Tag: DMing

My On-The-Road DMing Kit

Between conventions and store games I do a decent amount of my DMing on the road, and over the years I’ve built up a kit-list that helps me strikes a balance between ease of transport and running a fully-featured game.

Expect the Unexpected

If I could write the rules of DMing, chief among them would be ‘never point your PCs at something you don’t wish destroyed.’

Sky’s the Limit

I don’t understand DMs who can run an entire campaign without including at least one airship.

Magic Item – Potion of Blazing Luck

One of the core rules of storytelling is that power should always come with a price. The greater the power the more you have to pay for it, and few things demonstrate this better than the Potion of Blazing Luck.

Layers of Combat

One of the easiest ways to spice up combat encounters is to add some real depth to them – literally.

An Ode to the Dungeon Crawl

I love intrigue, politics and drama, but sometimes it’s fun to kick back and relax with a dungeon crawl.

Pulling Your Punches

Should DMs pull their punches for the sake of the campaign, or stick to their guns and provide the players with natural consequences to their actions?

Embrace the Cliche

Sometimes, originality is overrated. When you’re creating a character or dreaming up a story for your next campaign put aside your worries and embrace the cliche – I almost guarantee that it’ll make your game better.

By Any Other Name

Names are an important part of creating a world, so it’s vital that a DM is able to come up with memorable and believable options with barely a moment’s hesitation.