Game Mastering

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about DMing.  I’ve realized, over recent weeks, that my DMing needed a jump start.  No matter how many other blogs I read, no matter how many message boards I posted to, I was still feeling a little dry. That is, until it occurred to me:  Dungeon Mastering isn’t all [...]

It’s not Larry King’s People News and Views, but here are a few of my random thoughts on Dungeon Mastering, D&D, and the hobby in general: Sitting behind the DM screen is the best place at the table.  And it’s not just because people will bring you food and drink.  The DM is never bored during [...]

So, I’m one of those annoying DMs who leaves it to the players to know the rules for their characters.  There are way too many supplements for me to keep track of all of the rules updates and special abilities of every prestige class.  Now, I know it might sound lazy, but the fact of the matter [...]

I like the approach that is being taken with 4E, I admit it.  Two blog entries today have reinforced that. First, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes talks briefly about advancing and templating monsters, and how WotC is trying to streamline that process from 3E.  Third Edition had its strengths, but scaling monsters quickly was not exactly one [...]