08/30/2024 As a Dungeon Master, improvisation is an essential skill. Whether your players veer off the planned path or come up with creative solutions, thinking on your… Read more “DM Tip – Collaborative Storytelling & More”
Category: DM Advice
Throwback Thursday – How to Host a Holiday One-Shot: Tips for a Fun and Stress-Free Adventure
08/29/2024 With the holidays approaching faster than I like, I thought it would be a good time to talk about holiday one-shots. The holidays are when people… Read more “Throwback Thursday – How to Host a Holiday One-Shot: Tips for a Fun and Stress-Free Adventure”
Using Props and Visual Aids: Enhancing the gaming experience with maps, miniatures, and other tools.
08/23/2024 A quick look at this website will show you that I love miniatures and terrain. I have been painting miniatures for over 30 years and started… Read more “Using Props and Visual Aids: Enhancing the gaming experience with maps, miniatures, and other tools.”
Running Pre-Written Adventures vs. Homebrew Campaigns: The pros and cons of each approach.
08/16/2024 While working on my Shadowdark campaign (which has a good chance of never being played), I stopped to think about campaigns I have run over the… Read more “Running Pre-Written Adventures vs. Homebrew Campaigns: The pros and cons of each approach.”
Schrödinger’s Scenarios in Tabletop Role-Playing Games
08/09/2024 If you haven’t seen the Deficient Master on YouTube, you should do yourself a favor and watch his videos. He provides great DM tips and guides… Read more “Schrödinger’s Scenarios in Tabletop Role-Playing Games”
YouTube Channels That You Should Be Following
08/18/2023 Happy Friday! I was going through my YouTube channels recently, looking at the variety of different subjects that I view when I thought I should have… Read more “YouTube Channels That You Should Be Following”
House Rules Summary and Updates
07/21/2023 It has been a while since I last put out some of my house rules. I have used some of them in my games and thought… Read more “House Rules Summary and Updates”
Who needs a marketing department when there is AI?
07/06/2023 I was generating more random encounters with ChatGPT and thought I would see what it would say about the #KeepOnGaming! giveaways I am running on the… Read more “Who needs a marketing department when there is AI?”
DM Tip – Marching Order Trackers
04/04/2023 Here is a quick tip for tracking marching order: create a marching order tracker! These trackers should be numbered and big enough to hold a miniature… Read more “DM Tip – Marching Order Trackers”
Adding Little Changes to Personalize a Published Adventure Module to Your Players
03/21/2023 A few years ago, I was running the D&D 5E adventure Out of the Abyss for a group of players at a local gaming center (which… Read more “Adding Little Changes to Personalize a Published Adventure Module to Your Players”
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