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Adapting One-Shot Adventures for your Duet Game

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February is one of my favorite times of the year as a duet tabletop game designer. We see a boost in interest and interaction around Valentine's Day, and it's my birthday month too! Holidays, … [Read more...] about Adapting One-Shot Adventures for your Duet Game

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

The Number One Thing You Should Know in Your Duet Game

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Way back in April of 2019, I wrote a post about the difference between a fantasy world driven by characters' internal conflicts and a fantasy world driven by external conflicts or world events. (You … [Read more...] about The Number One Thing You Should Know in Your Duet Game

Filed Under: Building Your World, Character Creation, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet

Tabletop for Two and a Sample Campaign Sketch

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Hello wonderful duet-ing friends and community, I hope this post finds you well. The beginning of the year is a difficult time for me as it was this time in 2021 that I lost my father. This was … [Read more...] about Tabletop for Two and a Sample Campaign Sketch

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

Feeling Stuck? Navigating DM Blocks in your D&D Game

As a writer, I'm embarrassed to admit that I used to be one of the people who said "there's not such thing as writer's block." In my work as a writing professor, yes, I think in most cases that's … [Read more...] about Feeling Stuck? Navigating DM Blocks in your D&D Game

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

What Allies Are For in Duet Gaming

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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

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

Small PC Tweaks for Big Story Impact

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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

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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

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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

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