Dramatic Questings
DragnaCartaA blog about storytelling, game design, and the craft of DMing, by DragnaCarta.
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Monsters Need Levels Too
In a previous article, we discussed the importance of balancing encounters—why it matters that an encounter is “winnable” or not for a given party’s size and composition. But this raises the question: How do we balance encounters, anyway?...
D&D's Player Political Compass
Why do D&D modules have so many insanely deadly encounters?
Curse of Strahd has the hag coven (three CR 7 night hags against five 3rd-level players) and coffin-maker’s shop (six CR 5 vampire spawn against five 3rd- or 4th-level players). D...
How to DM Like a Coloring Book
You’ve decided that you’re done designing for heroes. Instead, you’re going to run campaigns about parties with vested interests that conflict with DMNPCs with active interests of their own, and let the TTRPG’s game engine decide who wins....
Don't Design for Heroes
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: The players have just arrived in a new town when an NPC asks them for help.
Maybe the NPC offers payment. Maybe the NPC seems really sympathetic. But whatever the case, the players have two options:...
In Defense of the DMPC
A few days ago, I ran an original one-shot using a simple idea suggested by my players: a squad of helpful domestic golems runs amok, and it’s up to the players to stop them before they cause too much damage.
The good news: The players see...
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Author of Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. Writer for FlutesLoot. Former DM of Curse of Strahd: Twice Bitten. Veteran Dungeon Master, resource creator & purveyor of hot takes. He/Him.
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