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Issue 28 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine, d12 Monthly, is out!
Issue 28 is the Halloween 2023 issue. It will feature articles on the art of running a fear-inducing session, a mysterious traveller, new cursed items and creepy monsters, all about a horror carnival, and much more! (See below for details).
Recently, I posted a question on X/Twitter asking why sandbox worlds were so popular in the video game space, and quite frequently resisted or derided in the TTRPG space.
A lot of the comments I received were saying that it was too hard to create a sandbox campaign, it would take years, it would require a GM to dedicate months and years to creating the world, and so on.
But this is all incorrect.
Continue reading “Sandbox D&D Campaigns – Dealing With The Misconceptions”
Gregor’s Guide to Gates is a small book (A6 in size) that contains 38 unique and interesting portals, plus a D66 table of Extraplanar Strangers, for use with any Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
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Issue 27 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine is out!
Issue 27 is all about the Random Encounters. It will feature articles on various ways to create and use random encounter tables, the odds of using various die types, an interview with Jon from Tale of the Manticore, and much more! (See below for details).
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Dice rolling is a fundamental mechanic in Dungeons & Dragons, and it’s a versatile way to determine not only random chance, but also random encounters.
In fact, a fundamental aspect that contributes to the unpredictable and thrilling nature of the game is the concept of random events – or encounters.
Continue reading “Random Encounters In D&D – Why Are They So Good”
Issue 26 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine is out!
Issue 26 is all about the Guilds & Factions. It will feature articles on an example thieves’ guild, a list of other legal and illegal guilds, creating currencies, importance of factions, monster of the month, and much more! (See below for details).
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This is part of an on-going Web Enhancement series.
In issue 25 of my Dungeons & Dragons zine, d12 Monthly, there is an article by Mike Pike on creating random minor magical items. You can find Issue 25 for free on this site.
It allows you to create some truly special mundane minor magic items for your PCs to find.
In this post I want to list 12 minor magic items I created separate of the table, just in case you don’t have time to roll up your own.
Hopefully you can use these minor magic items in your D&D campaigns.
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This is part of an on-going Web Enhancement series.
As part of creating my own campaign world, where all my Dungeons & Dragons games are played, I have created 12 Major Deities.
These are the main deities, but I also have fun adding minor deities using various techniques, but a great deal of them come from my players.
Every now and then however, I have the need to create another deity.
Continue reading “Web Enhancement – Deity of Musicians And Artists For D&D”
Issue 25 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine is out!
Issue 25 is all about the Sewers & Dark Places. It will feature articles on sewers and their construction, random encounter table, new monsters, a new OSE class: the rat-catcher, what you can find in under a city, and much more! (See below for details).
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Muses are beings who embody the arts, inspiration, and creative endeavours.
They are considered the source of knowledge and inspiration for poets, musicians, artists, and other creative individuals.
Traditionally, Muses were part of the Greek pantheon, but in Dungeons & Dragons, Muses can be sent by any of the deities to inspire their artistic followers granting them the ability to create their finest works.
This can be a great way to reward bards, or other creative individuals, among your PCs.