The terrain can be just as much an adversary to the party as any monster can be. When you use the terrain smartly, you create more exciting encounters!
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Prep Your Campaign Like A Gamebook
Write your campaign like a Choose Your Own Adventure!
What's the Chant with Thieves' Cant?
Let’s discuss the basics of thieves’ cant and how you can bring it to your tables.
Have Quest, Need Adventurers - A Guide for Creating Quests
The importance of quest-building and how to make questing fun for the table!
Athletics vs Acrobatics - Comparing Skill Checks
Can you use Acrobatics to climb a wall? Is Athletics just a bad version of Acrobatics?
Investigation vs Perception - Comparing Skill Checks
When is the best time to use Investigation? Is Perception really better for everything?
Mercantilism & Magic - How Magic Affects Shopping
Merchants have a tough job, buying and selling wares across the lands. But in a magical world, how do they go about protecting themselves?
Improvising - How To Make It All Up
We discuss ways to get better at improvisation at the game table.
Shoot Your Monks - A Guide for Highlighting Characters
We look at how to highlight players and their classes, giving them the spotlight and prepping encounters for them.
How To Run An Adventuring Day
Let’s talk about how to set up Adventuring Days and creating better games at the table!