https://youtu.be/WQrDVSH6Pqo In this brand new series from Dicey Encounters, I’m going to be talking about certain things you can steal or lift from other roleplaying systems, and implement them into your game. Think of it as like a ‘best of’ from each system, things that I think would make games like D&D better, without the … Continue reading Things To Steal From: Zweihander

https://youtu.be/9_DahftxlhM As a Forever DM, a lot of the character ideas that I have had, have made it to character sheets, but only a few have seen action. Even then, it was for one-shots or short-lived campaigns that were only up to level 3. I found my old box full of character sheets done in … Continue reading 5 Characters I Want to Play in D&D

https://youtu.be/5x_4N_L7-tQ Don't let your PCs be Gandalf. Don't make your PCs into Gandalf. Don't let their Gandalfs be Gandalfs. There, I've thoroughly confused you but perhaps launched a new buzz-phrase in the tabletop roleplaying space. "Why Gandalf; what's the beef?" I hear you ask. Well let me tell you about Gandalf, and you can see … Continue reading Don’t Let Your PCs Be Gandalf

https://youtu.be/aKphh2nehus We stand on the brink of another year full of roleplaying goodness, but I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to see from Wizards of the Coast in 2019. During the last year we’ve seen some interesting stuff like Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica, the Waterdeep Dragon Heist adventure and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, but … Continue reading D&D In 2019 – What I Want To See

https://youtu.be/V8zDl5r21_U If you’ve ever tried to introduce people to Dungeons and Dragons, role-playing games, video games, or even board games, you can be met with an alarmed bewilderment from the people you want to include. If someone has had no proximity to any of these hobbies, or maybe one or two, then they’re pre-existing notions … Continue reading Improving Diversity in D&D

https://youtu.be/YtgAjc8mS0k For this blog, I’m going to be talking directly to the players. The DMs get a break from constantly being told what to do, and now it’s the player’s turns. I’d like to discuss character creation because frankly, I know there are a lot of pitfalls and educating to be done just to complete … Continue reading 5 tips for Character Creation in D&D

https://youtu.be/yEnkhEsMIvo Tabletop roleplaying games have one huge, inescapable drawback: It tends to be a four hour per one or two week (or even monthly) activity. That’s as less as one hour a week, and its sad that I end up spending more of my life watching reruns of New Girl then partaking in my favourite … Continue reading My 5 Favourite Tabletop Shows

https://youtu.be/NxG7gTfXi08 A fan, friend of mine and fellow dungeon master Rob has asked me to go over world building in D&D so that he may more easily create an awesome setting for his players. Building your own world, and adventure within it, is incredibly satisfying, a whole lot more work, but ultimately the more true … Continue reading 5 Steps For World Building in D&D

https://youtu.be/TWzgTrwSNcA The latest sourcebook for Dungeons and Dragons is really quite something. I picked it up last week and, after perusing it for a while, I suddenly realised something...this answers so many of the issues I had with alignment that I had literally just written about! So this was always going to have to be … Continue reading 5 Reasons to play Guildmaster’s Guide To Ravnica

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