How to Use Dynamic Lighting in Roll20 (It’s Easier Than You Think).
You’re setting up a D&D session on Roll20. Great, you’ve come to the right place. You’ve probably got your maps…
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Meet Dragonchess: The Classic Game That Thinks in 3D
To me, Dragonchess is what happens when regular chess decides it’s too predictable and adds a whole extra dimension of…
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Get a Grip on Adventure With the Mighty Piton!
Hear me, adventurers! If you’re thinking about climbing up a mountain, scaling some rocky cliffs, or even pretending to be…
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Kinetic Jaunt Made Easy: A Fun Guide for D&D Beginners
Have you ever wanted to move super fast without anyone grabbing you? Well, you won’t believe this, but there’s a…
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Intellect Fortress: Your Mind’s Best Defense
Let’s be real. Most people go straight for the fireballs and lightning when they pick spells. But what about protecting…
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Be prepared to rumble with Dragonborn Breath Weapons!
Hey everyone! Glad you’re here. Lately, I’ve been playing as a dragonborn in D&D, and it’s been so much fun….
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Master Your D&D Maps with Inkarnate: A Beginner-Friendly Guide
It is so much fun to create a new D&D world! Now it is your turn to imagine adventures and…
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Panther in Dungeons & Dragons 5e: A Feline Fighter on the Battlefield
When people think of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 5th edition, their minds usually jump to epic monsters like dragons, beholders,…
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Best Greataxe 5e: Stats, Builds, and Strategies for Dungeons & Dragons Players
The Greataxe 5e is a formidable weapon for two-handed characters who yearn to deal high damage. Its usefulness lies in…
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Bandits in the Shadows: A Guide to Creating Dynamic Encounters in D&D
In the fantastical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, danger lurks around every corner. From fire-breathing dragons to shadowy cults, brave…
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A Guide to D&D Items and How to Use Them
Picture this: You’re in a dimly-lit tavern, surrounded by adventurers from all walks of life, including a mysterious war mage dressed…
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Witch Bolt: A Channeled Chain of Lightning
When you watch a storm, do you ever wish you had the power to strike lightning? Well, believe it or…
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Find Your Inner Dungeon Master: Sage Advice for D&D Players
In every Dungeons & Dragons player—a slumbering giant—the Dungeon Master, the maestro of the game, waits to wake. Becoming a…
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Start Your Journey: A Guide to D&D items and How to Make the Most of It
Picture this: You’re in a dimly-lit tavern, surrounded by adventurers from all walks of life, including a mysterious war mage dressed…
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Roll the Dice: A Guide to the Best D&D Dice Rollers
Whether you call it fate, luck, or simply random chance, every Dungeons & Dragons player knows that the roll of…
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Create Your Own D&D Character Sheet with These Easy Steps
Are you tired of searching for that perfect character sheet to fully encompass your D&D character’s unique personality, fierce abilities,…
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Exploring Kender: A Whimsical Race in Dungeons & Dragons
Introduction to Kender If you’ve spent any time exploring the vast worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, you may have heard…
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Ignite your D&D adventures with the Wand of Fireballs 5e!
In my travels through the realms, I’ve embraced the subtle art of controlled chaos with my Wand of Fireballs. This…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Overview: Release Date, Gameplay, and Exciting New Features
Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of intricate narratives, dynamic landscapes and uncharted territories. After years of anticipation,…
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D&D 5e Tools: The Best Resources for Your Next Adventure
In the realm of D&D 5e, one of the essential tools for adventurers is the lockpick set. With nimble fingers…
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Taking Notes from a Player’s Perspective
I’ve always stressed the importance of taking notes as a DM. There’s a lot to keep track of between player…
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Using Secrets to Add Depth to NPCs
In my latest Shadow of the Demon Lord session, the party met a family that was ambushed during their move to a…
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An Introduction to Hexcrawls
Hexcrawls are a type of adventure that focuses on macro-level exploration. They give the party a more freeform way to…
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After the Campaign Ends: Writing an Epilogue
Some time ago I wrote an article about ending a D&D campaign. I was under the assumption that my campaign was coming…
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How to Encourage Roleplaying, the Loresmyth Way
Hi all! Today’s guest article was written by Chris Mahon and Chris van der Linden from Loresymth. Loresmyth is an…
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Taking a Look at Shadow of the Demon Lord’s Corruption Mechanic
After the flurry of the holidays, business trips, and other such real-life distractions, my group was finally able to get…
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D&D Monster Monday: Shadow
A chill runs down your spine as you turn the corner in the sepulcher. Suddenly you begin to feel weak….
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Using Player-Owned Property to Generate Plot Hooks
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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Using an Unreliable Narrator in an RPG
An unreliable narrator is someone who is telling a story or a tale to an audience, but with the caveat of their…
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What Does Prepping for an RPG Session Look Like?
I see a lot of people online talk about how they don’t prep for the games they GM/DM. They show…
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I Stopped Fudging Rolls and My Games Became More Fun
Fudging a dice roll is the act of rolling a die and then announcing the result to be something other…
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How to Run a Long-Term RPG Campaign
One of the first things I noticed when I started writing Dungeon Solvers was that people have a seriously difficult time finding…
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What is Metagaming and How Do You Avoid It?
Metagaming is a common phenomenon that occurs in a lot of tabletop RPGs (TTRPGs) such as Dungeons and Dragons. Simply put,…
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Leveraging NPC Relationships in Tabletop RPGs
People love to talk about how Tabletop RPGs (TTRPG) are different from video game RPGs because the world is “alive” or…
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Skill Checks: The Good, The Bad, and the D&D 5e
D&D 5e is hands-down my favorite tabletop RPG. I’m big into combat and dungeon delving and those are arguably two…
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How to Keep Everyone Focused During Your RPG Session
RPGs are ripe with ways to derail a game session. A funny scenario, or a daring stunt that actually works…
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Why Your Group Should Always Have a Session 0
Every tabletop RPG game (TTRPG) I’ve ever run or played in has always started with everyone making their characters as…
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How to Deal with Unresolved Plot Hooks in an RPG
Nothing is worse than spending hours creating an interesting dungeon and having your players never touch it. While you can…
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Theater of the Mind vs. Battlemaps for Combat Encounters
When it comes to combat encounters in tabletop RPGs there are two methods of describing the encounters. One is to…
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Making Battlemaps with Dungeon Painter Studio
I’m going to preface this post by saying that I’m not affiliated with Pyromancers.com or Dungeon Painter Studio in any way. I just frequently…
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The Illusion of Choice: The Quantum Goblin Problem
The party comes to a fork in the road. On the right-hand side is a goblin encampment encounter you’ve spent…
