A Free Podcast for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition After a lengthy journey, the heroes arrive in Boldbrook. Fey quickly finds the nearest stage and sings about that fateful umber hulk encounter. Later, the group learns they may have more difficulty finding dragon bone than they first thought. Don’t forget: our giveaway for your chance to […]
Have your D&D players ever been heading straight toward a total party kill (TPK), and you saw it coming? Did you, as the dungeon master, drop them hints to help them avoid it? Did you intervene? Or did you let the course of events play themselves out no matter what the final result? In this […]
Creating a character is probably one of the most complex parts of Dungeons & Dragons. In this video, the Barbarian walks us through how he does character creation in D&D 5th edition. (And if the Barbarian can do it, everyone can do it.) For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome games, check out […]
Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern US time on my YouTube channel, The DM Lair, we’ll be going to finish up the D&D 5e adventure we’ve been working on, the Beholden Temple. Finally… (And this time I swear we’ll actually finish it!) For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome games, check out the DM […]
A free podcast for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition In the final On The Road episode, the heroes discuss whether Arizax is responsible for Kelira’s disappearance. As the group nears Boldbrook, an unexpected visitor asks for help, and Tim rolls three natural ones in a row. Don’t forget: our giveaway for your chance to win […]
I suspect all dungeon masters have been there. Your D&D players are in the middle of clearing out a dungeon, and then they decide they want to take a long rest. Now, as DMs we know that if we allow the players to take long rests however often they want, the game will lose much […]
Do your D&D players get distracted by everything? Do you find it hard to keep them focused on the main adventure? To a certain extent, it’s normal for Dungeons & Dragons players to chase butterflies or loot everything that’s not nailed down…from time to time. However, if it’s a constant habit, there are things a […]
Tonight on my YouTube channel, the DM Lair, I’ll be hosting a live DM Q&A session at 8 p.m. Eastern US time. This is how it works: you show up with DM or D&D questions. I give the best answers I can, or your money back. Guaranteed! Anyway, come hang out with us on this […]
The heroes spring into action against a group of Dragonborn. Gillidob gets augmented, Fey lays down some commands, and Vanna finds some healing medicine in the nick of time. After meeting some new travelling companions, Fey receives a cryptic message. And don’t forget our giveaway for your chance to win a free copy of Ghosts […]
What would you do if your D&D players said you, the dungeon master, didn’t have the courage to kill them? What if they taunted you, even dared you to try? Would you exercise restraint? Or lay into them? This is the story of a time a player challenged me to kill the party. Along the […]
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