Are you wanting to change things up for your party and make things a little more challenging? Maybe you want to take a break from your normal campaign and send your players on an extreme gauntlet. Enter Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything’s sidekick mechanic. I’ve been pouring over the new book to find all sorts of new …
Welcome back to our New DM’s Guide to Everything series! This week we’re talking about how to draw a dungeon using the topics we discussed last time. There’s going to be quite a few ugly sketches to see before we get to the finished not-so-ugly piece, so let’s hop on in! Be sure to …
Welcome back to our New DM’s Guide to Everything series! Previously, we talked about worldbuilding and fleshing out your landscape with details. This week, we’re going to dive into how to design TTRPG encounters! What makes a really good encounter? Is it swarms of teeming goblins looking for blood? Maybe some trap-laden dungeons with fireball-flinging mages? How …
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Welcome back to our New DM’s Guide to Everything series! Previously, we talked about getting started and how to help your players stay comfortable. This week, we’re going to dive into Worldbuilding for TTRPGS! Making a world of your own takes quite a bit of preparation and forethought. Will you need to build up a continent miles …
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Welcome to part two of our “New DM’s Guide to Everything” series: how to create a safe environment for your ttrpg players! We side-tracked a bit last week by executing the Emperor’s will , but we’re back to chat about session zeros, the “X card”, and how to create a safe environment for your ttrpg players. Tabletop …
So you managed to wrangle some friends into playing D&D, but you’ve never played before. Or perhaps you’re inspired by the many live-play shows to start your own campaign, and you have no idea where to begin. There’s a lot to consider before you ever put pen to paper–especially if you haven’t ever played a …
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It’s no secret how much I love drawing crates. Okay, so maybe it’s not a love, but I do find crates aesthetically pleasing and fun to place around maps. Today I’m going to go over how to draw crates to seed throughout your own spooky warehouse or inn. For more details on digital setups, …
Like pretty much everyone else around the world right now, we are under strict quarantine. We also happen to run a D&D group that, up until recently, exclusively met in person. Since we’re all home-bound for the foreseeable future, I’ve started learning how to set up digital maps in Roll20 for my players. I learned that it …
There are many ways to draw maps for tabletop games. Sometimes you doodle out small dungeons on legal paper while sitting on long conference calls. Sometimes you “Bob Ross” your way, placing “Happy little Mimics” where ever pleases you. Of course there are also the times you have to hastily sketch out a jail cell …
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