off dungeon.



How to include them in your campaign



I love a classic dungeon crawl every once in a while. This guy is your standard find in a dungeon or spooky building (along with a Mimic of course), but where can you include one that your players will never expect?? Time to get creative. 



Perhaps the local temple has one on staff to keep the place spotless? They thought if they could keep it fed, it wouldn&#8217;t eat the parishioners. Whoops.



Entice your players with a Hot Springs episode, they&#8217;ll love the opportunity to relax&#8230; until they hop in.



Side quest to take out the black market Monster Breeder? Baby Jell-Os EVERYWHERE.



Let us know what kind of hijinks you&#8217;ve created with the Gelatinous Cube! See you all next week!



Check out last week&#8217;s blog on the <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/10/13/monster-of-the-week-blood-golem-cw-blood/">Blood Golem</a>!

Monster of the Week: Gelatinous Cube

Dear NeverEnding, 



Help! I’ve mastered sourdough, knitted sweaters for all of my cats, and have successfully cut my own bangs. I desperately need to game soon or else I’ll start another dubious hobby that none of my friends are interested in seeing Instagram photos of. This quarantine has all of my usual gaming buddies concerned so we have, understandably, put a temporary break on in-person meet ups. What’s the best way to D&amp;D for now? 



Sincerely, Lilith, the Multi-talented 



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Seek community. 



The Mother of Dragons is going to council you to keep an open mind. A lone wolf will find a pack, an eagle shall soar with other majestic beasts of the air, and you, my dear, might be the next lioness to lead a pride. Take heart. There are others out there who are looking to form new gaming groups. Practice using Zoom and try some virtual meetups to find like minded gamers. A great place to start is your local gaming store which might be organizing online events for their customers.

Dear NeverEnding, Lilith’s Lament

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For the low, low price of 50,000gp (and some advanced magic) you too can be the proud owner of a… bloody construct.&nbsp;



This week’s monster of the week is the morally questionable Blood Golem. I’ve always wanted to start a recipe blog, now is my chance! I will spare you the life story and get to the juicy bits:



Ingredients:



<ul><li>Blood of at least 16 sacrifices</li><li>Spell- Animate Object</li><li>Spell- Gentle Repose</li><li>Spell- Heal</li><li>One set of full plate armor (optional)</li></ul>



You know… I’ve suddenly lost my appetite!



A Blood Golem without armor is pretty much a humanoid(ish) shaped mass of coagulated blood. They continuously leak blood as they move which is why you’ll find swarms of flies and other insects in their wake. The armor helps with this some, it lessens the blood loss and can double its lifespan. It also allows them additional abilities in battle.



But… Why…?



Blood Golems were typically created to guard temples and slaughter the enemies of their faith. This makes them an easy enough addition to your campaign! Lacking their own intelligence, they are unable to speak but are cruel and unforgiving in battle. Due to the nature of this golem, they frequently need to ‘refuel’ to stay alive&#8230; I’ll let you use your imagination for that one, but they need their targets to be living and immobile.&nbsp;



If you find yourself facing off with one of these constructs there’s some things you need to know.&nbsp; The Blood Golem is immune to magic and magic-like effects. It will attack at random, using its mechanical limbs and whatever weapon it was equipped with. If the golem you are facing is armored, you can target the blood reserve tanks on its body; These tanks are how it repairs damage sustained in combat. Good Luck!&nbsp;



That (thankfully) concludes this week’s edition of Monster of the Week! Before we go: What do you call a ship full of Blood Golems?



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A BLOOD VESSEL!



Okay, okay, we’ll see you next week. Let us know what monsters you’d like to hear about next!



Check out last week&#8217;s monster the <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/10/06/monster-of-the-week-azer/">Azer</a>!

Monster of the Week: Blood Golem (CW: Blood)

&#8220;Give a man a fire, he&#8217;s warm for a day. Set a man on fire, he&#8217;s warm for the rest of his life&#8221; &#8211; Sir Terry Pratchett.



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This week’s Monster of the Week blog is on FIRE… literally.&nbsp;



The Azer are residents of the fire plane, which has caused their appearance to deviate from their Dwarven ancestors. They have brass-colored skin with flaming hair and beards, and they wear some badass fireproof kilts made of bronze, copper or brass.&nbsp; Their skin is extremely hot to the touch, so don’t go in for a hug!



Like the Dwarves, the Azer are a proud race of mastercrafters and miners. They have been called upon throughout history to aid in creating magical items, weapons and art. One of their proudest accomplishments is the City of Brass on the Fire Plane. The Efreet hired the Azer to build this magnificent city, but ultimately betrayed them and attempted to enslave them to protect the city’s secrets. To this day, the Azer and Efreeti are bitter enemies.&nbsp;



The Efreeti are pretty cool, so we’ll save that juicy info for a later blog!



If you have the “opportunity” to visit the Elemental Plane of Fire, you may find the Azer serving the Fire Giants or living in communities within bronze fortresses, although they can be a rare sight. Unless you’re an Efreeti or happen to flash some gemstones in front of them, you’ll probably be safe from the lawful neutral Azer. If you do cross one, watch out for that Warhammer… It’s got a spicy kick at the end! They don’t have any particular weaknesses, BUT they are shirtless, so their armor class is fairly low. (small favors)



DMs, if your players find their way to the Fire Plane, the Azer is definitely a must have addition to your campaign!



