When I start writing an encounter, I have a rough idea if what I want to happen and where I want the action to take place. I’m always faced with a conundrum, however. On the one hand, I want to give the PCs meaningful, major choices that affect both gameplay for that session and the … More Storyboarding – Planning Your Encounters
Click to download a PDF of the Rihan’s Revenge Character Sheet or the fill-outable version Rihan’s Revenge Character Sheet (Editable). Hello all! In light of yesterday’s post about alternative alignments, I was thinking that I should really make a custom character sheet for my Rihan’s Revenge campaign. In addition to an alternate system for alignments that … More Rihan’s Revenge – Downloadable Character Sheet
Alignment is a pretty controversial aspect of D&D. There are lots of arguments floating about on the interwebs, ranging from how to interpret the existing alignment system to coming up with entirely new ways of determining characters’ moral codes. I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring to talk about some of the problems that I … More An Alternative to Alignment
Welcome to The Dame Recommends, where I tell you about fun stuff that I’ve been enjoying that also gets my creative campaign-creating energy flowing! Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana is a web series by Geek & Sundry where Wil Wheaton GMs a campaign set in a haunting and beautiful universe where science and magic have merged. … More The Dame Recommends – Wil Wheaton’s Titansgrave
In working on the maps for Rihan’s Revenge, I’ve been really inspired by the Ottoman-era maps of Piri Reis. I love the isometric style and colors that he used to make his maps. In particular, I like the emphasis on towns and places situated relative to each other–as opposed to a perfectly-proportioned, bird’s eye view map–for … More Map-making – Compass Rose
Welcome to the newly-launched Dame GM blog! Rather than onerous introductions, I thought I’d launch right into the campaign I’m currently working on, Rihan’s Revenge. Download the GM Guide, which includes this post, plus information about rule variants, NPC name suggestions, a PC handout sheet, and more by clicking the link below: Rihan’s Revenge GM Guide … More Rihan’s Revenge – Introduction
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