How to Handle Player Problems at Your D&D Table
Any player can and should try to resolve problems as they arise. Even so—whether for good or ill—DMs are widely expected to be their table’s mediator. But how?
How to Make D&D Combat a Fast & Cinematic Experience
Combat should should feel dramatic, engaging, and deeply personal—a heart-pounding experience (not a slog). Make your players feel like they’re watching a scene unfold on a movie screen. Let’s explore how DMs can develop this experience!
How to Engage Your D&D Players with Dramatic Questions
Dungeons & Dragons 5e teaches players a lot about the nuts-and-bolts of dungeon-, character-, and encounter-building. It offers oodles of options for spells, feats, and mechanics. However, it does little to teach DMs how to engage their players with dramatic quests and encounters. If you’re looking to keep your D&D players engaged—and if you’re looking to build a satisfying combat encounter or non-combat scene—we must first explore a fundamental concept of storytelling: the dramatic question.
Should You Buy Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons? D&D Review
Is this love-letter to D&D’s scaly overlords worth pulling out your wallet? Here’s what you need to know about Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.
How to Customize D&D Campaigns to Your Players
Every player brings their own set of expectations to the table. The more the game meets these expectations, the more fun each player will have.
Candela Obscura Review by a Game Designer
Is Candela Obscura, Critical Role’s first published tabletop roleplaying game, any good? Here’s a game designer’s review and insights.
Flanking Should Be More Fun in D&D 5e Combat
Are flanking rules fun? Are they well-designed? I’ve attempted to use them in several campaigns, but they never seem to stick. Players stop caring and the DM stops caring as flanking falls into a distant memory. I’ve dissected flanking rules to see what needs to change to make flanking fun. Review my ideas to see if you like them enough to try them in your own games.
Top 10 Best Druid Feats: D&D 5e Feat Field Guide
This guide assists players with choosing feats for their Druid characters. D&D 5e’s Druid class possesses specialties that lend well to several feats, so let’s identify which ones are the most synergistic.