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Tales of Eldura: Season One, Session One

June 24, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In session one of Tales of Eldura, Garreth makes a new ally and uncovers a cadre of cultists who have been capturing refugees and hiding them underground near the center of the city.

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tales of Eldura: World History

June 16, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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We’ve recently started a stream of our one-on-one 5e game running an adaptation of Descent into Avernus called Tales of Eldura. In this post, you can learn about the world of Eldura where the adventure takes place!

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Tales of Eldura Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

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

A Serial One-on-One Campaign for 5e

June 10, 2020 by Beth 2 Comments

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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!

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, Building Your World, Campaign Diaries, DM Resources, Land of Vampires, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Descent into Avernus: Duet Edition, World & Story Setup

June 3, 2020 by Beth 2 Comments

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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!

Filed Under: Adapting Campaigns, DM Resources, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs

Detentions and Dragons: A Podcast Interview

May 21, 2020 by Jonathan Leave a Comment

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.

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

Changing Scale in Combat for Intrigue and Excitement

May 12, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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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!

Filed Under: DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs

Captivate with Character Introductions

April 25, 2020 by Beth Leave a Comment

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For those looking for a captivating character entrance onto the tabletop gaming stage, look no further than the character intro template by Hook and Chance! In this podcast episode, Beth sits down with the podcast hosts to discuss character creation and flash fiction for your fantasy PCs.

Filed Under: Character Creation, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

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