Resurrecting a Campaign
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Storm King’s Thunder Review and Giant Miniatures Giveaway
When the DM for my D&D 5th game, Mark...
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Transactional NPC Details
The last thing a game master wants is for parts...
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The Blue Wedding: Interview With Whitney “Strix” Beltrán About Bluebeard’s Bride
“You put the key in the lock… You turn the...
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To Be a Better GM, Characters Come First
In my previous posts, I’d been exploring...
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Fun Times In The Adventure Zone
Art is by Justin Gray...
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Five Odd Vampires For Your Game
Halloween is around the corner. It’s time to put...
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HOW FAR AHEAD?
I’m a planner. It drives me crazy when I don’t...
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Review: The Kobold Guide to Plots and Campaigns and The Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding
Today’s review of Kobold Press...
Read MoreDungeonology Review and Giveaway
We recently got a review copy of the...
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Design Flow: Not The Game I Intended To Make
Hydro Hacker Operatives is not the game I...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Tinkering With the D&D Ranger
Regardless of the edition of Dungeons and...
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An Outsiders Look At What D&D Is Doing As A Brand
So What Is WotC Doing With D&D? We all think...
Read MoreThe Poor Man’s Conlang
Conlang is an abbreviated term for Constructed...
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CAMPAIGN FINALES
“How does it end?” is an eternal, human...
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