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dungeon master

Building Player Anticipation

by Bob

One of the most important skills you can have as a DM is building anticipation in your players. When your players are excited about the game, they’re going to be more likely to really get into their roles. Not only will the “in character” aspect of your game improve, combat and technical sequences will go [...]

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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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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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