An actual play video of a one-on-one D&D 5e game! We play through our introductory duet adventure, and we’ve also included some bonus content for your homebrew worlds!
For New DMs
How to Design a D&D Campaign Arc
One of the most effective ways to design a campaign arc for Dungeons and Dragons is to fully flesh out a place and its inhabitants beforehand.
Identify: D&D Essentials Kit
An extra close look at the Essentials Kit, a new supplement from WoTC that focuses on expanding one-on-one style play.
Identify: Inkarnate
Inkarnate is a web-based cartography toolset designed with users of all ability levels in mind. With Inkarnate, pros and amateurs can quickly and easily create beautiful looking maps of their fantasy worlds.
How to Play D&D: A Guide for New Players
This post aims to help you feel more confident heading into your first D&D session by explaining the basics of what goes on in a session and what your character can do. I also cover some key terminology, explain which dice you need when, and discuss a few of the different elements of your character sheet.
Resources for New DMs: Researching an Encounter
In this post, I walk through a few resources to get you going on your journey as a DM. These are the pages I found most helpful when I was starting out. I also talk about how I found them, going through which search terms I used to find what I was looking for.
5 DM Tips for Running Your First Game
To help you bring the fun and reduce the pre-session jitters, here are a few things that I think are helpful to keep in mind.
How to Get Your Partner to Play D&D
How do you convince your partner to try out D&D? Patience, digging into why they don’t want to play, trying out a gateway game, and figuring out what aspects of RPGs they’ll like.
