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 JANUARY Creatures of Warning
In many traditions the sight of a creature (mythic or mundane)
can convey various meanings or signs. As a player, you can
Foxy Friends use these to help guide your character's ideas or decisions.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1.

New Year’s Day

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hayao Miyazaki’s Stephen Hawking’s

Birthday 1892–1973 Birthday Birthday

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

成人の日 मकर सङ्क ्रान्ति

Coming of Age Day (jp) Makar Sankranti
Awesome Games Done Quick ONLINE

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day (usa)

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

Monte Cook’s
Australia Day Birthday

30. 31.

Image Description: Two kitsune pups are playing in the snow.

 FEBRUARY
Bear Witnesses
Sometimes it's best that the players become witness to an
event or action. This forces players to react to events that

Sneak Peek
have transpired rather than being able to step in.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

African American Lunar

History Month New Year

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

元宵節
Valentine’s Day Lantern Festival (ch)

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Presidents’ Day

27. 28.

‫الرساء والمعراج‬‎
‫إ‬
Isra and Mi’raj
Read an RPG Book in Public Week
Image Description: A bulette billy sticks their head
out from beneath the rock and snow for a peek.
 MARCH Creature Companions
If a player wants to get a pet or have some sort of companion,
give them the opportunity to have it! Even the smallest of
Cool Cat companions make great roleplaying opportunities.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

St. David’s Day International GM’s Day

National Women’s
History Month Read an RPG Book in Public Week

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

International Douglas Adams’

Women’s Day Birthday 1952–2001

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

ホワイトデー Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s

White Day Birthday 1933–2020 St. Patrick’s Day

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Cherry Blossom
Festival Begins
Leonard Nimoy’s
Vernal Equinox GDC | Game Developers Conference SAN FRANCISCO, CA Birthday 1931–2015

27. 28. 29. 30. 31.

Mothering International Trans

Day (UK) Day of Visibility
Image Description: A phase kitten lounges in the trees,
looking down at something passing by.
 APRIL Rain Dampens the Senses
A notable saying from many of our favorite hunters. While
playing be sure to describe the weather, how it may be
Spring Showers different, or how it can be subtly used to your advantage.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2.

‫رمضان‬‎
` Ramadan Starts

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

清明節 বুদ্ধ পূর্মা

ণি
Qingming Festival (ch) Vesak

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Tax Day (US)

블랙데이
Black Day Passover starts

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

Easter Orthodox
Sunday Good Friday

24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

‫لیلة القدر‬‎
Laylat al-Qadr
Image Description: A pair of wolpertingers (or unibunnies)
experience their first rain together.
 MAY Wild Growth
With nature's bloom, it's a great time to feature places where plants
have taken over or need a helping hand. This can be forgotten castles,
Floral Bloom blighted fields, or just a harvest that needs help.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

International ‫عيد الفطر‬

Workers’ Day Eid al-Fitr Constitution Day (jp) Star Wars Day Cinco De Mayo

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Mother’s Day (usa)

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Nancy Roman’s
Birthday 1925–2018

22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

Geek Pride Day

29. 30. 31.

Memorial Day (usa)

Image Description: A young hippogriff stretches, excited
for the flowers and spring growth.
 JUNE Out for a Swim
It's not in every campaign or session that you do
something truly aquatic. So this month, let's seek out
Swim Lessons sunken treasures and lost civilizations!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3. 4.

端午節
Dragon Boat
LGBTQ+ Pride Month Festival (ch)

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Juneteenth &
Father’s Day (USA) Summer Solstice Midsummer’s Eve

26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.

Mothering Day (UK)

Image Description: A young dragon turtle swimming happily
through the water lilies.
 JULY
Cube Collector
An eccentric character approaches the party with an interesting
request. To seek out dangerous oozes and bring them back

Beach Blobs (alive) for study. The reward could range from research,
resources, or even a cube companion!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2.

