Using Cinematic Montages in RPGs
Cinematic montages bring blockbuster action to your adventures. Learn when and how to bring the camera into your game!
Acquisitions Inc: Fathom!
A D&D first: the PAX live-play event is broadcast in 300 movie theaters. If you go, you receive an adventure I wrote!
Origins and Gen Con 2016 Bring Big News
Origins becomes the big D&D Convention, but Gen Con and PAX still bring excitement. I am fortunate to have a trio of projects released during this convention season!
The Dungeon Masters Guild Launches!
An SRD? An online marketplace for anyone’s D&D creations? Adventurers League offering Expedition adventures for home play? Have our dreams come true?
Making Confrontation at Candlekeep Interactive
Previous public play events inspired Candlekeep, but its interactive design faced some daunting design constraints.
Writing Confrontation at Candlekeep
Vault of the Dracolich was a big influence, but in writing Confrontation at Candlekeep we also had our own unique vision and goals.
How Vault Influenced Confrontation at Candlekeep
Confrontation at Candlekeep was a success as a convention event, but it owes much to the lessons learned from Vault of the Dracolich.
Journey to Candlekeep
Learn the lore and geography behind the fantastic site of the Gen Con 2013 adventure Confrontation at Candlekeep!
Ashes of Athas: The Development Process
The development process can help identify and resolve an adventure’s weakest points.
Ashes of Athas: Where to Begin
Find out how Ashes of Athas designed its first adventure, and the start of its campaign, with a bang!
Use these techniques for your campaign!
Ashes of Athas – Looking Back on the Dark Sun Organized Play Campaign
The secrets of Ashes of Athas, the Dark Sun organized play campaign, are shared with Mike Shea and with the Misdirected Mark podcast. Find out how Chad Brown, Derek Guder, and I lost so much sleep.
Addendum: DnD Next Monster Design and Organized Play
Organized play aims to create fun adventures DMs can run easily. Comparing organized play’s monster formats across the editions is an excellent lens by which to study monster design and identify a path for the future.
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