Most dungeons have some sort of locked door your players need to bypass. These are typically locked with keys, switches, or some sort of puzzle. Your players might expect these normal obstacles, but there are other ways you can let your players open doors that have interesting consequences and mechanics. What is a Key Anyway? …
Choose Your Own Adventure novels (or pick a path novels) allow you to make a choice at the end of a section and they tell you which page to turn to. These books take what was once a simple story and give the reader some agency over what happens next. While they may not seem …
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If your players are like most out there they likely hate dying in a session. We get it, dying sucks. But what if we told you could kill your player’s characters and they’ll still have fun? There are plenty of ways to augment your game so that dying isn’t a terrible thing. We’ll give a …
Crafting sucks in 5e. Do you want to make a weak poison that’s unable to kill almost anything? That’ll take you at least 20 days, and that assumes you have what you need to make it and the proficiency to do so. Want to make something better, like a magical item? That could take you …
Electrum is a unit of currency in DnD between a silver piece and gold piece and everyone seems to hate it. This article will likely incite angry emails from electrum’s staunch defenders, but we’re not passing judgement. We’re simply here to explain where electrum comes from, why it’s used at all, and why it’s generally …
In DnD having cultural notes on your settings can be both a tremendous time saver and a functional tool. When doing any amount of world building these things can get overwhelming quickly. Trying to hold on to too many details makes it hard to create and organize thoughts in a useful way. A little bit …
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Names are important in DnD. We’ve already taken a dive into How to Create Good DnD Names. Now we need to go a step further and talk about how to help your players choose good character names that match your game. Players often ask “How do I name my DnD Character?” and feel lost when …
When creating things for your DnD session you can easily sink hours into preparation. This isn’t really a problem when you like session preparation, but it is possible you might run into an efficiency problem. Some types of content are harder to generate than others and you might end up spending more time on a …
Combat quests in DnD can easily get repetitive and boring. But what if the monster itself was the quest? What if the very nature of a creature added interesting combat mechanics or came prepackaged with story elements? That’s exactly what Ghosts bring to the table. What even is a Ghost? A ghost is the spirit …
Many dungeon masters lean on goblins, kobolds, and bandits for their first low level encounter enemies. But these enemies can feel as tired as starting your games in a tavern. D&D is full of unique low level encounter enemies that rarely get to see the light of day. Check out our suggestions for enemies that you …
