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Articles by Guest Writer
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Maps, Meteorology & Magic: Don’t begin your next quest without a weather check
When you sojourned through your last RPG session, did mountains help or hamper you? What about a freak snowstorm? Were a river’s rapids gentle and shallow or Class 5 widow-makers?
RPG Tips: 5 ways to hook players into a dark murder mystery
But how do you get players interested in a challenge that can’t be dealt with steel or silver weapons?
The best Halloween 5e D&D one-shots for an utterly terrifying game night
Looking for some inspiration this Halloween? We’ve pulled together the best 5e D&D one-shots for a terrifying game night with your favorite people.
11 Crime & Mystery board games, ranked from best to worst
Crime and mystery games include elements of deduction, skill, luck – and usually, deception. If you want to know how well you really read other players, try these games next.
RPGs & Mental Health: A RPG designer on social anxiety
You know, they’re just as nervous as you are… even more so”
RPGs & Mental Health: A RPG designer on games as self-discovery
In games, we’re used to exploring magical lands and dangerous dungeons. What about exploring ourselves?
An argument for more sophisticated Tier 1 adventures
I will go over some reasons for why many of the Tier 1 adventures are designed as simple fetch or kill missions and over some exceptional books you can use to fuel your need for more sophisticated Tier 1 Dungeons & Dragons adventures.
Into Madness: 9 Tabletop Games Inspired by Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos
If you’re done with Monopoly and Uno, cue your darkest dungeon-based soundtrack for a look into the abyss.
The ultimate guide to buying and selling magic items in 5E D&D
Magic items play a huge role in 5e D&D – and I love handing them out to my players. But answering even simple questions such as what an item costs in 5e, where and from whom it can be bought, and how to haggle for a better price, is no easy task for the DM due to the lack of official rules and guidelines for doing so.