Now we find ourselves at the end of another Monster of the Week… never fear, we’ll see you again next Tuesday. We’re getting good at this schedule thing&#8230; you might even say we’re on a… hot streak?



Let us know what monsters you’d like to learn about next!



Check out last week&#8217;s monster the week, the <a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/09/29/monster-of-the-week-tarrasque/">Tarrasque</a>!

Monster of the Week: Azer

As a wise man once said; you too will want to kill all your friends with this beast. For this is no normal mammal; a 130 ton killer armadillo-esque kaiju from your worst nightmares… The Tarrasque!!



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Well I hope you could stomach that intro because it essentially summarizes the best aspects of the Tarrasque. Wait a second… You’ve never heard of them? I don’t blame you, the Tarrasque is not the most commonly discussed creature in the TTRPG community. (But does it compare to our beloved goblins?&#8230; hmm&#8230; Nah.)



Kindly ignore the aforementioned armadillo comparison, and focus on the kaiju mental image you’ve created within the recesses of your imagination. The Tarrasque has two giant protruding horns coming off its scalp, but those horns aren’t the only thorny thing about them. They also have a variety of spikes that trail off the back of their body, almost like a Chia pet that wasn’t properly taken care of over the years. Their body is much similar to that of a T-Rex, but if the proportions were actually beneficial to the T-Rex’s survival. What I’m saying is that they have long arms, the kind of arms that could scoop up your familiar and eat them like fresh made 100% natural chicken nuggets. (This is not turning into an ad for a Fast Food Lunch Menu, I swear.)



Now that we know what it looks like&#8230;



The Tarrasque doesn’t rely on their eyesight to hunt their prey, this is because they have two beady eyes that are limited to begin with. By default the Tarrasque are blind at birth and have to rely on their own sense of smell to get around. Don’t pity them though, they are natural born killers and have zero remorse for who and what they kill. Definitely try not to get swallowed, you’ll suffer some HEFTY acid damage, not to mention… ew.



Unlike previously discussed monsters of, the Tarrasque isn’t capable of communicating the way Goblins or Beholders do. They are much more grounded in reality in terms of how they function like real mammals; they only eat, sleep, and kill… Only to eat some more. A simple life for a simple beast.



For the DMs.



The Tarrasque is extremely formidable, with the 5e version sitting at a CR of 30 and an armor class of 25! This monster is not for the faint of heart, but it is a great BBEG. If you wanted your players to encounter a Tarrasque at some point in the campaign, you could consider making it a far off terror while they&#8217;re at a lower level. A Titan that armies are fighting a world away. They could occasionally hear rumors, or witness the aftermath of its destruction. When they reach a level that might stand a chance (or not, you do you) entice them to join the forces fighting this evil!



That concludes another Monster of The Week blog, tell us how you&#8217;ve included a Tarrasque in your campaigns!



For now, take care and let us know who you think should be featured in an up and coming MOTW!



Check out last week&#8217;s blog and behold&#8230; <a href="https://beneverending.com/?p=2856">THE BEHOLDER</a>!

Monster of the Week: Tarrasque

Bringing back the trend of floating eyes with tentacles, the Beholder emerges from its slumber in this week’s post!



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Another classic TTRPG monster already, at this time of year and this time of day? Localized entirely within a 300(ish) word count!?&#8230; Yes.



From an aesthetic standpoint, the Beholder could be easily dismissed from other classic TTRPG monsters; it’s an angry flying orb with eyes and tentacles. Yet it is one of the few monsters to constantly re-appear in different iterations of popular TTRPGs. 



Why is that? One reason being: the Beholder loves confrontation. It thrives off instilling fear into its opponents (kind of like how old people treat retail employees). This severe personality flaw is one that makes the Beholder so endearing to players, they’re incredibly xenophobic and that adds a level of unpredictability to their actions. Beholder’s are creepy because of their human-like qualities, and these qualities often represent the worst aspects of mankind.  They consider other creatures to be lesser beings and are known to keep slaves&#8230; Yeah they might be some of the worst as far as evil TTRPG creatures go, but for the sake of gameplay a good bad guy can bring up a lot of powerful and genuine conversation between players. You can enjoy the presence of a bad guy, and recognize that their actions are unjustifiable. (Not every villain has to be a hurt baby rejected by society after all…*cough* Disney. *cough*)



If you see one… immediately go the other direction.



Definitely don’t try to sneak up on it; The Beholder can see in all directions, even when it sleeps.&nbsp; As you’d expect, they can attack you with eye rays. What kind you ask? Just… all of the above. You might get a charm ray, but you could also get a death ray. Only the dice can tell!



I think I’ll stick with the Spectator



Good call. At first glance, the Beholder and Spectator are difficult to separate from one another. You wouldn’t be wrong to confuse the two though, the Spectator is a form of Beholderkin. In fact, the Beholder has many different variants that have spun off from it over the last few decades. I won’t ramble on about those though, since they could earn a post of their own eventually! 



Thus concludes this week&#8217;s post on the Beholder, the real MVP of ball-shaped malevolence. If you liked this week’s post, comment below and yell at us with positive vibes and what monster you’d like to hear about next!



