Breaking the Game Breakers!
Kevin Mack Everyone has a post about PVP behavior in some capacity. A quick search of Reddit or YouTube and you will find dozens of horror stories of players who disrupt games,…
Solving Magic Items through Cyphers
So one of the most common problems for GM’s is the idea of magic items, and honestly I blame YouTube for this. There are literally hundreds of videos on how…
*Pst – Thieves Cant, and keeping it on the DL
Overview: Thieves Cant is itself a common means of communication leveraged by the various criminal enterprises both in Zenith and at large throughout the world. Many outsiders believe Thieves Cant…
Do you even Session Zero?
So everyone who talks Dungeons and Dragons online talks about the importance of a Session Zero before you start your campaign. And I’m not going to disagree with this advice,…
Making Random Encounters Feel More Organic
So one of the most common things that you’ll see talked about in the Dungeon masters guide, is the use of Random Encounters, and lots of dungeon masters use them.…
House Rules
Every table has house rules, every GM I know has some degree of house rules to make the game a little more unique and tailored for their players and honestly…
Hooks, Hooks and more adventure hooks
So there is a lot of videos, blogs, and other information out there on making sure you don’t railroad your players. And 100% I agree with that sentiment, you never…
Find a way to say “Yes”
When I started thinking about this blog, I sat down with a notebook and decided to brainstorm posts. And the very first post I thought of was this one. And…
Magic Items that don’t break your world
So Magic Items are honestly one of the corn-stones of Dungeons and Dragons, and even fantasy for that matter. Every story we all grew up reading was filled with items…
Giving players something to do in downtime, with PROJECTS!
Generally speaking, downtime can be a tough thing to navigate as a Game Master. How can I make the time between adventures fun, and give opportunities for players to build…