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    Starting to DM? Looking for a how to on being a Dungeon Master? We will get you started on how to dm, tips and tricks and what to expect from your games.

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    How To Start Designing your TTRPG Campaign – A New Approach
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    How do you start designing your own TTRPG Campaign? Whether it's a D&D adventure or [...]

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    How to Make Your Adventures, NPC’s and Campaigns Feel Real
    April 6, 2021

    What is the secret behind truly making your adventures, your NPC's and your campaigns feel [...]

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    Monster Of The Week – The 4 Types + How to Make Them Awesome
    March 14, 2021

    So you want to run a Monster of the Week type of Game? But did [...]

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    How to Create an Epic Bounty Hunter Campaign + How to Play As One
    February 11, 2021

    So you've watched The Mandalorian, or many westerns where bounties are being posted, or even [...]

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    The 2021 Epic Roleplaying Challenge – Player Characters and Game Masters – GreatGM
    January 4, 2021

    With 2021 now upon us, we can take a look at what your goals and [...]

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    How to Choose Your First TTRPG and How to Run it – GM Tips
    December 15, 2020

    Are you a novice GM? Or an experienced one? What TTRPGs should you be running? [...]

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    How To Start GM’ing – 5 Key Tips
    November 30, 2020

    So you want to be a Game Master? We show you how to be a [...]

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    10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting as a GM
    November 24, 2020

    This is my list of 10 things I wish I knew before GMing. Learning to [...]

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    3 Key Ways to Finding Good Tabletop players
    November 9, 2020

    We take a look at how you can go about finding good players and what [...]

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    The BEST Adventure Method
    November 3, 2020

    What is the best adventure method? The 121 or the 5 method, or no method [...]

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    The 7 NPCs You Will Only Ever Need – GM Tips
    October 4, 2020

    What kind of NPCs do you actually need in your game? We show you what [...]

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    Top 10: Best RPG Campaign Starters
    September 21, 2020

    Starting a campaign? Maybe its time to try something different than an Inn... These are [...]

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    How to Make Magic Items That are Awesome
    September 7, 2020

    Magic items should be magical and unique, but how do we go about as a [...]

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    How to Introduce a new player to Role-playing
    July 24, 2020

    So how does one introduce someone to the world of role-playing? is it a simple [...]

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    Why You Should Not Give Up as a Game Master
    June 19, 2020

    You have been a Game Master for a few sessions now, maybe even years, but [...]

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    Why You Need an Adventure Board – GM Tips
    April 5, 2019

    Adventure Boards! We take a look at why an adventure board can be a huge [...]

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    What to Look for in a New Player for your Game – GM Tips
    March 20, 2019

    In this video we look at where you can find players, but also what to [...]

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    Are you a Kobold Game Master or a Dragon Game Master?
    February 27, 2019

    We find out what kind of monster you would be as a game master, putting [...]

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    When it’s time to End Your Game
    February 6, 2019

    When, Why, the Negatives and the benefits there can be for ending your game. Sometimes [...]

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    How to be a Dungeon Master – Game Mastering 102
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    How to be a Dungeon Master – Game Mastering 101
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