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.
Playing a Duet
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.
Initial Misgivings about the Essentials Kit
Change can be scary, especially when it’s in regards something we care deeply about. When I first heard about the Essentials Kit, I felt that something I love was being threatened, though I couldn’t have been more wrong!
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.
Ideas for Increasing Your D&D Player’s Engagement
We are huge fans of increasing immersion (and by extension, engagement) at the D&D table. We get pretty serious about it and discuss some of the ways that we have dialed it up during our duet game in our post all about Supporting In-Session Immersion. In many ways, this is a companion piece to that […]
Crystalline Curse Trilogy
Escape from a castle, rescue an ancient warrior, solve small town mysteries, and uncover the cure for the Crystalline Curse! We’ve bundled our first three adventures: First Blush, Second Glance, and Third Time’s the Charm, so you can download all three together on DMsGuild!
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.
How to Create Your Player Character for D&D: Determining Motivation
This post discusses how to uncover your character’s primary motivation. I first walk through some sources of inspiration, both to further develop your character’s personality and to figure out where they came from and where they want to go. Then, we look at why motivation is so important.