One bard's take on D&D and other things
A one-shot is an adventure that starts and ends in one session. We use one-shot adventures when some players are free, but we can’t do a session our long-running campaign. I’ve run some one-shot adventures and played in several, and they’re a great way for people to try out character concepts!
Here, I’ll talk about the set-up and prep for a one-shot, as well as tips to keep in mind while actually running a one-shot.
Our group tried out Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e recently, and it went great! In this post, I’ll talk about what Ancestry & Culture is, why we tried it, and our experience with it.
Continue readingFirst impressions mean a lot! So, how your D&D party gets together can flavor the tone of their interactions for a while. A lot of people want to avoid the traditional “you all meet in a tavern” method. But, after experiencing and running a few other methods, I think I get why taverns are an effective way to bring the party together. Continue reading
Okay, so we tried a social system, here’s how it went!
Last Saturday, I ran a playtest session where we also tried out a social system I had written up. The session was an event in Sigil where the adventurers needed to find out who could provide them with information and equipment to traverse the Shadowfell. There were three players, and I had made nine NPCs who could potentially help or hinder their efforts. Let’s talk about what happened.
When I was preparing to run the playtests of my rune magic homebrew, I knew I wanted to run a more social focused session alongside the two other sessions. This meant I would have to figure out how to make social encounters both fit into and fill out a (more or less) 4-hour session.
As a DM, I’ve created custom (homebrew) magic items and spell-like effects. I’ve also worked with my husband to tinker with the psionic class last year. But right now, I’m working on a slightly larger homebrew project on my own!
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