As dungeon masters we can learn a ton of great game design concepts from video games. While Dungeons and Dragons is a game in the most literal sense, you have fewer limitations than in a video game. In video games there is a game limitation simply posed as the question: “Can you pet the dog?” …
Dungeon tiles are the cornerstone of Dungeons and Dragons minis setups. They’re super versatile as they allow you to create multiple dungeon layouts from only a few basic pieces. They’re also fantastic at elevating you game beyond just standard battle mat use. The problem is that often fancy tiles can appear to cost a fortune. …
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 …
Radiant magical energy. Hot blood dripping from a dagger. Pools of rippling water. These are just a few of the many (many) effects that add those special finishing touches to your miniatures or bases that take them from good to great, even grand. (Sometimes gory.) In this article I’ll explain some common techniques and effects …
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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 …
Consumables in Dungeons and Dragons are a bit iffy when it comes to their rules. In 5th Edition crafting is all but absent from the game and the rarity system is bad if you want crafting to be a mainstay of your game. Despite these rules being bad for crafters, they do shed some light …
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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Recently we purchased the Elagoo Mars 2 Pro to try resin printing for our TTRPG miniatures. With the recent improvement in resin printing and the extreme affordability that exists now, we decided it was finally time to test it out. We’ve been big fans of the extrusion printing in the past using our Prusa MK2, …
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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 …
