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GM Advice: Superpowered Grappling

GM Advice: Superpowered Grappling

A homebrew case-study for GMs looking to bring grapplers in their game to the next level.

Posted on October 4, 2018August 8, 2020 by JosiahPosted in Advice, Dungeon Master, UncategorizedLeave a comment

GM Advice – Pleasing your Players

GM Advice – Pleasing your Players

Are you trying to please your players? Or their characters?

Posted on March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 by JosiahPosted in Advice, Dungeon Master, UncategorizedLeave a comment

GM Advice: Homebrew

GM Advice: Homebrew

How to avoid some issues when building your own content for D&D...

Posted on March 10, 2018 by JosiahPosted in Advice, Dungeon Master, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Dungeon Master Advice: Many Doors, One Chamber

Dungeon Master Advice: Many Doors, One Chamber

We are teaching some magic tricks about choice in your game; welcome to the Chamber of Doors!

Posted on March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 by GarrettPosted in Advice, Dungeon Master, UncategorizedTagged 5e, Choice, Doors, Dungeons and Dragons, Illusion, Mass Effect, Witcher. Leave a comment

GM Advice: Settlements

GM Advice: Settlements

Building a settlement? Keep these tips in mind and you'll be golden.

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 by JosiahPosted in Advice, Dungeon MasterTagged Campaign, Creative Process, Settlements. Leave a comment

The Starting Line

The Starting Line

Time to start up the process! But with so many parts in this creative machine, where do we start? Here comes the puzzle box of adventure, with the mysterious realm of the Thought Pool.

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by GarrettPosted in Dungeon MasterTagged Creative Process, Puzzle, Thought Pool. 1 Comment

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