Author: Alexander Atoz

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Alexander Atoz

I grew up building RPG type games for my brothers, (mostly my own systems). As an "adult", I'm building RPG scenarios for anybody interested online instead. My main work is on my blog, dragonencounters.com where I'm building scenarios for every single D&D monster in the manual, in order. (I've alreay done all forty dragons.)

Meeting the Villain – And Letting Them Live

Posted by Alexander Atoz | May 12, 2025 | GMing Advice

It’s a classic TTRPG punchline: the GM spends...

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