Check out last week&#8217;s monster, the Ginormous Squirrel <a href="https://beneverending.com/?p=2845">here</a>!

Monster of the Week: Beholder

Look up there! It&#8217;s a Giant, no&#8230; a Dragon? It&#8217;s&#8230; a Ginormous Squirrel?!



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Like many monsters from our previous posts, the Ginormous Squirrel is a large mammalian force to be reckoned with. The novelty of the Gigantic Squirrel comes from the fact that it is purely a fan creation; a homebrew creature, if you will. The idea of a small rodent-esque critter turned into a 500 foot tall beast is absurdist humor at its finest. It&#8217;s also a testament to how creative DM’s can be with the creation of homebrew content, which says a lot given how TTRPG rely solely on the power of imagination and skillful storytelling to thrive. The abilities of the Ginormous Squirrel are anything you can make it to be. You want a Ginormous Squirrel that spouts fire and shoots laser beams like a raging Kaiju monster? Yes, you can make that possible! How about a Ginormous Squirrel that’s a peaceful gentle giant, and lives in a cottagecore-esque paradise with a variety of quirky NPCs that worship it? Yes, praise the fuzzy demigod!&#8230;



Now let’s segway into something else before I start a cult…&nbsp;



The Ginormous Squirrel in my eyes would probably be the closer to the&nbsp; Kaiju variety, a deathly beast that leaves no man unscathed in battle. They are fast, and can be mounted and ridden by those who are brave enough to tame them into submission. OK That sounds weird but trust me it’s not, if you saw our little Goblin gif from our Kickstarter campaign you’d know immediately what I’m referring to. If that squirrel can run through projectile fireworks with a Goblin on it’s back, then who knows what else it could handle?



The power of the Ginormous Squirrel is not one to be underestimated, and those who tell you that you can’t use homebrew monsters might just be too crazy to DM for.



That’s just my two cents.



Tell us about your homebrew monsters in the comments below, and check out the original Reddit post for the Ginormous Squirrel <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/monsteraday/comments/3o41vx/day_54_ginormous_squirrel/">HERE</a>! See ya next week.



<a href="https://beneverending.com/?p=2826">Check out last week&#8217;s Monster, the Frost Giant!</a>

Monster of the Week: Ginormous Squirrel

We&#8217;re happy to share this message from our friends at Apotheosis Studios and support their most recent Kickstarter campaign. 



Apotheosis Studios is an indie studio of geeks and gamers out of Boulder, CO. Check out our post about their newest kickstarter, a Warlock-focused RPG &#8216;The Red Opera&#8217; <a href="https://beneverending.com/?p=2909">here</a>!



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Allow me to introduce myself. Just now at this moment, I’m one of the voices in your head, dear reader. Or should I call you a purveyor of fine fantasy projects? You are, after all, visiting a mighty fine Kickstarter page for a mighty fine Kickstarter project. I should know, I helped write some of it!



I’m Joseph Asphahani, Associate Writer for The Red Opera Dnd 5e campaign, and let me tell you something, true off my chest: I love Dark Fantasy. As a sub-genre of that section, you might see cornered off in your local bookstore. I’m not one for whimsical fancy. Not to say I haven’t fallen down a rabbit hole or chased the moon in my day. I’m just saying, as emphatically as possible, that I love Dark Fantasy. I’m saying that bloody battles and evil rituals and road dust and impossible odds and vulgar revenge are the kinds of things I want the characters I read about to encounter on their journeys. And it’s exactly this kind of Dark Fantasy experience that drew me to The Red Opera in the first place.&nbsp;



DiAmorte’s album The Red Opera provides the perfect thematic portal into this world, full of thrashing riffs and throat-searing vocals, as unforgiving as the Shadelands at times. (If you think at first the Shadelands seem peaceful and serene, I say wait for the later acts!) Their heavy metal music also has a softer side, if you’ve an ear for it. And so Rick Heinz, Patrick Edwards, and I took all of this into account as we designed the encounters and fleshed out the story of the campaign. There’s plenty of violence and death and dealings with unnamed creatures lurking in the dark, absolutely, but there’s also tenderness and passion and chances for redemption. Fayte, LaCroix, Dorian, and all the other NPCs will guide you along with one Hell of a central path (a phrase I may or may not be using here as foreshadowing), but it is by no means the only path.&nbsp;



One of Rick’s defining storytelling philosophies is and has always been ‘player-first,’ and in The Red Opera it will be the players who ultimately decide how the story unfolds. We’ve left several ideas for the inventive Dungeon Master to expand upon at his or her choosing, little scenarios and sidequests that could be left entirely unexplored or just as easily spun off into massive separate campaigns. You can bring in your existing characters as they chase down a lead about a rising threat in a new realm, or roll up new characters who already live there, faced with the hard fact that fate has more in store for them than a quiet life of servitude to an uncanny, omnipotent patron. Everything here is completely open-ended and driven by actions the players want to take and how they want to take them.



