D&D
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You don’t have to kill everything — how to reward players differently in D&D
The first time I realized I could just give players a level whenever I felt it was appropriate for the story, I almost fell over. This was years before Dungeons and Dragons introduced Milestones for…
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What fantasy monster would you most want as a pet?
It’s a Beholder, isn’t it? Because you first saw one and it used its Charm Ray — yes, they have those — and how you’d love to keep one around all the time? Well,…
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Why DMs should start small when building out new campaigns and settings
When you’re planning to write your own unique Dungeons & Dragons campaign rather than a pre-made, fully-realized campaign — also referred to as homebrew — it can be incredibly fun to go hog wild…
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House rules we like that you can steal for your own D&D campaign
We’ve talked about house rules before, and they are a big part of a DM’s journey through learning how to run D&D games. Almost every single edition of the game has had things some…
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It’s good to play a variety of TTRPGs, not just D&D. Here’s why.
I am an ardent believer that not only is it fun to play a wide variety of TTRPGs, it can also improve your skill as a player or game master in every system you…
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According to the Player’s Handbook, Drow no longer have to be evil in your D&D game
There’s been a lot of talk recently about fantasy racism in D&D (and plenty of other fantasy games), some of it by us. So when I saw that Wizards of the Coast has published…
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What you need to know about Strixhaven, the newest D&D setting that came from Magic: The Gathering
The Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos sourcebook brings D&D fans to the magical university of Strixhaven for the first time — but it’s not the first time we’ve seen Strixhaven, which hails from the…
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More tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D that you should play
With the holidays fast approaching, I figured now is a good time to list a bunch of RPGs you may not have played and give you something else to do with your rarely-visited relatives. Putting…
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Rossi’s D&D Spectacular 19: In which the final battle goes sideways
Wrapping up his two-year Riatan D&D campaign, DM Matt Rossi throws everything but the kitchen at our hapless adventurers as they battle the final boss with the only weapon they have left: wild magic!…
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Yes, you should go ahead and make that weird character in your D&D game
You really want to play a Halfling Barbarian, or a Warforged Druid, or for whatever reason, you rolled a character with no stats above 11 and you really want to play it despite it…
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