Tag: D&D
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Should you play RPGs online?
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A month or so ago, I had a very good question from @yukitsuki7 on Twitter: What are your experiences with [online gaming]? What are the common obstacles for online groups?…
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What’s your next new game going to be?
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Do you know how many new games I want to be playing right now? Let me name a few. Star Wars: Destiny releases this Friday. I’m reading the 2nd Edition…
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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,…
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Should game masters threaten player characters?
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It appears that I struck a real chord with Tuesday’s article on player character death. Why did so many GMs and players respond so passionately to my post? Because players sometimes…
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Should player character death be a possibility?
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Many of you have been writing and tweeting, asking how the Chasing the Dragon project is going. Well, we’re five sessions into The Village of Hommlet and we’ve got two…
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Learning from Gary Gygax: Gaming Variety
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This blog is the second in a series inspired by Michael Witwer’s Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. You might be surprised to learn…
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What Adventure Should You Run?
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D&D 5th Edition is finally coming of age. If you’re a DM just getting into the game (like myself), you have a short time before you hit option overload. The…
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The DMs Guide to Session Planning
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DMs, do your players always take the path of most resistance? Or are they content to sit in the local tavern for four solid hours, roleplaying and digging up so…
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Your PCs Need a Mr. Miyagi
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If you’re looking for a new game, you’ve got a problem on your hands. And the problem isn’t scarcity–no, quite the opposite! The number of tabletop games available in 2016…
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I don’t always use grid maps, but when I do…
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This is the fourth post in a series on responsible and affordable AD&D shopping. This one goes out to the GMs in the crowd. Let’s be honest. You’ve got a…