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Guide to Building a Mystery Campaign: DnD 5e

Guide to Building a Mystery Campaign: DnD 5e

In Dungeons and Dragons 5e, mystery campaigns challenge players to piece clues together to resolve a story plot.  These adventures…

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Guide to Arctic Campaigns: DnD 5e, Pathfinder

Arctic campaigns in Dungeons and Dragons 5e offer survival-style adventures full of icy wonders.  Dancing lights in the night sky,…

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Guide to Building Desert Campaigns: DnD 5e, Pathfinder

Consider environmental elements, classic genre tropes and ancient mythology when building a desert campaign: What kind of desert is being…

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Princess Mononoke Wolves, Forest Spirits and Mythology

In 1997, Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki released the epic, supernatural story Princess Mononoke.  Pulling from familiar Japanese folklore,…

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DnD 5e Western Cowboy Campaign and Best Character Builds

Cowboy campaigns can be fascinating territory to explore with D&D 5e.  The American Western is rarely blended with fantasy, so…

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Guide to Building a Horror Campaign: Dungeons and Dragons 5e, Tabletop RPG

Build and run a horror campaign for Dungeons and Dragons 5e or any other tabletop RPG with these storytelling elements:…

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DnD 5e Pirate Campaign Best Character Builds

For a DnD 5e pirate campaign, remember these elements and character/story tropes: Know the rules of Renaissance era tech Consider…

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Best Fantasy Sub Genres and Pop Culture Examples

 The fantasy genre is far richer in variety than most people realize, styles include: High Fantasy Fairy Tales Mythic Fantasy…

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Guide to Immersive World Building: Writing RPG and Stories

Immersive world building comes down to one goal: bring the audience into the story, especially in genres like sci fi…

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What are the Best Sci Fi Subgenres?

The best sci fi subgenres are: Hard sci fi Space Opera Space Western Cosmic Horror Cyberpunk Steampunk Alien Invasion Mutant…

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