OA News – January 9th, 2026

Welcome to the Order of Aesthetics News, LIVE! We are broadcasting directly from the Great Library of the Ages in Palanthas Alt Cataclius, and today we are discussing Starting an adventure, down time in game, RealmsBound project, and Dungeon Crawl Classics.

https://youtube.com/live/ZY7AiDCzjQE Show Notes Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga, Order of Aesthetics News episode! It is Bakukal, Newkolt the 9th. My name is Adam and today I was sifting through the Iconochronos and ran across this exciting bit of news.

I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga YouTube members, and Patreon patrons and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron. You can even grab Dragonlance media using my affiliate links and get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games in the description below.

Discussion

• DLSaga Anthology – Now through March 1, 2026
  • https://dlsaga.com/contributors/
  • 8k words or less
• Members and patron benefits:
  • Weekly readings and monthly downloads
  • Discord sections for subscribers and members only
  • Discounts on merchandise
• D&D: Five Classic Ways To Open An Adventure
  • https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2026/01/dd-five-classic-ways-to-open-an-adventure.html
• The worst part of Critical Role is one of the best parts of Dungeons and Dragons
  • https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/critical-role-downtime
• Ed Greenwood’s RealmsBound Project Brings New Depth to Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms
  • https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/ed-greenwoods-realmsbound-project-brings-new-depth-to-dungeons-dragons-forgotten
• After 8 years of playing D&D nonstop, I’ve finally tried its biggest alternative
  • https://www.polygon.com/dnd-alternative-dungeon-crawl-classics/

Outro

And that’s it for this OA News episode! How do you like to open your adventures? Do you mind long periods of player discussion above table in your games? And finally, have you ever tried dungeon crawl classics? Feel free to email me at [e-mail] or comment below.

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This channel is all about celebrating the wonderful world of the Dragonlance Saga, and I hope you will join me in the celebration. Thank you for watching, this has been Adam with DragonLance Saga and until next time Slàinte mhath (slan-ge-var).