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In this post, we'll explore why play by post DnD is the cure for the LFG blues. Click to learn more about the exciting asynchronous method of play by post!
In this post, we explore some of the most important details you as a DM need to know about your party before a campaign.
Seamlessly navigate any storytelling and world-building situation your players throw at you with this handy DM improv guide!
Are you looking for fire damage 5e rules to manage DnD fire? This master guide to fire damage 5e rules will turn up the heat on your fire-based encounters.
Our DnD 5e Encounter Builder is the fastest way to ensure your encounters are just right for your game.
To kick off our new channel around roleplaying & artificial intelligence, we’ll explore how to use AI in DnD 5e to accelerate your creativity and elevate your games.
If you're new to Dungeons & Dragons, you may feel overwhelmed and unsure how to approach the game, especially when playing with more experienced players. Here are a few tips for D&D table etiquette for new players!
Running your first campaign presents many challenges, even for an experienced player, so Mark shares a few things he wishes he had known to make your first time DMing a little easier.
Are you looking for D&D downtime activities to fill the boring space between adventures? Check out this post on D&D downtime activities to light the fires of inspiration!
Learn how to write a D&D campaign start to finish from professional game writer and designer George 'Loki' Williams.
Check out our master guide on how to write a tabletop campaign to learn how to efficiently outline, plan, and execute your next Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
Are you excited to explore fantasy space but don’t know how to run Spelljammer campaigns in D&D 5e? We sit down with game designer, writer, and Spelljammer veteran George ‘Loki’ Williams about helping new players get into spelljamming.
A solid D&D campaign template helps you efficiently prepare for your next session or campaign. Download our free template and follow along to streamline your game planning!
Villains in D&D can take many forms, from disorganized goblins robbing caravans to Beholder masterminds ruling entire cities and everything in between. In this episode, we explore villain motivations and how to use them to create compelling opposition for your players.
The role of Dungeon Master can be intimidating, so we created this list of our top 10 first-time DM tips for D&D 5e to help new players get started.
One of the most fun aspects of playing tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons is being able to mold and shape the world while playing. But shared storytelling can sometimes be a messy process. In this episode, we dive into our process and share our collaborative worldbuilding tips for DnD and other roleplaying games.
As a group that bonds over roleplaying, we understand that getting more friends into D&D is an exciting prospect. In this episode, we talk about ways to help newer players get into the game in a way that makes them want to come back to the table!
This week’s episode is an impromptu discussion before a session as we discussed how to bring storytelling elements - particularly from cinema - into Dungeons and Dragons games.
It was fun as filmmakers and storytelling nerds discussing how the beats used onscreen can make our games more dramatic and we hope you enjoy this conversation.
This week’s episode is an after-session conversation we had where Mark presented some DM questions to the group. Working through this stuff is important when you’re learning to DM, so we thought it would be valuable to share.
One of the main things we love about D&D 5e is it provides a solid framework for collaborative storytelling that can apply to settings outside medieval fantasy. But reskinning can be a daunting task. In preparation for our Star Wars 5e campaign, we’re talking about ways to streamline reskinning, reflavoring, and homebrewing D&D 5e to get the most out of your re-skin.
Worlds are colliding in the fourth campaign of Candlekeep Mysteries, A Deep and Creeping Darkness. Join us as Mark takes the reins as DM for the first time ever and prepares us for an epic Star Wars D&D adventure in this session zero!
We’ve wrapped up the third adventure in Candlekeep Mysteries, and now it’s time for a review of Book of the Raven (BotR). Like our other reviews, we celebrate what was great, dissect what didn’t, and offer up tips and tricks you can use to run the adventure smoothly.
Running your first Dungeons & Dragons session can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. This primer on first-time Dungeon Master tips will help you focus on what to prepare, streamline your games, and create a more enjoyable experience for your players.
In this episode, Chris, Erik, and Billy discuss ways to make combat encounters in D&D 5e more efficient, effective, and interesting for both the players and DM.
We’ve wrapped up our second adventure in Candlekeep Mysteries, and now it’s time for a review of Mazfroth’s Mighty Digressions (MMD). This episode picks up immediately after we finished the game and contains some of our visceral thoughts on the campaign.
We’ve wrapped up our first session in Candlekeep Mysteries, and now it’s time for a Joy of Extradimensional Spaces review. In this episode, we reflect and share our thoughts on the first one shot in this new D&D adventure book.
In this episode of our Character Creation Toolkit, Erik dives into the world of morality that is alignment. But what exactly is alignment? And how does it affect your character’s choices and outlook in the story you’re telling together? Check out this week’s episode to find out!
One thing every player asks themselves at some point is, “how to get better at D&D.” What ‘better’ means is different for everyone so in this episode, we talk about the approaches we’ve taken to develop as players and DMs over the years.