Tag Archives: roleplaying

I Find Your Lack of Dedication Disturbing

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

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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A Battle for the Ages: Mass Combat in D&D

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

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 →

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Printable Monsters = more money for beer

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

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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A Kobold Called Norris

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

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 →

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Rolling for the very first time.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Well, it’s been a couple of weeks since I last posted, and still don’t have any questions, so I thought I would do something different today.  I wanted to ask you all a question instead.  This requires audience participation to … Continue reading →

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Total Party Kill For The Win!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

This week we look at some fun ways to kill our players in what I like to call: TPKFTW! Dear Dungeon Master, I have had a game running for a few months, lots of fun and I am wondering which … Continue reading →

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Dungeons & Dragons Video

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

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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Puzzles and Traps in Roleplaying Games

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

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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Anarchy in the D&D

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Well, I have officially run out of questions, but instead of just skipping out on a blog this week I decided to shove my unrequested opinions in your face instead.  I’ve been thinking lately about the social/governing structure of Roleplaying … Continue reading →

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It’s in the Details

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

This week we get into some of smaller details of DMing (and I need more questions!): The PCs enter a castle, and don’t find much other than animals & a couple of monsters that have moved in. You mention bookshelves … Continue reading →

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