I was at work, doing the usual: pretending to be productive while actually scrolling through Reddit. Specifically, /r/dnd. Blame it on nostalgia or boredom, but man, I missed playing D&D. World of Warcraft just wasn’t scratching that itch anymore. There’s something about the chaos of dice, the drama of player choices, and the total nonsense that comes from pretending you’re a dwarven bard who thinks he’s a reincarnated god of cheese.

Howdy! Welcome to this post. If you're reading this, maybe you're about to DM a Dungeons & Dragons game for many players. Six, seven, or ten players? You're a rockstar! That takes guts. But I get it, it can be a lot. Players are asking questions all the time. Turns are taking forever. Someone's dog barks, someone else walks off. It gets wild.

Using Players' Fan Theories in Your D&D Campaign might be the most fun thing you can do as a Dungeon Master. When you sit around the table, you notice something happens between game sessions or even during a break. Players start whispering to each other. They say things like, "What if the shopkeeper is actually working for the villain?" or "I bet that magic sword is going to wake up later." These little guesses and ideas are called fan theories, and they are like treasure waiting for you to pick up.​

You know what's really cool? Boss fights! When your heroes finally get to battle the main bad guy, everyone gets super excited. Think about it, nobody's gonna remember that random goblin you fought two weeks ago. But everyone's definitely gonna talk about that crazy dragon battle where the wizard almost died and the fighter pulled off that awesome move to save the day.​

Okay, here's the thing about Dungeons & Dragons 5e that bugs a lot of Dungeon Masters: when you put ONE big bad boss monster up against four or five adventurers, the monster usually gets totally squashed. Why? Because math. And action points. Think about it. Your boss gets to do ONE thing on their turn. But EACH player gets to do ONE thing on THEIR turn.

Welcome, adventurers! Today I’m telling you about one of my favourite D&D sessions, and it stars a creature that still makes my players shiver when its name comes up. The spotlight for this week’s D&D Monster Monday: Tanarukk goes to one of the loudest, angriest, and most exciting monsters I’ve ever used. This isn’t just a guide; this is my experience, told in a way that everyone can enjoy.

Have you ever experienced the illusion of choice in D&D? I was playing D&D with some friends. Our DM asked us to pick a path. We could go left or go right. I really wanted to go left because it sounded scary and cool. My friend Sarah went right because she liked the description better. We both fought the same monsters.

Have you ever played a game where one side kept getting to do more things than the other side? Like in a playground game where one team always gets the ball more times? That's basically what happens in Dungeons & Dragons fights, and it's super important to understand. Let's talk about it in the simplest way possible! What's This "Action Economy" Thing?

Hey! So you're interested in multiclassing? Let me tell you something. When I started playing D&D, my character was just a simple Fighter. Someone who wears armor, swings a sword, that's it. But after playing for some time, I wanted more. My character found an old spellbook in some dungeon, and it felt right that he should learn magic from it.

So, you want to start playing Dungeons & Dragons 5e, but you're not sure how many people you need sitting around the table. That's totally fine. This is one of those questions that seems simple on the surface, but there's actually more to it than you might think. The ideal party size for D&D 5e can really make or break your gaming experience, and I want to walk you through this so you understand exactly what works best.

RPG session planning might sound like something only experienced players can manage. But believe me, it’s not that hard. If you’ve ever hosted a game night or even tried getting friends to play together, you already have what it takes. This post will show you how to keep everyone focused during an RPG session so the game stays exciting, easy to follow, and full of laughter instead of distractions.

So you want to learn about Winter Eladrin in Dungeons & Dragons. Maybe your friend told you about them or you saw them in a book. Either way, you are wondering what the big deal is. Let me tell you what they are in a way that makes sense. Winter Eladrin are magical creatures that live in a special world called the Feywild.

