Dungeon Masters: Know the Beginning, Not the End Knowing the beginning, not the end, is a quick DMing trick that can get your sessions up and running while keeping your players engaged. Are there other ways to run a session? Sure. But this method will help if you don’t have time to prep but still […]
The Mummy (1932) Dungeon masters need to immerse themselves in stories and knowledge. We can’t be flipping through books at the gaming table or spending hours prepping before a session. We need to create a catalog of stories in our minds that we can draw from while running D&D. Let’s consider The Mummy from 1932.
Four D&D Tips from Star Trek TNG’s 12th Worst Episode The episode is entitled “Too Short a Season” and originally aired on February 8th, 1988, as Season 1, Episode 16. The Enterprise is called to take an elderly Starfleet admiral to a planet to resolve a hostage crisis. Once the admiral is onboard, he begins
D&D Tips from Glen A. Larson’s The Highwayman The Highwayman was a TV movie from 1987 that spawned a short-lived series. The show blended modern western and post-apocalyptic themes with science fiction elements. It followed the adventures of a federal lawman known only as the Highwayman, played by Sam J. Jones, and his futuristic tractor-trailer
It originally aired on February 1, 1993, and currently holds an IMDb rating of 6.0. It is entitled “Aquiel.” The Enterprise visits an isolated communications station to find the crew missing and murder and intrigue around every corner. Plus, a dog in an air vent. Geordi falls in love with yet another woman long distance,
The Internet heaps tons of pressure on dungeon masters. The chatter is all about balancing encounters, creating massive worlds, crafting villains, planning epic plots, and developing stories that rival the greatest literature in the world. Let’s be clear: if the dungeon master is supposed to be Shakespeare, then the players had better be Patrick Stewart,
This episode originally aired on May 4, 1992, and is Season 5, Episode 22. It currently holds an IMDb rating of 6.0 and is entitled “Imaginary Friend.” An alien entity assumes the identity of a little girl’s imaginary friend and then grows angry and mean. Yet another light ball invades the Enterprise. Think “The Child,”
Watch the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/XYjmvQZ-y7Q It aired on November 9, 1987, and is the eighth episode of the first season. It currently boasts an IMDb rating of 6.0 and is entitled “Justice.” The Enterprise encounters an Eden-like planet. However, Wesley Crusher is condemned to death for an incredibly small infraction. The episode was directed
Make Dungeon Master Prep Theater of the Mind | The No-Prep Game Master Let’s face it, we don’t have time to spend hours preparing for a D&D session and then spend hours playing D&D another night during the week. We have to put food on the table. We have spouses and families. We have to
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7-S59YL23FU With an IMDb rating of 6.0, that episode is “The Loss.” It is the 10th episode of the 4th season and originally aired on December 31, 1990. The Enterprise is caught in a field of two-dimensional creatures and, as a result, Counselor Troi loses her empathic abilities. “The Loss” gets a
It has an IMDb rating of 5.8 and is entitled “Masks.” It originally aired on February 21, 1994, and is the 17th episode of the seventh and final season of The Next Generation. The Enterprise encounters an 87-million-year-old rogue comet, which turns out to be a device that holds the history of an entire civilization.
The addition of character backgrounds in D&D has aided players in creating dynamic characters. But the list of D&D backgrounds hasn’t ground much recently. However, there is a new resource available to help spark your creativity even more. The Noble Book of Humble Origins – D&D Backgrounds Looking for unique backgrounds to give your new
A d100 table for 5e is an amazing tool for dungeon masters. Random tables can save dungeon masters tons of time and enrich game sessions at the same time. I create random tables to help DMs, so here is a collection of my work. I have hundreds of tables for 5e. Free D100 D&D Random
D&D novels have shared extreme popularity with the tabletop role-playing game for decades. Even at specific points in the game’s history, the novels were actually the money-makers in the business. Many of the Dungeons and Dragons novels hit the New York Time Bestsellers list. If you haven’t read any of the books here’s the best
Looking up rules during an RPG session can be tricky. It can also be a huge waste of time, so you have to keep in mind the balance of rules and fun at the table. Never Look Up Rules at the Table? “Never look up rules at the table” is common dungeon master and game
