I have learned a lot from watching other DMs at work, whether they are folks I’ve gotten to play with at home, or Actual Play DMs on streams or podcasts. Among the latter, I’m most familiar with three: Matt Mercer, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Aabria Iyengar. They are all very different DMs—though they’ve clearly influencedContinue reading “Phrases to Steal”
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Magic Item: Lionheart Blade
Image by Chris Devers on Flickr. The Lionheart Blade is mostly an uncommon item with a bit of lore that amused me. I did put it into a game—and will again—but I don’t think the PCs or players ever actually found out the story of it. So here, internet strangers, one for you to enjoy.Continue reading “Magic Item: Lionheart Blade”
Talking Behind the DM Screen
I haven’t gotten to play much in person this year, obviously, and so my physical DM screen has gone largely unused. Which is too bad, because it’s actually super helpful. I have one of the normal WotC ones, and for the most part I find the info they’ve picked useful. I use the price tablesContinue reading “Talking Behind the DM Screen”
My Version of 5e
My friend Saterade said something interesting the other day: that every DM running 5e really needs to take the game as a template and turn it into their own system. Just like every Forgotten Realms or Eberron out there is its own distinct version of a universe, our house or table rules, our homebrews, theContinue reading “My Version of 5e”
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