Search results

  1. This Effin’ GM

    WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons

    Over on Twitter and Bluesky, Chris Perkins has announced his retirement from Dungeons and Dragons. Chris Perkins started officially working for Wizards of the Coast in 1997 as an Editor for Dungeon Magazine. Since then, he has functioned as the Editor in Chief of D&D Periodicals, A Senior...
  2. This Effin’ GM

    A Review of Teenage Oddyssey by Cannon Otter Studio!

    Teenage Oddyssey from Cannon Otter Studio is a game of 1990's Teenage Nostalgia based on Mark of the Odd, a rules light system. In this game, you can play a teenager, ride a bike, and slay evil space clowns and I had a good time! In this video, I review Teenage Oddyssey and offer my thoughts...
  3. This Effin’ GM

    This Effin' GM Reviews: Pirate Borg

    Pirate Borg from Limithron is a High Seas Game based on Mork Borg, a rules light system. In this game, you can play a pirate, do drugs, and slay the undead and I am LOVING IT. In this video, I review Pirate Borg and offer my thoughts, as well as go into some of the great stuff Down Among the...
  4. This Effin’ GM

    D&D General Allegations of AI Usage Cause unnecessary Controversy

    In what seems to be a never ending stream of controversies about Hasbro and WotC, Claims are now surfacing of Artificial Intelligence generated art being used to promote One D&D. Indestructoboy on Twitter and YouTube has shared his suspicions that the picture of the Dwarf fighter used in...
  5. This Effin’ GM

    10 Gifts For Your Dungeon Master This 2023 Holiday Season

    Holiday Gift Giving can be stressful, but if you have a Dungeon Master in your life that you want to show some appreciation to, here are my two cents. 10 Gifts For Your Dungeon Master This 2023 Holiday Season Links to all products mentioned: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master. Softcover + PDF...
  6. This Effin’ GM

    Want to a Better DM? The Sucker Punch Fallacy (Advice Video)

    Do you want to be a better Dungeon Master? Me too. Today: Let’s talk about The Sucker Punch Fallacy. What is it, what is the disconnect between Players and DMs when this happens, and what are the solutions a DM has to resolve this conflict?
  7. This Effin’ GM

    D&D Movie/TV Encounter Party Episode 1&2 Review

    Hey! Did you catch Encounter Party last night? I have put together a review of Ep 1 And then there were Four on YouTube. In this, I recap the episode, offer my thoughts (good and Hmmm) and give my theories. Encounter Party Episode 1 Review And then catch the review of Ep 2: Murder on Deck...
  8. This Effin’ GM

    Planescape Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse Review (Part 1) (Video)

    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse is a D&D 5E Setting featuring the wild Metropolis of Sigil and the plane of neutrality, The Outlands. In this video, I review Sigil and the Outlands, one of the three books that comes with the Planescape slipcase Please Note: WOTC Did provide me with a...
  9. This Effin’ GM

    Encounter Party is Coming!

    In this video, I want to talk a bit about Encounter Party: the FIRST FULL LENGTH DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: ADVENTURES CAMPAIGN to appear ON TELEVISION. In this spoiler free video, am going to go discuss What it is, Who is involved, and What are my plans in regards to the Show. I also slid in a...
  10. This Effin’ GM

    Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk part 1 (17 min)

    A week ago, Wizards of the Coast sent me a review copy of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk (thanks!) Today I offer a review of the first half of that adventure, where I analyze 10 changes from the 2014 Starter Set. Some of the changes are great! Some are meh. One is…not. Phandelver...
  11. This Effin’ GM

    Media A BRAND NEW VIDEO?!

    Do you want to be a better Dungeon Master? Me too. Today: Let’s talk about Clean Procedures. What are they, what problems arise with them in Dungeons and Dragons 5e, and what is my solution to these issues? Want to be a Better DM? Clean Procedures.
  12. This Effin’ GM

    D&D General The Best Advice I Have

    Matt Colville, watch out. I have made a video offering the very best DMing advice I have, sure to alienate your players and cause a mutiny. Check it out here! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZgUFQR22SF4
  13. This Effin’ GM

    Media Basements & Besties: an A5E actual play drops tomorrow!

    Hey all! Just wanted to give a shout out to my Actual Play crew Basements & Besties, because tomorrow 4/14/2023 at 3 PM CST we drop our VERY FIRST EPISODE IN YOUTUBE! Basements & Besties: The Dark Lanterns of Sharn follows the adventures of four members of an elite espionage team dedicated to...
  14. This Effin’ GM

    Level Up (A5E) Downtime and crafting with tools

    Ok so one of my players wants to spend downtime making poison. Now. I know downtime allows for 2 items able to be crafted in a week from equipment and tools. On the other hand. Poisoners kit allows for harvesting on a hour by hour basis. How would you handle 1 week spent making these basic...
  15. This Effin’ GM

    D&D 5E Doomed Forgotten Realms

    Doomed Forgotten Realms: Sword Coast Gazetteer by authors Matthew Whitby, Scott McClintock, Marc Altfuldisch, Laura Hirsbrunner, and Robert G. Reeve just Released on the DMsGuild with an MSRP of $8.99 for the PDF. https://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/398215 Doomed Forgotten Realms is an...
  16. This Effin’ GM

    D&D 5E Banewarrens 5e is here!

    Monte Cook Publishing has updated the classic adventure, The Banewarrens, for 5e! This adventure takes you into the depths of Ptolus, debatably the most detailed city setting in existance, and let’s you and your players discover some of the settings secrets while navigating through terrifying...
  17. This Effin’ GM

    Level Up (A5E) Savant or rogue? Help!

    My wife is about to make her first Level Up character, but she’s struggling with whether she should try out the newly improved rogue or the brand new (new to us) Savant as presented in Adventures in Zeitgeist. Anyone have a case for which one she should be and why?
  18. This Effin’ GM

    ZEITGEIST Other pre-made adventures for RHC

    So my players really like the idea of an RHC campaign. I am really excited to run a game (we are gonna do an actual play podcast, the world needs more of those!) and am wondering if any of you have any idea of other premade adventures or paths that would serve really well in a RHC based...
  19. This Effin’ GM

    D&D 5E I Think We Need A Bigger Shelf

    Wizkid's new red dragon 'miniature' up for preorder and it’s a biggun, both in size and price! For $400 you can order the red dragon Balagos, the Flying Flame. This model is over 18 inches tall, and has a wingspan of nearly 2 feet! The wings and tail are detachable. The miniature is taller than...
  20. This Effin’ GM

    Level Up (A5E) Dungeon Delvers Guide Hopes and Dreams

    What are you most excited (speculating hopefulness) about to see in the Dungeon Delver’s Guide book coming out for Level Up later today year? certain new heritages? New archetypes, specific rule sets? WHAT!!? Personally: I wanna see some goblin and kobold heritages and maybe a clean procedure...
Top