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...
What’s the difference between chess and checkers? Lots of things, but one of the big ones is timing. Do you want your combat encounters to include scratching of chins and deep thought? Or do you want combat to feel like combat? If you want fast-paced action,...
This last weekend, I was all set to gamemaster a well-crafted adventure for the game group I play with. I had put in the time and planned an exciting combat adventure… that never happened. Why? The players picked up one some of the clues that I had carefully...
