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Tag Archives: dm advice
Dealing with Dumbasses Around the Table
Today we learn how to deal with difficult people: How do I kick out players no one else wants in the game? There’s one girl in my game and her character is an attention hog, and the rest of the … Continue reading →
F#$%ing Noob! (Roleplaying for Beginners)
This week our question comes to us from across the Narrow Sea: What is the best way to teach D&D to someone who has never heard of it?I live in Dominican Republic and these kind of games are unspoken so … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying
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Tagged advice, d&d, dm advice, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning, new players, newbies, pathfinder, roleplaying, rpg, teaching
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The Return of the DM
Well. It’s been a long while since I wrote anything. What, with the Kickstarter campaign, pre-production mayhem, and now the endless weekends of filming One Die Short (P.S: the full trailer should be out this week). But as filming winds down, I’d … Continue reading →
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NPCs
Well, I’ve been incognito for a while, but Ask the Dungeon Master is finally back with another question. This week we take a look at good NPC development: Hello Dungeon Master, I am just beginning to DM my own D&D … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, General Roleplaying
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Tagged creating npcs, d&d, dm advice, dungeons and dragons, new dungeon master, npc, npc names, roleplaying games, roleplaying improv
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Total Party Kill For The Win!
This week we look at some fun ways to kill our players in what I like to call: TPKFTW! Dear Dungeon Master, I have had a game running for a few months, lots of fun and I am wondering which … Continue reading →
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Tagged d&d, dm advice, dnd, dungeon master advice, dungeons and dragons, overpowered pcs, roleplaying, rpg, tarrasque, total party kill, tpk
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Character Creation: Getting it Done
This week we take a look at ways we can keep everyone on track and on the same page during character creation (which we all know can be a challenge with RPGs): Why hello there! So, I managed to get a group of … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged character creation, dm advice, dnd, dresden files, roleplaying, rpg
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Dungeon Master and Apprentice: Passing on the Craft, Part III
This Tuesday I bring you the final piece on the basics of being a Dungeon Master: effectively utilizing Player Input. How do you teach someone to DM who has a completely different style from you? I am an off-the-cuff DM; … Continue reading →
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Tagged character development, dm, dm advice, dm basics, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning to dm, npc, player character
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Dungeon Master and Apprentice: Passing on the Craft, Part II
Today I bring you Part II on the basics of being a Dungeon Master, and how we can teach these essential skills to new DMs. The third and final part will be out next Tuesday: How do you teach someone to … Continue reading →
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Tagged character development, dm, dm advice, dm basics, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning to dm, npc, player character
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Dungeon Master and Apprentice: Passing on the Craft, Part I
This week we take a closer look at the basics of being a Dungeon Master, and how we can teach these essential skills to new DMs. At first I was naive enough to think I could answer this question in … Continue reading →
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Tagged dm, dm advice, dm basics, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, learning to dm
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I Do What I Want!: Alignment and the Individual
This week we take a look at Alignment, one of my favorite topics: Good day Mr. DM. When running a campaign where alignment plays a significant role, do you think it best to run the alignment system as personal, or … Continue reading →
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Tagged alignment, alignment shift, chaotic, dm advice, dnd, dungeons & dragons, evil, lawful, neutral, roleplaying, rpg
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