One of the suggestions in Chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide (DMG) is to inform your players of the style of game you will run before the game starts. This is suggested so that the players can are prepared for the world in which their PCs will be living, and I think it is […]
4e DMG Chapter by Chapter – CH 1 How to be a DM
Hello Dear Readers – today I am unfurling a new feature series here on the blog. It’s called Chapter by Chapter, a series in which I intend to go through the 4e rule-set one chapter at a time and talk about some of the important parts of those chapters. I think the Dungeon Master’s Guide […]
Lessons Learned in the Past 2 Years
One of my great beliefs about running role-playing games is that I can stay fresh and avoid burn-out by always being in a learning mode. I learn new things all the time – it’s one of the reasons I play as well as DM, because you can learn so much by taking part in a […]
Paragon Tier Game Session 01
My regular group started a new 4e game tonight. We decided to go with the Paragon Tier since we haven’t really done a lot in that level range before (most of our adventures have been in the Heroic Tier). – I started the session with a cooperative party building exercise. I describe my method in […]