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July 30   Adventuring With A Sub-Optimal Party (Part 4)
July 29   Secrets of Eberron Revealed (Part 8.)
July 28   GenCon Resources for Players and DMs
July 27   Wimwick’s Newbie Plans For GenCon
July 26   Character Creation Tips
July 23   Characters for the D&D Open Championship
July 22   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 7)
July 21   Adventuring With A Sub-Optimal Party (Part 3)
July 20   LFR Magic Item Treasure Bundle List (July 2010)
July 19   More Confessions of a D&D Camp Councilor
July 16   Adventuring With A Sub-Optimal Party (Part 2)
July 15   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 6)
July 14   Adventuring With A Sub-Optimal Party (Part 1)
July 13   Predators: The Movie That Begs to Be a D&D Adventure
July 12   Confessions of a D&D Camp Councilor
July 9   2010 ENnie Nominations
July 8   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 5)
July 7   The Problem With Assisting
July 6   The 5-Minute Rest as a Skill Challenge
July 5   Ameron’s 2010 GenCon Schedule
July 2   Dark Sun Is Deadly
July 1   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 4)
   
June 30   Month in Review: June 2010
June 29   Should I Fight Or Should I Heal Now?
June 28   D&D Encounters Dark Sun Character Skill Cards
June 25   Creating A Character That Can’t Be Killed
June 24   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 3)
June 23   5 Errors I’ve Made as DM
June 22   The 4e Necromancer Has Been Announced
June 21   Change, Change, and More Change to RPGA Play
June 18   Embracing The Total Party Kill
June 17   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 2)
June 16   Secrets of Eberron Revealed (Part 7)
June 15   Avoiding The Total Party Kill
June 14   Monster Manual 3: An Early Review
June 11   A 4e D&D Rules Question: Teleporting What You Can’t See
June 10   D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 1)
June 9   A Dark Sun Skill Challenge: Crossing The Chasm
June 8   Class And Race Combinations That Break The Mold
June 7   D&D Encounters: Dark Sun Character Builder Files
June 4   Review: The Outcast (A Dark Sun Novel)
June 3   D&D Encounters (Week 12)
June 2   Dark Sun: A Quick Player’s Primer
June 2   D&D Encounters: A Dark Sun Preview
June 1   Dark Sun: New Rules
June 1   Month in Review: May 2010
   
May 31   Dark Sun Characters for D&D Encounters
May 28   Your Best Resource: Healing Surges
May 27   D&D Encounters (Week 11)
May 26   The D&D Teen Comedy
May 25   The Pitfalls of a Specialized Paragon Path
May 21   What Music Is Playing During Your Battle?
May 20   D&D Encounters (Week 10)
May 19   Traps & Hazards: The Sword in the Stone
May 18   Don’t Bring A Dagger To A Sword Fight
May 17   My Campaign Should Be On TV
May 14   Tavern Trappings
May 13   D&D Encounters (Week 9)
May 12   In Anticipation Of Dark Sun
May 11   Technology Is A Double Edged Sword
May 10   When Players Kill the Campaign
May 7   R.I.P. Daggermaster: How the Errata Killed My Character
May 6   D&D Encounters (Week 8.)
May 5   118 Tavern Names
May 4   Death and Resurrection
May 3   The Best of Dungeon’s Master
May 1   D&D Encounters: Dark Sun
May 1   Month in Review: April 2010
   
