Skill Challenges Without Skills
Skill challenges carry the narrative of the story forward in a manner that includes the players in the telling. Through…
Creating A Character Around A Concept
Character concepts come from a myriad of sources. Sometimes we take an idea that is tried, tested and true. On…
The 2010 D&D Open Championship
Last weekend at GenCon a new champion was crowned at the D&D Open Championship. Regretfully it was not us. We…
What Makes An Encounter Legendary?
Five hours. One Encounter. A near total party kill. Three characters only one strike away from death. One character dead.…
The DM Is The Key
GenCon has come and gone. In its absence is the burning desire to play D&D 24/7. Since that isn’t a…
D&D Encounters Dark Sun (Week 10)
GenCon is over and now it’s time to get back to our regularly scheduled D&D game. After a two week…
GenCon: D&D Adventure Builder’s Workshop
Every good DM enjoys dreaming up new campaigns, adventures and encounters. With this in mind I descended upon GenCon with…
The Future of D&D Encounters
During GenCon I attended the D&D Encounters seminar. Not only do we have details about season 3, but there’s big…
Wizards of the Coast: 2010-2011 Preview (Part 2)
Wizards of the Coast shared some highlights of their upcoming release schedule through the next year. We already covered D&D…
Wizards of the Coast: 2010-2011 Preview (Part 1: D&D Essentials)
Wizards of the Coast shared some highlights of their upcoming release schedule through the next year. Since there is so…