Who are we?
Just a couple of table-top loving nerds
No really. We are. Our wedding involved sword fights, more Lord of the Rings music than anyone should want, and a first dance to Rains of Castamere (Yes, there was some “stabbing” at the end, and it was glorious). Our dog’s name is Bowser, Brenton is a knight within Belegarth Medieval Combat Society, and we own more board games than movies.
Our names are Brenton and Courtney, and we are so very glad you’re here!
Pictured: Brenton’s “excited” face upon receipt of his wedding present: his very own shiny sword. Courtney is quite amused.
We met in 2012, married in 2018, and founded Lightheart Adventures in 2019. Lightheart began because a certain artist kept doodling dungeon maps in every possible moment. Brenton had recently started DMing a Dungeon & Dragons campaign in addition to already running a Malifaux campaign. He spent so much time making his maps and story lines perfect, that I (Courtney) suggested he share them with the world. And now, here we are! If you want to learn more about how and why we started Lightheart Adventures, we go into a bit more detail here and here.
Brenton
Founder, Lead Dungeon Designer, Artist Extrodinaire
Brenton is a weird bugbear-man hybrid who likes to draw dungeon maps and write TTRPG campaigns. He’s got a BA in Game Art & Design, a Knighthood in a large medieval combat community, and also provides art for Warcraft Radio.
Favorite TTRPG: Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Favorite Video Game: Dark Souls
Current characters:
- Jessica Jones but with Mecha Piston arms in Malifaux
- The All-Powerful DM in both D&D and Malifaux
- Basically every Paladin in WoW
Courtney currently handles the behind-the-scenes work for Lightheart Adventures while Brenton does the fun stuff. She’s a PMP certified Project Manager, and when she isn’t nagging him about deadlines or proofreading his content, she’s busy hanging out with their pup, wrangling other creatives over at Warcraft Radio , or baking.
Favorite TTRPG: Malifaux: Through the Breach
Favorite Video Game: World of Warcraft
Current characters:
- Neverborn-raised human in Malifaux
- Tabaxi Pirate Rogue in D&D
- DM of another Malifaux campaign
- Tauren Druid in WoW
Courtney
Co-Founder, Producer, & Wrangler of all the things
Bowser
Obviously the star of the show
Bowser is the bestest boy and enjoys running in the park, playing tug, and moping for attention. He is a beagle/basset hound/lab mix who just wants to play with every dog ever.
Favorite TTRPG: Dungeons & Doggoes
Favorite Video Game: Anything where he can chase a ball.
Current characters:
- He is a Ranger in The Adventures of Bowser the Ranger and Dallas the Bard over on our Patreon.