Apr 30   Hey, Isn’t That My Character: Using Retired PCs As NPCs
Apr 29   D&D Encounters (Week 7)
Apr 28   How To Introduce A New PC
Apr 27   5 Ways To Include Rituals In Your Skill Challenge Design
Apr 26   Who Owned Your Magic Sword Before You Did?
Apr 23   Born To Be Wilden
Apr 22   D&D Encounters (Week 6)
Apr 21   1 d100 and 2 d4s
Apr 21   Join the Dungeon’s Master GenCon Championship Team
Apr 20   Creating and Running Engaging Skill Challenges (Part 2)
Apr 19   Creating and Running Engaging Skill Challenges (Part 1)
Apr 16   Have You Retrained Today?
Apr 15   D&D Encounters (Week 5)
Apr 14   Adding Favours to Treasure Bundles
Apr 13   Character Creation: The Importance Of Planning Ahead
Apr 12   Fighting an Opponent You Can’t Beat
Apr 9   The Shardmind
Apr 8   D&D Encounters (Weeks 3 & 4)
Apr 7   Time in D&D
Apr 6   I Want Individual Rewards in D&D
Apr 5   The Miracle Of Divine Power
Apr 1   Month in Review: March 2010
   
Mar 31   Review: Avenger
Mar 30   Death Pact Necromancer
Mar 29   Improve Your Defenses With Energy Resistance (DMs Analysis)
Mar 29   Improve Your Defenses With Energy Resistance (Epic)
Mar 26   What Constitutes Difficult Terrain: A Look At Tactical Maps
Mar 25   D&D Encounters (Week 2)
Mar 24   Improve Your Defenses With Energy Resistance (Paragon)
Mar 23   Make Your Character More Than Just Numbers
Mar 22   I Took The Railroad To The Sandbox And Told A Great Story
Mar 19   The Party That Prepares Survives
Mar 18   D&D Encounters (Week 1)
Mar 17   Improve Your Defenses With Energy Resistance (Heroic)
Mar 16   Effective Use Of Weather
Mar 15   Skill Challenge: Lie To Me
Mar 12   Novel Adventures: Games with Predefined Endings
Mar 11   Player’s Handbook 3 (PHB3) Review (Part 3)
Mar 10   Is More Really Better: A Look At Character Classes
Mar 9   Player’s Handbook 3 (PHB3) Review (Part 2)
Mar 8   Player’s Handbook 3 (PHB3) Review (Part 1)
Mar 5   The Evolution of the Dungeon Encounter
Mar 4   Wizards Delivers a Killer Monster Makeover (Part 2)
Mar 4   Wizards Delivers a Killer Monster Makeover
Mar 3   The Goliath, A Giant Waste
Mar 2   Secrets of Eberron Revealed (Part 6)
Mar 1   Month in Review: February 2010
   
Feb 26   Celebrating The Teiflings Infernal Heritage
Feb 25   Being Lycanthrope In Eberron
Feb 24   Eberron Resource Page
Feb 23   6 D&D Convention Tips for DMs
Feb 22   6 D&D Convention Tips for Players
Feb 19   Dwarves Are The Best Race
Feb 18   Skill Challenge: Olympic Games
Feb 17   2010 Olympic Mascots
Feb 16   Review: Martial Power 2
Feb 12   Will The Desktop Kill The Tabletop, SurfaceScapes Thinks So
Feb 11   Skill Challenges On The Fly
Feb 10   Skill Challenge: Tavern Treachery
Feb 9   Only One Race in Fantasy RPGs
Feb 8   Spellstorm 2010 Update
Feb 8   LFR Magic Item Treasure Bundle List (Part 2)
Feb 5   5 Must-Read Zombie Books
Feb 4   300th Post: Creating King Leonidas
Feb 3   Ritual Casting – Opening Up The System
Feb 2   Traps & Hazards: The Open Portal
Feb 1   State Of The Dungeon – 1 Year Later
   
