Every dungeon master has been there at least once. Your D&D player’s character is breaking the law, and you’re on the spot. Do you let them get away with it? Or do the cops come a calling? How to handle crime and punishment can be quite challenging for Dungeons & Dragons game masters. In this […]
Is a villain just a stat block to be overcome by your D&D players? Or should a good BBEG be something more? In this video, I discuss the different types of villains in Dungeons & Dragons and the characteristics that make up an awesome bad guy. For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome […]
A Free Podcast for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition As the heroes learn more about Victor Woodstride, a daring plan to secure dragon bone begins to take shape, but failure would result in making a powerful new enemy. Vanna discovers she’s not as much of a loner as she thinks. Later, the group discovers that […]
Do we even really need the alignment system anymore in Dungeons & Dragons? What would happen if we got rid of it? Would we even notice? In this video, I discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the alignment system in D&D and explain how I use alignment in my games. For more videos to help […]
Some time ago, I did a “slobbering rant” video where I sort of implied that I didn’t think flying PCs should be allowed in Dungeons & Dragons. It sparked something of an uproar from some folks, and to this day I still get comments about flying characters. So, I figured it was time to discuss […]
Tonight, Friday, May 31, at 8 p.m. Eastern US time, we’ll be having a dungeon master question & answer live stream over on my YouTube channel, The DM Lair. For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome games, check out the DM Lair on YouTube.
A Free Podcast for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Knights and Nerds is celebrating our one-year anniversary by putting out two episodes!The heroes continue to explore Boldbrook as they try to find a way to obtain dragon bone, which proves to be much more difficult than they first thought. They speak with High Cleric Dain […]
Have you ever played a D&D game that was just combat after combat after combat? While that style of play may suit some players, for many it can get old fast. Indeed, a critical component of Dungeons & Dragons encounter building for any Dungeon Master is providing a variety of encounter types that will appeal […]
So, there’s nothing wrong per se with the rules in the Dungeon Master Guide about running chases in D&D. However, they are rather complicated. And the deal with complicated rules for chases is that since chases don’t happen so often in Dungeons & Dragons, when you do have one, you have to dig out the […]
Tonight, Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m. Eastern US time, we’ll be having a dungeon master question & answer live stream over on my YouTube channel, The DM Lair. For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome games, check out the DM Lair on YouTube.
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