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Lost in the Weeds? How to Hex Crawl in 5e

Posted on July 3, 2022November 16, 2022 holm.austin

Fifth Edition’s approach to exploration gets a bad rap. Hex crawling is often seen as an OSR affectation, with 5e

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Everyone is Wrong but Me: the Nature Skill

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 holm.austin

The Nature skill is not what you might call a community favorite. Like all knowledge skills, it goes unused too

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Ten Lords a-Leaping: the Jump Knights of Yuul

Posted on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 austinholm

The vast and ancient Kingdom of Yuul, ever shrouded in winter, is mankinds’ first line of defense against those northern

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Cat Links 5e, DM Advice

After the Starter set? Level five and beyond…

Posted on November 25, 2021November 24, 2021 watcher-admin

Hands up how many have played the Starter or Essentials set, have reached level five and stalled out, wondering “what’s

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Musical Modules and Melodious Melodrama Meets D&D

Posted on November 10, 2021November 13, 2021 Deceiver

Overture & Curtains Musicals are back and I am hyped. I don’t just mean that Broadway is re-opening, though that

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“What do we do next?” – Reusing and Remixing Content

Posted on October 27, 2021May 4, 2022 watcher-admin

If you have a bunch of tools you can repurpose, then you’re already set up to drop in some new content and keep the adventure going. … Continue reading“What do we do next?” – Reusing and Remixing Content

Masque of the Worms by Arcane Library
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GMJ reviews: Masque of the Worms

Posted on October 14, 2021October 25, 2021 watcher-admin

Running a D&D game is hard. You have a lot to manage both before and during the session, and it

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Non-combat resolutions
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How to Win a Fight without Fighting, Non-combat resolutions

Posted on October 13, 2021October 12, 2021 watcher-admin

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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Ceremony and Trial of the new Tier 2 Warriors
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Training, Ritual, and Ceremony in Leveling Up Tiers

Posted on August 31, 2021October 1, 2021 watcher-admin

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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Vasili Von Holtz draws his sword
Cat Links 5e, DM Advice

Turncoat Villain 2: Building Better Baddies

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Deceiver

Previously, on Blog Post Z: Return of the Turncoat Villain. You want to write a mastermind villain, but your players

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