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Tabletop for Two

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

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

How to Play a D&D Duet with Kids

April 14, 2021 by Beth 2 Comments

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This blog post and Tabletop for Two episode discusses tips for playing D&D with kids, especially leaning into combat and their interests.

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

Co-Creating a World in Duet D&D

April 7, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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For duet D&D to be as interactive as possible, both the GM and player need to bring story details, character motivations, and plot momentum to the table, which is what we discuss in this post!

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

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