Your game can have more encounters and challenges than just fighting monsters. By utilizing skill challenges, you give your players a new way to look at their skills and prioritize creativity and problem-solving.
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What is a Treasure Hoard?
Learn how to create Treasure Hoards, award treasure, and give out the best treasure!
Top 3 Monsters of Social Combat
These 3 monsters aren’t just there to be hit with your swords, but to be spoken to with words.
Let’s Make a Crafting System
We develop the basic mechanics for crafting magic items, as well as provide example stat blocks for magic items.
How to Create Epic Boss Fights
You’re dreaming of that final encounter, but how can you be sure it’ll be epic enough?
You're Mapping Your Dungeon Wrong
Dungeon mapping doesn’t have to be a slog of endless hallways!
Multi-Appendage Boss Fight - Homebrew
Design an exciting boss encounter that uses more than its whole.
Conan Series - Reviewing Appendix N
We check out the Conan series, reviewing the first five short stories and what we can steal for our games.
When to Call for a Roll
There are tons of great times to call for a roll, but not every interaction at the table requires a roll.
Stat Block Deep Dive
We explore the evolution of the stat block.