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Tag Archives: dungeon master
Irresponsible Roleplaying
The dice, not the Dungeon Master, are our only God. Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Player Advice, Uncategorized
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Tagged advice, ask the dm, ask the dungeon master, d&d, dm, dnd, dungeon, dungeon master, dungeons, dungeons and dragons, game master, gm, master, roleplaying, roleplaying game, roleplaying games, rpg
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Woe unto the DM
Being a DM is hard! Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Player Advice, Uncategorized
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Tagged advice, ask a dungeon master, ask the dm, d&d, dm, dnd, dragons, dungeon, dungeon master, dungeons, dungeons and dragons, help, master, roleplaying, rpg
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…Of Dice and Men (I mean People)
The dice, not the Dungeon Master, are our only God. Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Player Advice, Uncategorized
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Tagged advice, d&d, dm, dnd, dungeon, dungeon master, dungeons, master, roleplaying, rpg
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Congratulations! Your PC is Pregnant!
The Dungeon Master is back with another awesome gaming question! Our illustrious reader asks: How do you feel about pregnant characters? How do you handle it and what does it change in-game? This question comes at an appropriately awesome time, because my … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged advice, d&d, dm, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons & dragons, gamer, gaming, help, pathfinder, pc, pregnancy, pregnant, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop
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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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Dungeons & Dragons Video
I didn’t receive any questions this week, so here’s a hilarious video I came across, which is probably really old, but if you haven’t figured it out already, I’m way behind the times. So, I found out that this is … Continue reading →
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Tagged cheetos and moutain dew, d&d, dnd, dungeon master, dungeons and dragons, humor, roleplaying, rpg, video
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A Well-Rounded PC is a Happy PC
This week I’ll be tackling a question that’s actually relevant to my current players and campaign, so for once I’ll have some fresh examples. Also, please submit more questions, I’m running low! How do you let the type of characters … Continue reading →
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Tagged character development, dnd, dungeon master, game master, pc, 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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