Category: AD&D Blog
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Should you reconsider D&D alignments?
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You’ve heard it said–maybe you yourself have said it: “There’s no point to character alignments in D&D or any other roleplaying game. It’s an unnecessary hindrance to players!” Or if…
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Is it possible to lose at Dungeons & Dragons?
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There was only so much that could be done about the slime. We did what we could to scrape it off our barbarian and thief. The barbarian himself smashed a…
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Tips for a first-time AD&D DM
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So you’re interested in the way things began? You find yourself wondering with nostalgia and curiosity, “What was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons like when it was first released? What did…
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Why and how I’m playing First Edition AD&D
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You might be wondering why a guy like me would be playing First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. And yet, here I am in 2017 playing AD&D more than any…
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My first time playing AD&D
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Last Friday, I played AD&D for the first time. Well, kind of. You know I’ve been the DM before. But this time, I was a player…you know, controlling a player…
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How to beat Gary Gygax
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This post will likely be the first of a few post-mortem reflections on T1: The Village of Hommlet, as my local gaming group just completed our tenth and final session…
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How to not ruin your RPG session
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You know what ruins an RPG session? When the rulebooks get opened up. You know what ruins it the most? When the GM is the one opening the book. While…
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Breathe life into that boring dungeon crawl!
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They call it a dungeon grind. Not a dungeon frolic, a dungeon jaunt, or even a dungeon struggle. It’s a grind. It’s a slog. An encounter-by-encounter, gear-grinding endeavor that makes…
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Secrets Soon to Be Revealed
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The holidays are upon us here in the United States, which means family visits, time off work, and…you guessed it…gaming! But there’s something more going on beneath the surface. A…
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How gamers can become readers…which they should!
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Reading is an absolute necessity for creators. And that applies to Game Masters and game players as much as it does to any other creative! But if you’re like me,…