I’ve played in several of Rick’s DnD games over the last two decades, and pretty much all my characters have earned the title “The Bold.” I just can’t help it, it’s how I play. I don’t want to just sit around and plan. I’m a man of action! Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives! (So says Macbeth.) As we were writing parts of The Red Opera, I couldn’t help but think what my character would do in these situations, what choices I’d make. Maybe I’d get myself (or all of us) killed! But just as possible, maybe I’d learn my lesson and listen to the meticulous plan of the rest of the party. We’ve very carefully crafted every act and chapter in The Red Opera to suit all styles of player, even the bold ones like me. There is simply no way that you will not have fun playing it.&nbsp;



And at the end, whether you seek a light, happy ending or a dark one (like me), the thing I love most about The Red Opera is that you, the player, gets to decide.







Check out the Kickstarter for The Red Opera, Last Days of the Warlock <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg?ref=9qe4d2">here</a>!

A message from our friends…

Who doesn’t love Polar Bears… oh wait&#8230;



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Welcome back to Monster of the Week! For the uninitiated, every Tuesday we rant… I mean blog, about the most notable monsters in the TTRPG community. This week’s monster is none other than the 50 foot tall, hostile and ferocious Frost Giant. Simply put, they are bluish-skinned, bearded giants that live in icy climates, susceptible to various forms of lycanthropy. We’re not talking about those Twilight wolves; We mean Werebears and Seawolves.



POLAR WEREBEARS AND SEAWOLVES, PEOPLE.



The Polar Werebear condition is a hybrid giant that tends to live apart from it’s kin. Now imagine how terrifying it would be to be ambushed on a snowy mountain by a 50 foot tall Werebear. We’re not saying whether the odds would be in your favor or not, but the mental image on it’s own conjures up some complicated feelings from me. (Primarily terror)



Now… what was I saying?



Right. Ice Giants. Cosmetically, their blue skin and white hair help set them apart from their standard Giant counterparts, along with their immunity to cold damage. The Frost Giant falls under the evil alignment but they do have a complex social structure known as an Ordning.&nbsp; The shamans of their society are usually capable of casting spells from the Charm, Divination, Healing, Protection or Weather spheres.



In combat, Frost Giants are known for using ambush techniques to attack their prey; they can hide under 20 feet of snow in preparation for an attack. Then they will throw boulders at you.&nbsp;Charming, right? We suggest some fire-based spells if you plan to face these folks.



Well, now that we have conjured up some terrifying images and inspired future fanart of Polar Werebears, we will conclude this week’s Monster of the Week! If there is a monster you’d like for us to talk about in an upcoming post, leave us a comment. See you soon!



<a href="https://beneverending.com/?p=2815">Check out last week&#8217;s Monster of the Week, the Goblin!</a>

Monster of the Week: Frost Giant

Hello Everyone!



Our friends over at Apotheosis Studios have an exciting new kickstarter we think you need to know about.



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The Red Opera, Last Days of the Warlock



This RPG campaign designed for 5e is a complete package: It features an official soundtrack, multiple endings, branching side quests and the ever important tragic story.



Did we mention the city ruled by Warlocks? We’re looking forward to immersing ourselves in the city of Yon’Cath with its Accursed King. (and checking out the new Warlock classes!)



Some additional highlights:



<ul><li>Full 90,000+ word campaign for all tiers of play. Can be run either as a Tier 4, level 20 adventure or be scaled to a level 1 beginner campaign.&nbsp;</li><li>Designed for Storytellers; with new Warlock classes, setting updates, side quests, story branches and three-beat story structure for each act.</li><li>Multiple endings based on player choice where the party can dictate the future of the Shadelands and shape the destiny of things to come.</li></ul>



A fun twist I will enjoy is that any PC can make a pact with a Patron while reaping the benefits or paying the price. The Red Opera is a truly unique experience that will allow you to run the game several times, each time offering a different adventure. All while listening to a tailored, metal-inspired opera soundtrack. What more do we need to say??



To get you even more hyped for the release, you can preview the soundtrack by DiAmorte and The Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra along with a 33-page sample of the core book on their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg?ref=9qe4d2">Kickstarter page.</a>



We are thrilled to be able to support such an immersive campaign that brings Warlocks into the spotlight. Be sure to back their Kickstarter ending October 1st!



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Dear NeverEnding,&nbsp;



I’m so frustrated!&nbsp; As a DM, I put a lot of time into preparing for game day.&nbsp; I read my “Remarkable Inns” book back to back and then prepare detailed notes.&nbsp; I even do vocal exercises before my guests arrive to make sure that I’m in top shape to do the different voices for my characters! Oftentimes, preparing for a game will take up to a week.&nbsp; All of this just for my friends to show up with their greasy bags of potato chips to crunch their way through yet another game!&nbsp; I dearly love them but what can I do to steer them towards a better game experience? I am at my absolute wits end!



Sincerely,&nbsp;



Kerrigan the Red Bearded Destructress/part time DM&nbsp;



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It’s Sunday and the Mother of Dragons is gonna weigh in on the whole “is it okay for players to eat during a game” debate.  She says an emphatic yes&#8211;keep thy strength up during those hours-long campaigns!  Even after a day of tending to her Dothraki villagers, she still has time to prep for Game Day.  Firstly, put on a soothing green tea face mask (self care is key for lady rulers) and then prepare your quiche which can be served at room temp. A game morning brunch is easy to host if each player, er wizard or orc, observes basic manners and brings along another breakfast item such as the avocados or breakfast potatoes as pictured below.  (See how the food adds to the realism of the tavern scene from “Remarkable Inns”?) The meal should fit neatly behind the DM’s screen alongside his or her dice and notes. Helpful hint, use appetizer sized place settings so that everything fits on the table and plastic champagne flutes to pour the magic potion for guests.  Huzzah!



