Ask the Alexandrian #11: Taking a Break
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Ask the Alexandrian #11: Taking a Break (Patron PDF)
When you or your players need to take a break, what can you do?
2023-11-14 08:23:49 +0000 UTC View PostPatron Exclusive Sneak Peek: So You Want To Be a Game Master
So You Want To Be a Game Master is coming to bookstores and game stores near you on November 21st!
Just can't wait to start reading?
This exclusive sneak peek for patrons of the Alexandrian features the first 40 pages of the book, plus a few additional tidbits -- including the complete Index! -- that will let you puzzle out what other treasures the book contains.
Remixing the Shattered Obelisk
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Remixing the Shattered Obelisk (Patron PDF)
I said you shouldn’t buy the book and it would have a negative value if you did! So what are we doing here?
Patron-exclusive PDF!
Xandering the Dungeon - Complete Collection (Patron Special)
As a special bonus for patrons, here's a PDF collection of the full Xandering the Dungeon series.
If you're wondering what xandering a dungeon is, well you might know it by another name.
Xandering wasn’t the original title of the article, nor the original term I coined to describe both the process of creating a non-linear dungeon (xandering) and the properties of a non-linear dungeon (xandered). The original term was “jaquaying,” which was, of course, an epon...
Review: The Shattered Obelisk - Addendum: Unkeyed Dungeons
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Review: The Shattered Obelisk - Part 2
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Running Mysteries: The Two Types of Leads
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Running Mysteries: The Two Types of Leads (Patron PDF)
The distinction here might seem exceedingly esoteric, but it has practical applications.
2023-10-31 06:41:11 +0000 UTC View PostReview: The Shattered Obelisk (Patron PDF)
I would like to find some kind of silver-lining at this point, but I’m afraid it just doesn’t exist.
UPDATE: v2023-10-31 adds an addendum on Unkeyed Dungeons.
Review: The Shattered Obelisk - Part 1
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Soloing Smaug: The Struggle for the Soul of D&D
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Soloing Smaug (Patron PDF)
Deep in its DNA, Dungeons & Dragons has a fundamental mismatch between the expectations of its players and the design of the game that goes back to its very earliest days.
2023-10-29 11:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostRandom D&D Tip: Better Passive Perception
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Random D&D Tip: Better Passive Perception (Patron PDF)
See things better! Patron-exclusive PDF or a random D&D tip!
2023-10-27 14:13:46 +0000 UTC View PostWhy Power Gamers?
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Why Power Gamers? (Patron PDF)
One category of gamer which has been around since at least the 1980’s and proven remarkably durable is the concept of the power gamer.
2023-10-26 09:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostReview: Alice is Missing
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2023-10-24 09:33:47 +0000 UTC View PostReview: Alice is Missing (Patron PDF)
Patron-exclusive PDF for my review of the amazing Alice is Missing!
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2023-10-24 09:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostLore of Sagrathea (Patron PDF v2023-10-22)
Complete collection of the Lore of Sagrathea for patrons!
2023-10-23 06:39:54 +0000 UTC View PostLore of Sagrathea - The Weaving of Glyphs
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2023-10-23 06:37:10 +0000 UTC View PostPhandalin Region Map - Label Layers
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2023-10-16 21:24:45 +0000 UTC View PostRandom D&D Tip: Relationships & Reactions
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2023-10-16 04:21:39 +0000 UTC View PostRandom D&D Tip: Relationships & Reactions
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2023-10-16 04:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPhandalin Region Map - Layers
Here's a resource for your Lost Mind of Phandelver, Dragon of Icespire Peak, and Shattered Obelisk campaigns.
I wanted a Phandalin region map that I could give to the players that wouldn't have the hexes or the spoiler-riffic location labels found in most of the WotC-provided maps. Fortunately, Mike Schley, the cartographer, offers a label-free version of the map as part of this pack:
https://...
Review: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (D&D Starter Set 2022)
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2023-10-08 02:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostReview: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (Patron PDF)
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2023-10-08 02:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostCampaign Status Module: Supporting Cast
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2023-10-01 03:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostRandom D&D Tip - Inverting Challenge
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