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August 28, 2019August 27, 2019 Paul

Attunement: A Solution Without A Problem

D&D
Attunement: A Solution Without A Problem

In my explorations of 5th edition I was a little surprised when I encountered the rule of magic item attunement. In my attempt to keep

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August 24, 2019 Paul

What’s the Funniest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in a D&D Game?

Role Playing
What’s the Funniest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in a D&D Game?

Tomorrow on Wandering DMs we’ll be discussing “Humor in D&D”, so I thought I’d do a quick bit of research and ask you dear readers,

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August 21, 2019 Paul

Spells Through The Ages: Goodberry

D&D, Role Playing, Through the Ages
Spells Through The Ages: Goodberry

Oh my goodness, you thought the “Through The Ages” series was done, didn’t you? Well, it turns out my West Marches game has an unusually

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August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Paul

The DM’s Role: Player vs. Performer

Role Playing
The DM’s Role: Player vs. Performer

My good friend and fellow gamer David send me this link to a show called “How to be a Great Gamemaster”, at a specific point

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August 10, 2019January 4, 2022 Paul

The Murky Mirror

Role Playing
The Murky Mirror

In the comments of my last post Delta shared a link to the Angry GM’s blog where he describes a system called “The Murky Mirror“.

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August 7, 2019September 28, 2019 Paul

How To Play A Greedy Character Without Being A Greedy Player

Role Playing
How To Play A Greedy Character Without Being A Greedy Player

In last night’s game the thief endured a nasty trap and discovered a magic item on the corpse of a previous victim. Unfortunately it was

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July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Paul

The Mercer Effect

Role Playing
The Mercer Effect

In last week’s Wandering DMs I mentioned the Mercer Effect. I think one of the biggest problems with it is the notion that Critical Role

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July 29, 2019 Paul

Selling Off Some Minis

Miniatures
Selling Off Some Minis

This weekend I finally started going through the deep recesses of my gaming closet to see what could be gotten rid of. I uncovered many

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July 25, 2019August 21, 2020 Paul

Running Social Encounters Without Railroading

D&D, Role Playing
Running Social Encounters Without Railroading

Work travel may mean a chunk of time without blog posts but it doesn’t mean no gaming! I ended up having a night at the

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July 12, 2019July 13, 2019 Paul

XP in Dyson’s Delve Take 2

D&D, OED
XP in Dyson’s Delve Take 2

One year ago I posted some analysis on the XP progression of Dyson’s Delve. I had just run a group of players through the first

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