and why it pays for your PC to have friends! It's really hard for me to believe, but our home Steymhorod game is coming to a close! In case you're not yet familiar with our work and worlds, … [Read more...] about What Allies Are For in Duet Gaming
Mechanics
Small PC Tweaks for Big Story Impact
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
Being Powerful Is Fun: Roguish Reflections on Our Duet, Part One
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
How to Run Low-Combat Duet D&D
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
Casting Time and the Rule of Cool
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
A Guide to One-on-One D&D
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
Co-Creating a World: In-Game Backstory and Lore
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
What’s the Difference Between a DMPC, Sidekick, and Adventuring Companion?
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?
