One bard's take on D&D and other things
When I wrote “no rest for the weary” last time, I didn’t expect the action of this session to mostly take place during the party’s rest, but here we are!
In these Campaign Diary posts, I talk about the campaign I play in and how our latest session turned out!
Continue readingThe nature of Dungeons & Dragons—and the nature of anything that includes improvisation—is that your ideas will not survive first contact with the game. That’s okay! That’s part of what makes the game unpredictable and exciting.
And as you play, you may find yourself needing to/wanting to change your character. What do you do then?
Continue readingNo rest for the weary! More complications arise after settling a demon problem, but the problems now are intraparty in nature. We had a roleplay-heavy session with a lot of drama and tension!
In these Campaign Diary posts, I talk about the campaign I play in and how our latest session turned out!
Continue readingLast session, we switched gears and are on a much different
mission than we had been. New place, new problem—but connected to events at the beginning of the campaign.
In these Campaign Diary posts, I talk about the campaign I
play in and what happened last session!
Roleplaying during a D&D session is a lot like group writing. Everyone is writing one protagonist, except for the Dungeon Master, who’s in charge of writing everything else. You use dice to resolve actions of uncertain outcome and respond to the consequences. Over time, you and your group will weave a story about your party of adventurers.
If roleplaying is like writing with a group of other writers, then writing advice surely would apply to playing Dungeons & Dragons as well, right?
Right?
Continue readingIf you can easily describe a session with the cliché, “the plot thickens,” then it was probably a pretty good session! We came in to the session with a plan, circumstances changed that plan, and now the situation has changed. In these Campaign Diary posts, I talk about what happened in the last session of the campaign I play in.
Continue reading“Mid-boss” is debatable, but we certainly faced off with a deadly enemy this session, and we ended with a huge cliffhanger…! The session was mostly dedicated to this combat encounter, so let’s get into talking about it!
Continue readingHow does your character see the world—and what do they expect from it?
Our reactions are influenced by our expectations. What are your character’s expectations?
Continue readingWith just a few words of description, you can make your character’s class abilities unique from other characters of that class, without changing any of the mechanics. Personalizing your character in this way can emphasize that your character is a creation all your own!
Continue readingAnother month and another good squad session! This time, we had a some of everything—some roleplaying, a bit of combat, and a lot of exploration.
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