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Star Wars TTRPGs: Which One Should I Play?

gamingMorgan Carpenter
Who doesn’t love Star Wars? The epic space battles, the operatic stories, the fun aliens and relatable humans. Almost since its release in 1977, St...
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5 Fun Fae Plot Hooks to Include in Your Witchlight/Feywild Campaign

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Wizards of the Coast has just released The Wilds Beyond the Witchlight, a prewritten campaign for Dungeons and Dragons, to no small amount of appla...
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Types of Maps and Terrain for Tabletop RPGs

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
There are a lot of pros and cons to playing DnD online versus in-person, not least among those being the ease with which you can make and use grid ...
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Superhero TTRPGs for a Comic Book Campaign

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
These days, it feels like superheroes are everywhere. Comic books are easier than ever to track down online. Graphic novels are gaining acknowledge...
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How to Make Cheap, Custom Dice (Without Resin)

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Currently, one of the biggest trends in the craftier tabletop circles is custom dice making. The hobby (and profession) emerged with the rise of re...
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In Defense of Human Fighters - Why D&Ds Most 'Boring' Class-Race Combo Remains so Popular

3.5e dndMorgan Carpenter
When the early access for Baldur’s Gate 3 (the most recent installation of Dungeons and Dragons’ preeminent videogame series) opened, it was soon f...
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What’s the Best Way to Learn Dungeons and Dragons?

3e dndMorgan Carpenter
Dungeons and Dragons has a bit of a learning curve. Less so with more recent editions, but even when learning 5th Edition, it can take a while to f...
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Why does Dungeons and Dragons Use So Many Different Dice?

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A lot of new members of the tabletop gaming world enter through play of Dungeons and Dragons – it’s the most visible, and probably also the most pr...
Including Time Travel in Your Tabletop Game

Including Time Travel in Your Tabletop Game

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
It appears in sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, horror - practically every non-realistic genre you could ever think of. The ability to move through time, to see the future or experience the past, has captured the human imagination for centuries.
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What Makes Ravenloft so Iconic?

5e dndMorgan Carpenter
Just recently, Wizards of the Coast released Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, a worldbuilding sourcebook for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. It expands o...
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6 Good Starter Tabletop RPGs for Kids

D&DMorgan Carpenter
Let’s face it – Dungeons and Dragons isn’t really a kids’ game. It can be played as such, of course. I myself started out at around 10 years old. A...
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How Many Gaming Dice Does a DM Need?

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Getting started as a Dungeon Master can be a little bit intimidating – there’s a lot to keep track of. Not only do you have to build the world, but...

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