Tabletop Tactics
Tabletop Tactics: Pillars and Spider Climb
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 […]
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop Tactics
Using Spells to Maintain Battlefield Control
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 […]
Campaign Planning
How to Introduce a New Character in the Middle of a Campaign
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. […]
Tabletop RPGs
Retiring a Player Character Before a Campaign Ends
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 […]
Tabletop RPGs
I’ve Changed My Mind About Milestone Leveling
The more I play Shadow of the Demon Lord the more I enjoy the system. I feel like a broken record saying that, but it’s seriously […]
Tabletop Tactics
Tabletop Tactics: Using a Door to Create a Chokepoint
Sometimes the party does something that, while not anything exciting, ends up being a genius tactical maneuver. For example, simply using a large door as […]
Tabletop RPGs
The Pros and Cons of Playing on a Virtual Tabletop
A virtual tabletop such as Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, Astral Tabletop, etc. is a modern-day solution to a modern day problem. That problem is, of course, […]
Tabletop RPGs
Ruling Yourself Into a Corner and How You Can Escape It
Let’s be honest, even if you read a rulebook cover-to-cover, you’re probably not going to memorize every single mechanic or rule. Especially if it’s your […]
Tabletop RPGs
How to Play an RPG for the First Time
I love D&D, but there are tons of itches that it just doesn’t scratch compared to other RPGs out there. So when I want to […]
Tabletop RPGs
How To Do an RPG Session Recap
Unless you have an impeccable memory, you’re probably not going to remember every detail in the last session of your RPG campaign. Especially if you […]