Canada Day (CA)

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
‫عید قربان‬
Eid al-Adha

Kathleen Booth’s
Independence Day (us) Birthday

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

La Fête Nationale
Bastille Day (fr)

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

Robin Williams’ Vera Rubin's

Birthday 1951–2014 Birthday 1928–2016

24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Rosalind Franklin's Gary Gygax’s ‫المحرم‬

ّ
Birthday 1920–1958 Birthday 1938–2008 Muharram
Read an RPG Book in Public Week

31.

Image Description: Two gelatinous cubes enjoying the sunny beach. One is sitting beneath an
umbrella on the beach, while the other is happily lounging in a floatation tube.
 AUGUST
Dragon Quest
Many dragons have no need to mettle in the affairs of mortals,
and others see it as a fun past-time, shaping and breaking

First Hoard kingdoms over generations. Such a dragon may take an

interest in the party to partake in their plans.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

七夕節 Qixi Festival (ch)

Gen Con INDIANAPOLIS, IN

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Gen Con

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Margaret Heafield
Hamilton’s Birthday

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

GamesCom COLONGE, DE

28. 29. 30. 31.

Mary Shelley's
GamesCom Birthday 1797–1851
Image Description: A young red dragon looks around
excitedly as they play in their parent's hoard.
 SEPTEMBER
Against the Clock
Cosmic events are rare and make ideal oppertunities for
rituals and villainous plans to be placed into motion.

Midnight Sun Put the players in a race against time to stop the plot
or deal with the aftermath.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3.

Dragon Con ATLANTA, GA

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Labor Day (us)

Dragon Con

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Hispanic Heritage
Month Begins Oktoberfest Begins

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

敬老の日
Respect for
the Aged Day (jp) Autumnal Equinox

25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

‫ֹאש ַה ׁ ּ ָשנָ ה‬
ׁ ‫ר‬
Rosh Hashanah Begins
Read an RPG Book in Public Week
Image Description: A nightmare foal looks up at the setting autumn sun.
 OC TOBER
Owlbears!!!
Your party encounters an owlbear cub. Do they
attempt to find its parents? Bring it to a local ranger?

Spooky Bears A new party addition?

What does the group decide?
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1.
American Indian
Heritage Month
Dave Arneson’s
LGBT History Month Birthday 1947–2009

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
‫יום כיפור‬
Yom Kippur

重陽
Double Ninth
Oktoberfest Ends Festival Dussehra Essen Spiel ESSEN, DE

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

‫סוכות‬ Indigenous
Sukkot Peoples’ Day (usa)
(Columbus Day)

Leif Erikson Day National Hispanic Heritage

Essen Spiel ESSEN, DE Thanksgiving Day (CA) Coming Out Day Month Ends

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Hoshana Rabbah

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

30. 31.

Halloween
Image Description: Two owlbear cubs playing with pumpkins carved for Halloween.
 NOVEMBER Ambush!
Using the autumn leaves, traps, adversaries, and even

Playful Leaves secrets can be hidden in these seasonal piles. During

the fall, use these to create a suprise for your players.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

All Saints’ Day

DIa de los
Muertos starts All Souls’ Day Diwali (in) Guy Fawkes Night (uk)

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Remembrance
Day (UK)

Hedy Lamarr’s Veterans

Birthday 1914–2000 Day (usa)
Marie Curie’s
Birthday 1867–1934 BGG.CON DALLAS, TX

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

Shigeru Miyamoto’s
BGG.CON Birthday

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Transgender Day Thanksgiving

of Remembrance Day (usa) Black Friday Hanukkah Ends

27. 28. 29. 30.

Image Description: A cerberus puppy plays in a pile of fall leaves as

each head reacts differently to the mess of leaves.
 Thank you
DECEMBER
I just want to take the time to say thank you so much
for supporting this year’s calendar. Your support
means that we can continue working with your

Lava Bubbles favorite artists to create more adorable works of art.

-Andreas
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Feast of the Ada Lovelace’s

Immaculate Conception Birthday 1815–1852

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Winter Solstice Christmas Eve

25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.

Stan Lee’s
Birthday 1922–2018

Nichelle Nichols’
Christmas Day Birthday New Year’s Eve
Image Description: A rotund phoenix hatchling observes the bubbling lava.
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May June July August

Floral Bloom Swim Lessons Beach Blobs First Hoard

September October November December

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