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“How do I get these 13 things I dropped into the game because I thought they’d be fun to now integrate and make sense?” That question came up in July’s GM Q&A call. Gameplay ta...
Big Bang Events: How to Create Player-Proof Plots I’m very excited to announce GM’s Log #12 is now available. The topic is a core method I developed in the early 2000s that’s saved...
I’m prepping for a Dragonbane game, using the campaign from the great boxed set. I love the campaign seed, which involves the game’s iconic powers, dragons and demons. The goal is...
Plus traps, geared grimoire, and a cult of automatons making an artificial god
On Saturday at Gen Con 2026, our schedule shifted operations entirely over to Lucas Oil Stadium, where we presented our final two tracks back-to-back under Mal and Tal Enterprises,...
Eric F., a fine Patron of Sly Flourish asked about procedural play from games like OD&D, BX, and Dungeon World and asked whether they're helpful, where they're helpful, and how...
Game Master Arvindh asked today in the Roleplaying Tips Community: Yesterday, I ran my first ever Shadowdark game… and MAN! WHAT A RIDE! So simple, so beautiful, so fast and so dea...
I got a chance to play Mythic Bastionland on Sunday. Thanks to Mike for GMing. The game is quite different, especially from D&D-esque systems, and for that reason I recommend t...
Our Friday seminar marathon at Gen Con 2026 concluded where our second session left off: back at the Westin in Senate II for a 7:00 PM EDT slot.
A CampaignCraft member recently asked me how to master the lexicon when running a new genre for the first time. The game mechanics and general narrative were no problem, but techni...
There are lots of ways to handle initiative in different RPGs. D&D has a variant which many of us use — roll a d20, add your dex mod, and go in order from highest to lowest. Sh...
While running Daggerheart, I found myself seeking a generic set of adversary statistics I could use to improvise monsters during the game while also simplifying the process for bui...
CampaignCraft GM K. asked me how to signal lethal danger up ahead in a dungeon. Like him, I prefer to stock dungeons with a variety of encounters, some of which are too powerful fo...
The eight steps from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master haven't changed for me over the past eight years and I've used them hundreds of times to prep my games with several different...
Focus your prep on what excites you about your next game. Use what excites you to motivate you to prepare and run your next session. Getting Overwhelmed It's easy to get overwhelme...
Hola Game Master! Here’s a callout to a tip buried in the recent How to Make Haggling Fun piece I did: “Players’ Guide price is the floor, street price is double that.” Raise your...
The third campaign of Dungeons & Dragons’ official actual play, Dungeon Masters, kicks off tonight at 6:30PM PT on YouTube and Twitch! This time, the crew showcase the upcoming...
Offer three choices at several points in your games to give your players agency over the campaign they play. Selecting from three meaningful choices gives your campaign a clear dir...
Most RPGs are single player or cooperative, so competition isn't really a thing. Competitive RPG games tend to be MMOGs, in which case the player's capacity for burst damage tends...
Our Saturday afternoon itinerary at Gen Con 2026 concluded with a panel led by my wife Amber, who runs the About IBD podcast: The Art of the Interview (Game ID: SEM26ND302394). We...
Hi JoyFreak, I'm Yusuf from the development team behind NexusRPG. We have completed the full web release of our persistent text-based MMORPG, and I would like feedback on two syst...
The intersection of theater, interactive technology, and tabletop gaming reached its absolute pinnacle at Gen Con 2026 during the final revival performance of Dungeons & Dragon...
This is the second Underdark UA.
The third season starts tomorrow as the players head to Azeroth!
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