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    Dungeon Master Tips

    • Chris Perkins on Writing your own Adventures
      Apr 19, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

      Chris Perkins talks about some of the most important elements to consider when writing your own adventures for a larger audience.

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    • Fighting Dirty: Cinematic Combat Stunts
      Apr 16, 2018 by James Haeck

      Use these special house rule underhanded combat stunts to gain the upper hand in battle. Because fighting fair is for paladins.

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    • Running your own One-Shot D&D Adventures
      Apr 13, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

      We spoke with Mike Mearls about how he designs one-shot adventures for Dungeons & Dragons.

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    • A New DM's Guide For Building Combat Encounters
      Apr 12, 2018 by Michael Shea

      In the final installment of our 'Getting Started Dungeon Mastering' series, special guest Mike Shea discusses options for building combat encounters.

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    • Why you Should be Watching 'The Mike Mearls Happy Fun Hour' on D&D Design
      Apr 11, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

      Mike Mearls talks about the realities of game design and why creating content is essential. 

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    • Design Workshop: Spells
      Apr 10, 2018 by James Introcaso
      Join special guest James Introcaso as he provides step-by-step instructions for designing a homebrew spell in D&D Beyond.

       

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    • A New Dungeon Master’s Guide to Miniatures
      Apr 5, 2018 by Michael Shea

      What sort of options do you have for representing heroes and monsters at your game? Let's find out in the next installment of our 'Getting Started Dungeon Mastering' series!

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    • How to Play a Kraken like a Force of Nature
      Apr 4, 2018 by James Haeck

      Playing a monster with as many powerful abilities as a kraken can be overwhelming. Learn how to play a kraken effectively in combat and how to integrate this titanic creature into your campaign world!

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    • Design Workshop: Races
      Apr 3, 2018 by James Introcaso
      Join special guest James Introcaso as he provides step-by-step instructions for designing a homebrew race in D&D Beyond.

       

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    • Tools for the New D&D Dungeon Master
      Mar 29, 2018 by Michael Shea

      In this fourth part of the Getting Started Dungeon Mastering series with special guest Mike Shea, explore some of the best tools to help you run Dungeons & Dragons games.

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    • Design Workshop: Monsters
      Mar 27, 2018 by James Introcaso
      Join special guest James Introcaso as he provides step-by-step instructions for designing a homebrew monster in D&D Beyond.

       

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    • Improvisation in D&D for New Dungeon Masters
      Mar 22, 2018 by Michael Shea

      Of all of the skills a DM needs, none is more important than the ability to improvise. Mike Shea offers practical improvisation advice in the third part of our Getting Started Dungeon Mastering series.

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    • Design Workshop: Magic Items
      Mar 20, 2018 by James Introcaso
      Join special guest James Introcaso as he provides step-by-step instructions for designing a homebrew magic item in D&D Beyond.

       

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    • Design Workshop: Feats
      Mar 13, 2018 by James Introcaso

      Join special guest James Introcaso as he provides step-by-step instructions for designing a homebrew feat in D&D Beyond.

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    • Finding and Maintaining a D&D Group
      Mar 8, 2018 by Michael Shea

      We all love to play D&D but sometimes the hardest part can be finding the right group. This article is the first in a series of articles to help new and prospective dungeon masters start running games.

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    • Design Workshop: Backgrounds
      Mar 6, 2018 by James Introcaso

      Join special guest James Introcaso as he provides step-by-step instructions for designing a homebrew background in D&D Beyond.

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    • Changing Your Game with Social Interactions in Dungeons & Dragons
      Jan 25, 2018 by Todd Kenreck
      Changing Your Game with Social Interactions
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    • Building Dungeons
      Aug 17, 2017 by Adam Bradford
      Mike Mearls and I sat down to talk about about several ways you can approach any dungeon.
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