If your players have gotten into a “tank and spank” routine where one battle begins to look a lot like the one before, the Magestone Maelstrom Rockeater (level 16) can mix things up a bit. Its area attacks make it ideal for making your players move around...
Walking into this room, the floor drops out from under you. Lava begins to flow, limiting your movement options and beginning a countdown to a fiery death. Can your adventurers figure out how to escape in time, or will they be just one more victim of the Fire Flow...
Should you buy a module or create an adventure from scratch? What works best for you depends on… How much time you have Your experience as a dungeon master Your players’ preferences How much money you have to spend Where do Adventures Come From? –...
Want to mix things up a bit in your next game? Try this new attack type… beam. Beam attacks hit targets in a line from the attacker in any direction. It’s a great way to make your players consider their characters’ placement. It’s also a lot...
Stuggle to find just the right name for your Roleplaying character or NPC? Not to worry. I compiled thousands of fantasy-sounding names, ready to drop into your campaigns. No longer will you choke, and settle for something like “Randy the Destroyer,” just...
Once you have a grid or battle mat of some sort to play on, now you just need something to represent player characters and their foes. Could you just spend a lot of money on miniatures? Sure… and I do. But that doesn’t mean that you have to spend a lot...
If you’re going to use miniatures in your roleplaying games (and I think you should), you’ll need a good battle mat. They make it easy to see where player characters and monsters are located and the size and shape of the combat encounter. Personally, I...
When I began playing Dungeons & Dragons over 30 years ago, I couldn’t afford miniatures. I made do with paper and pencil, but even then, I could see how miniatures could enhance my game. While I love to collect and paint miniatures, I’m also on a...
Maybe you’ve been there. You plan your adventure for a certain number of players, but twice that many show up. So what then? Do you turn some away or just try to roll with it? Don’t Panic! This past weekend, I planned for 6, but 10 players showed up. I...
You don’t fight the same. If you’re fighting in the Hall of the Mountain King, you have to protect your flanks. If you’re just in a hallway, not so much. The shape and size of the room in which your players fight makes all the difference in how...
