In 10 videos, I walk you through the creation of a homebrew D&D campaign setting using the campaign builder workbook.
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How to Make a Homebrew D&D Campaign Setting
How to Make a Homebrew D&D Campaign Setting Ready for your first time creating a homebrew D&D campaign but unsure where to start? There are many ways to start a homebrew campaign. I am going to walk you through one of my simple methods for creating a D&D campaign setting.
8 More NPC Classes to Add Flavor to Your D&D Campaign
Improving NPCs in D&D In the first batch of NPC classes, I discussed how problematic D&D worlds are when every important NPC is a leveled Fighter, Wizard, Warlock, or Ranger. The other side of this situation is NPCs who are powerless in the presence of even the most low-level PC. PCs should be powerful but …
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Turning An In Game Disaster Into An Epic Story
As much as D&D is story based around game play, the fact it is a game and not a story means there are times when the tale goes awry. The protagonists fail and fail hard when everything leading up to the moment says they should have succeeded. Having played in games where this has happened …
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8 NPC Classes to Add Flavor to Your D&D Campaign
The Problem with NPCs in D&D In a world filled with magic, monsters, and amazing treasures it is sometimes hard to imagine what the life of the common person is like. And when we create an NPC for the PCs to interact with, we sometimes make the NPC a character class: fighter, rogue, mage, or …
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5 Amazing Dungeon and Dragon 5th Edition Resources
Since the beginning of the hobby of gaming, there has always been a strong contingent of DIY resources. A lot of effort went into taking military gaming guides like Totten’s Strategos and converting them for use in tabletop wargames. Translating complex material for easy reference by others is one of the best aspects of tabletop …
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