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Homebrew: Room Prep

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My family D&D game forced a reconsideration of my usual GM-ing style. I’m mostly an improv GM, and that style of GM-ing is supported by the kinds of games I design but also in the games I usually run. D&D Read more…


Homebrew: Urban Scrawl

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The campaign I am calling “Paper Chasers” has the PCs as ‘retrieval experts,’ who are hunting down ancient texts and artifacts for the archmage Silence Frost. The players requested an episodic game with minimal overarching plot and a dash of Read more…


Homecoming: First Blood

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The first step of the family D&D 5E campaign started with a terrified village and a missing child, leading to their first “dungeon” and the first glimpse of the threat that would be the focus of the campaign. Homebrew is Read more…


Homebrew: The Background

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Homebrew is going to encompass posts relating to my own gaming rather than gaming products—which will be posted over on the SEP website. So, let me tell you about the game I’m running for family. Along with my playtest for Read more…