Tag: homebrew
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Creating a Campaign One-Pager
I go through a process to prepare a one-page campaign overview for my players. Besides creating a concise campaign guide, this exercise focuses my thoughts on the player experience. I feel more prepared for our first session having done this exercise.
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Campaign Prep: Choose Your Own Villain
I’m working on a new campaign for my play group. I want my players to choose not only their path towards a goal, but the goal itself. How can I prepare an engaging campaign while leaving the campaign’s villain TBD?
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Loose Changeling: An Urban Mystery Adventure
I wrote this mystery adventure to support a “prepare to improvise” play style. In the adventure, the party discovers a series of murders. However, the apparent explanation doesn’t add up and the party uncovers a sinister plot.
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Inspiration: the 5E Mechanic We Love to Change
Ever notice how every GM seems to run have their own take on inspiration in 5E? Let’s take a look at why 5E D&D’s inspiration system is unsatisfying and what we can do about it.