Dungeons and Dragons

Running Short Sessions

Here in the UK, I’m moving back to gaming in person with my group! It’s a welcome change from online play but, due to scheduling issues, we’re still having to play online every now and then. While I can play for hours in person, I find that when I’m playing online my attention starts toContinue reading “Running Short Sessions”

Combat as a Complex Trap

I often find that for cinematic combat scenes, the mechanics of D&D don’t quite achieve exactly what I need them to. Specifically, I don’t think 5th Edition is great at handling hordes of creatures – like a chamber filled with skeletons – or creatures of immense proportion and epic challenge – like a kraken thatContinue reading “Combat as a Complex Trap”

Call from the Deep Part 4 – Making it Pretty

How to Help your Work Sell This article series covers lessons I learnt while writing the best-selling Call from the Deep, my first long-form campaign published on the DMsGuild in June 2019. The past three articles; Planning, Research, and Links, have all been about narrative design and how to actually write a campaign that’s ofContinue reading “Call from the Deep Part 4 – Making it Pretty”

Call from the Deep Part 2 – Research

Researching a Campaign This article series covers lessons I learnt while writing the best-selling Call from the Deep, my first long-form campaign published on the DMsGuild in June 2019. In Part 1 of this article series, I talked about Planning – something I consider essential to the writing process. It’s something I did, remarkably, forContinue reading “Call from the Deep Part 2 – Research”

Call from the Deep Part 1 – Planning

Planning a Campaign This article series covers lessons I learnt while writing the best-selling Call from the Deep, my first long-form campaign published on the DMsGuild in June 2019. It’s been a while now since I wrote Call from the Deep, but I’ve been reflecting recently on what I learnt during the process. This reflectionContinue reading “Call from the Deep Part 1 – Planning”

Review – The Greenfields Adventure Series

This review looks at the Greenfields Adventure Series by Christian Eichhorn and includes adventures such as The Tower Golem and supplements such as Player Stronghold: Tower Golem. Each of the products is in some way linked to the Greenfields area of the Forgotten Realms, giving them all a base from which to start. Most of the adventures are TierContinue reading “Review – The Greenfields Adventure Series”

Review – The Malady Codex: The Guide to Diseases

This is a review of The Malady Codex: The Guide to Diseases by Jason Bakos & Themis Paraskevas. In this instance, the title says it all! This product, which was published on October 27 2018, is a guide to using diseases in a more narrative way in your campaign. It also presents a range of new diseases which canContinue reading “Review – The Malady Codex: The Guide to Diseases”

Parry’s Picks – 17th December 2018

Hello and welcome back to Parry’s Picks! Each week in this article series I take a look at what’s been published on the DMsGuild over the past 7 days and try to highlight 5 of the best ones out there! This week we’ve got Dungeon of the Mad Mage supplements, Eberron content, Ravnica content, and a new release from yours truly!Continue reading “Parry’s Picks – 17th December 2018”

Parry’s Picks – 9th December 2018

Hello and welcome back to Parry’s Picks! Each week in this article series I take a look at what’s been published on the DMsGuild over the past 7 days and try to highlight 5 of the best ones out there! This week we’ve got a few adventures, the new instalment of the Khyber Khronicle, andContinue reading “Parry’s Picks – 9th December 2018”

Review – The Priest, The Witch, & The Lost Temple

It’s review time! Feels like it’s been a while because I’ve been releasing adventures (The Wizard of Zo, Grimm Encounters II etc.) but I’m back! Going forward these reviews might be shorter and more sporadic because I really need to finish my Masters degree! This week we’re taking a look at The Priest, The Witch, & TheContinue reading “Review – The Priest, The Witch, & The Lost Temple”