Using the Players Backstory

You’re players have made a huge elaborate backstory. How to you incorporate it into your game? The easy answer is to let your players do it for you! This video will give you a few tips and tricks as to how to make it happen. How do you incorporate backstory into your games?
Lets get Pulpy

Most people glorify the long running D&D campaign. We all love the Lord of the Rings, right? The default mode of play seems to be the vast world spanning quest of epic proportions, saving the universe from an antagonist with unimaginable power. Every game just serves to move along a huge overarching plot. Personally, I […]
A Different Take on Hit Points

Some one rolls dice, you get hit, you lose hit points. You run out of hit points, you’re dead. That is how D&D works. What are hit points, though? Most people view it as a relative measure of health. You get stabbed, your health decreases. You get stabbed again, the process repeats itself. Eventually, you […]
Describe Your Combat

“I rolled a 17. Does that hit?” “Yeah. Roll for damage.” “Okay, that’s… 8 points of piercing and 6 points of radiant damage.” “Okay, next player…” Sound familiar? Combat starts and the game suddenly becomes just a long drown out battle of dice rolling, especially when all your flashy powers are used up. It feels […]
Playing Online

Nothing beats sitting around the table with your friends and playing games. It’s great to be face to face and riff off of each other, planning out rounds on a grid board and playing off of each others jokes. Share a drink or two and you have a nice low key evening full of adventure […]
