Jungles can be treacherous for the unwary, as many monsters and other denizens lurk deep in the shadows. Jungle encounter ideas are plentiful within the dark woods — each offering different challenges for the adventurers. While we’re riding high off of learning about encounters in TTRPGs, let’s put some of that advice into practice. Today, we’re …
Welcome back to our New DM’s Guide to Everything series! Previously, we talked about worldbuilding and fleshing out your landscape with details. This week, we’re going to dive into how to design TTRPG encounters! What makes a really good encounter? Is it swarms of teeming goblins looking for blood? Maybe some trap-laden dungeons with fireball-flinging mages? How …
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Welcome back to our New DM’s Guide to Everything series! Previously, we talked about getting started and how to help your players stay comfortable. This week, we’re going to dive into Worldbuilding for TTRPGS! Making a world of your own takes quite a bit of preparation and forethought. Will you need to build up a continent miles …
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Welcome to part two of our “New DM’s Guide to Everything” series: how to create a safe environment for your ttrpg players! We side-tracked a bit last week by executing the Emperor’s will , but we’re back to chat about session zeros, the “X card”, and how to create a safe environment for your ttrpg players. Tabletop …
So you managed to wrangle some friends into playing D&D, but you’ve never played before. Or perhaps you’re inspired by the many live-play shows to start your own campaign, and you have no idea where to begin. There’s a lot to consider before you ever put pen to paper–especially if you haven’t ever played a …
Original logo from Wyrd Games We’re back in Malifaux for today’s topic of Through the Breach magic. Last time we discussed how to pick and use triggers for our characters, which has similarities to Dungeons & Dragons’ feats, but magic in Malifaux is a whole other beast! With that in mind, grab your fate deck and let’s …
Do you ever find yourself wanting to spice things up for your players? Maybe the party Rogue is getting a little too confident, and you want to throw them a little curve ball. Perhaps your party is getting tired of fight scene after fight scene and you want to give them a puzzle or two. …
Original logo from Wyrd Games Today, we’re moving on to Part 2 of our Character Creation guide for Malifaux: Through the Breach! Two weeks ago, we went over the first steps of flipping your character cards, skills, and pursuits. If you’re following from that post, you’ll recall that I mentioned a few other additions. With our …
What’s your favorite part of creating a new character? Is it rolling for their stats? Choosing their spells and abilities? Or maybe it’s developing an elaborate backstory? I highly enjoy creating new characters and trying to decide what makes them tick, but I often get stuck on determining anything more than their alignment and a …
Introduction In the latest episode of Roll Play Grow, we had the pleasure of welcoming back Rich from Hatchlings Games to discuss the intricate
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