How Answering 1 Question Made Me Fall in Love with Random Encounters as a Dungeon Master in D&D

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As a Dungeon Master (DM), I used to have mixed feelings about random encounters. For years, I saw them as a frustrating part of the game. They interrupt the flow of the narrative, consume precious time, and sometimes feel like Continue reading How Answering 1 Question Made Me Fall in Love with Random Encounters as a Dungeon Master in D&D

Answering Your Newbie Dungeon Master Questions About Running DnD

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Running a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) campaign can be an exciting but challenging endeavor, especially for a new Dungeon Master (DM). In this guide, we’ll address some of the most common questions new DMs have, divided into five key sections: Continue reading Answering Your Newbie Dungeon Master Questions About Running DnD

Worldbuilding Culture Questions and Checklist for D&D & TTRPGs

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Welcome back! So far in our top-down worldbuilding series we’ve created a world map, put down some landmarks, and even drafted up some borders for the different political states. Now it’s time we turn our attention towards the human element Continue reading Worldbuilding Culture Questions and Checklist for D&D & TTRPGs

Language Mapping for D&D Worldbuilding

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Welcome back, or just welcome if it’s your first time here! Today we’re continuing our worldbuilding process series by taking a look at language mapping. For the uninitiated, we’ve been creating a series of blog articles detailing steps on worldbuilding Continue reading Language Mapping for D&D Worldbuilding

DND Overland Travel Fundamentals & “Authenticity”

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Welcome back; I recently reviewed my DND overland travel notes for the Solo RPG live stream we’ve been doing on Twitch. As I was checking my notes and thinking about what might happen during Lia’s multi-week travel from Split Valley Continue reading DND Overland Travel Fundamentals & “Authenticity”