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Stop Writing Plots — Mistake Monday

The biggest mistake a DM can make, the thing that I think harms games the most, the trap that is both easy to fall into and hugely…

Jun 13, 2022

Stop Writing Plots — Mistake Monday

Jun 13, 2022

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Things Always Get Worse — Fun Friday

“Why can’t you stand to be optimistic, even for one moment?” Crassia asked.

Jun 10, 2022

Things Always Get Worse — Fun Friday

Jun 10, 2022

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Drowners— Threatening Thursday

As your raft passes slowly through the marshes, a deep mist begins to fall over you. In moments, you can see no more than five feet in any…

Jun 9, 2022

Drowners— Threatening Thursday

Jun 9, 2022

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Fantastic Beasts — Worldbuilding Wednesday

You’re a paladin bent on defending the weak and downtrodden. You’ve spent your entire life on the road, traveling from village to village…

Jun 8, 2022

Fantastic Beasts — Worldbuilding Wednesday

Jun 8, 2022

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John the Friendly Mimic — Trap Tuesday

Today we’re talking about one of the weirder traps that I’ve ever run. It started as a purely improvised encounter in a Pathfinder…

Jun 7, 2022

John the Friendly Mimic — Trap Tuesday

Jun 7, 2022

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The Naked ‘No’ — Mistake Monday

Welcome back to another Mistake Monday article, today we’re going to be talking about something a bit more subtle — the naked no.

Jun 6, 2022

The Naked ‘No’ — Mistake Monday

Jun 6, 2022

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Spotlight Travel — Fun Friday

Today we’re going to talk about a simple but effective travel system that I’ve been incorporating into my games lately. I call it…

Jun 3, 2022

Spotlight Travel — Fun Friday

Jun 3, 2022

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The Dream Shade — Threatening Thursday

Welcome back to another Threatening Thursday where we talk about cool monsters and how to run them in your games. Today we’re talking…

Jun 2, 2022

The Dream Shade — Threatening Thursday

Jun 2, 2022

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Diversity — Worldbuilding Wednesday

Creating a homogenous world is an easy trap to fall into when worldbuilding. In a lot of traditional fantasy homebrews, you see a world…

Jun 1, 2022

Diversity — Worldbuilding Wednesday

Jun 1, 2022

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The Chameleon Trap — Trap Tuesday

Welcome to another Trap Tuesday! This week, we’re covering the amorphous chameleon trap. This is something that I’ve used in my home games…

May 31, 2022

The Chameleon Trap — Trap Tuesday

May 31, 2022

The Decent DM

The Decent DM

I’m a DM who is passionate about game design, worldbuilding, and delivering a fun time to everyone who sits down at my table. https://twitter.com/TheDecentDM

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