Campaign Planning
What Level Should You Start Your D&D 5e Campaign At?
The hard part is over. You’ve done the initial prep for your campaign. You’ve assembled a party of adventurers (props to you if you can […]
Campaign Planning
Campaign Planning
City Building for Your TTRPG Campaign
Cities, towns, villages, and other settlements are an integral part of any TTRPG campaign. However, a city is perhaps the most important type of settlement […]
Campaign Planning
How to Use Microsoft OneNote for Campaign Planning
There’s a holy grail for GMs. No, it’s not the perfect TTRPG system or anything like that. The holy grail of GMing is the ultimate […]
Campaign Planning
Dealing with Dungeon Master Burnout
I’d wager that Dungeon Master burnout is one of the top 3 reasons for a D&D campaign dying off. It can be a lot of […]
Campaign Planning
Planning a West Marches Campaign in D&D 5e
I mentioned awhile ago in my post about sandbox D&D 5e campaigns that I had an interest in running a West Marches campaign. (un)fortunately I’ve gotten the […]
Campaign Planning
How To Create a Boss Fight in D&D 5e
Boss fights are a huge part of gaming in general. It’s satisfying to finally butt-heads against the villain, and they’re some of the most memorable […]
Campaign Planning
Running a Sandbox D&D 5e Game – Ambition vs. Possibility
In the past whenever I’ve tried to “sell someone” on playing D&D compared to a video game the words “you can do ANYTHING” are always […]
Campaign Planning
The Ideal Party Size for D&D 5e
As this post on RPG StackExchange states, pg 83 of the DMG says that the ideal party size is 3-5 players. This is also referenced in the […]
Campaign Planning
RPG Session Prep – How Much Time is Needed?
I find that the more experienced I get at running table top RPGs, the better I am at picking up on new a DM or […]
Campaign Planning
How to Create a Memorable D&D Villain
I’ve mentioned more than a few times now that I have been DMing a campaign that has met weekly for over a year and a […]