This post gives an overview of the history of Steymhorod for our Land of Vampires duet 5e campaign. You’ll also find a few ideas for adventure hooks and PC backstory hooks to enhance the character’s investment in the campaign.
Playing a Duet
Tales of Eldura: Session Zero
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.
A Serial One-on-One Campaign for 5e
We have a really exciting new project to share with you for this summer—a serial one-on-one campaign for 5e! The campaign is set in Steymhorod, a vampire-ruled region of the Shadowlands. We have not one but two vampires for your party to face, and it’s specially designed for duet play!
Descent into Avernus: Duet Edition, World & Story Setup
In this post, I’ll cover some of the worldbuilding and setup aspects for a one-on-one Descent into Avernus campaign along with a few things to look out for as you lay the narrative foundations. Whether you decide to stick with the Forgotten Realms or to move the campaign into your homebrew world, you’ll find several story aspects to consider here!
DMs Guild Design Dash
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on the DMsGuild Design Dash where contestants are asked to create an adventure based on a secret theme in just 15 minutes! In case you weren’t able to join us on twitch, I wanted to take a moment to share it with you now. Our special theme was “The Family That Plays Together,” so my adventure is “The Family That Plays Together, Slays Together.”
Detentions and Dragons: A Podcast Interview
We talk with Detentions and Dragons about how we started playing, session zeros in 1-1 D&D, and how co-creating stories is the best way to spend time with the people that matter most to you.
Changing Scale in Combat for Intrigue and Excitement
This post offers some suggestions for changing the scale and number of combatants for extended combats in your one-on-one D&D games—roll for initiative!
How to Run D&D at School
Running D&D with student-age players within the constraints of school takes some special considerations.
