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Using Secrets to Add Depth to NPCs

August 17, 2020 Eldadres 0

In my latest Shadow of the Demon Lord session, the party met a family that was ambushed during their move to a new city. They found […]

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An Introduction to Hexcrawls

May 18, 2020 Eldadres 0

Hexcrawls are a type of adventure that focuses on macro-level exploration. They give the party a more freeform way to explore the region as they […]

5 hero forge minis, from left to right: high elf rogue, wood elf monk, teifling witch, halfling ranger, dragonborn warlock

After the Campaign Ends – Writing an Epilogue

May 4, 2020 Eldadres 0

Some time ago I wrote an article about ending a D&D campaign. I was under the assumption that my campaign was coming to a close […]

Using RPGs as Educational Tools

April 20, 2020 Eldadres 2

Today’s awesome article was written by returning guest writer, Applefritter (reach them via E-mail here). Be sure to check out Applefritter’s previous article on Dungeon […]

How to Encourage Roleplaying, the Loresmyth Way

March 27, 2020 Eldadres 0

Hi all! Today’s guest article was written by Chris Mahon and Chris van der Linden from Loresymth. Loresmyth is an RPG publishing company with a […]

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Using Player-Owned Property to Generate Plot Hooks

January 24, 2020 Eldadres 1

Recently in my Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign, I opted to run a premade module for the party’s latest adventure. I wanted to do this […]

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Tabletop Tactics: Pillars and Spider Climb

January 20, 2020 Eldadres 3

This past week I ran perhaps the greatest boss fight I’ve ever created in D&D 5e. While the homebrew version of Lolth that I created […]

A ranger casting a spike growth spell between herself and a group of kobolds.

Using Spells to Maintain Battlefield Control

December 20, 2019 Eldadres 0

Battlefield control is an important factor in beating an encounter in D&D 5e or any TTRPG for that matter. Preventing an enemy from attacking your […]

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How to Introduce a New Character in the Middle of a Campaign

December 6, 2019 Eldadres 0

My Shadow of the Demon Lord group has played maybe six total sessions since May (!?) when I wrote about how I prepped the campaign using OneNote. […]

Retiring a Player Character Before a Campaign Ends

October 28, 2019 Eldadres 0

Like it or not, if you’re playing a tabletop RPG such as D&D 5e, there is a story that your table is playing through. I’m […]