How to Win a Fight without Fighting, Non-combat resolutions
Here’s a quick TLDR version for anyone in a rush! There is always a way for a Dungeon Master to
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Go Zhuzh Yourself: 4 Tables to Make a Unique Character, Fast
Making a Unique Character, Fast! Has this ever happened to you? You’re hanging out on a Friday night after working
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Bakto’s Terrifying Cuisine Review: Amazing Delicious Weird
There are a lot of modules on the internet. Dear reader, it was not always this way. Many of you
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Training, Ritual, and Ceremony in Leveling Up Tiers
Tiers We bandy about the term tiers fairly often. They come up when we’re talking about how ‘hard’ an adventure
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Moon Themed Magic Items to Reward Your Moon Worshipping PCs
To celebrate our recent outpouring of lunar-themed content (Moon Elves’ Masquerade & Tomb of Transformation), we at WatcherDM are delighted
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How to Reclaim Alignment and Empower Imaginative Character Narrative, Easily
Good vs. Evil, Laws vs. Chaos, easy. It doesn’t take much to see this “easy” solution fall over, however. In this article, I would like to explore the possibilities available behind the idea of alignment and a simple implementation change that can bring new life into this old standby. … Continue readingHow to Reclaim Alignment and Empower Imaginative Character Narrative, Easily
The Most Impressive and Powerful DM Leverage this Tool!
With no cynicism or irony whatsoever, I am writing this today to tell you about the common tool of the
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Six Tips for Dealing with GM Anxiety
I’ve seen several DMs post requests for tips on dealing with GM anxiety; something similar to the following: “I get
DM Advice: Peering Into The Mind of the Watcher
A feed of my answers over time in different venues to common questions about D&D and DMing specifically. … Continue readingDM Advice: Peering Into The Mind of the Watcher
CR, Challenge, and Engagement in 5e
I would like to take a moment to discuss a topic I see on the web in varying formats. The