How to Quickly Outline a Campaign
Running a whole campaign takes a whole lotta planning. Telling a cohesive story over multiple sessions requires a good amount of knowing where you want to take the players while allowing them to dictate the how of how they get ...
Best Way to Design a Quick Campaign Setting
Start small When building a setting quickly keep your focus on the immediate locations your party will be. No need to build huge kingdoms or eons of history. Stick to a small village with the NPCs your party might need: ...
7 Random Generators for Dungeon Masters
Today I wanted to share with you all some of the best tools for dungeon masters to use to create random encounters, names, magic shops, maps, spellbook,s and more. These are not just good for when you need something immediately ...
When should GMs ask for Dice Rolls?
Have you ever asked your player to do a Perception check to see a paper with a clue they need over the table, even though it was extremely easy to spot, only to have them roll poorly? Now, what do ...
Queer Themes to Incorporate Into Your Campaign
About a year ago, I wrote an article about how a DM could portray queer characters in their campaigns. Today I’m back again with another article exploring how to queer up your campaign by introducing queer themes into your campaign. ...
Using Monsters Beyond Their Statblock: Naga
Today we’ll continue the Using Monsters series with a focus on a monster that rarely gets as much attention as their reptilian brethren, the Naga. These monsters have little in lore compared to dragons, giants, or even gnolls. The Monster ...
Monthly Encounter #18: The Dryad’s Conclave (lvls 11-16)
Thumbnail art by Dmitry Dalnev We are rapidly getting close to 20 Monthly Encounters released! Do you think it might already be time to release a product featuring some of these? Be sure to let me know in the comments! ...
Using Monsters Beyond Their Stat Blocks: Dragons
The titular monsters of Dungeons & Dragons, dragons have a central role as allies and villains in many published adventures and homebrew campaigns. They represent all the awesome magic and fantasy that the game is known for. So how can ...
Using Monsters Beyond Their Stat Blocks: Giants
Today we’ll tackle giants. Giants evoke the mystery, terror, and fantasy that players have come to expect from Dungeons & Dragons. These creatures are close to dragons in terms of the legendary threat they pose to the players. Like dragons, ...
Using Monsters Beyond Their Stat Blocks: Mind Flayers
Today we’ll tackle the infamous inter-planer menace: Mind Flayers. Let’s take a look at how a DM could incorporate these monsters into their campaign and what kind of tactics can inform their use in combat. If you missed our previous ...