Sidekicks of the Guild, a new bundle on DMsGuild, contains all the sidekicks and adventures you’ll need to run or play a one-on-one or small party D&D game! Whether you’re adventuring to Icespire Peak, the Lost Mines of Phandelver, the war torn lands of Eberron, the infernal plains of Avernus, the Forgotten Realms, or your own homebrew setting, Sidekicks of the Guild has you covered.
Building Your World
21 Freaky Forest Encounters
This post reviews 21 Freaky Forest Encounters, available on DMsGuild! The best parts of this resource are the flexibility and the helpful DM ideas and directions: not too much, not too little, but just right.
Player’s Guide to Curse of Strahd: Part Two
In part two of our player’s guide to Curse of Strahd series, I suggest that playing in a darker campaign means playing a darker character. I’ll lay out why I think that’s a good idea and give you some suggestions as to how to go about doing just that.
The Essentials: Sidekicks Expanded Review
The Essentials: Sidekicks Expanded sets out to add more options, variety, and flexibility to the new sidekick mechanics in 5e, and, with nine new options, a careful overview of mechanics, and NPCs for each new type, it thoroughly accomplishes all of those goals.
How to Use a Sidekick in D&D
This post cover how to incorporate a sidekick in your one-on-one D&D game and the mechanics surrounding their inclusion. I talk about why you might want to use a sidekick, when to add them, who runs them, and general best practices to make it easier for you to increase the number of adventurers in your party without increasing the number of people at your table.
Curse of Strahd: DM and Player Questions
In this introductory post for our new Curse of Strahd duet adaptation series, we cover some of the questions you’ll want to discuss before beginning play.
Tips for Playing a Duet Online
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!
Ideas for Scaling a D&D Encounter
Scaling an encounter is much more art than science, but there are a number of concrete tools you can use to get the job done.
