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Adapting Campaigns

Calling All (duet) Game Designers!

June 14, 2024 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Learn to write a duet adventure in one month! Join Beth & Jonathan as we discuss adaptations for one-on-one adventure design!

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs

How to Incorporate PC Backstory, Short- and Long-Term

January 6, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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One straightforward way we can orient a campaign around our PC as the main character is incorporating aspects of their backstory into the short- and long-term campaign arcs.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Building Your World, Character Creation, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Land of Vampires and Duet-Play Q&A Video

October 27, 2020 by Beth 2 Comments

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Jonathan and Beth talk about the Land of Vampires duet campaign and some of the inspiration behind it. They also respond to some FAQs about playing one-on-one D&D!

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, Land of Vampires, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Dragon of Icespire Peak: Umbrage Hill

July 28, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this post, we cover some story adaptation ideas for the Umbrage Hill encounter in the Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure from the D&D Essentials Kit. Consider grounding the story hook in the PC’s backstory for extra buy-in from your player.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, DM Resources, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs

Tales of Eldura: Season One, Session Three

July 7, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this third session of our duet adaptation of Descent into Avernus, Garreth, Evelyn, and Tessina continue through the dungeon beneath the bathhouse—and find an imprisoned ally inside. They also awakened several skeletons and encountered the material responsible for Evelyn’s strange injuries.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tales of Eldura: Season One, Session Two

June 26, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In session two of Tales of Eldura, Garreth and Tessina make their way to the bathhouse near the Inner Ring of Respite to find where the cultists took Evelyn Ryder. Once they find her, the cleric leads the way through the tunnels beneath the bathhouse, rooting out cultists as he goes.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tales of Eldura: Season One, Session One

June 24, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In session one of Tales of Eldura, Garreth makes a new ally and uncovers a cadre of cultists who have been capturing refugees and hiding them underground near the center of the city.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tales of Eldura: World History

June 16, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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We’ve recently started a stream of our one-on-one 5e game running an adaptation of Descent into Avernus called Tales of Eldura. In this post, you can learn about the world of Eldura where the adventure takes place!

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

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