What senses do you use to describe a scene?
All in GM Skills
How Much Gold Should A Player Have?
Just how much should you be paying your adventurers? And if you do pay them, what do they do with it?
What Do DCs Mean?
An exploration of DCs and what you can accomplish with each skill at various DCs.
Hiding or Revealing the DC
We discuss the practices of hiding the DC from players and having it revealed to them.
Don't Give Your Monsters Class Levels
Why you should never build monsters with class levels, as it only destroys the flavor and mechanics of the game.
What is an Above-Ground Dungeon?
Dungeons can take place anywhere and shouldn’t just be confined to dark, wet, underground complexes. We look at how to build an above-ground dungeon!
Playing in a World of Abstractions
We go over common abstractions and their effects at our table.
Stealing Inspiration
What makes an idea unique? How do you come up with original concepts? What is stealing an idea?
Designing an Encounter - Monsters
Encounters are often focused on fighting monsters, but how can you turn slogfests into interesting encounters?
That's Not How Matt Mercer Does It
We go over how to address tricky situations where the rules the GM makes don’t match the rules the Player is hoping for.