All in Starting Out
World Maps are essential for DMs to grasp the big picture and define the type of world in which your campaign is set. Even though it's the first step, and it's not the most crucial map type, but its creation leads to the most important map type creation - Region Maps. The reason is that the players will not use World Maps the most often, but a good World Map is a founding block for everything else.
Towns are probably the most balanced location for Dungeon and Dragons stories. They are not too big like the cities or small as villages, yet towns strike a perfect balance in their scale. I choose Towns over other areas since they don't require as much work and preparation as the cities and give way more content opportunities than the villages..
So, you had a couple of DnD sessions. You got into the hobby, the party is waiting for the next session, everything swell, right? Well, like any other hobby, everybody can improve in their craft, and being a Dungeon Master is not an exception. Let's talk about the common mistakes I see from newly baked DMs and what we can learn from them.
It's quite daunting to start your first D&D session. There are many tools that you might not know yet. You will need to decide on your Note structure, for having a productive D&D session, how to balance the game itself, since there are so many things to juggle at the same time. Today we will be looking at how to prepare for your D&D session and learn a couple of ways how to avoid some of the mistakes I made as a Fresh Dungeon Master.
We're making papercraft and today we will learn how to use it for your D&D table. It's an easy, cheap and great way for your players to visualize the field of battle. We going to make a master template for your papercraft, so you could make dungeons in a spur of the moment. But, actually, we are just cutting some paper with some grid, yet it's going to be worth it in the end..
In the last episode, we are looking at ways how not to make an Epic Wizards Tower. That video made me sick, I got the plague(the flu) for the following week so this video is me trying to wrestle with the flu, my tendencies for rambling and the English Language. Today, we are looking at ideas on how to make fantasy maps for Dungeons and Dragons, that you can use at your table, enjoy.
Yes, we all know that flaws make the characters Interesting. BUT, let's try to find some angles here on how to have FUN, playing up these flawed character roles for ourselves. So let's find some ways you could enjoy being a total shmuck while playing an unbalanced mess of a character, not suited for the best damage rolls, but in the long run, getting something more fabulous than that in return.
Being a fighter in Dungeons and Dragons is one of the more popular choices people tend to make by starting with D&D. Roleplaying a fighter brings its challenges, since most of the time, people tend to think they are just brutish damage dealers, and that's it pretty much it to their character. If you're thinking of playing a fighter that will not be the case with your character. Today we will be reviewing the Fighters Class, and it's subclass types, and how to enhance your roleplaying playing this class.
When writing many characters for your RPG game, how do you find inspiration to distinguish your NPCs from the player's characters? The answer is not the easiest, in my opinion, especially when you need to tie them with your story that you are planning to make as a Dungeon Master. These are a couple of ways that I find inspiration for the characters that appear in my games. With these tips, I find something to write even if I have nothing but a blank page looking at me, looking at me like a buffoon.
There are many ways to improve your game, but if you will not have a good atmosphere at the table a good puzzle or a good combat encounter will not save the game in the long run. Today we will be looking at the things that could make your game better in means of atmosphere for your players and yourself.
How to create a great character? This post is for those that are starting out, how-to create your first character. Also, we will be looking into some pitfalls for new players when creating their characters and how to avoid them. For this guide, I will also be creating a character - Eric “The Lousy” Cleric.
How to start playing D&D? There are many answers. However, playing D&D is rather easy, especially now with the fifth edition of the game, with many resources to get you started, videos to give you a basic understanding of the game, races, and classes. This post is for those that are still new and want a quick crash course to the game. This post can also help DMs (Dungeon Master) who want to share this blog post with their new players to get started as fast as possible.
