Category Archives: Fantasy

Printable Monsters = more money for beer

I’ve got no question for this week, but I wanted to do a quick shout-out to an awesome D&D resource.  i heart print and play has a great growing collection of free printable monster tokens. I know a lot of people … Continue reading

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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

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Drinking Quest! The RPG card game that gets you drunk.

This week I decided to do something a bit different, and instead of answering a question someone asked me, I’m going to answer a question you should have all asked me, which is: Is Drinking Quest really as awesome as it … Continue reading

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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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The Ineffable Tolkien and the One Ring

This week, we take a more serious turn for yet another look at the wonderful world of Tolkien.  Our reader asks: Why oh why does the One Ring turn people invisible in Lord of the Rings? It certainly didn’t turn … Continue reading

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Puzzles and Traps in Roleplaying Games

After a week off, I’m back with some good old-fashioned Dungeon Master advice: I’m a newer DM and I’ve really enjoyed your blog over the last few months as, along with other blogs I follow, you have given plenty of … Continue reading

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You People Are F%#@ing Crazy!

Once again, I have no questions to answer, so this week I decided to do something fun in honor of Ask the Dungeon Master‘s almost-one-year anniversary (I started last May).  If you were not aware of this, WordPress has this … Continue reading

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This is not a post.

I’ve been ill and have work to catch up on, so my post for this week will be coming late, but do expect it before Friday.  In the mean time, enjoy this awesome WildSpace trailer from TSR that thankfully never … Continue reading

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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

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Woe Unto the DM: Scheduling, Tardiness and Other Annoyances

This week we tackle a couple of tricky issues with online roleplaying: Dear Ask the DM, I usually gather my players from the Internet (I’d try getting people in my town, but I don’t think anyone would sign on to play).  … Continue reading

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