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D&D DM on Removing A Player From A Game

Guest Post by DORAGON (Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch)

Of course, every situation will be different… but still, it’s never easy to remove a Player from a game.

I’ve been playing/running Dungeons & Dragons on and off since the mid 80’s, a three person campaign as a teen, a four person campaign in my late 20’s, in early 2018 I started a single Player 5e campaign which is still going, and last year started a 5 person campaign.

This year I decided to give Professional Dungeon Mastering a try,...

Dungeons and Dragons 2023 Movie Update

Looking for a dungeons and dragons 2023 movie update? I’ve got you covered. Let’s be honest. D&D movies don’t have a great track record. That’s one reason so many fans are kind of torn about the latest incarnation. Sure, there’s people who are already saying it’s great and those who are saying it will suck no matter what, but I think we should give the movie a chance. You might change your mind when you read the D&D 2023 movie update below.

2023 D&D Movie Basic InfoDungeons & Dragons 2023 Movi...

RPG Tools Interview: Cory Koseck at 7Tools

Our next RPG tools interview is with Cory Koseck who created the 7Tools website. If you’re an RPG developer and would like an interview, email me at kp(At)paulbellow(dot)com. Now, on to the interview!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

My name’s Cory, I’m a game developer primarily who loves D&D and TTRPG’s in general

What is 7tools exactly?

It’s a collection of misc tools that I make to aid in ideas and generation of all sorts of things for TTRPGs. My overall goal is that ...

100 DND Road Encounters – 5e Compatible

This is a list of 100 road encounters – 5e D&D compatible, but they can be used for other tabletop RPG systems. I’ve got a free website with even more random road encounters if you need more.

Players encounter an old man sitting on the side of the road. He is a philosopher, and he is very strange. He will talk about the nature of Good and Evil for hours. He will not respond to questions or shut up.Players encounter a group of traveling merchants. They are transporting a large cage full of mon...

100 Random DND Potion Effects

Here’s a list of 100 random potion effects you can use in your fantasy tabletop RPG campaign.

1) You feel an overwhelming urge to sing, but the only song you can remember is the song of your god. You are, however, unable to sing it in your normal voice. Instead you sing in the voice of an elderly lady, in the style of a Norwegian troll. The effect is strangely haunting and beautiful, and everyone within hearing distance is entranced.

2) As you drink this potion, your body feels lighter and...

RPG Tools Interview: Duncan at Chaos Gen and Rand Roll

Very special interview this week! I managed to get an interview with Duncan Thomson. If you don’t know him, he runs the great subreddit /r/rpg_generators and also has two websites – ChaosGen.com and RandRoll.com. All three are great resources for tabletop gamers. Duncan has also done quite a few of his own interviews over at Rand Roll, so go check those out if you get a chance. Now, onto the interview!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I’m a British gamer who gets to create ran...

RPG Tools Interview: Adam Waselnuk at LegendKeeper

I had the pleasure of asking Adam Waselnuk some questions about LegendKeeper, a new RPG tool in beta that looks very promising. While I like to create my own RPG tools, I also enjoy using work from others and learning more about what they’ve put together. Keep reading to learn more about the LegendKeeper project and why it has so many gamers excited for the future of gaming!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I quit my tech job in September 2020 with dreams of becoming an indepen...

How To Get Better At Gaming (Without Putting In More Hours)

Want to start topping online leaderboards? Want to beat games on the hardest difficulty? 

Many people will tell you that in order to get better at a game, you need to put in more hours. This is true to a degree – more hours gives you more practice. However, it is definitely not the best way to improve your skills.

Upping your hours of gaming may not be practical if you’ve got other commitments and it could even become unhealthy if you take it to the extreme. Problems like gaming fatigue ar...

RPG Tools Interview: Ben at Iron Arachne

I had a chance to ask another RPG tools developer about the project they’re working on. Ben Overmyer, creator of Iron Arachne, was kind enough to answer them, and I’d thought I’d share. If you have created some cool RPG tools, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter or email, and we can set up an email interview. For now, let’s hear about what Ben’s been working on.

1) Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I’m Ben Overmyer. I’ve been a gamer as far back as I can remember, and a coder f...

50 Great Dwarven Clan Names and Symbols

Need a bunch of dwarven clan names? I’ve got a list of 50 that I’ve created with GPT-3 from OpenAI. If you like these, be sure to check out LitRPG Adventures where I have over two dozen advanced RPG generators powered by GPT-3. Members also get access to our growing library of tabletop RPG content. Enjoy these names for dwarven clans then go check out LitRPG Adventures when you get a chance. For now, here’s some AI-generated dwarven clan names you can use in your game!

Dwa...