Do you have burning questions for NeverEnding? Ask us in the comments or on Social Media using the hashtag #DearNeverEnding!

Dear NeverEnding, Kerrigan’s Conundrum

Pledge Manager Closing SOON! (plus a sneak peek)



There are several of you who haven&#8217;t logged into the Pledge Manager yet and selected your rewards.&nbsp;



Please check your spam for your invite, sent in JULY.



You can also go directly to the project page on GameFound &#8211;&nbsp;<a href="https://gamefound.com/projects/neverending/neverending-bring-your-stories-to-life#/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://gamefound.com/projects/neverending/neverending-bring-your-stories-to-life#/</a>



We&#8217;ve started sending out character commission forms. If we sent you one, please complete it so we can get you on the schedule. If you&#8217;re owed one and you haven&#8217;t gotten it yet, you should get it today. (but also check your spam box)



In other news, if you haven&#8217;t joined our email list yet, I invite you to do that now. Just go to our&nbsp;<a href="https://beneverending.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://beneverending.com/</a>&nbsp;You can enter your name and email at the Bottom of the page, to join the list! We&#8217;ll be sending out polls regarding features for the character builder. We&#8217;d love to get your feedback, and you joining our email list is the best way. We send out messages maybe once per month, so we&#8217;re not spammy. 🙂



We&#8217;re redoing the battle crouch pose and have another pose for spellcasters (works for other classes too) that will be released in the Beta.&nbsp;



Thought you might like a sneak peek!



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Ready for Battle!



We&#8217;re also expanding the eye, mouth, and eyebrow options to allows for a wide range of emotional expressions, as you can see here:



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Jeepers, Creepers &#8211; Where&#8217;d you get those peepers?



We&#8217;ve had some team members struggle with some personal issues and family illness (thanks, 2020), BUT we&#8217;re still on track for an October Beta Release of the Character Builder, barring anyone else getting sick!



Since we can&#8217;t really close the pledge manager just yet, please share it around on your social media accounts. I&#8217;m 90% sure we unlocked another stretch goal &#8211; but until everyone gets their pledge in for sure, we won&#8217;t know. AND it sure would be cool to unlock another! SPREAD THE WORD!



Thanks,



Jamie

An update (and sneak peek) for our Backers!

Ahhh, the raccoon of the TTRPG universe. These short pointy-eared mischief makers are one of the most iconic monsters in fantasy settings.



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A Raccoon??



If you haven’t noticed from the title of this post, this week&#8217;s featured Monster of the Week is none other than our beloved Goblin (coming most often in green, yellow, and fleshy flavors). You might think comparing them to raccoons is a bit of a stretch, but hear me out… The Goblin is a small, pointy eared creature with fangs and an adorable face (depending on the artist that depicts them &#8211; don’t judge me!). They’re extremely nimble creatures and are quite capable of looting whatever they come across. They also breed in small warrens at an extremely quick rate. While they tend to be selfish and highly competitive, you rarely encounter goblins in groups less than two. Keep that in mind if you only SEE one. They also tend to scavenge at the fringes of human society. See&#8230; Like Raccoooooons! 



The Life of A Goblin



 Young goblins are taught to fend for themselves in preparation for emergency situations (Accch! Adventurers! Every Goblin For Themself!). And in prep for turning the ripe old age of 8, when they&#8217;re officially adults (oof. And I thought I felt bad BEFORE about moving back in with the parents at age 24). While little, Goblins (or gobbos, or gobbs, or gerblins, or SQUUUUEEEEs (if you’re me)) aren’t helpless. They can plan elaborate strategies to trap and pillage their opponents like a giant horde of tiny pirates. Ambushing via the power of family and friendship (take that Little Ponies!) is the goblin way of life after all. Despite this talk of togetherness, it’s temporary and for the expediency of the moment. Traditionally, Goblins fall under the Neutral Evil alignment. You’d probably be kinda selfish and looking out for numero uno too, if you had to compete for scraps and always had big bad Hooo-Mans trying to slaughter you &#8211; just because you stole a few chickens, a cow, and that crying baby (seriously, that last one was like&#8230; a Favor. Those things scream too much and they poop EVERYWHERE).&nbsp;



Goblins are a bit ill-tempered, and if they think they’re in a position of strength they can be extremely aggressive &#8211; despite their average size being below 3’5”. The height of the Goblin species is a perceived weakness preyed upon by other monstrous denizens. They’re extremely prone to bullying and become prey or servants (or both) to many larger humanoids or intelligent creatures. Like some of the previously discussed Monsters of the Week, Goblins are not the most social creatures when it comes to outsiders. Outsiders are most likely prey, because they’re weaker, or a threat, because they’re stronger. They seem to be in a grey area when it comes to other goblin-kind as well as their relationships with orcs. It probably depends on the benefits they receive (food, treasure, time to sleep), how they can take advantage of said benefits (nap time on a full-belly, yo), and their likelihood of becoming food themselves (Eat Stan! I’m stringy and that farm baby just puked on me!). In short (*snort*), Goblins live not much differently than any large extended family. They scream when they have to share their space or belongings with all their siblings. Nobody showers because all the hot water got used up or their parents are just too tired to care. They do the least amount of chores in the least amount of time, and never without complaint. Their room is a mess because it was always someone else who left the dirty underwear on the floor (or dining room table, or couch, or TV. Who leaves dirty underwear on the TV?!?!?) And no &#8211; I don’t know this just because it was my life for 15 years. Anyway…. 



