Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #6
October 12, 2020
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #6 “I Heard You Like Quest Hooks” By MARK WILSON DM: A Friend Party:(Me) Ahk-wa – Female
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Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #5
October 5, 2020
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #5 “It’s Always Cloudy in Barovia” By MARK WILSON DM: A Friend Party:(Me) Ahk-wa – Female Aarakocra
Adventuring NPCs
October 3, 2020
Adventuring NPCs Creating meaningful, adventuresome non-player characters that enhance the campaign, without stealing the spotlight By MARK WILSON Alright kobolds and firbolgs, let’s talk about
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #4
September 24, 2020
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #4 “The Wizarding World of Barovia” By MARK WILSON DM: A Friend Party:(Me) Ahk-wa – Female Aarakocra
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #3
September 17, 2020
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #3 “Weaseling Our Way Out” By MARK WILSON DM: A Friend Party:(Me) Ahk-wa – Female Aarakocra RangerAial
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #2
September 10, 2020
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Session #2 By MARK WILSON Welcome to my Curse of Strahd session report series! This is part
Barovia Goes to the Birds: Curse of Strahd Sessions #0-1
September 3, 2020
Barovia Goes to the Birds Curse of Strahd Session #0-1 By MARK WILSON Welcome to my Curse of Strahd session report series! This is part
Writing Good Session Reports
August 24, 2020
Writing Good Gaming Session Reports Getting the most out of your time and effort By MARK WILSON I’ve written at least dozens and potentially hundreds
Summoning the Terrasque…and other curses
August 7, 2020
Summoning the Terrasque and other curses. By MARK WILSON I like the concept of cursed items, but in practice I have a hard time executing
Why Is Your Party Together?
June 15, 2020
Why is Your TTRPG Party Together? A necessary question for nearly any group By MARK WILSON In my first campaign as DM, I didn’t have
Quest vs. Adventure vs. Journey
April 27, 2020
Quest vs. Adventure vs. Journey Which to use, and why? By MARK WILSON Quest: Trip to accomplish a specific task. Adventure: Trip without a destination.
Five Cool Plot Hooks Vol. 4
March 30, 2020
Five Cool Plot Hooks Vol. 4 Steal these hooks if you need some inspiration! By MARK WILSON There are an endless number of great plot
Five Cool Plot Hooks Vol. 3
February 24, 2020
Five Cool Plot Hooks Vol. 3 Steal these hooks if you need some inspiration! By MARK WILSON There are an endless number of great plot
Dievas (RPG) Review
February 9, 2020
Dievas (RPG) Review By MARK WILSON RPG System: Dievas The Premise Dievas was created for RPGGeek’s 24-hour RPG competition. The setting is that of 13th
Austen: The Promenading (RPG) Review
February 9, 2020
Austen: The Promenading (RPG) Review By MARK WILSON RPG System: Austen: The Promenading The Premise Owing to Jane Austen’s famous layered and nuanced dialogue, The
Sidetracked: Incorporating Meaningful Side Quests Into Campaigns
February 9, 2020
Sidetracked: Incorporating Meaningful Side Quests Into Campaigns By MARK WILSON Ah yes, the side quest. Proverbial bastion of endless possibility, and a break from the
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (5e) Review
February 9, 2020
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (5e) Review By MARK WILSON RPG System: 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Released: 2018 Background I read this book multiple times in order
Ryuutama: Natural Fantasy Role Play RPG Review
February 9, 2020
Ryuutama: Natural Fantasy Role Play (RPG) Review Delightfully whimsical, occasionally tedious By MARK WILSON RPG System: Ryuutama Released: 2007 The Initial Conclusion The Good: A
16 Impossible Things Before Breakfast (RPG) Review
February 9, 2020
