Dnd Tips & Tricks

How to Say 'No' as a DM

How to Say 'No' as a DM

Rory Hoffman

One of the first pieces of advice I heard when I began my time as a DM was "don't say no to your players, just let them try." And while...

How to Say 'No' as a DM

Rory Hoffman

One of the first pieces of advice I heard when I began my time as a DM was "don't say no to your players, just let them try." And while...

How to use the Environment: Settings in 5e DnD

How to use the Environment: Settings in 5e DnD

Rory Hoffman

Corralling the environment of your DnD world into only using it during combat is a waste. The environment, or the setting, however you want to think of it, is an...

How to use the Environment: Settings in 5e DnD

Rory Hoffman

Corralling the environment of your DnD world into only using it during combat is a waste. The environment, or the setting, however you want to think of it, is an...

Advice on Balancing: 5 things to consider when building an encounter

Advice on Balancing: 5 things to consider when ...

Rory Hoffman

Balancing encounters is difficult. To create challenge that is both difficult yet surmountable is no easy task, and regardless of how thoroughly you read the DMG, this article, or pretty...

Advice on Balancing: 5 things to consider when ...

Rory Hoffman

Balancing encounters is difficult. To create challenge that is both difficult yet surmountable is no easy task, and regardless of how thoroughly you read the DMG, this article, or pretty...

Rolling on the Table: Worth it or Not?

Rolling on the Table: Worth it or Not?

Rory Hoffman

When you're a DM you have the option to make all your rolls behind a screen. This allows for roll fudging if an encounter is either far too difficult or...

Rolling on the Table: Worth it or Not?

Rory Hoffman

When you're a DM you have the option to make all your rolls behind a screen. This allows for roll fudging if an encounter is either far too difficult or...

Monster Tutorial: How to Use Goblins in Combat

Monster Tutorial: How to Use Goblins in Combat

Rory Hoffman

Goblins are frequent enemies in the early stages of a campaign. They have funny voices, they're distinct looking and they make for interesting combat and loot. But, time and time...

Monster Tutorial: How to Use Goblins in Combat

Rory Hoffman

Goblins are frequent enemies in the early stages of a campaign. They have funny voices, they're distinct looking and they make for interesting combat and loot. But, time and time...

Enacting Consequences: How to Punish your Party Fairly without Killing Them

Enacting Consequences: How to Punish your Party...

Rory Hoffman

The beauty of DnD and all TTRPGs is the fluidity which it encapsulates. Where a video game only has a small number of possible outcomes in any given situation, the...

Enacting Consequences: How to Punish your Party...

Rory Hoffman

The beauty of DnD and all TTRPGs is the fluidity which it encapsulates. Where a video game only has a small number of possible outcomes in any given situation, the...