I think every DM has experienced it. The game you have prepared for, with figs printed and painted and plans laid for the quest ahead. You’re feeling pretty good about the work you’ve done that week. After all, the players only play once a week. It’s easy to be the …
My current campaign is slowly drawing to a close. We’ve been running the Tyranny of Dragons path for almost 2 years, I think. Our group decided they wanted me to extend the campaign with homebrew side-quests so that they could all reach 20th level before facing Tiamat in the big …
I ran across an awesome thread on Reddit the other day asking for advice on how to make buying mundane equipment interesting. It really got me thinking! Most of the interest in buying those kinds of items is in the role play of interaction, in my opinion. It sounds like …
I’m not an ogre. Ettins are far more gentlemanly, I assure you. (Ahem. I am NOT gentlemanly…) But sometimes there are conversations that just have to be had at the table. Limits and boundaries that have to be set. When you’ve got a table of 7+ players, one of those …
There are advantages to WotC’s book release schedule for 5e. Many D&D gamers are pretty much feening for a new book by the time one comes out! Keep in mind, a lot of us have been trained back in 3rd Ed. It often felt like you could hardly take a …
Please be warned that this post about our family game with 7+ players will include just a wee bit of ranting. I’m going to divulge one of my personal pet peeves when it comes to the Dungeon Master’s Guide, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and pretty much D&D in general for …
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