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Category Archives: General Roleplaying
XP, Leveling and Homebrew Systems
Today we’re going to take a closer look at developing your own gaming system and how to handle the challenges of XP awards and leveling: Dear DM, I’ve been developing my own system for awhile now, and I’ve hit a … Continue reading →
I Find Your Lack of Dedication Disturbing
This week we take a look at an issue that every DM has dealt with at one time or another: I have an adventure I’m running in the D&D Next Playtest. My adventure includes 6 party members. 1 member comes … Continue reading →
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Tagged d&d, dungeons and dragons, flaky players, player expectations, roleplaying, scheduling, side quests, when players don't show up
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A Battle for the Ages: Mass Combat in D&D
This week on Ask the Dungeon Master we take a look at some ways to run a session of all out war: Hello, I have been running a campaign for quite some time now which culminates in an all out … Continue reading →
Variety is the Spice of Roleplaying
This week I offer some advice on adding variety to your campaigns: Hello, I am trying to make this setting, where my players will participate in some games, and right now I have NO clue what to make of them. … Continue reading →
Beating the Dead Horse: 4th Edition Sucks
Today we take another look at the depths of my dissatisfaction with 4th Edition D&D: Hey Mr. DM, I know, from your previous posts, that you despise 4E. I never really liked 4E, but I have come to truly hate … Continue reading →
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying
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Tagged 4e, 4e sucks, 4th edition, d&d, d&d next, dungeons and dragons, fudging the rules, obi-wan kenobi, wizards of the coast
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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 →
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 →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, General Roleplaying
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Tagged creating npcs, d&d, dm advice, dungeons and dragons, new dungeon master, npc, npc names, roleplaying games, roleplaying improv
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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 →
Posted in Fantasy, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying
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Tagged card game, drinking game, drinking quest, drunk roleplaying, review, roleplaying game, rpg
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Fun Times With Wild Mages
Today we discuss 2nd edition and why it’s way better than 4th edition: Dear DM, Why do a lot of people seem to dislike the Wild Mage in Tome of Magic from AD&D 2nd edition? I am thinking about trying … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Geek Culture, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged 2nd edition, 4e, ad&d, dnd, dungeons & dragons, thac0, tome of magic, wild mage, wild surges
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A Kobold Called Norris
This week we have some fun with Feats: Dear DM, I was wondering if you have any ideas for the glorious feats of a Chuck Norrised Kobold named General Yipgrowl. So far he has fought off 18 zombies single handedly, … Continue reading →
Posted in DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, General Roleplaying, Player Advice
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Tagged chuck norris, chuck norris mordor, d&d, dnd, dungeons and dragons, epic characters, epic feats, feats, kobold, roleplaying, rpg
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