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Dealing with Dungeon Master Burnout

November 12, 2018 Eldadres 1

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 […]

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Planning a West Marches Campaign in D&D 5e

September 14, 2018 Eldadres 0

I mentioned a while 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 […]

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How To Create a Boss Fight in D&D 5e

September 3, 2018 Eldadres 0

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 […]

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Running a Sandbox D&D 5e Game – Ambition vs. Possibility

July 9, 2018 Eldadres 5

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 […]

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The Ideal Party Size for D&D 5e

June 22, 2018 Eldadres 1

Like 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 […]

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RPG Session Prep – How Much Time is Needed?

April 30, 2018 Eldadres 0

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 […]

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How to Create a Memorable D&D Villain

April 18, 2018 Eldadres 0

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 […]

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Kobold Fight Club: Balanced Encounters on the Fly

March 28, 2018 Eldadres 1

I constantly look for new ways that I can spend less time doing tedious bookkeeping and focus on the story or interesting encounters. One tool […]

RPG Session Group
Campaign Planning

How to Run a Session 0 of a RPG

September 13, 2016 Eldadres 1

Session 0 is part of the preliminary planning part of any major campaign, and it’s one thing that I had never done before yesterday, but […]

Campaign Planning

DMing for Large Parties

November 25, 2015 Eldadres 1

Dungeons and Dragons tend to play a lot smoother when there are 5 or fewer players in a party. That being said, if your groups […]

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