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Scenario Idea - The Village Idiot's Dream

Scenario Idea - The Village Idiot's Dream
The players find themselves in a small medieval village where they are quickly embroiled in a crisis. The villagers have been plagued by strange oc...

Scenario Idea - The Owlbear's Screech

Scenario Idea - The Owlbear's Screech
The Owlbear’s Screech Long long time ago… In a land filled with magical creatures and wondrous adventures, there lived a small village that was pl...

Scenario Idea - The Pendant of Xar'gothoth

Scenario Idea - The Pendant of Xar'gothoth
The Pendant of Xar'gothoth In an abandoned castle, not a soul in sight - A small pendant is discovered, its origins unknown but its beauty and craf...

Scenario Idea - I Got a Little Secret

Scenario Idea - I Got a Little Secret
I've got a little secret to share with you. When it comes to traditional fantasy story themes, the trope of the "kidnapped prince/princess" is all ...

Tips & Tricks - Non Player Characters

Tips & Tricks - Non Player Characters
In just about every game, we integrate Non-player characters (NPCs) who play a crucial role in immersing players in the worlds we design. Whether t...

Theatre of the Mind v. Battlemaps

Set of Adventures in a dark tower with a clock - looking over the playspace - using theatre of the mind as our scholar DM explains Geektankgame's approach to theatre of the mind
Theatre of the Mind Theatre of the mind is a style of role-playing game (RPG) that relies on the imagination and verbal descriptions of the Dungeon...

Balancing Encounters and Challenges

Party of 4 look over the table of notes and dice as they play a TTRPG. Discussing how to balance the game
As a Dungeon Master, one of your primary responsibilities is to create exciting and challenging encounters for your players. However, it can be cha...

Importance of Dungeon Masters

Dungeon master Scholar Reading a tome of information - GeekTankGame's information of this blog!
Being a Dungeon Master (DM) in a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) is no easy feat and is truly a labor of love. But when done right, it can be a...