Jan 29   Month in Review: January 2010
Jan 28   PHB3 First Look: Hybrid Characters
Jan 27   Dungeon’s Master Spotlight Interview on Wizards of the Coast
Jan 27   The Skill Challenge Backdoor
Jan 26   Reusing Skills in Skill Challenges
Jan 25   Skill Challenges and Rewarding XP
Jan 22   Secrets Of Eberron Revealed (Part 5)
Jan 21   Eight Rules That Will Make You A Better DM
Jan 20   A Beginner’s Guide To Dungeons & Dragons (Part 3)
Jan 19   Spellstorm 2010: February 19-20
Jan 18   CSI: D&D
Jan 15   Addressing Your Weaknesses (Part 2)
Jan 14   A Beginner’s Guide to Dungeons & Dragons (Part 2)
Jan 13   A Beginner’s Guide To Dungeons & Dragons (Part 1)
Jan 12   The Monster Balancing Act
Jan 11   A World Run By Monsters: How Daybreakers Inspired My Campaign
Jan 8   Review: Son of Khyber
Jan 7   Benefits to Adventuring in the City
Jan 6   Getting The Most Out Of Rituals
Jan 5   Addressing Your Weaknesses (Part 1)
Jan 4   Month in Review: December 2009
   
Dec 31   Holiday Dungeon Contest Winner
Dec 31   Greatest Hits 2009: Should Players Suffer When PCs Die?
Dec 30   Greatest Hits 2009: The Necromancer
Dec 29   Greatest Hits 2009: Psionics Suck!
Dec 28   Greatest Hits 2009: I’m Your Cleric, Not Your Bitch!
Dec 27   Greatest Hits 2009: Taking The Dungeon Out Of Dungeons & Dragons
Dec 26   Greatest Hits 2009: D&D Lego
Dec 25   Merry Christmas
Dec 24   Greatest Hits 2009: Are All Gamers Fat?
Dec 23   Greatest Hits 2009: What’s a +1 Sword?
Dec 22   Greatest Hits 2009: The Hangover: The Movie That Begs to Be a D&D Adventure
Dec 21   Greatest Hits 2009: Avoiding Death
Dec 20   Greatest Hits 2009: Keith Baker Answers 13 Questions
Dec 19   Greatest Hits 2009: The Gaming Jerk
Dec 18   Greatest Hits 2009
Dec 17   10 Ways To Get Your D&D Fix Over The Holidays
Dec 16   Holiday Dungeon Contest Update
Dec 16   What Do PCs Do For Fun?
Dec 15   New Moon Through the Eyes of a Hardcore D&D Fan
Dec 14   Skill Challenges In A Vacuum
Dec 11   Skill Challenge: Holiday Shopping
Dec 10   Tiers Of Play: Epic
Dec 9   Have You Entered the Holiday Dungeon Contest Yet?
Dec 9   Open Game Table Vol. 2: Call for Nominations
Dec 9   Attention Toronto Gamers: Huge Gaming Sale
Dec 8   Skill Challenge: Crafting Items
Dec 7   Always Train Your Worst Skills
Dec 4   Why You Want A Controller In Your Party
Dec 3   Dungeons & Dragons Is More Than A Roleplaying Game
Dec 3   The Holiday Dungeon Contest Is On
Dec 2   Playing Against Type
Dec 1   Month in Review: November 2009
   
Nov 30   Playing a Recognizable Archetype
Nov 27   LFR Magic Item Treasure Bundle List
Nov 26   Top 5 Fantasy Books Of All Time
Nov 25   Skill Challenge: The Kitchen Adventure
Nov 24   Brave Warrior, Heal Thyself
Nov 23   Using Rituals In Skill Challenges
Nov 20   Design a Holiday Dungeon Contest
Nov 19   An Interview With Eberron Author Don Bassingthwaite (Part 3)
Nov 18   10 Reminders for All D&D Players
Nov 17   One More Reason that Character Builder is Awesome
Nov 17   Necromancer: Epic Tier (Revised)
Nov 16   Skill Focus: Streetwise
Nov 13   Should Players Suffer When PCs Die?
Nov 12   An Interview With Eberron Author Don Bassingthwaite (Part 2)
Nov 11   Necromancer: Paragon Path (Revised)
Nov 10   Skill Focus: Nature
Nov 9   Weekend in the Realms 2009
Nov 6   The Art of D&D (Part 1)
Nov 5   Engaging Your Players
Nov 4   An Interview With Eberron Author Don Bassingthwaite (Part 1)
Nov 3   PHB3 First Look: The Seeker
Nov 2   Get a Real Job
Nov 1   Month in Review: October 2009
   
