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Our First Kickstarter is Live!

February 1, 2024 by Beth 2 Comments

Cover image and cover for Land of Vampires: Slipping into Shadow by Grove Guardian Press, showing a woman in black holding a long sword against a bright blue background with a castle and a moon.

The first full-length duet campaign by D&D Duet—over 170 pages with 15 chapters of adventure, unique NPCs, new character backgrounds, and more!

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Duet Adventures, For New DMs, For New Players, Land of Vampires, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Three Steps for Starting a New Duet D&D Campaign

January 30, 2024 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Not sure where to begin for setting up a new one-on-one campaign? Is GM prep taking so long that you can’t actually play? I’ve got you covered.

Filed Under: Campaign Diaries, For New DMs, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs

A Full-Length Duet 5e Campaign: Land of Vampires is ready!

January 22, 2024 by Beth Leave a Comment

Cover image and cover for Land of Vampires: Slipping into Shadow by Grove Guardian Press, showing a woman in black holding a long sword against a bright blue background with a castle and a moon.

A full-length one-on-one 5e campaign is coming to Kickstarter! Get ready for the immersive Land of Vampires adventure by D&D Duet!

Filed Under: Building Your World, DM Resources, Duet Adventures, Land of Vampires, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

How to Navigate Extended Breaks in your D&D Game

November 8, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Sometimes we need to take a longer break from our gaming table. This post aims to help with that and to get your dice rolling again!

Filed Under: DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tales of the Valiant is Live!

May 24, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Friends of the blog Kobold Press have just launched their Kickstarter for Tales of the Valiant, an exciting new direction for the future of 5e tabletop gaming!

Filed Under: DM Resources, Playing a Duet, We Recommend Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

How to Base Your Duet PC Backstories in Character Class

May 9, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this post, we share the connections between character class and character backstory, specifically how your characters’ relationships to their unique gifting and class help put them on their adventuring paths. The character examples we use are actually from our play through of the Diablo IV open beta!

Filed Under: Building Your World, Character Creation, DM Resources, For New DMs, For New Players, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Adapting One-Shot Adventures for your Duet Game

February 7, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Holidays, birthdays, and other celebrations can make for the perfect opportunity to incorporate a one-shot adventure or side story into your duet campaign. How can we adapt one-shots to the story of our duet games with minimal prep and maximum impact? Find out here!

Filed Under: Building Your World, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Raising the Stakes: Internal Conflict in Your Duet Game

February 7, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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More and more lately, I’ve been mulling over the importance of internal conflict in one-on-one gaming. Why is the PC’s internal motivation the most important thing for both the player and the GM to know? Read more to find out!

Filed Under: Building Your World, Character Creation, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

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