Coming up with an entire world can be an amazingly daunting task. Today, we breakdown one method for tackling it in smaller, more managable, bites.
Do you run your game in a sandbox or does your story run on rails? Today, we shine a light on some of the struggles of both GMing styles and look at some ways to get the best of...
The dungeon has been a classic staple of table-top gaming ever since people have been throwing d20s at character sheets, but has it outlived its usefulness? Today we discuss how to breathe life back into that traditional dungeon formula...
Today, we talk about the legitimacy of player’s phobias in game, why they should be respected, and how to do it.
It’s hard to imagine a story or game that didn’t have a supporting cast. Today, we’re going to discuss how you can help make your NPCs have more impact in your game.
People have been afraid of ghosts and spirits for as long as we’ve had the words to talk about them. Haunts make for a great challenge to would-be heroes, but their rules can be quite cumbersome. Today, we’re going...
Every GM and player has encountered their fair share of rules lawyers. In this week’s DDQ, we’re going to explore some productive ways of engaging yours when the game starts getting derailed.
Today we discuss consent and romance around the table–when it matters, why it matters, and what you can do about it.
Every GM has experienced a time when players zigged and the GM needed them to zag. Today, we discuss ways to help keep the players wanting to dance to the GM’s drum.
Wherein is discussed the intricacies of physiology in matters arcane: namely the intersectional effects of polymorph, lycanthropy, and trauma on the tangible condition.