A while back Sam gave me access to this blog and said that I had to start writing articles for him, if my characters were to survive in his campaigns.  Wait… no… he said I had to write articles for him if I were to survive.  So, wanting to survive, I tried my keyboard at a few articles...

Welcome back to the latest installment of Building Memorable D&D Characters, the column dedicated to helping you make your Dungeons & Dragons character “come to life”.  So far we have discussed race and class, background, and most recently using quirks and flaws to assist in developing ...

Because it’s not you against them; that would imply they have a chance… Welcome to The Gamemaster’s Arsenal, the column dedicated to arming GM’s everywhere with the skills, knowledge, and creative energy necessary to provide the best possible gaming experience for their players. Regardles...

Welcome to latest Building Memorable D&D Characters.  In the last installment we talked about how character background can be used to develop a more interesting and compelling hero, this week we shift our focus from the character’s back-story to some of the hero’s inner personality aspects,...

Welcome back to the second installment of Building Memorable D&D Characters.  In the first part we talked about how a character’s choice of race and class can be used to develop a more interesting and compelling hero; this week we shift our focus to the character’s background in general, co...