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If you're a DM who doesn't gravitate towards adding creative description during encounters (I find it wastes time if you don't have an audience save rare moments when it affects combat) random tables do a great job of adding to the action. They're usually applied to critical hits and misses both...

Both of these. As someone who has spent lots of time writing fiction, I'm tempted to lay out something gloriously detailed for players to traipse around in and do heroic things. However, I've come to learn that world building isn't a "build it and they will come" – rather, it's "they come and...

Cheers, for this. I'm currently working on an apocalyptic version of the Forgotten Realms which is essentially a re-boot driven by a Toril-wide extinction event, and there might be some great inspiration here.

If I can chime in on the tail end, I do think effective railroading is a matter of degrees and maintaining the illusion of agency given the circumstances. For example, with VTTs, I spend lots of time prepping maps so my games can only afford so many options. There's not always the ability to use...

This darn Mere is relentless.

New member here, so hello all. I prefer the term Dungeon Master for the fantasy element, as referee to me lacks the same kind of creative spark. It also introduces an element of sportsball which wouldn't always sit well with my players. I see myself as more of a judge, so Dungeon Judge is a...