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Unboring drow: more than just cave-elves
For GMs, For Players, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-03-06 For GMs, For Players, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-03-06

Unboring drow: more than just cave-elves

The drow have some of the most awesome roleplaying fodder of any race. It’s a shame so many folks ignore the unique and awesome parts of the race. Here’s how to make them special.

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Many alarms and a few surprises
For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-03-03 For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-03-03

Many alarms and a few surprises

How do your players know what’s around the next corner? “They don’t because you haven’t rolled the random encounter yet?” Bah. You don’t need randomness to surprise them - in fact, it helps if you design your worlds deeper.

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The Sword of Divinity? Or the Shackles of Gold?
For GMs William Batten 2022-03-02 For GMs William Batten 2022-03-02

The Sword of Divinity? Or the Shackles of Gold?

Concerned about giving out magic items? Worried about overpowering your PCs? No matter - here’s an approach guaranteed to add balance.

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Unboring mimics: more than “gotcha!” traps
For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-28 For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-28

Unboring mimics: more than “gotcha!” traps

Most mimics are boring HP leeches that teach players to play in the dullest way possible. That’s a shame, given how terrifying they’d be in real life. Here’s how to add fairness, horror and even humour back into your mimics.

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Star Trek’s biggest oversights
For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-24 For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-24

Star Trek’s biggest oversights

Star Trek, despite its many successes, failed on two fronts. The first is technological. The second is harder, but I show you how to overcome it.

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Why do graveyards exist in your world?
For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-23 For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-23

Why do graveyards exist in your world?

At first glance, graveyards in a fantasy world make no sense. They’re a risk - an easy target for any necromancer. Here’s why your villages would have them anyway.

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QQ&A: Spamming rolls
For GMs, QQ&A William Batten 2022-02-21 For GMs, QQ&A William Batten 2022-02-21

QQ&A: Spamming rolls

Would you homebrew a monster with high HP but no attack of any kind? No? Then why do you do that with your skill challenges?

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Unboring half-orcs: more than civilised brutes
For GMs, Gaming Resources, For Players William Batten 2022-02-21 For GMs, Gaming Resources, For Players William Batten 2022-02-21

Unboring half-orcs: more than civilised brutes

Half-orcs - the go-to race when you want to play someone savage and wild. That’s not the only way to run them, though. Here’s how to add some spice to your half-orc characters.

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My ugly, picture-free creature guide
For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-17 For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-17

My ugly, picture-free creature guide

I couldn’t have made this guide less flashy and striking if I’d tried. The dull design isn’t a bad thing - here’s why I think it’s Footprints’ feature.

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Magic Rules! 7 Unboring Governments for Fantasy Realms
For GMs William Batten 2022-02-16 For GMs William Batten 2022-02-16

Magic Rules! 7 Unboring Governments for Fantasy Realms

Sick of boring empires and monarchies? With magic, anything is possible - and that includes weird, wacky and wild forms of government.

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QQ&A: Improve Help by ignoring it
QQ&A, For GMs William Batten 2022-02-15 QQ&A, For GMs William Batten 2022-02-15

QQ&A: Improve Help by ignoring it

I love the idea of the Help action, so why don’t I encourage players to use it? Here’s why it’s beyond improving.

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Unboring tieflings: more than charismatic pariahs
For Players, For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-14 For Players, For GMs, Gaming Resources William Batten 2022-02-14

Unboring tieflings: more than charismatic pariahs

Sick of demonspawn who are dull, derivative and self-contradictory? Unboring Tieflings shows what they can look like with a bit of extra spice.

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