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Duets in Difficult Times: A Reflection

June 25, 2021 by Beth 2 Comments

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After a time of loss and grief, I wanted to spend some time reflecting on the deep healing potential and the power of stories in duet D&D. This post deals with death and mourning, but it also celebrates the solace we find in the stories we share together.

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

Tales of Eldura Special Session: One-on-One D&D Actual Play

June 18, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Follow Persephonie and Jeck on their adventures through Waterdeep in this special birthday session of Tales of Eldura, with our GM and player roles reversed!

Filed Under: Campaign Diaries, Online, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

How to Scale Combat for One-on-One D&D

June 12, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this episode, we cover how to scale combat in one-on-one D&D, especially strategies for encounter scale and things to keep in mind. Make sure you’re keeping action economy in mind, use waves of combatants, and remember to dig deeper into the CR!

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs

Adventuring Companions for Duet 5e: Classes, Subclasses, Characters, and More

May 27, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Two Adventuring Companion Classes, Seven Subclasses, Six Adventuring Companion Characters, and Supplemental Rules for Animal Companions – Why travel alone when you could have a powerful weaponsmith or an entrancing Way of Words witch at your side? This supplement for duet 5e gaming seeks to answer precisely that rhetorical question with two classes—the witch and the crafter—designed specifically for one-on-one play. You’ll also find unique adventuring companion characters with backstories, optional mechanics like adventuring companion feats, character backgrounds, and optional rules for animal companions.

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, Character Creation, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, Land of Vampires, Mechanics, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet, Subclasses & Group Adventures Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

How to Create Vibrant Settings for your D&D Duet

April 27, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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This episode of Tabletop for Two covers ideas and strategies for making your settings, environments, and locations feel exciting and vibrant!  We discuss the different types of locations you might want to include in your game, including ideas for different atmospheres and how to tap into them easily.

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, For New DMs, Mechanics, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs

DMPC and Sidekick Best Practices

April 23, 2021 by Beth 2 Comments

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In this episode, we’re covering best practices for incorporating DMPCs, sidekicks, or other adventuring companions into your one-on-one D&D game! First, we talk about the differences between the various NPC types, and then we get into the nitty gritty of how to run them!

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, Character Creation, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, For New DMs, For New Players, Mechanics, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

How to Create Compelling Villains for Your Duet D&D Campaign

April 19, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this episode, we’re covering how to design captivating villains for your one-on-one 5e campaigns! There are several types of villains you might use in your games, and their methods will vary, but they all have opposition to your PC in common.

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs

How to Design a PC-Focused Campaign for One-on-One D&D

April 16, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this post, we discuss how to design a D&D duet campaign for your player and their PC. How can you adapt the environments and NPCs around the PC’s personality and interests? Their favored enemies?

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

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