16 Impossible Things Before Breakfast (RPG) Review Are you confused yet? Good. By MARK WILSON RPG System: 16 Impossible Things Before Breakfast The Premise Based
A Thousand and One Nights (RPG) Review
February 9, 2020
A Thousand and One Nights (RPG) Review Not quite a party planning guide, not quite an RPG By MARK WILSON RPG System: A Thousand and
Breached Fortress of Anoros (RPG Supplement) Review
February 9, 2020
The Breached Fortress of Anoros (RPG Supplement) Review The RPGGeek Dungeon Dive By MARK WILSON RPG System: System Neutral Background The Breached Fortress of Anoros
The Play’s the Thing (RPG) Review
February 8, 2020
The Play’s the Thing (RPG) Review Altering the Bard: A Romp Through Shakespeare for the Improv Gamer By MARK WILSON RPG System: The Play’s the
Curse of Strahd Review (5e)
January 31, 2020
Curse of Strahd Review (5e) What makes this the best-reviewed 5e adventure? And where could it still improve? By MARK WILSON System: 5e D&DLevel: 1-10
The Engagement of Adelaide Endicott Review
January 31, 2020
The Engagement of Adelaide Endicott Review By MARK WILSON System: Neutral Cost: Free! This was a fun read, but I need to say right off
Death on the Wall: DDEX 03-14 Review (5e)
January 31, 2020
Death on the Wall: DDEX 03-14 Review (5e) By MARK WILSON System: 5e D&DLevel: 1-4Play Time: 2 hoursCost: $2.99 on DM’s GuildPreview: 6 pages, mostly
Blue Alley Review (5e)
January 31, 2020
Blue Alley Review (5e) A funhouse dungeon set in Waterdeep By MARK WILSON System: 5th Edition D&D Character Level: 2-3 Created, it seems, somewhat explicitly
Five More Cool RPG Plot Hooks
January 27, 2020
Five More Cool RPG Plot Hooks Steal these hooks if you need some inspiration! By MARK WILSON Other “Plot Hook” Articles: Part I Part III
My Gaming Review Criteria
January 26, 2020
My Gaming Reviews Criteria, preferences and other considerations By MARK WILSON Knowing a reviewer’s tendencies and biases is important to gauge whether or not you
Five Cool Plot Hooks for Roleplaying Games
November 25, 2019
Five Cool RPG Plot Hooks Steal these hooks if you need some inspiration! By MARK WILSON There are an endless number of great plot hooks.
Let’s Build Spider-Man in D&D
September 23, 2019
Let’s Build Spider-Man in 5e D&D …and do whatever a spider can. By MARK WILSON I love Spider-Man. I’m not ashamed to say that. Growing
Jaquaysing a Dungeon
August 26, 2019
Jaquaysing a Dungeon Learning from the best dungeons of yore By MARK WILSON Historical Note: This article refers to a coined term that references now-deceased
Building Better Bases in Tabletop Roleplaying Games
July 29, 2019
Building Better Bases in Tabletop Roleplaying Games Awesome bases through collaboration By MARK WILSON Many D&D groups end up with a “home base.” It could
Gaining Advantage in D&D
June 24, 2019
Gaining the Advantage An alternative for skill checks By MARK WILSON One of the other RPGs I love besides D&D is Mouse Guard. In it,
One Useless Thing: Enhancing Your D&D Descriptions
May 27, 2019
One Useless Thing How the seemingly mundane can create evocative description By MARK WILSON Good descriptions are hard. I don’t have a catch-all way to
DMing Wins in D&D
April 29, 2019
Success Was Had – DMing Wins Sometimes – against all odds – I do some things right By MARK WILSON Last month I had a
Mistakes Were Made – My DMing Mishaps
March 25, 2019
Mistakes Were Made Learn from my blunders to avoid these newbie DMing mistakes By MARK WILSON I took fairly detailed notes during my first full
Easter Eggs in D&D Campaigns
February 25, 2019
Easter Eggs Giving nods to other campaigns and settings to immerse your players By MARK WILSON In books and movies, easter eggs are small, hidden
Spider-Man: Into the D&D-Verse
January 29, 2019
Spider-Man: Into the D&D-Verse How the coolest movie of 2018 showed us not to worry about party composition By MARK WILSON Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
“Make It Your Own” – Stealing & Adapting non-RPG Elements Into Your Game
December 28, 2018
Make It Your Own Stealing & Adapting non-RPG Elements Into Your Game By MARK WILSON Adapting Media into RPGs This article will focus on stealing