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I was able to get away to #DragonCon for a couple days, and one excellent event I attended today was “Best Dungeon Ever” with @MonteJCook and @JasonBulmahn. Here are my notes: We love dungeons because there is a common trope …
While converting monsters for our own 5e Fiendopedias, we thought it was useful to develop a chart which attempts to find a roughly equivalent 5e spell for each 3.5 spell. It seems like it would be useful to others, so …
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is not considered the best of the Indy movies, but the large battle/escape scene reminds us of many things that go into a good encounter. The escape from the mines of Moria in …
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The too long, didn’t read version: Even though in 2014 we did well in sales, our expenses were about equal to our sales. However, a good portion of the expenses are due to things that shouldn’t come up next year. …
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These great ideas come from amishbreakfast on reddit, with my comments added: If you roll a die and it goes off the table, it’s a natural zero. This encourages players to roll on the table because dropping dice breaks up …
This is from a couple of years back, but it is still good advice. Via Logan Bonner the excellent blog/website Dungeon Mastering: 10. Has Boundaries. Your villain will be more well-rounded if there are some things he or she won’t …
While searching for interesting visualizations for role-playing games, I found what turned out to be psychologist Robert Plutchik’s diagram of emotions, and thought it is a great way to help determine how an NPC’s attitude to players may shift over …
I found the following articles from Raging Swan very useful and insightful. Most come from Swan-in-chief Creighton Broadhurst. In case you missed it, below are several articles of advice to publishers and freelancers in the RPG hobby: Freelance Advice: 7 …
I posted this on the GenCon forums, but I wanted to open it up to another audience, so I’ll post it here too… I’m looking for GenCon coupon ideas. I’ve got a couple of specific ideas, but I don’t want …
Planning a Kickstarter project? Looking for ideas to create higher level rewards or stretch goals or other bonuses? Here is a list of things to consider adding on to your core project: Bonus material: Add an extra chapter, adventure, music …
25 Kickstarter Add-On/Bonus/Stretch Reward Ideas Read more »