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Pen and paper roleplaying games can be a complicated and daunting thing to dive into, but that’s why you are here. You are here because you have decided you are prepared to enter the wonderful world of pen and paper roleplaying games and you want a tutor to help you…Continue reading “Gaming Academy”

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Who These classes are for the individual that wants to run the show. These lessons are for the person who…

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Character Creation It’s time to build your first character. This class is a step-by-step breakdown of the character sheet and the…

Narrative…

What Came First the Class or the Character

11 Sep 2019
I am often asked where to start with character creation. After having helped make as many characters as I have, I’ve found that there are two basic ways to approach…
Game Master Narrative…

It’s Not Easy Being Evil

4 Sep 2019
written by: D3rpyD3rp The beauty of role playing isn’t just taking on a heroic persona in a world beyond our own and surviving events we could never actually experience, but…
Game Master Narrative…

Chekhov’s Sword or Why Players Fixate on Random NPC’s

28 Aug 201928 Aug 2019
Anton Chekhov wrote about the idea that, in narratives, only things that are necessary should be mentioned. This principle has become known as Checkhov’s Gun and is used in all…
Player Social…

What’s My Role or How Does Your Group Work Together

21 Aug 201923 Aug 2019
written by: D3rpyD3rp When it comes to role playing games all but the most green adventurers understand the roles the party is meant to play.  The Wizard blows things up,…
Game Master Narrative…

Frodo With a Gun or Just a Little Re-skin

14 Aug 201914 Aug 2019
I started out not liking guns in Dungeons and Dragons, but a change in perspective helped change my mind. D&D is a high fantasy game. This means that the world…
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Digital vs Paper, What Character Sheet is Better

7 Aug 201923 Aug 2019
As time has gone on more and more things have been replaced by digital alternatives. A Kindle replaces paper books, a forum replaces in person discourse, and even teachers are…
Game Master Mechanics…

That Spell Can’t Do That: Rules as Written vs the Rule of Cool

31 Jul 20197 Aug 2019
As a Dungeon Master running games of Dungeons and Dragons I am often faced with the dilemma of do I use rules as written or the rule of cool. In…
Player Social…

We Are All in This Together

24 Jul 201929 Jul 2019
There are certain assumptions that are made in pen and paper role playing games that don’t need to be said. Things like your character uses the bathroom, if there is…
Tools of the Trade

Fantasy Brought to Life, but Little. (Miniatures)

17 Jul 201918 Jul 2019
In many pen and paper role playing games, combat will break out. On occasion, the fight will remain in the theater of the mind. Sometimes the combat will spill out…
Game Master Narrative…

“You Don’t Think You Hear Anything.” (The Power of Expectation)

9 Jul 201910 Jul 2019
“You don’t think you hear anything.” I was told this by a Dungeon Master almost two decades ago and it has stuck with me all this time. It is not…

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