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Staff of Paralyzation: Powerful Magic Staff for D&D Campaigns
The Staff of Paralyzation is a rare magic item that can paralyze enemies with a blue ray. Perfect for strategic combat.
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Is Dragonlance overhyped? Dragons of Autumn Twilight Review
Dungeons and Dragons has existed since 1974 and is now the most popular pen-and-paper role-playing game in the world. Over the years, much gaming material has been published, but only few settings have stood the test of time.
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Roll20 Tutorial – Basics for Dungeon Masters
Many pen & paper groups play online and use Virtual Tabletop (VTT) programs for this. The most used VTT is the free and browser-based Roll20.net. Here you have an interface where you can show your players battle maps and world maps and they can move their characters as tokens. This extremely helpful tool is not…
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Dungeons and Dragons Gift Ideas
Do you know someone who plays Dungeons and Dragons and want to give them something useful? Then you’re in the right place. Here you’ll find the best Dungeons and Dragons gift ideas for players, no matter how experienced they are.
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Princes of the Apocalypse – An Adventure with Obstacles?
Princes of the Apocalypse (PotA) is the third campaign for D&D’s fifth edition after the Starter Set and Tyranny of Dragons. What does it do right and is it worth recommending?
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Battlemaps for D&D and Pen & Paper
What are Battlemaps? Pen & Paper can, as the name suggests, be played with just paper and pencil. This is successfully practiced in many systems and gaming groups. The Dungeon Master describes the situation and players say how their characters react. Often the result is determined by dice rolls. This Theater of the Mind approach…
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Paying for D&D Sessions – I Tried It Out
If you’ve ever searched online for pen and paper groups, you might have stumbled across paid “professional” games. The Dungeon Master is usually paid per session by the players. But are the paid sessions actually better and was it worth it? I tried paying for D&D sessions. Here’s how it went for me and whether…
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Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License Leaks Explained
In mid-December, a draft of the new Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License was leaked, causing uproar in the tabletop RPG community.
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How to be a Hero – A Simple Alternative to Dungeons and Dragons
Especially for newer players, it can often be overwhelming to read a rulebook with several hundred pages before you can even start playing. Here, the simple ruleset of How to be a Hero can work very well for first roleplaying experiences. But even for experienced players, this system offers a lot of freedom to quickly…
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Rasputin Must Die! A Crazy Pathfinder Adventure
Rasputin Must Die! is one of the craziest pen-and-paper adventures I’ve ever heard of. Pathfinder transports players to 1918 Russia during World War I.
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DnD Cult: The Disciples of the Horn
The Disciples of the Horn were a cult I created for my first Dungeons and Dragons campaign. They were a series of villains who wanted to revive an ancient dead god and bring about the apocalypse.