Not all Goblins are created equal&#8230;



 We talked a lot about goblins in general. But not all are equal, unfortunately. Goblin leaders have a lot of privilege in goblin society. Unlike the common goblin, they get to have their own space, food, and the best treasure. They’re also more likely to survive by “attacking” from the most rear position. Which is unfortunate for all the meat-shiel.. Erm… beloved goblin brothers and sisters fighting on the front lines. It might seem odd, because the leaders are considered to be the strongest and most capable. But keep in mind &#8211; for Goblins power is about survival. You don’t survive long if you’re heading the charge. 



Goblins are super common and a staple of many adventures. Should we tackle something more rare? Which strange creature should we deep dive into in an upcoming Monster of The Week?&nbsp; Let us know in the comments below!



<a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/07/28/monster-of-the-week-spectator/">Check out the previous Monster of the Week, The Spectator!</a>

Monster of the Week: Goblin

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OMG! Look out! It’s a Behol… nope. Just your average floating cyclops orb with four eyestalks and a penchant for philosophical conversation.



<h2>Some Backstory&#8230;</h2>







We’re back and kicking off this week’s Monster of The Week with the classic TTRPG monster; The Spector.



Despite their gruesome appearance, the Spectator isn’t evil (don’t judge a book… or an eyeball, yo). It’s actually lawful neutral alignment. That’s just one of the things that makes them so attractive as a guardian. Who else could be better trusted with your prized treasures – definitely not your first college roommate (I’m still waiting to get those Simpsons DVDs back Dave).



The Spectator is a quirky monster with great philosophical knowledge (not just Nietzsche, Kopf too). They quite enjoy conversation and may hold extended conversions with those who dare approach them. Unlike the viciously paranoid and solitary Beholder, Spectators are also capable of forming deep friendships with others. Who knows if they’re capable of committing to romantic relationships &#8211; but it’s possible. Just imagine the Spectator-ship possibilities; Spectator x Beholder perhaps? I mean they both have a superiority complex and are both round orbs from questionable backgrounds. Well, that’s another question for another day. This is Monster of The Week and NOT Monster Match Maker. (Seriously though, if you all would read Monster Match Maker we’d consider making it. Haha)



<h2>As Far As The Monster Itself&#8230;</h2>



As far as magical abilities go, the Spectator is capable of paralyzing its enemies, wounding them, and causing psychological trauma (confusion and/or fear). Since they’re lawful neutral, they’re not as likely to attack unless provoked. Since they’re sometimes summoned as guardians, provoking may be as simple as coming within eye range (eye-ray-range?). Think you can simply avoid those rays by flinging some spells from afar? Nope! Where the Beholder has a nasty anti-magic cone, our Spectator buddy is able to reflect spells back at the caster OR at someone else in range! Looks like you’ll have to move in close after all.



As big ‘ole orbs without any non-eye-stalky appendages, they primarily use their eye rays in combat. They CAN bite, but&#8230; like… why would they when an eye stalk does more damage. Maybe if you took out those eyes stalks? (Finally a real world use for that Three Stooges Eye Poke!) If all eyes of the Spectator are poked/damaged, it will teleport itself to a different plane to escape the battle (unless it’s been summoned as a guardian, in which case it’s likely to fight to the death). This may sound dramatic, but keep in mind the Spectator is literally just one giant eyeball with four other eyes tacked on. Once those eyes are out of commission or proving less than useful, there’s few other options other than flight.







<h2>Can you think of any other monsters with inconvenient weaknesses? Let us know so we can consider them as a candidate for a future Monster of the Week!</h2>



<h2><a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/06/02/monster-of-the-week-young-kraken/">Read our previous Monster of the Week if you dare!</a></h2>

Monster of the Week: Spectator

We’ve made many, many statements and posts on Twitter speaking out against police violence and in support of Black Lives Matter. But we dropped the ball on Facebook, LinkedIn and our blog. It’s important for us (all of us) to use our voice wherever we are and make clear our stance against racism, institutionalized injustice, and police brutality. You have our apologies for not making our support plain and upfront on these other platforms sooner.

#BlackLivesMatter

NeverEnding is a small startup. We don’t have a lot of money (understatement). We don’t have a lot of followers (yet). What we have is a big dream to change the face of tabletop roleplaying games by creating the tools that allow players and dungeon masters to see themselves in their games and better share their stories.



Allowing players to see themselves in their games has been one of our goals since the beginning. We’re working hard to make it a reality with our character builder, scene builder and video animator.



We realized early on, that if we want people to be able to create characters that looked like them, the character builder would be a critical first step. Being able to have a character with naturally curly hair and choosing from a variety of skin tones needs to be a given &#8211; but there are other aspects that get missed beyond hair and skin tone. Little things like glasses or freckles can make a difference. Having different body types that are maybe more average or curvier than the typical superhero can make the game better for many. Having a variety of ways someone can feel represented helps them enjoy the game more.



