Top stories published by DM’s Apprentice in 2018

Ending a campaign feels amazing. You’ve completed the adventure’s story arc, each character has grown and changed, and you’ve participated in a litany of memorable moments. On top of that, you’ve navigated real life issues like scheduling and gaming fatigue, and…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jun 12, 2018

Tomb of Annihilation: Episode 1

As a spiritual successor to the notoriously brutal Tomb of Horrors where players descend into a small…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Aug 17, 2018

Tomb of Annihilation: Episode 4

How harsh should you be to your players? We’ve signed an unwritten contract saying this campaign is going to be hard and involve some death. You can go “no holds barred” if everyone is into it. But people are going to be discouraged from completing the adventure if they are…

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Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jan 12, 2018

Storm King’s Thunder: Episode 15

Momentum is something that you can feel collectively as a D&D group. Early in the campaign everyone is…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Dec 6, 2018

Tomb of Annihilation: Episode 8

Get your players to tell you what they are looking for. My players were engaged in this hunt, and were…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jan 16, 2018

Storm King’s Thunder: Episode 16

The choice of enemies that do battle together tells a story by itself. When a party is ambushed by…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jan 5, 2018

Storm King’s Thunder: Episode 14

The dreaded TPK (Total Party Kill) — it can be a rite of passage for some groups, and an adventure…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jun 23, 2018

Tomb of Annihilation: Episode 2

A great new aspect of D&D is dmsguild.com. It’s a marketplace filled with content made by D&D-lovers. There are sourcebooks, original adventures, classic campaigns, character options, and so much more. Because of all that content, they introduced the DMs Guild Adepts, who…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jan 5, 2018

Storm King’s Thunder: Episode 13

The most iconic pillar of D&D is combat. Most of the character’s design deals specifically with how…

Alan MacPherson in DM’s Apprentice

Jul 3, 2018

Tomb of Annihilation: Episode 3

With so many rich stories at a DMs disposal, it can be easy to overlook one of the great storytelling…

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