Playing the DM part 7 Make mistakes Don’t make them on purpose, of course, that would ruin the integrity of the game. Talking to D&D players who want to be a DM, but never take the shot, I find their biggest fear is making a mistake. They look at the Dungeon Master’s Guide, the Player’s…

Introducing new characters: In my experience as both a player and a DM, groups do not stay stagnant for long. At some point someone wants to invite another friend to join or another player has to leave. As parties change size it is important to find a compelling reason for new characters to join the…

Earlier this week a change to the Defenders Facebook page dashed hopes for a second season of the Marvel Netflix series. The question of a second season had already been addressed by Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb during an AMA session, “Not in the plans right now,” he stated, but finished by saying, “you…

Today Hollywood Reporter broke with the news that Man of Steel’s Henry Cavill will be stepping away from the role of Superman in the DCEU. According to reports negotiations for a cameo in Shazam, and potentially other appearances broke down between Cavill’s rep and WB studios over the role.  Hollywood Reporter quoted a studio source…

Character interactions have been one of the more complex parts of the game for me. Those of you who have DMed, have likely struggled with this at least early on in your experience. With D&D and other similar table top games, it is easy to get caught up in pushing into the next encounter, dungeon…

Continuing my (rather public) journal on what I have learned while trying to DM for the Crusaders and others! D&D can come in many different levels of play: certain groups love the challenge of role play and interacting with Non-Player Characters (NPCs). Other groups want to dive into combat discover new and challenging enemies. Others…

If you have followed the Crusaders for any length of time, you have probably heard us say that “This is a great time to be a comic fan!” We have the MCU, DCEU (which I am just as a big a fan of despite the general despair from the fan base), the Marvel Netflix shows…

Welcome to the third entry in “Playing the Dungeon Master.” The Crusaders have only just begun to explore Chult; however, we will get into that later. Today, I am going to talk about planning and improv. Planning the Paths! As a Dungeon Master (DM), you control the pace of the game; you have to create…