Category Archives: DM Notes

Life and Other Distractions

It’s been awfully quiet here for a long time. It’s not that I have forgotten about D&D, or lost the want to play and write about it. Life just got in the way. In fact I got so busy, I … Continue reading

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Edition Wars, Wizards and Nerd Rage

Like many others, I started gaming in the early 1980s, when the original Red Box was the most current incarnation of Dungeons & Dragons. Throughout the 1990s, I played a multitude of games, and gradually D&D (and/or AD&D) slipped into … Continue reading

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Structure Your D&D Campaign Like a TV Show

Since TV writing and gaming are different types of episodic storytelling there are natural overlaps between the two, but I have never seen a roleplaying game better suited for the TV drama-show structure, than 4th edition D&D. I am not … Continue reading

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The Overflow Campaign

Above is a 5×5 video from my Monday night game. I also call it the “overflow campaign”. My regular group, gaming every two weeks, just isn’t enough to satisfy my D&D cravings, so I got inspired by D&D Encounters to … Continue reading

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Campfire Stories

As mentioned in an earlier post, I give my players homework and reward them with experience points. This is partly to speed up leveling a little, partly to have more roleplay and less fighting without slowing down the game. A … Continue reading

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Foo Yin’s Hairtie

Foo Yin’s Hairtie Interwoven golden strands forming an oddly elastic band. The legendary bard from the East, Foo-Yin, was known to pull this band out of his hair near the end of his performances, swooning the audience with his stunning … Continue reading

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