Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, January 9, 2012,
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 A great hook is needed to get your party of adventurers to embark on your adventure and stay the course when faced with setbacks, but that begs the question -- how did these heroes even come together in the first place?
This week's
Quick Tip offers three DM tips for bringing a party together.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, December 12, 2011,
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Evil PCs can ruin campaigns with constant backstabbing, angry players, and uncomfortable situations. But evil PCs can also be a source of great inter-party conflict. The question then is, how do you ensure that evil PCs add to the game instead of detract?
This week's
Quick Tip offers three DM tips for dealing with evil PCs.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, December 5, 2011,
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Introducing a new player to D&D is a great experience, but sometimes, it's difficult to know how best to teach neophytes the game. The PHB and DMG provide some basic guidance, but it still leaves some questions unanswered.
This week's
Quick Tip offers three DM tips for teaching new players how to play.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, November 28, 2011,
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Your D&D session can really get away from you sometimes -- the clock says it's time to head home, yet the PCs have barely accomplished anything. Where did the time go? Did your session lack structure and lead to aimless meandering? Did you spend a half hour trying to figure out the grappling rules? Was time lost as you rifled through your notes in search of an NPC's stat block?
This week's
Quick Tip offers three organizational tips for DMs.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, August 29, 2011,
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Cheating. It's unfortunate, but it happens, especially among younger players. A friend of mine who DMed his younger brother and neighbor would frequently tell me that he was astounded by the amazing luck his players had -- they would always roll 18s and 19s. His brother later confided in me that he and his friend would cheat -- they would roll their dice right in front of the DM screen so that my friend couldn't see the result. The two would corroborate each others' rolls, and my fri... Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, August 22, 2011,
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Monty Hall was a delightful character, but the campaigns inspired by his name should be avoided like the Tarrasque. Being rewarded oodles of magic items too quickly leads to campaign burnout. This week's Quick Tip takes a look at how to avoid a Monty Haul campaign,
both as a player and as a DM. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Thursday, August 11, 2011,
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Puzzles... Be they mazes, riddles, and logic brainteasers, puzzles have been a staple of D&D dungeon crawls since the dawn of this hobby. But how do you prevent your players from becoming frustrated by your puzzles? How do you get them to try to solve them and not simply ignore them in search of the next hunk of monster meat to fillet? In last Sunday's Quick
Tip on Engaging Players in Puzzles, I offered three pieces of advice on
designing and running puzzles that will engage your players. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, August 1, 2011,
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Skill challenges... the most exciting and the most disappointing new feature of 4th Edition. The concept of an encounter focused on skills instead of combat is fantastic, but when 4e shipped, skill challenges were terribly broken and the sample challenges were insipid. Thankfully, the Dungeon Master's Guide 2 rectified many of the issues and dolled out some sound advice and solid examples of what skill challenges should be. In today's Quick Tip on Skill Challenges, I offer three pieces of advic... Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, July 25, 2011,
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Sometimes you wonder why your players are spending so much time on something inconsequential. Sometimes you find yourself at the end of a session and realize very little happened. Sometimes you realize the session has gotten bogged down, but you don't know why, or how to salvage it. Today's Quick Tip offers some advice for DMs on how to move things forward. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, July 18, 2011,
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Call them trolls, call them jokers, call them immature -- they are players that just goof around, name their character Chesty McBoobs, and make constant Monty Python references. Today's Quick Tip offers some advice for players and DMs on how to deal with jokers. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, July 11, 2011,
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We've all seen the player type: the guy who just sits around with dice in hand, waiting for combat to start. He doesn't know what's going on; he doesn't know why he's fighting; he doesn't care. When you have a whole party of combat-focused players, you should craft a story that will keep this type of player engaged, rather than let him dawdle off and play X-Box. Today's Quick Tip offers three ingredients to a story that will engage combat-focused players. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, July 4, 2011,
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In this week's D&D Quick Tip, we look at the two essential ingredients to creating a successful hook. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, June 27, 2011,
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I've given the site a complete makeover -- I really needed to get rid of all those copyrighted images. I went for a retro, 3rd Edition Player's Handbook feel, with the leather cover, gold trim and blazing red title. This probably won't be the final design I'll stick with, but it'll do for now. Those red letters just don't work for me, but I don't know how to fix them. I emulated the PHB title as best as I could. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, June 27, 2011,
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Catching up on my D&D Quick Tips postings. All three of these are tips for DMs, and they cover: - Ending on a high note
- Dealing with power gamers
- Starting with conflict
"Ending on a high note" is probably one of my favorites, and viewer reaction suggests its one of my better Quick Tips. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, May 30, 2011,
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 After a major backlog in updating the D&D Quick Tips on this website, I'm finally up to date after a massive posting-spree. All D&D Quick Tips episodes that are on YouTube are now on this website as well. Huzzah? Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, March 4, 2011,
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The latest session of Dungeons & Drogans has been posted. Listen in as our
valiant heroes continue to ignore warning signs. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, February 25, 2011,
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The latest session of Dungeons & Drogans has been posted. Listen in as our valiant heroes fight... a good guy. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, February 18, 2011,
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The 29th session of Dungeons & Drogans is up. Listen in as the Drogans go for Round 2 with the slime. Yeah, the slime that nearly killed them in their first encounter. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, February 14, 2011,
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The D&D Digest has a new domain: dnd-d.com Short, sweet, easy to remember, easy to type. Dee en dee dash dee dot com. Nice. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, February 11, 2011,
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Thursday, February 3, 2011,
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, January 29, 2011,
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, January 21, 2011,
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The latest session of Dungeons & Drogans is up. Listen in as terrible, terrible things befall our poor heroes. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, January 17, 2011,
