How to Find Your D&D Group

You walk into the tavern. Your sword and shield clinking together as you walk makes everyone in the tavern turn and look at you. Being somewhat new to this you try and act tough and scowl at everyone. It doesn’t come off well and you look sort of foolish. You walk over to the bar […]

Our Favorite Dungeon Master Enemies (For Now)

Welcome back to another episode of How to Be a Better DM. Today Tanner and Justin talk about their favorite enemies! Today’s music was provided by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roABNwbjZf4

How To Deal With “That One Player”

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. I’m one of your hosts, Tanner Weyland, and together you and I will learn how to tell better stories as we DM sessions of Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Today I share my thoughts on how to communicate with “that one player.” Difficult interpersonal issues are often […]

Tips on Describing Combat in D&D

You fall to one knee. The large orc in front of you grips his battle ax firmly in his hands and lets out a mocking grunt. Blood drips down the blade and onto the ground. Your blood. You look around at your companions. They are all lying on the ground bloody and unconscious. Julian might […]

What is a Session 0

What is a Session 0 Suddenly, you hear a muffled grunt. You risk a glance away from your dark elf opponent and see Geriman go down. Enraged you yell, “Nooooooo!” and you rush the dark elf in front of you, he feints left but you don’t fall for it, choosing to rush him and lift […]

Why Authors Should Play D&D

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. One of the hosts, Tanner Weyland, shares how D&D can help prospective authors improve their storytelling. You may have noticed that the intro changed to a “what if” scenario. If you would like to weigh in on how you would respond to that situation, connect with […]

The Best and Worst Things about Being a Dungeon Master

Being a dungeon master: The Best and Worst Things “Where are they?” You ask as you shepherded into this enormous cavern. “Wait. Soon, you will see.” Gavrat responds. You’ve never liked dealing with the ratlike shifter. Even though most of his features are human, the ratlike features on his face are unsettling. Particularly the teeth […]

What Makes a Good D&D Session

You all reach the bottom of the ladder after climbing down it for an hour and a half. Halfway down, your wizard cast light to give you all the ability to see. You find yourselves in a roughcut chamber with a ladder that ascendes up towards where you came from. You also see a solitary […]