So, we’re doing all of that and more. It&#8217;s important you feel like you’re reflected in your game &#8211; if that’s what you want. But it isn’t just so you can feel represented. A diverse character builder might be a virtual way of exposing more people to others who look different from them. For example, one of the reasons we included prosthetics in our builder as a base feature is to dispel the idea of disabled people as inherently weak or helpless or broken.



We’re also creating hairstyles and clothing options that reflect non-European cultures as well. There’s nothing wrong with the traditional knight in platemail that we’ve come to expect in the typical medieval tropes of many TTRPGs. But those tropes don’t have to preclude us including options based off of the beautiful beaded coats worn by the Baggara warriors from northern Africa in the late 18th century or the spiked armor of an Indian executioner from the same period. There are many, many rich and gorgeous cultures around the globe. We want to explore them with you. One of the places we’re consciously pulling inspiration from right now is the variety of cultures and peoples of Africa. For too long there’s been this idea of Africa and her people being “less than” or a monoculture. Nothing could be further from the truth. We want to work with artists and experts to reveal and display the myriad gems of splendor available from those storied lands.



This is a huge undertaking. Exhausting and sometimes scary. There is a LOT of art to be created in our platform and a lot of programming work still to be done. We have high hopes. We have plans. We won’t get there all at once &#8211; and we hope people have patience with us along the journey.



 I recognize now that, even though we’re small, we also have opportunities to lift people up as we try to do something amazing. We have a Kickstarter June 12. We’re planning stretch goals. Initially, I was hoping to connect with some bigger name established artists. I realized today that all those artists started off small and became big, because more people saw their art. With that in mind, I am putting out the call for artists of color who’d like to help us develop and fulfill stretch goals for the character builder and the scene builder (both critical components for our animator).  We only have 9 days to plan things out, but we can work together on figuring some specifics as the days go on.



A shortlist of what we’re thinking includes backgrounds and props reflective of different areas and environments around the world, hairstyles and facial hair as well as clothing and armor inspired by West Africa, Thailand, and other places, monsters from other mythologies. The list could go on. We do have a certain art style. We have always planned on expanding it, and that can be part of the discussion as well. We will put some priority on artists who think they can fit within our style and help us expand our options &#8211; but we want to hear from anyone with ideas for how we can make this bigger and better. Send portfolio links to <a href="mailto:jvandoren@beneverending.com">jvandoren@beneverending.com</a>



Let’s change the face of TTRPGs together.











Sincerely,



Jamie Van Doren Founder/CEO NeverEnding, Inc. PS: No, this will not be the only opportunity for black creatives and others to work with us. The road ahead is long. There&#8217;s plenty of room for us to walk together later.

NeverEnding: Making Your Stories About YOU!

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Raw tentacled fury of the sea, the young kraken lives in the nightmares of those who dare to travel through the ocean…



<h2>The Mighty Kraken&#8230;. Baby? </h2>



This Monster of The Week even has Brittany Spears singing (&#8220;Oh, baby, baby&#8220;). That&#8217;s right -we’re going to discuss the Kraken&#8217;s adorable equivalent: the Young Kraken. For me, the first mental images that it conjures up are of squishy, slimy little Nemos, unable to defend themselves from a harsh world. If you&#8217;re in the same boat (boat, ha), you might’ve forgotten that this segment is titled Monster of The Week. So why are we focusing on a weaker version of it’s elder counterpart? 



If you don&#8217;t want to wipe out your lower level (even mid-level) adventuring party, this little guy is more than a cute marketable version of the terrifying ruler of the deep, they&#8217;re a potential long-term BBEG who grows in power with them. Where the fully grown Kraken is an extremely intelligent and ancient eldritch nightmare, their young are powerful foes that are not nigh impossible to defeat (and slightly less tremble-worthy) &#8211; as well as prone to plotting vengeance.



<h2>Is This Where &#8220;Whipper Snapper&#8221; Comes From?</h2>



Even in infancy, it is capable of comprehending information at the average intelligence level of, say, those who enjoy edgy adult cartoons (adult swim, anyone?). While not as large as their mature counterparts, they&#8217;re still much larger than the largest Owlbear. Krakens are also known for being extremely evil. The Young Kraken is no different. One might hope that being an independent and highly intelligent creature, it might rebel against its elder brethren and start a movement pushing against the traditionalist evils of Kraken-kind; maybe be intelligent enough to see the importance of a better society with equality for minorities and higher minimum wage? 



Unfortunately, the Young Kraken isn’t capable of actual revolutionary alignment change &#8211; nor speech (makes holiday meals with old Uncle Kraken, much easier). They are, however, capable of telepathy within a 120ft radius. They even have the ability to breathe in and outside of water (so there&#8217;s still the option of opening yet another a big corporate chain store on the corner). 



