One bard's take on D&D and other things

Month: February 2020

Introducing Your Game Idea to Your Group

Whether you’re starting a long term campaign or kicking off a oneshot, starting off right is important! A good start helps your game run smoothly and minimize that beginning awkwardness.

One way to start your game off right is to get your players excited about it before you begin. Here, I’m going to talk about communicating what kind of game you’re going to run with your players. This helps your players buy-in to the game from the start. That way, everyone can be on the same page!

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What We Know About Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount

In January, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announced the upcoming D&D book for March: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount. This will be a setting book with both Dungeon Master and player options, headed up by Matt Mercer (DM of Critical Role) and a team of writers and artists.

Wildemount is Matt Mercer’s setting used for the second campaign of Critical Role. It’s described as “classic D&D adventuring with a political background,” where war is brewing between the setting’s various factions.

So what exactly is Wildemount? What sort of options are we looking at? Let’s talk about what we know about this upcoming setting book!

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