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Shadowrun 5th Edition
As I write this, I am 2 hours away from running my first session of Shadowrun 5th edition. Preparing for this was exceptionally difficult. From my experience, a lot of people are drawn in by the...
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The Sea Queen Escapes - Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
I have run yet another session of Dungeon Crawl Classics tonight at the game store as part of the DCC World Tour program. Not that I want to toot my own horn (at least, not in public) but I am going to...
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White Plume Mountain - D&D 5th Edition
The new season of Dungeons & Dragons Encounters starts in one month. The last season ended last week. So what should we do for a month? Sit at home? Of course not! We run White Plume Mountain...
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The Bag of Holding - Everyone's Favorite D&D Magic Item
Who doesn't love a bag of holding? It is a magic item in Dungeons & Dragons that can hold tons of stuff for you in a little demi-plane. This allows you to not have to worry about the encumbrance...
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Tyranny of Dragons - Things to Know About The D&D Adventurer's League
In a few weeks, the new D&D Encounters season starts. I got my hands on the DM packet as well as the adventure, so I figured it might be useful to go over the basics.For those just getting into the...
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The Balance Blade - Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
Our DCC World Tour 2014 campaign continues to demolish all in its' path, a mighty golden juggernaut gobbling up swag and leaving poor doomed characters in its' wake.Tonight, we finished up the final...
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White Plume Mountain - Blackrazor in D&D 5th Edition
I have returned from another successful event at the game store. I am filling the gap in the Dungeons & Dragons Encounters schedule by converting the 1st edition adventure White Plume Mountain to...
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Tyranny of Dragons - Hoard of the Dragon Queen: The First Official Dungeons &...
After years of playtesting, Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition products are finally hitting the shelves. Today I want to take a look at the first adventure - Horde of the Dragon Queen. The first half...
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Everything You Need To Know About Mind Flayers
The mind flayer, also known as an "illithid", is one of the coolest, most "D&D" monsters out there. They have tentacle heads, they have psychic powers, and they eat brains. In most games, when the...
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The 13th Skull - Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
The DCC RPG 2014 World Tour shows no sign of stopping here in my game store. But it is getting a little stuffy in there..Apparently there is some new Magic: The Gathering thing going on. There's some...
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The Dungeon Master Basic Rules - Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
I hear that Wizards of the Coast has put up the basic rules for Dungeon Masters. Seeing how this is a blog by a Dungeon Master for Dungeon Masters, I think we need to probe it thoroughly.They also...
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White Plume Mountain - Whelm in 5th Edition
I am a little mixed-up. I didn't realize that the tyranny of dragons season kicks off next Wednesday. I have been told that next week is supposed to be a character-making week. Is that true?I hate...
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Shadowrun 5th Edition - The Essentials
I run four role-playing games a week.Monday: Dungeon Crawl ClassicsWednesday: D&D 5th Edition Adventurer's LeagueThursday: D&D 4th EditionSunday: Shadowrun 5th editionDungeons & Dragons 5e...
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White Plume Mountain - Wave in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
A lot of the art in this blog post comes from the epic White Plume Mountain walkthrough map by Mock Man Press. You can buy this as a poster for 20 bucks! It is sort of essential for any true D&D...
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Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG - Castle Greyhawk and Sniper Rifles
This article is about two sessions of DCC RPG: One was pretty bad, and one was really good.I had an odd couple of weeks when it came to Dungeon Crawl Classics. As I've mentioned in other posts, right...
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Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Seek the Keep
At last we have begun the first adventure of the Adventurer's League! I prepared like a maniac. I took four pages of handwritten notes on the opening episode, two pages on rules notes, and one page on...
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Blades Against Death - Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
Before I jump into tonight's Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure, I just want to recommend that you check out Bryce Lynch's scathing review of Hoard of the Dragon Queen for 5th edition Dungeons &...
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Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Dragon Attack
We just finished up the second session of Hoard of the Dragon Queen at the game store. I was excited about this session, because I had planned on running the blue dragon encounter. Yes, in this...
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Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Raiders' Camp
We jumped into episode 2 of the adventure tonight at the store. Going in, I was a little concerned. This episode is short. And they are supposed to hit level 3 by the end of it.The scenario goes like...
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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition - The Player's Handbook
Compare this to the version on page 171I've been nibbling away for a week on this article, which is about the Player's Handbook for the new edition of D&D. First I will go over stuff for new...
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