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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Your D&D Duet Partner

February 13, 2024 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Looking for the perfect gift for your duet partner this Valentine’s Day? Look no further! From campaigns to candles, we’ve got you covered!

Filed Under: Playing a Duet, We Recommend 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!

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DMs Guild Design Dash

May 30, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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I recently had the pleasure of appearing on the DMsGuild Design Dash where contestants are asked to create an adventure based on a secret theme in just 15 minutes! In case you weren’t able to join us on twitch, I wanted to take a moment to share it with you now. Our special theme was “The Family That Plays Together,” so my adventure is “The Family That Plays Together, Slays Together.”

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Detentions and Dragons: A Podcast Interview

May 21, 2020 by Jonathan Leave a Comment

We talk with Detentions and Dragons about how we started playing, session zeros in 1-1 D&D, and how co-creating stories is the best way to spend time with the people that matter most to you.

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Matt Colville talks One-on-One Dungeons and Dragons

May 4, 2020 by Jonathan Leave a Comment

One-on-one games tend to resemble the ideal version of D&D new players have in their heads. It is overwhelmingly narrative. It is, by definition, character-based. You never argue about the rules. You spend all the time on the world, and the plot, and the character. A lot of people, once they play this way, they find it hard to go back.

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How to Transition Your Game to Roll20

March 20, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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We’ve compiled a list of three tips for moving your face-to-face games to Roll 20: give yourself time to adjust, set expectations at the beginning, and play with people you trust.

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

Identify: Syrinscape

February 19, 2020 by Beth 3 Comments

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If you’re on the hunt for immersive music for your D&D games across a wide variety of settings, look no further than Syrinscape! When you select one of their fantasy soundtracks, they have several options for ways the narrative might progress. This feature makes make navigating the sounds settings really easy for DMs. There are also selections on the sides for sudden sound effects, like a creaking door or clap of thunder, if needed.

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

Advice for DMs of One-on-One D&D

January 7, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Are you hesitant to start your one-on-one game? Or worried about accidentally killing your best friend’s carefully crafted PC when they’re only level two? Mike Shea, aka Sly Flourish, and I sit down to discuss our best tips for DMs of duet-style D&D.

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

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