“That Player”: DM’s Guide to Taming Archetypes
Every Dungeon Master eventually faces a table dynamic that threatens to derail their campaign. While every player slips into bad habits…
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A New Era of D&D: Excitement from Gen Con
Dungeons & Dragons is heading into one of its most dramatic shifts in years! Some of the announcements coming out of…
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The Minimalist DM Screen: What You NEED Behind the Curtain
You sit down at the table, roll out the battle mat, and unfold a massive, four-panel commercial DM screen. It towers…
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Beyond Notes: Building a Memorable Campaign Book
Author’s Note: We covered this in last year’s post Campaign Journals: Recording Your Adventures. I wanted to expand on this topic…
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Stop Fast-Forwarding the Long Rest: Make Camp Functional
How do your long rests usually go? The dungeon is cleared, the party is bleeding, and someone says, “Alright, we set up…
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Props with Purpose: Elevating Immersion at Your Table
Physical props are the ultimate shortcut to immersion. When you hand a player a weathered parchment or a heavy brass key,…
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Creating Regions With Mechanical Identity
Every fantasy setting has that one region…the local tavern keep warns the party about it, the old map has a skull…
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The Midsummer Jubilee: DM’ing a Great Festival
With the 4th of July right around the corner I know there’s fireworks, barbecues, and community gatherings on everyone’s mind. It’s…
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Mechanics Built for the long days of summer
Summer hits us all a little different. Between the heat, storms, long days spent outdoors, it almost feels like the world…
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Session Zero: Why Your Campaign Needs one and what to cover
A Session Zero is where you shape the campaign before the dice ever hit the table. It’s the moment everyone agrees…