Oct 30   Necromancer: Heroic Tier (Revised)
Oct 29   Survive a Zombie Attack by Using the Zombie Survival Flowchart
Oct 29   Skill Challenge: Unlock the Phylactery
Oct 28   Skill Challenge: Find the Phylactery
Oct 27   Skill Focus: Religion
Oct 26   Using Fear: Scare the Player, Not the Character
Oct 23   Using Undead Intelligently
Oct 22   Changes are Coming to the RPG Bloggers Network, Update Your Blogroll
Oct 22   On The RPG Bloggers Network
Oct 21   Skill Focus: Diplomacy
Oct 20   D&D Party of One: Solo Adventuring (Part 3)
Oct 19   Benefits of Random Treasure
Oct 16   What Happened On The Day Of Mourning?
Oct 15   A Dragon’s Horde of D&D Resources
Oct 14   The Origin Of Dragonmarks
Oct 13   Skill Challenge: Battle for the Remote
Oct 9   Secrets of Eberron Revealed (Part 4)
Oct 8   All Men Are Created Equal… Except the Revenant
Oct 7   D&D Party of One: Solo Adventuring (Part 2)
Oct 6   The Necromancer
Oct 5   Top 10 of the Past 200
Oct 2   D&D Party of One: Solo Adventuring (Part 1)
Oct 1   Month in Review: September 2009
   
Sep 30   With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Sep 29   Skill Challenge: Babysitting the Brats
Sep 28   Review: Word of Traitors
Sep 25   I Wish for a Wish Spell in 4e D&D
Sep 24   Secrets Of Eberron Revealed (Part 3)
Sep 23   An Accidental Solution to the Slow Combat Problem
Sep 22   Styles Of Play
Sep 21   What Do You Look Like?
Sep 18   Preparing Red Herring in 6 Easy Steps
Sep 17   First Look PHB3: Skill Powers
Sep 16   Review: Corsair
Sep 15   Dungeon Master’s Guide 2: Skill Challenges
Sep 14   What Does World of Warcraft Have To Do With Your D&D Campaign?
Sep 11   Secrets of Eberron Revealed (Part 2)
Sep 10   Skill Challenge: Honour the Dead
Sep 9   Monsters on the Menu
Sep 8   More Tips for Speeding Up Your Game
Sep 4   Respect Your Faithful Servant Or Else…
Sep 3   Use Your Daily Powers Every Day
Sep 2   Keith Baker Answers 13 Questions
Sep 1   Month in Review: August 2009
   
Aug 31   Secrets of Eberron Revealed (Part 1)
Aug 28   Your Coin is No Good Here
Aug 27   Your AC Is What?!?
Aug 26   Skill Challenge: Back to School
Aug 25   Does Character Builder Limit Creativity?
Aug 24   Playing In An Unbalanced Party
Aug 21   Snakes On An Airship
Aug 20   Has Your Campaign Stalled? (Part 2)
Aug 19   An Open Letter to Wizards of the Coast on the D&D Championship
Aug 18   Wizards of the Coast: 2009-2010 Release Schedule
Aug 17   GenCon: D&D Championship Finals
Aug 17   GenCon: D&D Championship Semi-Finals
Aug 15   GenCon: D&D Championship
Aug 14   GenCon: Ultimate Dungeon Delve
Aug 13   Skill Challenge: Protect The Caravan
Aug 12   Game Starts In One Hour And You Aren’t Ready
Aug 11   Has Your Campaign Stalled? (Part 1)
Aug 10   Adventure Tools Through a Different Lens
Aug 8   Ameron’s GenCon Schedule
Aug 7   The Gaming Jerk
Aug 6   The Ultimate Character for the Ultimate Dungeon Delve
Aug 5   On Dragonmarks
Aug 4   Review: Dragon War
Aug 1   Month in Review: July 2009
   
