Three New Familiars For Your Game
Familiars are many and varied, with a...
Read MoreFirst introduced to RPGs through the DnD Red Box Set in 1990, Matt fights an ongoing battle with GMing ADD, leaving his to-do list littered with the broken wrecks of half-formed campaigns, worlds, characters, settings, and home-brewed systems. Luckily, his wife is also a GM, providing him with time on both sides of the screen.
Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 20, 2023 | General, Small Bites
Familiars are many and varied, with a...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jul 14, 2023 | GMing Advice
Matt briefly discusses social contracts and how they interact with bad behavior.
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 19, 2023 | Tools for GMs
A decade-ish ago, I wrote an article entitled...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | May 29, 2023 | General
Last year for my birthday, my wife bought the...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Apr 7, 2023 | Small Bites
Matt discusses why dice are not only not fair, but don’t even roll their own unique distribution fairly.
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Mar 17, 2023 | Tools for GMs
Matt shows some examples of how ChatGPT can be used as prep tools for your game.
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Feb 8, 2023 | Reviews
I’m a sucker for unusual dice, so when...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 11, 2023 | Reviews
Matt reviews some dice from Cyberdicegames.
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Aug 19, 2022 | Reviews
Matt compares 5e Spelljammer to his favorite setting of all time: 2e Spelljammer.
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 8, 2021 | GMing Advice
bugbears are “just a raid by bugbears” if the players WANT them to be just a raid by bugbears
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Aug 12, 2019 | Hot Buttons
Cursing is an interesting part of our culture....
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jul 15, 2019 | Small Bites
Obligatory recap: I’ve read about a system...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 10, 2019 | Small Bites
Obligatory recap: I’ve read about a system...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | May 15, 2019 | Small Bites
So to recap from last time: I was excited about...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Apr 8, 2019 | General, Small Bites
So to recap from last time: I was excited about...
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