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DnD Arts & Crafts: Gaming Stones

Hello and welcome to DnD Arts&Crafts. I am Michael and this is a Thrifty DM tip on buying Gaming stones. As I mentioned in my past article on Spell Slot Trackers  I played in a Savage Worlds game at Gencon 2013 and that GM used Gaming Stones like these:   To keep track of spell points. …

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Trial of FAE: Episode 2 – Chant Harder!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:17:18 — 61.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSFAFA Hello and Welcome to the Campaigns. These are the Actual Play Podcasts from DnD Academy. And here is the second of 2 episodes from our unplanned hacked FAE game. Travis and Niko delve deeper into the mine/cave …

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DnD Arts & Crafts: Spell Slot Tracker

Hello and welcome to DnD Arts&Crafts. I am Michael and I’m going to show you a couple ways to keep track of the spell slots your caster has to use with the spell cards we made for our DnD next game. Now that we have the spell cards, what is the best way to keep track …

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Trial of FAE Episode 1 – Paper, Rock, Wizard!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:05:55 — 52.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and welcome to the Trials. This is where we test out new game systems, so you don’t have to.  I am Michael and this is the Trial of FAE.  Episode 1 – Paper, Rock, Wizard! This Play test …

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Show and Tell – Primeval Thule Intervule

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:57 — 50.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello Everyone, Very excited to bring you this extra-special episode. We had the privilege of sitting down (well, on Google Hangouts) with Richard Baker and Stephen Schubert of Sasquatch Game Studio and talk about their recently Kickstarted product …

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GM’s Toolbox by Caleb: Mix it up!

MIX IT UP In this article, I wanted to talk about ways to get your players more involved at the gaming table. Sometimes, new players or more casual players have a hard time focusing on the game. Let’s be honest, DnD can be abstract, at times. As GMs, we can do our best to involve …

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The Trials: 13th Age Episode 2: “That’s My Hammer!”

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:25:51 — 59.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and welcome to the Trials. This is where we try out new game systems, so you don’t have to. I am Michael and this is the Trials of 13th Age. Episode 2  – That’s my hammer! In …

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DnD Arts & Crafts: Spell Cards

Hello and welcome to DnD Arts&Crafts. I am Michael and this is how to create Spell Cards to use in your DnD or other RPG Game. I know that with our current technology using Smart Phones, Tablets and Laptops seems to be the prefered method of keeping track of characters sheets and spells. I guess …

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The Trials 13th Age Episode 1: What Happens When I Get to Zero?

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:00 — 58.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and welcome to the Campaigns. These are the Actual Play Podcasts from DnD Academy. This is our first episode of our 13th Age Play Test.  James and Niko play Noverie and SC37, respectfully.  We ran the introductory …

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Dungeon Talk: Episode 26 – Hear Ye, Hear Ye

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:41 — 47.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello. In Dungeon talk 26 start out with an issue that came up from our most recent game. Dealing with distracted players. The way I started the last game contributed to the lack of engagement from the Players …

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