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Planning The Perfect Gaming Night In

Getting the opportunity to relax and unwind in the comfort of your home for an exciting games night is a chance that should not be missed. But how do you go about planning such a night in so that you can really make the most of your evening?

Thankfully it doesn’t have to be as difficult as you might expect, as there are several top tips and tricks that you can utilize to ensure your games night is one to remember!

So, if you’re interested in finding out more about how you can plan an ama...

Keeping Yourself Occupied During A Long Journey

Whenever you have to embark upon a long journey by bus, train or plane, it’s almost too easy to get overwhelmed by boredom. Just minutes in you can expect to feel the dread of restless energy and confinement, and this is why it’s absolutely essential that you can find a few gun activities to keep you occupied throughout the journey.

Thankfully it needn’t be as difficult as you might expect to distract yourself during a long journey, as there are several brilliant ideas that you can make the ...

Candid Advice For Gaming Streamers Who Are Stuck On Zero Viewers

If you’re new to video game streaming, it can be a steep learning curve. There’s so much that you need to do to generate a great experience for your audience. 

In this post, we run through some candid advice for streamers and how you can make your feeds better. 

Don’t Try To Be Somebody Else

You might feel like you need to be just like the top streamers: look like them, act like them and play like them. But that’s not true. What audiences want are people offering original content, not j...

D&D Knight Backstory Ideas

Need a D&D knight backstory? Here’s a few examples created with LitRPG Adventures, over two dozen advanced RPG generators powered by GPT-3 from OpenAI. If you enjoy these knight character backstories, be sure to head over to LitRPG Adventures and create your own today. You can sign-up for free to check out the examples in the library (over 7,500 pieces of content already) or create your own by buying credits ala carte. Come join the community and get character backstories, monsters, dungeons, qu...

Fun Games To Download On Your Phone

Looking for a way to bust through the boredom? We all know how frustrating it can be at times to be sat on the train, waiting for your partner to get ready, or simply killing time without anything to do. Instead of spending all your time scrolling through Facebook and Instagram this week why not consider downloading a game or two to play? 

Today we want to take a look at some fun mobile games that you can download this week to kill the boredom and give you something more fun to do. There ...

D&D Forest Encounter Ideas: 1d100

Below is a list of 100 random forest encounters you can use for your favorite tabletop roleplaying game like Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder. This collection of random forest encounters should give you some good ideas and inspiration for your next forest adventure. You should even be able to use some of these encounters to spice up your own tabletop RPG campaign. If any of the above are not appropriate, simply roll 1d100 again until you find something suitable. This list of random encounters wa...

What You Need to Know to Get a Good LitRPG Cover

Guest Post by Karen Dimmick

There are multiple aspects to a good cover, however, the biggest is whether or not it achieves the purpose it was made for.

What Is a Cover’s True Purpose?

…I’m not talking about something to physically bind the pages together…

A cover is a marketing piece that will attract the readers who like that type of story and repel the ones who won’t.

Immersion Online: The Noob: by Evan Klein

That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less.

The cover isn’t there for...

4 Ways To Keep Your Kids Entertained At Home During A Pandemic

Living through a pandemic is challenging for kids and adults alike. You may be working from home now while you simultaneously try to run your household and take care of your kids. You must all find ways to stay busy so that you avoid arguments or getting in each other’s space and way.

Your children may be around more these days now that you’re all spending more time around the house. While some days it might be nice, it may also be stressful at times. It’s wise to find ways to keep your kids ...

How to Create Memorable D&D Characters

Want to know how to create D&D characters that are memorable? I’ve got some practical tips and advice to help you do exactly that. I don’t know about you, but I can’t play a character who isn’t memorable. I don’t know what to do with them, at least. And the game suffers. So I’ve got some ideas, and I’ll be talking about how to create D&D characters that are memorable. And I’m going to talk about a few techniques and tips that you can apply. The things that I’m going to be talking about are gener...

D&D: Tips for Playing a Bard in 5e

If you’re looking for tips for playing a bard in D&D fifth edition, I’ve got you covered. I based this article on the advice I’ve given to new players looking to play the bard class over the years. At the bottom, I have some information on how you can create a fun and interesting bard backstory with the click of a button. First, you should play a bard if you want to play a consummate performer. Bards are pretty cool in that they can do things like play magical instruments with great skill and pr...