Healing potions are likely the single most used consumable item in DnD 5e. Players can be found guzzling these things freely in almost any session. This makes sense given DnD’s combat-centric nature. With the rapid consumption of healing potions in any party, it’s natural for players to ask the question: Can I make my own …
We love Dungeons and Dragons. We created this whole blog about it. But for everything we love, the game certainly has some things that are missing. We don’t expect the game to cover every topic imaginable. We understand that you’d have to have hundreds of pages to build out systems for everything everyone wanted to …
Recently the good people over at The Army Painter were kind enough to send us a copy of their Gamemaster Dungeons & Caverns Core Set for terrain modeling and painting. The kit is full of everything you’d need to get started building your own high quality dungeon terrain for your next TTRPG session. We decided …
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If you run a DnD campaign, descriptions can get stale really fast. How many times in one combat do you say some combination of you stab the enemy with your sword? If you’re doing a lot of descriptions over and over you’re going to have to learn to switch up your vocabulary and add some …
Minis for your Dungeons and Dragons sessions can be expensive, but they don’t have to be. Even though the latest and greatest models could cost you an arm and a leg, you can easily get passable stand-ins for less than you think. The trade off is that more affordable substitutes often require a little more …
Dungeons and Dragons is a very open game. Your players could decide to walk off in any direction, look at anything, or pick a fight with anyone. This is one of the primary hurdles that dungeon masters have to face in their games and it is often hard to plan around. You can’t prepare everything …
Maps are a staple part of fantasy adventure. They’re not just pieces of paper that tell you where to go, they’re a visual representation of the places you could explore, as well as a rich and detailed plotting of how each area relates to each other. It’s easy to see why maps are great for …
New dungeon masters can find an endless amount of professional DMs to compare themselves to: voice actors, comedians, writers, and developers. They’re all incredibly proficient at the game and are tough to measure up against. The recent trend of live play content online often highlights the best of the best talent in DnD and it …
Does your party play recklessly? Do you play with a vetran group who wants a bit more challenge? Do you have players who run characters with no regard for getting wounded, hurt, or otherwise suffering? If you answered yes to any of these questions then adding a wounds mechanic might be for you. These are …
Most people don’t randomly choose enemies when they’re doing their session preparation. Much like a painter choosing the colors for their artwork, you have to choose a selection of monsters that work well together. The themes can range from basic enemies like the undead to complex creatures from a jungle ecosystem. No matter what you …
