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How to Base Your Duet PC Backstories in Character Class

May 9, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this post, we share the connections between character class and character backstory, specifically how your characters’ relationships to their unique gifting and class help put them on their adventuring paths. The character examples we use are actually from our play through of the Diablo IV open beta!

Filed Under: Building Your World, Character Creation, DM Resources, For New DMs, For New Players, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Adapting One-Shot Adventures for your Duet Game

February 7, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Holidays, birthdays, and other celebrations can make for the perfect opportunity to incorporate a one-shot adventure or side story into your duet campaign. How can we adapt one-shots to the story of our duet games with minimal prep and maximum impact? Find out here!

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

Raising the Stakes: Internal Conflict in Your Duet Game

February 7, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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More and more lately, I’ve been mulling over the importance of internal conflict in one-on-one gaming. Why is the PC’s internal motivation the most important thing for both the player and the GM to know? Read more to find out!

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

The Last Dragon of Sanctuary (Introduction)

January 12, 2023 by Beth Leave a Comment

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We have a second preview for you today of what system-neutral narrative gaming supplements from us could look like and, once again, we’d love to hear from you about what you think!

Filed Under: Building Your World, DM Resources, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Tabletop for Two and a Sample Campaign Sketch

January 11, 2023 by Beth 3 Comments

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Jonathan and I have been tinkering with alternative forms of storytelling for tabletop gaming, especially for tabletops of two, for a while now, and this seems like the perfect time to share a sample of what a system-agnostic, narrative-focused campaign arc from us would look like. We welcome and appreciate your feedback.

Filed Under: Building Your World, DM Resources, Mechanics, Our Playable Content, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Feeling Stuck? Navigating DM Blocks in your D&D Game

December 7, 2022 by Beth 2 Comments

What do you do when you get stuck as a DM and can’t figure out what should happen in your next session? This post covers strategies to get your campaign moving again.

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

What Allies Are For in Duet Gaming

September 5, 2022 by Beth Leave a Comment

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In this post, we delve into the role of allies in a duet game and how they can help keep the narrative focus on your PC, even if they’re more powerful! Nimble PCs (and their DMs!) can keep a stable full of allies near at hand to pull on when they have competing priorities or multiple threads tugging at their attention.

Filed Under: Building Your World, Creating NPCs, DM Resources, Mechanics, Playing a Duet Tagged With: For DMs, For Players

Dice in Mind: Podcast Interview with Jason and Brad

May 6, 2022 by Beth Leave a Comment

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Jonathan and Beth recently joined Dice in Mind for a chat about duet games, RP, and creativity—listen in here for an in-depth discussion and lots of fun!

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

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