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Land of Vampires Special Livestream Session: Duet D&D Actual Play

September 1, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Join Briseras Ravisthinia on her adventures across the dark land of Steymhorod in this special one-on-one actual play! Jonathan and Beth of D&D Duet give you special access to their home duet game in this livestream session from their Land of Vampires campaign!

Filed Under: Campaign Diaries, Land of Vampires, Online, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tales of Eldura Special Session: One-on-One D&D Actual Play

June 18, 2021 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Follow Persephonie and Jeck on their adventures through Waterdeep in this special birthday session of Tales of Eldura, with our GM and player roles reversed!

Filed Under: Campaign Diaries, Online, Playing a Duet, Tabletop for Two Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

How to Keep Everything Straight as a DM

June 30, 2020 by Beth 2 Comments

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“How do you keep everything straight as a DM?” It’s a really good question! In this post, we’ll discuss strategies for staying organized as a DM, like working from an outline and focusing on the player. Try these tips out, experiment, and you’ll find a method that works for you!

Filed Under: Building Your World, DM Resources, For New DMs, Online, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs

Tales of Eldura: Session Zero

June 15, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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This post recounts the session zero of our Descent into Avernus campaign including how to prep as a DM and goals for a session zero. The primary goal of a session zero is to help the player get to know their character, and we discuss how Garreth, our PC, did just that in our first Tales of Eldura session.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, For New DMs, Mechanics, Online, Playing a Duet, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

D&D Online: Player Prep

April 4, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this post, I’ll cover some important player considerations for you to work through before your online D&D session starts so you’ll be prepared for full immersion at your virtual tabletop. Your two primary steps are to review your notes from the previous session and to know your characters’ goals and motivations in advance.

Filed Under: Mechanics, Online, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For Players

How to Transition Your Game to Roll20

March 20, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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We’ve compiled a list of three tips for moving your face-to-face games to Roll 20: give yourself time to adjust, set expectations at the beginning, and play with people you trust.

Filed Under: DM Resources, Mechanics, Online, Playing a Duet, We Recommend Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tips for Playing a Duet Online

September 5, 2019 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Tech-focused advice and ideas for setting up and running a one-on-one game on Fantasy Grounds or other VTT platform! Plan to have a session zero, make use of background music, and create a group chat!

Filed Under: DM Resources, For New DMs, For New Players, Online, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

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