Jul 31   Condition Tracker
Jul 30   DM Tips for Restarting a Retired Campaign
Jul 29   D&D Lego
Jul 28   Riding Off Into the Sunset: How to Retire a PC
Jul 27   Speed Up Your Game: Know When to Call the Fight
Jul 24   Skill Challenge: Find and Repair the Warforged Scout (Part 2)
Jul 23   Skill Challenge: Find and Repair the Warforged Scout (Part 1)
Jul 22   Be Gentle, It’s My First Time… Being the DM
Jul 21   How to Get Your Eberron Fix
Jul 20   Staff Picks
Jul 17   ENnie Award Nominations
Jul 16   Review: Divine Power
Jul 16   Keeping Promises: PHB3 First Look
Jul 15   Review: Eberron Campaign Guide
Jul 14   Intelligent Magic Items
Jul 13   What’s a +1 Sword?
Jul 10   Psionics Suck!
Jul 9   A Call for Heroes – Ultimate Dungeon Delve
Jul 8   The Hangover: The Movie That Begs to Be a D&D Adventure
Jul 7   Skill Challenge: Negotiations
Jul 6   Poll Results
Jul 3   Have Battlerager Fighters Been Fixed?
Jul 2   Lost in Eberron: Profiling Jack, Sawyer and Locke
Jul 1   From Where Do You Hail?
   
Jun 30   Month in Review: June 2009
Jun 29   Skill Matrix Update
Jun 26   Is Deities and Demigods a 4e Necessity?
Jun 25   Role vs Roll: Why I Play A Rogue
Jun 24   Character Motivation
Jun 23   Screw Morals, Just Keep the Game Moving
Jun 22   Skill Challenge Week – Roundup
Jun 22   Skill Aide: Dragonmarks
Jun 19   Skill Challenge: The Dungeon Crawl
Jun 18   Skill Challenge: Prison Break
Jun 17   Skill Challenge: Stormy Waters
Jun 16   Skill Challenge: Fixing The Lightning Rail
Jun 16   Skill Challenge: Maintaining the Karrnathi Army
Jun 15   Skill Challenge: The Princess Bride
Jun 14   Skill Challenge: Research
Jun 13   Skill Challenge Week
Jun 12   Are All Gamers Fat?
Jun 11   The Most Powerful Fighter is a Battlerager Fighter
Jun 11   GenCon Preview (Part 1)
Jun 9   Review: Eberron Player’s Guide
Jun 9   Review: Eberron Player’s Guide (Part 2)
Jun 8   Playing Two Characters
Jun 5   Big Bad Weapons
Jun 4   Adventuring Company Symbols
Jun 3   Fighting One Monster is Boring
Jun 2   Is The DDI Now A Must Have?
Jun 1   Month in Review: May 2009
   
May 29   In Anticipation of Eberron
May 28   100 Great Things About Dungeons and Dragons
May 27   One Page Dungeon Submission
May 26   Knowledge Is Power
May 25   10 Things I Learned at Worldwide D&D Game Day
May 23   Worldwide D&D Game Day – Monster Manual 2
May 22   Worldwide Game Day Characters
May 22   Rewards Beyond Experience
May 21   Deal The Most Damage
May 20   Change Is Coming To The DDI
May 19   What Monster Are You?
May 18   Skill Challenge: Skinning the Beast
May 15   You’re a Striker, He’s a Defender… Big Deal: Looking at Roles
May 14   Skill Focus: Athletics
May 13   Monster Manual 2: An Early Review
May 12   Skill Challenge: Playing With Fire
May 11   Desktop Killed The Tabletop Game
May 8   The Fighter as a Striker
May 7   Redefining Character Roles
May 6   Running Memorable Skill Challenges (Part 2)
May 5   Running Memorable Skill Challenges (Part 1)
May 4   Adventure Hook: The Town Meeting
May 1   Month in Review: April 2009
   
