Dungeons & Dragons

Being Your Player’s Best GM

by | Sep 30, 2015 |

Often times people think that being a Game Master means simply having a story that you want to tell, writing some names down, and then throwing some monsters in for the players to fight. While this is true for the game side of things, what people (and many players)...

Game Master: Friend or Foe?

by | Sep 14, 2015 |

I've heard of Game Masters described as story tellers, who work with the players at the table to create a dialogue that will eventually evolve into the tale of an epic journey. I've heard of Game Masters as a vile creature of the Underworld, who is tasked with...

Balance of the Game Master

by | Jul 8, 2015 |

Storyteller.  Judge.  Actor.  These are the three bars that are forever fluctuating on the mental interface of a Game - or Dungeon - Master.  They will never be equal, nor should they be, but one should never stray too far from the others.  And allowing one to take...

Craft Time Palisade Walls

Craft Time Palisade Walls

by | Jun 20, 2015 |

One of the first set piece battles my players faced in the campaign I'm running, was pretty much stolen right from Icewind Dale 2.  It's where the goblins attack the town under cover of darkness in the beginning of the game. I wanted to make it epic so I spent quite a...

DIY Pillars

DIY Pillars

by | Apr 26, 2015 |

When we picked up D&D again with 4th edition we went very low tech.  I think most of us picked a mini for our characters but for pretty much everything else we used lego minifigs.  Red colored minis were kobolds, green were goblins and orcs.  We eventually...

F@#K! Ahhhhhhhhh!

by | Apr 13, 2015 |

Filmed back in 1994 whilst running my Friday night Undermountain Campaign. Sometimes, game props can be tricky! I think my brother screaming could be the next Wilhelm Scream. What do you think? The video is a bit grainy, due to the only light being from the candles...