“Egad! An app review on Dungeon’s Master?!?” Yes, only because the geek in me sometimes needs to link the love for D&D with the love for gadgets and toys. After purchasing my new Apple iPad back in November, one of first apps I downloaded was the DMTools app as I was to DM a small side story arc for our regular game. In the beginning, DMTools was a bit cumbersome to use, but after a session or two it has become an essential tool for my use as a DM.
Author: skallawag
While the Dungeon’s Master team enjoys some well-deserved vacation time, we’re breaking out the greatest hits and shining a spotlight on a few of our favourite articles from 2010. We’ve searched for hidden gems that our newer readers might have missed and our long-time readers will enjoy reading again. Enjoy a second look at these greatest hits from Dungeon’s Master.
I’ve always enjoyed Skallawag’s style as a DM. His sessions are highly enjoyable, fast paced and fulfilling. In his article My Campaign Should Be On TV Skallawag reveals some of the strategies that he employee’s when designing adventures. There are no magic secrets, just solid advice to keep your players hooked and begging for more. The method employed, borrow from Hollywood. Take the best strategies for keeping audiences hooked to both the large and small screen and translate those methods onto the gaming table.
I hope you enjoy this revisit to a great piece here on Dungeon’s Master. – Wimwick
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My Campaign Should Be On TV
My personal spin as a DM is to think of each individual gaming session as a television episode and have the overall arc of my campaign play like a television season. Television shows such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules and Legend of the Seeker have a genre similar to that of Dungeons & Dragons and can provide some insight and ideas into your own campaign.
Here are some basic elements to keep your campaigns fresh so you don’t get “canceled” by your gaming group.
The Dungeon’s Master team welcomes Skallawag into the fold. Skallawag, Wimwick and Ameron have played D&D together for over 20 years. Since Dungeon’s Master launched, Skallawag has provided many insightful comments. It took some coaxing, but we finally convinced him to write an article. We hope that this is his first of many articles and that you find his perspective on D&D as helpful and insightful as we do.