It’s the first session of a new campaign, and you and your table mates are excited to share the details of your new characters. Place of birth, eye colour, favourite … Continue reading Party Bonds: Bringing PCs Together
In the vast and magical worlds of role playing games, needing to travel between locations will come up at some point, and without trains, planes, and automobiles, it could take … Continue reading Making Travel Simple (DnD 5E)
So you’ve seen the people role-playing on Critical Role and you’re intimidated. You can’t quite find your character’s voice. You feel embarrassed to try to do accents and fear being … Continue reading Level Up Your RP Game
Just a healing class, you think? No. Clerics have come a long way from being simple priests. In 5E, clerics range from the beefy pious tanks, versatile skilled sages, to … Continue reading Which Cleric domain should you pick? (DnD 5E)
There are countless ways to design a scenario for a role-playing game like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), and it can be intimidating to new DMs to try and figure out … Continue reading Steps to Scenario Design
DM: “The air is brisk and the night skies are clear enough to view the stars. With your insight check, you notice that she’s standing a little bit closer to … Continue reading Level Up Your D&D Romance
Any time I’m wondering what characters I should add to a story, I look to the archetypes to give inspiration. In a game like Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), the main … Continue reading Six NPCs Your Campaign Should Have
Before you is a long body of text, which seems to outline the various ways to approach storytelling. There are so many words. The light from the screen pulls your … Continue reading Tricks to Narrating
In most games, it always seemed that the cleric was a healer, but was more than willing to take out a mace and smash someone’s face in. I wondered if … Continue reading Where Do Clerics Come From?
Doling out experience points (xp) is often quoted as the best part of an RPG session. It’s exciting to see that number rise and the abilities that are soon to … Continue reading Why Milestones is Best for Role-Playing
The romanticized board game night is a harmonious and whimsical night where you laugh, clink glasses, and spend the night enjoying the challenges of a board game. With this ideal … Continue reading How RPGs Teach Debating vs Fighting
With Christmas coming up, it can be hard to fit in a D&D night among all the holiday plans. If you are able to schedule a game, it can be … Continue reading Bringing the Holidays to the Gaming Table
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