Art work from 3e Dungeons and Dragons, it features several characters in fantasy armor standing around a table with many maps, apparently discussing them

Metagaming: What it is and How to Avoid Doing it as a Player

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
A frequent bane of the tabletop gaming community, especially Dungeons and Dragons, is the metagamer. A quick perusal of almost any TTRPG forum or g...
A scan of an old dungeon map in black and white. The rooms are in white against a black background, with a key indicating that one square equals 10 feet.

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 ...
A photo of a pile of comic books, mostly Marvel publications, with Spiderman being easily recognizable on top of the pile

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...
A photo of an elaborate dagger and sheathe, which looks as though it was created for use in a fantasy setting

Types of Historical Daggers to Flavor Your Weapons and Equipment as in 5e DnD

5e dndMorgan Carpenter
Almost as long as humans have existed, we’ve had knives in some form or another. As a utility and as a weapon, daggers are one of the most prolific...
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How to Make Cheap, Custom Dice (Without Resin)

diceMorgan Carpenter
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...
A drawing from 3e Dungeons and Dragons, depicting various human ethnicities found in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.

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...
A photo of the top part of the cover of the DnD Starter Set for 5th Edition. You can see the top of a green dragon's neck, as well as the DnD logo and the title "Starter Set" in stylized text

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...
A photo of several black dice with white numbering, scattered on a brown-ish map

Why does Dungeons and Dragons Use So Many Different Dice?

D&DMorgan Carpenter
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...
A photo of an assembled wooden dice tower against a white background. There are several rolled dice in the bottom of the tower

Dice Towers: How to Make Rolling More Interesting

Morgan Carpenter
The most basic function of any tabletop rpg is the rolling of dice. It’s a simple action, but a necessary one – without it, you’re basically just L...
The Function of Each Die in Dungeons and Dragons Dice Set

The Function of Each Die in Dungeons and Dragons Dice Set

Morgan Carpenter
Tabletop gamers love their dice.  It’s not an exaggeration – these many-sided math cubes are a staple of the tabletop community, regardless of game...
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.
An image of the Ravenloft logo, the word "Raveloft" on a red plaque in a gothic font, in front of a dark red background

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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