Roleplaying Downtime Outside the Game
What are players up to between missions? The adventurers in tabletop roleplaying games are often extremely busy. There are always dungeons to delve, citizens to…
Author: Epic Fred
A Short Storytime – Recorded Summary
Pre-Game Summaries Each of my sessions typically starts with me summarizing the events of the previous session. It’s a nice lead-in that gets everyone’s mind…
Monster Spotlight – Noloq
Creating a Villain Creating villains in Dungeons and Dragons and other TTRPGs can be a lot of fun. I enjoy attempting to balance personality, appearance,…
Playing D&D Via Text
So…an experiment A few weeks ago I had become curious about “play-by-post” RPGs. For those of you that don’t know, play-by-post is a way of…
Drawing Inspiration
Tabletop roleplaying is a realm of constant creation. Characters, conversations, strategies, situations, stories, NPCs, monsters, treasures, and much more, are created continuously. Some with much…
Character Spotlight – Slight
My experiences with – and some advice on – playing a mute character in Dungeons and Dragons. While working on a post about content inspirations…
Don’t Split the Party . . .
Or maybe do? A common adage heard at tables, in print and online is, “don’t split the party”. It’s been a phrase among players and…
The Do’s and Don’ts of D&D – Part One
Role playing games are experiences that require the cooperation of all the players at the table. This can be a lot for people to navigate,…
The Third String
Heroes Don’t Need to be Perfect For many people, roleplaying games are about playing someone powerful and amazing. Some go out of their way to…
Player and Dungeon Master Resources (That I’ve actually used)
Below are some resources for both players and game masters! I’m only including resources I have personal experience with, so if your favourite resource is…