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A handful of relics for your campaign from the friendly folks at the #DMSupportGroup :

Players don’t only kill monsters and save towns for the glory, they also can’t wait to get their greedy little hands on that sweet, ever-sought-after loot. Even the Lawful Good Paladin loves taking a look at the pile of treasures recently uncovered, even if he is only helping citizens because it’s the right thing to do. Magic items can offer a lot more to your campaign than a cool new toy; make…

One #DMSupportGroup member's take on the perennial question.

Death in the family

What happens when a PC dies, or is about to? Do you pull punches to let them get out without a scratch? Do you kill PCs at will, and if they might survive you add another Dragon to the fight? Regardless of how you choose to handle it, you should prepare. Because each player is different and so they will all react differently to this event.

Responsibility

There are two parties…

Preparing for a game session can sound like a lot of work, but I have learned that if you treat it like work then that is exactly what it becomes. Of course prep always takes time, just look at all the things you may need for the session: maps, monsters, NPCs, locations. The list goes on and on for what you need to be ready for, but that doesn’t have to be tackled every single time you get ready…

For our second article in this series, we asked a new set of DMs a new set of questions. This time we discuss the ever-debated topic of PC death, favorite things to do in game (that aren’t orc slaying), and what it is that inspired each of our respondents to begin DMing in the first place. (more…)

Personal Prep Series #3: Pens, Docs, and Whiskey

The Essentials

I’m still figuring out what works best for me in terms of prep. Ten years ago I mostly winged it or ran packaged modules, and I’ve only recently come back to the hobby. Mostly I start planning and generating ideas using good old pen and paper. I’ve settled on the unique notebook from Code and Quill pictured above, which gives me a dot grid layout in the left-hand page and lined on…