Solving the Problem of Heroes Leaving Their Home Behind
Leaving home can lessen the emotional ties heroes have, and undermine their motivations. Let’s explore alternate approaches to correct this!
D&D Celebration News and Puzzles
A quick look at the big news from D&D Celebration, and a walkthrough of the event’s cool puzzles!
For an Epic Hero, What is the DC to Pick a Lock?
A level 20 hero finds a treasure chest in a D&D 5E game. What should the DC be to pick a lock? Let’s review two approaches and how to make them shine.
These Adventures Teach Us How to Offer Players Choices
Adventures that offer real choices? Let’s take a look at some from… get ready for this… 4E.
Why Adventures with Flowcharts May Offer No Choices
Just like a classic “choose your own adventure” book, a flowchart may offer no actual choices. Here’s how to change that.
Streaming Dragons and Arguing Canon
What does the future of D&D hold for dragons? And, what should D&D’s approach to canon be for 5E?
Reviewing Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft for Players and DMs: A Mastering Dungeons Index
We provide an index to our podcast coverage of the book Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft.
Special Reasons Why DMs Have Trouble Challenging Players
We review special reasons why a DM may have trouble achieving the right challenge level for their players.
How to Challenge Players? Just Add Damage!
Why adding damage works better than other options for resolving the problems with encounter challenge… with some important considerations.
Why So Many DMs Have Trouble Challenging Players
Let’s look at the reasons why so many DMs struggle to challenge their players.
Using Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft in Roll20 (Review)
Let’s take a look at how Roll20 integrated Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft on their virtual tabletop!
Collaborative Campaign Creation on the Dragon Talk Podcast
Hear me on the official D&D podcast, discussing collaborative campaign building. Then get my free guide walking you through the process!