Apr 30   Module: The Guardians
Apr 29   Why We Do What We Do
Apr 28   Skill Challenge: Kidnap and Ransom (Part 2)
Apr 27   Skill Challenge: Kidnap and Ransom (Part 1)
Apr 24   New 4e House Rules
Apr 23   Campaign Design: Fleshing Out Your NPCs
Apr 22   Skill Focus: Bluff
Apr 21   Rangers: A Breed Apart
Apr 20   More Than Just Minions
Apr 17   Cheating in Dungeons & Dragons
Apr 16   Campaign Design: Politics and Groups of Influence
Apr 15   Skill Focus: Heal
Apr 14   I’m Your Cleric, Not Your Bitch!
Apr 13   Reputation (part 3)
Apr 11   Funny Feats
Apr 9   Reputation (part 2)
Apr 8   Skill Focus: Assisting (Part 2)
Apr 7   Taking the Dungeon Out of Dungeons & Dragons
Apr 6   Reputation (part 1)
Apr 6   Reputation (part 1)
Apr 3   Campaign Design: Geography
Apr 2   Skill Focus: Intimidate
Apr 1   Month in Review: March 2009
   
Mar 31   Don’t Skip the Slow Parts
Mar 30   Skill Matrix by Class and Race
Mar 30   Skill Matrix by Class
Mar 30   Skill Matrix by Race
Mar 27   Module: The Spy In Our Midst
Mar 26   The Spoils of War
Mar 25   Skill Focus: History
Mar 24   Dice
Mar 23   Skill Challenge: It’s Mine
Mar 22   Worldwide D&D Game Day 2009
Mar 20   Playing Really Smart Characters
Mar 19   Split the Party
Mar 18   Why Wizards Missed The Boat With The D&D Insider
Mar 17   How Many Classes Are Too Many?
Mar 16   Skill Challenge: Defend the Camp
Mar 13   Necromancer: Epic Tier
Mar 12   Playing Characters With Low Ability Scores
Mar 11   Skill Focus: Endurance
Mar 10   Overplayed Characters
Mar 9   Skill Challenge: Temple Treasure
Mar 7   Confessions of a Gamer
Mar 6   Campaign Design: Prevalence of Magic and Cosmology
Mar 5   Review: When Night Falls
Mar 4   Familiars Have Arrived
Mar 3   Where Are The Familiars?
Mar 2   Skill Challenge: Travelling Underground
Mar 1   Month in Review: February 2009
   
Feb 28   Campaign Design: Historical and Fictional References
Feb 27   Skill Focus: Assisting (Part 1)
Feb 26   Skill Challenge: Rightful Heir
Feb 25   Necromancer: Paragon Path
Feb 24   Avoiding Death (Part 2)
Feb 23   Skill Challenge: The Missing Ingredient
Feb 22   Skill Focus: Perception
Feb 21   Is A Blog Right For Your Game?
Feb 20   Campaign Design: Next Steps
Feb 19   Adjudicating and House Rules
Feb 18   Skill Challenge: Information Gamble
Feb 17   Skill Training
Feb 16   Skill Challenge: Ditch the Tail
Feb 15   Top 5 Fantasy Characters
Feb 14   Skill Challenge: Border Crossing
Feb 13   Campaign Design: Resources
Feb 12   Review: Adventurer’s Vault
Feb 11   Avoiding Death (Part 1)
Feb 10   Speeding Up Your Game
Feb 9   Skill Challenge: “X” Marks the Spot
Feb 8   What Alignment is Your DM?
Feb 7   Skill Challenge: The Waiting Game
Feb 6   Campaign Design: An Introduction
Feb 5   Skill Challenge: On the Road
Feb 4   Necromancer: Heroic Tier
Feb 3   Skill Challenge: I Didn’t Do It
Feb 2   Skill Challenge: Introduction
Feb 1   Welcome to Dungeon’s Master
   
Jan 31   Module: The Magistrate’s Daughter
Jan 14   Launching Soon

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