Should we roleplay prejudice in D&D?
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Why do some fictional worlds feel chillingly real, even with demons and dragons? It’s often because they portray a different, more subtle kind of monster: prejudice. In DnD or any other TTRPG, roleplaying the cartoonish villain is easy.Low-key cruelty and…
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Brindlewood Bay – a TTRPG of Little Old Ladies Solving Crimes
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OK, here’s a new problem. What do you do when loads of people show up for your game? What if you can’t split the party and you want to run a game for a large group? For Brindlewood Bay, the…
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Should TTRPG Roleplaying Have Rules?
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In TTRPGs, should you have rules for roleplaying? Would a game be better if it had as much crunch for the storytelling side as most games give to combat?
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Is Daggerheart the BEST Beginners’ Roleplaying Game?
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Is Daggerheart the best tabletop role-playing game for beginners? Well, the too-long-didn’t-read for this post is, in my opinion, very nearly yes.
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Randomness vs Storycrafting in DnD / TTRPGs
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Storycrafting versus randomness in TTRPGs. Are they really enemies or just two sides of the same coin? What is a sweet spot between the two look like? Let’s try and master the chaos to create some amazing stories.
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DnD does Sword Fighters a Disservice – Fantasy Con Scotland 2025 Roundup
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Swordfighting in DnD is too slow! Archers are much deadlier than you think! All this wisdom and more was to be had at Fantasy Con Scotland 2025 in Paisley. I had a blast making new friends and hanging out with…
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Una, Amici! (together, friends!) A Five-Room Dungeon
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in ResourcesWelcome, friends to this entry for the DungeonTubers’ Dungeon-Jam May 2025. It’s been a lot of fun to develop and share with you. I hope you and your players enjoy! Rich.
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I Love Losing in DnD
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Rich, my friend, my Dungeon Master, how could you let me and the party lose? You’ve betrayed us. We thought we could win at DnD and other tabletop role-playing games every time, but… (indistinct gargling noises)
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How to Roleplay NICE Characters in DnD / TTRPGs
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Are you ready for the ultimate role-playing challenge? Tougher than trying to get a king to give up his crown. Tougher even than trying to seduce Tiamat? Let’s be nice. Let’s be really nice. Let’s be paragons of virtue. The…
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Storytelling in High Level DnD
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The mechanical and game balance difficulties with high level epic play in D&D are well documented, but today we’re looking at something rather different. Rather than the mechanical challenge, it’s the roleplay challenge at this level: our adversaries are no…