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May 29
GM’s Toolbox by Caleb G. Building Cities, pt. 2
In my last article, we talked about the concepts behind building cities for your game. You have an infinite amount of options available to you when it comes to what is in your city and who inhabits it. No-matter what choices you make for the content of your city, you will still need a geographical …
May 22
GM’s Toolbox by Caleb G. Building Cities, pt. 1
Towns and cities play a crucial role in any DnD game. In the majority of campaigns, they are where the PCs first meet. They provide refuge from monsters and enemies encountered while traveling. They offer healing and an opportunity to buy and sell items. And they usually serve as the background for important scenes that …
May 18
The Campaigns: Made Men – Episode 16: A Key Moment of Opportunity
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:27 — 52.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 16 of our DnDNext Actual Play podcast. In this Episode The PC’s go off-script in a beautiful way and finally take charge of their circumstances. We also introduce a new player/PC. Travis, just …
May 17
Roll then Role-play
Hello all, Recently I wrote an post called No Roll Before It’s time wherein I covered what I think should be the proper flow of action between Players and DM’s. 1. DM’s give information 2. Players ask questions or declare actions 3. DM asks for a roll or check if required. 4. Repeat. In that post …
May 13
Dungeon Talk: Episode 18 – Fair thee well, dear Flynn. We hardly knew you . . .
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:06:05 — 60.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 18 of Dungeon Talk; our General advice/discussion podcast. We had Niko and Rob joining us tonight. We have moved back to recording my house again and there’s a little background noise to …
May 04
The Campaigns: Made Men – Episode 15: Sins of the Father
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:05 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 15 of our DnDNext Actual Play podcast. In this Episode Zaine meets with the Elven Chief and learns more about his Father’s last days before disappearing. The sound quality of this episode was …
Apr 29
Savage Worlds: Deadlands -Reloaded.
Savage Worlds: Deadlands-Reloaded. Initial impressions Recently during a Dungeon Talk, Evan expressed the desire to try a different genre of Role-playing games. So far, he had only played D&D, though he had played 4e, 3.5 and currently the DnDNext play test packets. I’m pretty much a Fantasy game purist, I likes to kill me some …
Apr 27
Dungeon Talk: Episode 17 – It ain’t easy out here for a DM
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:30 — 52.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 17 of Dungeon Talk; our General advice/discussion podcast. When ran a little long this week because of a new segment we tried, so we don’t quite get to all our the Topics …
Apr 24
GM’s Toolbox by Caleb G. DC’s
When we break DnD down to its most basic components, it’s all about a comparison of numbers. Every piece of data on a character sheet exists to not only define the PC, but to show how he or she can be compared against another character or monster. Obviously, this is most clearly seen in situations …
Apr 20
The Campaigns: Made Men – Episode 14 – “That’s What I Thought Would Happen.”
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:56 — 47.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 14 of our DnD Next Actual Play Podcast. In the last Episode, the PC’s entered the Wastelands and headed toward the Old Stone Fort Tower. In this Episode we pick up right as …
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