Posts Tagged ‘ advice for new DMs ’

Four Things You’ve Never Heard of That Make Encounters Not Suck

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May 7, 2013
For DMs

(Hey! Angry here. Before we get started, I am trying something new. This is a LOOOOOONNNGGG article. But it is brilliant and amazingly useful for anyone building or running encounters. It just might be a bit of a chore sitting and reading it here on my site. Want to download a PDF copy and...
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Adjudicate Actions Like a Motherf$&%ing Boss!

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April 23, 2013
The D&D Boss Fight

It’s going to happen, eventually. No matter how engaging your descriptions are, eventually one of the players is going to want to do something. A character is going to have to take an action. Now, I’ve said a lot on the subject of using the dice to resolve actions (Five Simple Rules for Dating...
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Don’t Always Never Say “No”

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November 26, 2012
Setting the PCs Up to Fail

Preface: This article ends with the most amazing advice ever to be offered to DMs, especially new DMs, in the history of gaming. Because I’m that good. It should be in every f$&%ing GM Guide ever. So, stick it through to the end before you decide to post an angry comment about how awful...
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