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Session Zero
I think the hardest part of anything is the ending, but the second hardest part is the beginning. The first episode of a TV show, the first chapter of a book, and the first issue of a comic are what’s … Continue reading
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When You Miss a Session
I’ve gone over how to handle a player missing a session in a campaign from the DM’s perspective, but that’s not really complete. There’s also an etiquette around how to deal with missing a session yourself, whether you’re the DM … Continue reading
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Weapon With Powers (Part 2)
I’ve added a few new weapons to the list. I think I’m going to end up in Eastern weapons next, though I’m running out of status ailments. Maybe I need to make a weapon like in Rurouni Kenshin, where it … Continue reading
DM Wrath List
I’ve received a startling number of requests for this. There are some actions a player can take during a D&D session that cause me to roll on a DM Wrath list. Most often, I roll because a player (or DM) … Continue reading
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Weapons with Powers (Part 1)
I have a lot of problems with 4th Edition (in fact, I have a list of topics I’d like to address eventually), and one is the change in weapon tiers. 3rd Edition had “exotic” weapons, for weapons that required a … Continue reading
Keeping Plots Discontinued (or, Nobody Cares about Your Wolfos Ranger)
Most players don’t know what goes into making a D&D session. It’s not unlike how most children don’t know what it’s like to be a parent, or how most people don’t really know what their boss (or their boss) does … Continue reading
Dealing with Character Death
The death of a character is rarely a happy event. Sometimes it’s a well-deserved comeuppance for terrible play (he said, glaring knowingly at the mirror-man sorcerer), but usually it’s a series of unplanned circumstances that leave the player and the … Continue reading
Thirteen-Week Campaigns (or, How to Write a TV Season)
I like to think that after this long, I have some idea about how to build a 13-session campaign. I ran three campaigns over five semesters in college, and the winter and summer breaks framed 13-session arcs well. Since then, … Continue reading
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This Story Is Happy End
I really don’t like endings. I don’t like it when a book ends, or a TV shows hits a season finale, or I have to say good-bye to a longtime friend. Little endings, like the end of an episode or … Continue reading
On Undead (and also, I Suppose, Reskinning)
An article today on Wizards’ website got me thinking. Let’s try a little experiment. Take a look at this creature and this creature. Assuming that you only have the pictures to go on (and, I guess, the names since they’re … Continue reading →