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Small PC Tweaks for Big Story Impact

April 27, 2022 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Greetings dear duet-ing friends! I am so happy to be writing to you today, and I'm really excited to share my reflections from our duet game this past weekend! In this post, I share the newest PC … [Read more...] about Small PC Tweaks for Big Story Impact

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, Character Creation, DM Resources, Land of Vampires, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

Being Powerful Is Fun: Roguish Reflections on Our Duet, Part One

January 22, 2022 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Greetings our wonderful duet family, and happy 2022! This first post of the new year is also the first in a new series: Roguish Reflections on Our Duet. If you're part of our newsletter … [Read more...] about Being Powerful Is Fun: Roguish Reflections on Our Duet, Part One

Filed Under: Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

How to Run Low-Combat Duet D&D

December 10, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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How can you adapt your one-on-one D&D campaign if your player isn't fond of (or is actively opposed to) combat? We have a few ideas for you in this post! Keeping reading below or, if you … [Read more...] about How to Run Low-Combat Duet D&D

Filed Under: DM Resources, For New DMs, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

Casting Time and the Rule of Cool

November 9, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In D&D, spells have four key parts to their casting: casting time, range, components, and duration. This post is about casting time and when in your duet game you might want to overrule the … [Read more...] about Casting Time and the Rule of Cool

Filed Under: DM Resources, For New DMs, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

A Guide to One-on-One D&D

October 25, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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from Kobold Press Hello duet-ing friends! You may remember a series of posts that Jonathan and I wrote for the wonderful team at Kobold Press. But whether you do or not, I'm so excited to … [Read more...] about A Guide to One-on-One D&D

Filed Under: Building Your World, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, For New DMs, For New Players, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

Co-Creating a World: In-Game Backstory and Lore

August 10, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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During our duet game this weekend, Jonathan and I had a fun and surprising experience of co-writing a piece of lore while in-game in a way that we haven't tried before. It came about naturally, and we … [Read more...] about Co-Creating a World: In-Game Backstory and Lore

Filed Under: Building Your World, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

What’s the Difference Between a DMPC, Sidekick, and Adventuring Companion?

August 3, 2021 by Beth 4 Comments

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Adventuring is more fun with a friend by your side! But what kind of friend should you bring with you on your journey? In this post, we look at the different types of adventuring buddies your PC … [Read more...] about What’s the Difference Between a DMPC, Sidekick, and Adventuring Companion?

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

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

June 12, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Tabletop for Two: Episode Eleven How do you scale an encounter in one-on-one D&D? This is one of our most asked questions and something that sounds intimidating at first. Dungeons and … [Read more...] about How to Scale Combat for One-on-One D&D

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

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