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Tips, tricks and what I’ve learned about running the game that may come in handy to novice Dungeon Masters.

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Running the Game

The D&D Campaign Skeleton (or how to plan a complete D&D campaign)

One of my main struggles when I started DMing was the absence of a concrete structure of adventures and campaigns that I could work off

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September 24, 2020 No Comments
Running the Game

The problem with puzzles in D&D

Puzzles are one of the unofficial staples of D&D, so much so that they could be considered the fourth pillar of Dungeons & Dragons (the

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August 3, 2020 2 Comments
Running the Game

How preparing less makes my games better

As I’ve mentioned numerous times I really like the Lazy Dungeon Master method of preparing for D&D but I don’t always follow it t0 the

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July 27, 2020 No Comments
Running the Game

A Word About DM Burnout

DM burnout is an issue many long term DMs come across at least once. I’ve seen a few posts on social media from people who

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July 6, 2020 No Comments
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Running the Game

Taking your D&D 5e Game online and having fun during the pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic has put a sudden stop to many D&D Games around the world. I’ve mentioned in another article how I had managed to

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April 9, 2020 No Comments
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Making or modifying monsters to build exciting encounters

One aspect of the game that I, as a new DM, never thought I’d touch is creating new monsters or making modifications to the existing

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March 4, 2020 No Comments
Running the Game

The 5 Room Dungeon

You may have heard of the 5 room dungeon while scouring the internet for ideas for your next session. In this article I will try

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February 20, 2020 1 Comment
Running D&D for a group of 8 players or more
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Running D&D for a Large Group

I will admit that despite the title of this article, running a game for more than 4 players is really challenging and, in my humble

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December 9, 2019 2 Comments
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Running the Game

A Few Thoughts on D&D Alignment

I’m not familiar with previous editions of Dungeons & Dragons so when speaking about the great alignment debate that is going on, I will be

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June 21, 2019 No Comments
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The Purpose of the Dungeon Master

I’ve realized that I’ve talked about a few things on this blog, but I haven’t touched on what it means to be a Dungeon Master.

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June 19, 2019 No Comments
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Running the Game

Creating and Preparing an Adventure for D&D

When I started DMing, I faced a roadblock when I decided I wanted to run my own stuff. I had all these ideas for awesome

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June 9, 2019 1 Comment
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Running the Game

Using a published adventure

Running published adventures is a preferred method of running D&D for many people. It seem easier than creating your own adventures, all the information is

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May 29, 2019 1 Comment
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Running your first D&D Session Part 2

If you haven’t read the first part of this article, you should. At least if you want this to make sense. In essence I explained

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October 17, 2018 1 Comment
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Running your first D&D Session Part 1

So you want to run D&D. You call up your friends or coworkers, and tell them “Hey, I found this great new game that I

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September 24, 2018 2 Comments
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