Solving Around Puzzles in D&D
: DMingEver have players who aren't into solving puzzles, or a puzzle that just doesn't work? I propose a simple process to keep the game going without handwaving it away.
J is for journey
: RPGsHere are some interesting pieces you can drop into travel scenes in a roleplaying game. Carvanserais A caravanserai is a special kind of roadside inn or tavern that travelers can rest at and replenish their mounts. Historically, they were found in Asia, North Africa, and southeastern Europe. Any remote area
H is for heiroglpyhs
: RPGsIt's fun to come up with the occasional prop handouts for your roleplaying games; maps, letters, scrolls, contracts, and so on. Here are some good places to get fonts that can be used to embellish your paperwork with exotic, infernal, or alien writings. Blambot Blambot has a number
F is for fun
: RPGsI was taxing my brain trying to come up with a topic for today, so I'm going to repeat a recommendation that I made a while back: if you run role-playing games regularly, you should read The Angry DM's Gaming for Fun: Eight Kinds of Fun
D is for DMing Credo
: RPGsI'm planning to make this blog not just about stuff I've learned in my years of running games, but also about the things that I am continuing to learn about running games. This is one of those things. I've had the pleasure of sitting
How to challenge player expectations without alienating your players
: DMingIn established RPG campaigns, it can be fun and interesting to shake things up from time to time by throwing your players a curveball. * The PCs kill a dragon but are surprised to find the residents of the valley chase them off because the dragon was protecting them from predation
Rainbow-themed dice for teaching new RPG players
: DMingI've been thinking about the opportunities I get to introduce people to tabletop role-playing games for the first time. In a conversation with someone on Twitter some time back, someone suggested having a set or two of color-coded dice—d4s of the same color, d6s of the same