TTRPG Tips: Pathfinder 2E Class Guide
With all the recent D&D controversy with the OGL, one thing we heard from our fans was that they wanted to see some more content for...
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Joseph Carro
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Bullywugs: An Underrated 5E Monster
When it comes to having your party face monsters in your campaign, I'm sure as a GM/DM you go for the gold standard in antagonism by...
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Joseph Carro
- Jan 18
- 7 min
GM Tips: Creating Compelling Villains
When it comes to villains, the world of D&D has some extremely memorable characters. Count Strahd Von Zarovich, Lord Soth, Lolth, and...
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Joseph Carro
- Jan 11
- 3 min
DnD NPC Art: Where to Find it
As a "Forever GM" with lots of other things I need to do in my spare hours, sometimes it's hard to fully prep for a game night without...
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Joseph Carro
- Jan 9
- 4 min
4th Edition D&D - Why It Might Be a Perfect Time to Revisit
If you have been involved with D&D as long as I have, you've seen almost every edition of the game ever released to the public. But if...
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Joseph Carro
- Jan 2
- 4 min
GM Advice: D&D Player Handouts as Tools
With the recent focus on digital play through the past few years of the pandemic, and the upcoming focus on digital play when One D&D...
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Joseph Carro
- Dec 28, 2022
- 7 min
Adding Cinematic Moments to Your Campaign
D&D, Pathfinder, and other TTRPGs all come with an element of cinematic storytelling to their gameplay. Players, after all, describe...
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Joseph Carro
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
GM Tips: Choosing the Right Tone & Atmosphere
"Marching 11" Eric Pommer One thing that some GMs don't discuss before running their games for their players is the tone of the game...
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Joseph Carro
- Dec 21, 2022
- 6 min
What is YOUR "Appendix N"?
If you've been a longtime player of D&D, you might remember a section in the back of the Dungeon Master's Guide back during AD&D in which...
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Joseph Carro
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Mining Pop Culture for TTRPG Content
If you've followed this blog at all, you'll have seen that I've posted some entries featuring Top Ten Movies to Inspire Your TTRPG Game...
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Joseph Carro
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
GM Tips: DnD Downtime
Often when playing TTRPGs, whenever the characters return to town to sell their items or lick their wounds, there ultimately should be a...
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Joseph Carro
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
GM Tips: Imports/Exports and Importance
One of the most overlooked aspects of city and town creation in TTRPGs are imports and exports. Most people ignore this aspect of cities...
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Katherine Liv Leonard
- Nov 30, 2022
- 4 min
GM Tips: Game Master Improv
"Barbarian Ancient" by Bob Greyvenstein You've prepared some hooks, whipped up a killer dungeon, and carefully optimized some fun...
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Ben Crossley
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
GM Tips: What's in a Name
"Lineup" by Dean Spencer So, you’ve drawn your maps, written your adventure, and decided on NPC motivations, but there’s one thing you...
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Joseph Carro
- Nov 14, 2022
- 11 min
Top Ten Movies to Inspire Your Fantasy Gaming
Actor Ray Stevenson as Volstagg in Thor: The Dark World When it comes to fantasy gaming TTRPGs, whether you're playing Dungeons &...
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Katherine Liv Leonard
- Nov 9, 2022
- 5 min
GM Tips: Having Fun and Telling Great Stories
Improvisation is essential to TTRPG. If you’d rather everyone did exactly what you told them - you should either invest all your time...
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Dave Franklin
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
GM Tips: How I Became a God (And How You Can Be One Too)
There are many aspects of the Role Playing Game concept that can, in hindsight, be considered revolutionary. While playing the tabletop...
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Joseph Carro
- Oct 26, 2022
- 6 min
Give Each of Your Players A Chance to Shine
AKA Incorporating Character Backstories into Your Narrative As a GM, there comes a time when your players run the gamut from their...
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Joseph Carro
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
GM Tips: Make Your Players Hurt
As a GM, one of your responsibilities is to make sure that your players are connecting with their characters and really placing...
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Joseph Carro
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
GM Tips: Giving Your Players A Home Base
Home is where the heart is. Well, that's just a saying but when you are running a TTRPG game you've probably had lots of instances where...
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