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Toy Town is a Tool to Generate 3D Town Maps for your Campaign

November 13, 2017

Reddit user /r/watawatabou today posted a tool that lets you make 3D town maps in seconds. It's called Toy Town and it is really, really cool. With a simple set of tools a DM can create a 3D town map to insp... Read More...

Storm King’s Thunder Review

Tyler Biddle

September 6, 2016

After its limited release a few weeks ago, Storm King's Thunder is now finally available in stores everywhere. The physical book is a hardcover with 256 pages on glossy paper. Like all previous Wizards adventur... Read More...

New D&D Storyline: Storm King’s Thunder

Tyler Biddle

June 1, 2016

Today Wizards of the Coast announced their newest adventure storyline: Storm King's Thunder. This will take the form of an all new 256 page adventure book, set to release on September 5th for $49.95. The advent... Read More...

Reviving An Old Campaign Setting Part 1: NPCs & Player Characters

Brian

January 30, 2016

If you're like me, you can never find enough time in the day to work on everything you want to make your game a rich & rewarding experience. It can be a lot of pressure on a DM to create unique experiences ... Read More...

How to Make Traps More Interesting – Q&A

Andy

September 17, 2015

Traps come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, more so then we can possibly cover in one article. So when it came to writing about designing traps for D&D, we went the the experts. Steve Gordon from 2CGami... Read More...

Why You Should Use Vignettes in D&D

Andy

September 12, 2015

For several years now, I've prefaced almost all of my RPG sessions with a vignette scene. I've become a huge proponent of them because when used properly they can add laughs, chills, or raging vengeance to any ... Read More...

Making Combat Interesting Part 3: Enemy Relationships & Examples

Andy

June 20, 2015

This is part 3 of the Making Combat Interesting series. You can find part 1: Objectives & Terrain Design here, and part 2: Resources & Mechanics Modifiers here. Enemy Relationships The last component ... Read More...

What Destiny Has Taught Me About D&D

Andy

June 12, 2015

After a five-month hiatus, I've been hitting Destiny again, and hitting it hard. With two new DLC expansions since launch, I've had a lot of catching up to do. With a massive new expansion scheduled for this fa... Read More...

Making Combat Interesting Part 2: Resources & Mechanics

Andy

June 6, 2015

In Part 1 of this series, we talked about using objectives and terrain design to spice up your combat encounters. This time, we're going to be playing with the guts of an RPG system by using Resource and Mechan... Read More...

Making Combat Interesting Part 1: Objectives & Terrain Design

Andy

May 23, 2015

I play a lot of video games that involve action and combat. As a game design hobbyist, I consciously analyze the design decisions that developers make. As a DM, I'm always thinking of ways to incorporate the me... Read More...

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