Editor-in-Chief | March 18, 2013
One of the main tenets I set for myself as a GM, while I was creating the Eosha DCC campaign was to try to make it as “sand-boxy” as possible. I am not proposing missions or using adventure hooks, but I do drop rumors. I have not planned any campaign arc or massive multi-level adventure [...]
Category: DCC, Dramatis Personae, Dungeonmasters' Insider, Personalities, RPG Systems, Tricks of the Trade, World-Building |
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Tags: adventure, discussion, Dungeon Crawl Classics, dungeon master tip, world-building
Editor-in-Chief | October 29, 2012
Halloween Week is finally upon us, and if that wasn’t reason enough to be scared, we have what is likely to be remembered as the “Storm of the Century” barreling its way onto the New Jersey shore! (My hopes and good wishes go out to those affected by Hurricane Sandy – please stay safe out [...]
Category: Dramatis Personae, Dungeonmasters' Insider, Game Design / Game Theory, Monsters |
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Tags: allip, D&D 4e, dungeon master tip, Halloween, monster, undead
Editor-in-Chief | October 15, 2012
As Halloween nears, it seems only right that a Dungeon Master should be turning his mind to the joys of undead-packed encounters for their campaign! Whether based upon a zombie apocalypse or a nest of vampires invading the local village, there is plenty of good undead fun to usher in the season with, and bring [...]
Category: 4E Houserules, Dungeonmasters' Insider, House Rules & Variations, Monsters |
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Tags: D&D 4e, house rules, level draining, The Weem, undead, wraith
Editor-in-Chief | September 10, 2012
Last winter, when I started playtesting the next edition of D&D with my local group, there was a consensus to shut down the Dark Sun Campaign to concentrate on the new system. Of course, no one could have predicted the frustration and disappointment that my players experienced dealing with the early versions of the Core [...]
Category: 4E Houserules, Dungeonmasters' Insider, Monsters |
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Tags: D&D 4e, discussion, dungeon master tip, ghast, ghoul, monster building
Editor-in-Chief | June 11, 2012
Last weekend’s D&D sessions on Friday and Saturday nights were some of the most fun, intense, and memorable I’ve run in quite some time. As much as I hate to admit it, in both games I came really close to having TPKs, and there’s nothing quite so adrenaline charged as having most of your [...]
Category: 4E Houserules, Dramatis Personae, Dungeonmasters' Insider, Monsters |
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Tags: beholder, D&D 4e, dungeon master tip, monster, Wizards of the Coast