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Welcome back to the column that breaks down gaming into what’s really important, ten things at a time! The best civilizations in D&D have a very different feel from anything in the real world. A...

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…this info…invit[es] the DM to seed his adventures with references, clues, and mysteries pertaining to the party […], or for players at the table to press for the meanings and leanings behind such...

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Greetings!  For this month’s installment of One Die Short we take a look at Magic Items: Magic Items are a staple, and to some degree a necessity, of Dungeons & Dragons.  In the above page...

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Q:  The only problem I’m having is how to make my campaign’s final boss feasible. My idea revolves around an evil monk who confronts the PCs in the final room of a temple. My problem is I...

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So as 2012 begins, we find ourselves at Dungeon Mastering wondering about the year ahead.  Assuming the Mayan Long Count doesn’t end with Quetzalcoatl eating the world, here are a few things...

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A few years ago, I was fortunate to be part of a kick-ass campaign.  It was based upon The Temple of Elemental Evil, an AD&D adventure so adventurous it needed be labeled as being a...

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This Sunday, while running a game for my group, I revealed that a recurring NPC the PCs had believed to be an ally was actually a rather sinister antagonist. I believed, when creating his stats, that...

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My weekly gaming group has recently begun a new campaign- Paizo’’s exciting sandbox-style Kingmaker. (Think Old School Module B2 Keep of the Borderlands).  This comes after having played Curse of the...

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How to handle the Total Party Kill in D&D and tips on when and how to use resurrection as a solution.

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I. Delve into ZMM By: Alex Harms When Dungeon Delve came out back in 2009 I was excited to have a book full of level appropriate scenarios to use with my gaming group. I loved that I could go over to...

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