So you’ve decided to be a Dungeon Master for your Dungeons & Dragons group. Great choice! One thing that might seem tricky is making battlemaps to show players where the adventure happens. Battlemaps are like a bird’s-eye view of the battlefield. They have squares, usually five feet each in D&D 5th Edition, to show movement and positioning. Having a battlemap makes combat easier and more fun because everyone knows exactly who is standing where.

Look, the best D&D Party Composition is one where everyone's actually having fun playing their characters. That's the whole point, right? When you're sitting down for session 0 or planning your campaign, you want to pick characters you genuinely enjoy but also think about how everyone fits together. Understanding D&D Party Composition properly means you can create characters you love while also contributing something valuable to your team.

So you're trying to chill in a cave for like five seconds and boom. Giant lava bear comes at you. Straight nightmare fuel. That's what the Magma Bear D&D 5e is all about, and honestly, I don't blame your players for panicking when they see one. I'm gonna walk you through how this thing works, how to use it in your game, and exactly where your party can absolutely destroy it if they're not sleeping on the encounter.

Hey there! So you want to play a fighter who can shoot magical arrows with amazing precision and versatility? Then let me tell you about the arcane archer build I've been working on. This is a subclass of the fighter class that specialises in ranged combat combined with arcane magic. I'll share some tips on how I created and played this character.

So here's the thing. The more I run tabletop RPGs, the easier it gets to spot when a new Game Master is making rookie mistakes. And honestly? The biggest screw-up I see is prep time. Either they're scrambling together something five minutes before the session, or they're spending forty hours painting miniatures that will appear in one scene. Neither approach works.

I've decided to jump into something completely new - the One Page Dungeon Contest. This annual competition has been running since 2009 and is now in its 17th year. I've never created a one-page dungeon before, and honestly, I've never even played one. But it sounds like an exciting challenge, and what's the worst that could happen? I don't win? No big deal.

You know that feeling when you're walking through a dark hallway in a dungeon? Your torch is barely doing its job, and you're already nervous. Then you turn the corner and suddenly your whole body just freezes. There's this massive thing at the end of the hall, half bull, half man, and it's staring right at you. Before you can even think, it lowers its head and charges at you, screaming like crazy.

I've written before about how I ran my previous long-term campaign with nine players. However, my current campaign has only five players at maximum capacity. This, combined with the fact that my players and I are all much more experienced at playing RPGs, has allowed us to incorporate more of D&D 5e's mechanics into our sessions. One mechanic that has completely transformed our gameplay is the cover system.

If you're creating a new D&D character, you've probably heard about D&D point buy as an alternative to rolling dice. Look, I did all the math, and yes, rolling 4d6 and keeping the best 3 dice (4d6k3) gives higher stats on average than the D&D point buy system. My friends and I always rolled dice for our D&D characters. But a few months back, we tried something different in a one-shot game - we used point buy instead of rolling.

So, you've decided to run an RPG (like D&D) with your friends. That's impressive! You're almost ready to go, but you have this one thing to do first: Session 0. "Wait, what's that?" you ask. Don't worry, it's not as scary as it sounds. Session 0 is a way to lay the groundwork for the campaign, so everyone knows what to expect.

Last week, I showed you the map I drew for my 2018 dungeon contest entry. Good news: I finished it on time, and I will send it this Saturday after rechecking it. This week, I wrote out all the fights and challenges for the dungeon. Want to see it? Download my one-page dungeon called "Just Desserts" here! What I Was Trying to Do…

The term "murder hobo" gets thrown around frequently in the D&D community, describing players who solve every problem through violence, looting, and mayhem. While this behavior often stems from new players treating D&D like a video game such as Skyrim, the solution isn't punishment it's creating better incentive structures that reward the kind of gameplay you want to see at your table.

Hey everyone, how are you all doing? I'm looking forward to discussing this topic with you and hope you'll find it interesting. Let's talk frankly for a moment... When I first started playing Dungeons & Dragons, I was in awe of the monster manuals. Seriously, flipping through those pages felt like walking into a fantasy world where every creature had a history, a purpose, and a deadly ability just waiting to challenge the players.