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How To Kill Your D&D Game Without Really Trying

by Bob

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’ve ended some campaigns in the past.  My good friend Greg reminded me, right here in the blog, about the now-infamous Winter Court fiasco, for example.  It occurred to me that maybe there is a lesson or two I could share with you all.  Maybe if you [...]

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The Role of the Dungeon Master, Part Deux

by Bob

And the winner is….
Drum roll, please…
 
You guessed it: Dungeon Master is just fine with me.  Randy and Kimmie hit the nail on the head:  the title, in so many respects, typifies what it is that we do.  We put in the extra time to create the game (and are grateful for the audience), we make [...]

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Cynical Bob Shows His Butt

by Bob

First, let me give you something useful.  With less than 6 months to go, I thought I’d point you all to the GenCon Survival Guide.  Enjoy.
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Phil Gamer had an interesting article the other day on the (generally unspoken) code of conduct that he uses when approaching the gaming table.  He’s got some pretty insightful stuff over [...]

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Character Death

by Bob

Now, I’ve never been accused of being a killer DM.  The fact of the matter is, I have a better time, and so do my players, when their characters live.  At low levels, this means that I almost always fudge rolls in favor of the party.  At higher levels, it means that I use kinder, [...]

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