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Use OneNote to Buff Your RPGs

April 8, 2016

Ever since buying a SurfacePro I have discovered the amazingness that is OneNote. It's a note taking application that works really well as… well, a notebook! In this article I'll go through some of the ways ... 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...

3 Ways to Make an Inspired Character

Andy

December 11, 2015

For some of us out there, playing D&D is all about the role-playing. But for some reason or another, it can be hard to get "in-character", especially when playing a race or class you've never played before.... 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...

How to Find People to Play D&D With

Andy

July 29, 2015

Just picked up D&D for the first time? Moved to a new town and haven't found your niche of gamers to play with? There are a myriad of reasons why someone would need help finding players to roll dice with. I... 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...

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...

How to run a Game of Thrones RPG

Kennstan

May 4, 2015

With HBO's Game of Thrones in full swing, the urge to run a campaign in Westeros -or a game that is as remorselessly gritty- is in the air... so here are a few tips to get you started! Multiple locations ... Read More...

How to Catch Shiny Pokemon - Masuda Method & Soft Reset

How to Catch Shiny Pokemon Part 3 – Masuda Method

Kent " Rockman" Melendez

February 14, 2015

Welcome back, readers! This time I’ll be covering the Masuda Method, and Soft Resetting for Legendaries or Starters. Masuda Method Firstly, I’ll explain why this method is called the Masuda Method. The Masuda n... Read More...

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