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Thursday, January 13, 2011,
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The latest session of Dungeons & Drogans is live on YouTube; listen to Dave's interpretation of democracy here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, January 7, 2011,
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Session 23 of Dungeons & Drogans has been uploaded, wherein the Drogans ignore a direct warning and suffer the terrible, terrible consequences. Watch the hilarity here! Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, December 6, 2010,
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Double batch of Dungeons & Drogans sessions today; check them out! Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, September 27, 2010,
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The twentieth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Listen in as the Drogans finally catch Balgron the Fat. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, September 20, 2010,
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The nineteenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Join the Drogans as they immediately assume an innocuous glob of jelly is an evil monster with hostile intentions and kill it. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, August 30, 2010,
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The eighteenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Join the Drogans on their fruitless search for a fat little goblin. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, August 21, 2010,
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The seventeenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Be witness to the Drogan Shadowfell Massacre. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Friday, August 13, 2010,
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The sixteenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Meet the new party member; his name starts with Z. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, July 19, 2010,
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The fifteenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Horrible things happen. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, July 10, 2010,
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The fourteenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Find out who the new party member is. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, June 12, 2010,
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The thirteenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Unlucky number 13... find out which Drogan dies. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, June 5, 2010,
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The twelfth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. The Drogans encounter Splug, a sniveling goblin prisoner, and face Balgron the Fat, leader of the goblins.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, May 29, 2010,
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The eleventh session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Find out how the Drogans match up against a hobgoblin torturer and his minions.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, May 17, 2010,
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The tenth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Find out how the Drogans are nearly killed by cute little rats--check
it
out here.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Thursday, May 6, 2010,
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The ninth of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Find out how Coltaine makes a fool of himself--check
it
out here.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, April 26, 2010,
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The eighth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Meet Stephen, our newest player. Check it
out here.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Sunday, April 18, 2010,
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The seventh session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Check it
out here.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Thursday, April 8, 2010,
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I've posted a review of Wizards of the Coast's Player's Handbook 3. Check it out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, April 3, 2010,
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The sixth session of Dungeons
& Drogans has been uploaded. Check it
out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Tuesday, March 23, 2010,
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After a hiatus due to hard drive failure, the fifth session of Dungeons & Drogans has been uploaded. Check it
out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, March 22, 2010,
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, March 20, 2010,
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I've added two articles on metagaming. Under Player Guides, I've written an article on how to gain the advantanges of metagaming without actually metagaming. Read it here. And under DM Guides, I've written an article on how to foil metagamers. Read it here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, January 16, 2010,
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The latest session of Dungeons & Drogans has been uploaded. Check it out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Monday, January 4, 2010,
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I've added an article on to the DM Guides section on the importance of rewarding good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior. Check it out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Thursday, December 24, 2009,
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After a couple weeks without a computer, I'm up and running once more, and have uploaded sessions II and III of Dungeons & Drogans. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, November 14, 2009,
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I've posted two new articles in the DM Guides on avoiding Total Party Kills. Check them out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, November 7, 2009,
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Do you consider writing a character background a chore?
I've added an article to the Player Guides section on writing character backgrounds. Check it out here. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Wednesday, November 4, 2009,
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Dungeons & Drogans is the
recorded adventures of a D&D gaming group. No script, no fixed dice
-- just genuine gaming entertainment.
Check it out here.
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Posted by CJ Miozzi on Saturday, October 24, 2009,
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I've posted a review to the Resource Spotlight section for MapTool, a program that emulates and enhances the tabletop RPG experience. Continue reading ...
Posted by CJ Miozzi on Tuesday, October 6, 2009,
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I've added a review to the Resource Spotlight section for Serendipity, a collection of online generators for fantasy RPG gamers. Continue reading ...
Posted by Rhykker on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
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I've just posted a review of the 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG). The Monster Manual review should be coming shortly  Check out the DMG review here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Rhykker on Monday, August 17, 2009,
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Today marks the official launch of D&D Digest. What's this site's purpose? To become your go-to website for all things D&D. Granted,
there's no shortage of D&D websites out there. I frequent a number
of them. But I longed for a single D&D website that could meet all
my needs; I was tired of having to bounce back and forth between
various websites. So help me make this your go-to D&D
website. Let me know what you're looking for in a D&D website by
leaving a comment or emailing me at rhykker -at-... Continue reading ...
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