You know, before I started DMing Curse of Strahd, I was really nervous. That doesn’t quite cover it. I was terrified. I was going in blind to a group I’d never met, never played with, with a campaign I had only skimmed, off of the legacy of people like Matt Mercer and Chris Perkins, who are… Read More Curse of Strahd Sessions 5-10: Game Master Series
It’s been about two months since I started running Curse of Strahd for my new group of D&D players. I feel like I can officially call myself a DM. I can buy the badges and the coffee mugs and the t-shirts and not feel a massive sense of imposter syndrome. Okay, so two months, right?… Read More Sessions 1-5: Game Master Series
I am in control of my actions and reactions, not how they turn out, not the things around me, not the problems I face. Only my actions and reactions. Turns out, the system for D&D combat is a really good tool to help navigate life. Hear me out. In D&D (5e), when you’re in combat,… Read More D&D and Life
Guys, I have found a group to Dungeon Master for. We’ve had our Session 0 and I thought I would go over what I had prepared and how it went down. (FYI, I’m running Curse of Strahd – CoS – for our first campaign.) Excuse me while I GEEK OUT! Prep Tools After reading this… Read More Session 0: Game Master Series
Duet D&D: A game where there is one PC (player character) and one DM (dungeon master). Duets are not common in D&D. D&D is above all a social game, and it’s designed for around 4-6 players. Any less and it can be difficult to tackle bigger challenges, any larger and it starts taking an hour… Read More Duet Session: Game Master Series
