Campaign longevity hinges on two important aspects of the game; having a DM that provides an interesting and compelling story and players that provide interesting and compelling characters.  This series of articles focus on the latter; building characters that have us wanting to know more about the...

For those trying to design their own home-brew game settings and systems, I was curious what tools there are out there to help facilitate this. I decided to scour the internet and see what I could come up with that would help myself and others build their own home-brew setting and system. Here is...

One of the most difficult aspects of gaming can sometimes be finding a good gaming group. The two biggest problems I’ve seen (and personally experienced) are not having a gaming store in your general area, or moving to a new area where you don’t know anyone. I spent a good two years ...

Today we’ll follow up with the second half of Wednesday’s article on adventure motivation.  To recap:   When it comes to creating a background for your Dungeons & Dragons character there are several questions you should ask yourself.  Where did you grow up?  What was your family like?  ...

When it comes to creating a background for your Dungeons & Dragons character there are several questions you should ask yourself.  Where did you grow up?  What was your family like?  How did you choose your class?    What was your early childhood like?  These are all good questions design...