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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5 Ways to Fail a Skill Check (and it's Not Your Fault!)
A 1 on your skill check doesn't mean that your character is a bumbling buffoon. Instead, use failures to continue driving your adventure forward!
How to Share Information with Your Players
If you want to run an exciting and engaging game, it's important to know how to communicate with your players and keep them invested. We discuss how to be an effective communicator and a great Game Master!
Keep It Risky Or Lose The Fun
How do you have the most fun at your table? By keeping the game risky.
The 10 Commandments of Game Design (as told by Warren Spector)
These are the only 10 commandments you need to run games like a legend.
You're Mapping Your Dungeon Wrong
Dungeon mapping doesn’t have to be a slog of endless hallways!
10 Ways To Keep Your Players From Resting
We go over 10 ways to keep your party from just resting after every encounter.
Improvising - How To Make It All Up
We discuss ways to get better at improvisation at the game table.
How To Run Faster Combats
Ever feel like you combats just drag on for too long? Want to learn ways to make it faster and more streamlined?