Kraken as deadly adults or inexperienced youth can execute their schemes on both land and water. The adults are more likely to attack directly when their schemes are uncovered, while young Krakens will retreat and nurse their wounds until an opportunity for revenge appears. Remember, they&#8217;re long-lived. They may wait years or decades after they&#8217;ve been thwarted to come after your adventuring party. &nbsp;



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<h2><a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/05/25/monster-of-the-week-nightwalker/">Check out our last Monster of the Week post here</a></h2>

Monster of the Week: Young Kraken

Don’t let its beautiful baby smooth skin fool you, the Nightwalker takes no prisoners.&nbsp;



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" src="https://beneverending.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/preview-247x640-1.jpg" alt="Nightwalker" class="wp-image-2615" width="247" height="640"/><figcaption>NeverEnding&#8217;s Nightwalker</figcaption></figure></div>



<h2>What is a nightwalker? </h2>



This week we’re kicking off Monster Of The Week with a more well-known creature of the night &#8211; and the living embodiment of death itself. Nightwalkers appear to be comprised of shadow, but these colossal humanoid-shaped terrors are actually undead. And they&#8217;ll stop at nothing to eliminate your players. 



<h2>Where do nightwalkers come from? </h2>



There’s much more to their origin than there is for the typical shambling undead. Nightwalkers are born from a failed ritual created by those who try to inhabit powers of the Negative Energy plane. You can think of the Negative Energy plane as a sort of alternate dimension where almost no living creature can safely travel. Why? Because it contains such high amounts of (living? dead? hungry? all of the above?) darkness. Think of Stephen Hawking’s description of Black Holes, but instead of going through the fun that is spaghettification you’ll just slowly shrivel into cold dusty shadow, as all hope, light, and laughter drains away. The plane of existence where Nightwalkers originate is a sinister plane indeed. Nightwalkers fall under the evil alignment. Allegedly, Nightwalkers consist of the same shadowy darkness as the negative energy plane. Being undead, they have no problem surviving this dread domain. 







Did we mention, they&#8217;re really, really big? Despite their 20 ft stature, Nightwalkers are capable of hiding from the players&#8217; sight by camouflaging into darker environments such as fallow farm fields, dark forests, and the abandoned backlot of Disney’s Hollywood Studios… *gulp*.



<h2>anyway&#8230; </h2>



Ok, so just like the nightmares I still have about that backlot tour, the Nightwalker is capable of stunning its prey within a 30 ft radius by using their evil gaze. They become literally paralyzed with fear. Fear isn&#8217;t their only weapon. Like many evil beings in real life, Nightwalkers are extremely charismatic. Because they have such high charisma, they’re extremely capable of intimidating players without having to flex a muscle. Although a large part of that has to do with the Nightwalker’s physical stature, it&#8217;s fear of the unknown that you want to emphasize to keep your players sweating. Or you can just focus on the fear of a gigantic malevolent creature that harnesses the powers of the Negative Energy plane.&nbsp;That works too.



<h2>So who’s your candidate for a Monster of The Week?</h2>



<h2><a href="https://beneverending.com/2020/05/19/monster-of-the-week-the-singing-tree/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">check out last week&#8217;s monster of the week</a></h2>

Monster of the Week: Nightwalker

<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://beneverending.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/singing-treev-colored.png" alt="The Singing Tree" class="wp-image-2598"/><figcaption>NeverEnding&#8217;s version of The Singing Tree</figcaption></figure></div>



Is it a monster? Is it a plant? No, The Singing Tree is both!



We’re kicking off our first-ever Monster of The Week post with a fairly unusual choice: The Singing Tree. If you’re thinking “what a silly choice to start with,” then golly, we’ve lulled you into a sense of false expectation &#8211; much like this week’s botanical abomination.&nbsp;



Reminiscent of Randy Newman’s character the Singing Bush seen in the 80s classic The Three Amigos, they call it the singing tree because each one of its leaves emits a high pitched sound. If all leaves play together, they sound like a calming harmonic choir that’ll put even the most frenzied woodland critter to slumber. That is the point after all. But this sleep isn’t restful or kind. The Singing Tree relies on the blood of its victims to replenish itself. Similar to how the roots of a normal tree pull in nutrients and support microbes for decomposition, the Singing Tree just wants to include you in the circle of life by draining you of all your blood and nutrients. It plays calming lullaby to soothe its prey into napping beside it. If, for example, Mr. Squirrel (my OC for this post) were to take a nap by the singing tree, he’d become a raisin in no time as the tree drinks up all his juicy goodness and covers him in leaves. Despite its lack of sentience and inability to feel paranoia, the tree will still slowly coat a body in leaves to hide it from sight. This way future prey are not alerted by the sight of Mr. Squirrel’s untimely demise, preserving this beautiful tree’s friendly facade. Death is natural (even your character’s death), so the Singing Tree is not considered an inherently evil creature; it’s alignment falls under the neutral category.&nbsp;



The Singing Tree can be domesticated, but because it&#8217;s bloodthirsty (literally) the odds of it going feral run high. They tend to live in areas distant from civilization, and primarily thrive off of those hapless enough to stumble close. If kept hungry for extended periods of time, the Tree will stop at nothing to consume the nearest creature. Unfortunately, the Tree doesn&#8217;t have much in the way of defending itself if attacked. It dies like any normal tree if treated roughly.&nbsp;



One more fun anecdote worth mentioning is that Singing Trees cannot live in a pack, since they rely on chance encounters as their primary food source.



I can only imagine how different the film Three Amigos would’ve been if Randy Newman had been a Singing Tree. Perhaps a 2020s gritty reboot could be centered on this new concept!



Is there a monster that you’d like to see discussed in the next Monster Of The Week? Feel free to write us in the comments below!

Monster of the Week: The Singing Tree

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