5 Ways to Save Your Campaign from Summer Vacation
This week on the Campaign Trail, I’m looking at vacations and how to make sure your campaign survives the summer months. Summer is awesome, but it can create challenges to running your scheduled...
View ArticleFive Magic Items with Spooky ATOMBments
A look at five magic items for use with D&D 5e that require something more than a standard attunement slot. Also, it's October so they are spooky! The post Five Magic Items with Spooky ATOMBments...
View ArticleThanksgiving Treats for 5e
Happy American Thanksgiving! Holidays are a magical experience. Fights break out with your racist family members. You cry over childhood trauma. Your family sits awkwardly with your aunt’s eighth...
View ArticleCreate a backstory that is good both for you and your GM
Thumbnail image by Bill Zhang Have you ever had that kind of character that has a simple backstory whose problem gets solved in the first 3 sessions? Do you notice your DM having trouble thinking of a...
View ArticleBonds and flaws in characters
Thumbnail art by Rosen Simeonov It was a long journey but you finally seem to be reaching destination. From the top of the hill you can see the famous elven port city, from where the elf cleric is...
View ArticleMaintaining Engagement and Solving Problems at the Table
Thumbnail Image from Netflix’s Stranger Things S03 Last week I had one of those sessions where I as a DM realized something was going wrong and the players started dispersing and getting bored. I...
View ArticleFive Tips for New Dungeon Masters
You’ve taken on the responsibility of Dungeon Master for your Dungeons & Dragons group. What pushed you over the edge? Curiosity about the game? Broken scheduling promises from other DMs? A love of...
View ArticleFive MORE Commonly Confused Rules in D&D 5e
Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition has a lot of rules. Thankfully, you don’t need to know all of them before you start playing. It is a rare DM or player that reads the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon...
View ArticleEven MORE Commonly Confused Rules in D&D 5e
The more I dug into the lesser known or often misinterpreted rules of Dungeons & Dragons, the more material I found to discuss. One article has grown into three. You can view the first two articles...
View ArticleFive Tips for Creating D&D Monsters
One of the most iconic things about Dungeons & Dragons is the monsters. Even if your group prefers social encounters or avoids conflict, eventually the heroes will be faced with a foe that must be...
View ArticleFive Tips for Engaging Players
The schedules have finally aligned! You and your friends are gathered for a tabletop game night. You’ve jotted down your notes, checked your dice for luck, and have a snack nearby. You’re ready. The...
View ArticleFive Magic Items to Inspire Player Creativity
Magic items are a huge part of any Dungeons & Dragons game. Players love getting them. DMs love giving them. They are a more tangible reward from a party’s adventuring than a sack of gold coins...
View ArticleFive Aspects of an Authentic D&D Character
In tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, players create their own characters and Dungeon Masters create dozens of NPCs to populate the world. That can be a daunting task, especially...
View ArticleFive D&D Creatures That Punch Above Their Challenge Rating
A huge part of being a Dungeon Master is choosing monsters for the players to face. Although combat encounters can occur that the DM didn’t expect, usually the DM takes time to craft an encounter. They...
View ArticleSave Your Campaign from the Holidays
It’s Halloween this week! My campaign is taking a week off from our main campaign and we’re planning to play a Halloween one-shot. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year are all right around the...
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