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How I actually run games. Prep that survives contact with the table, written for a brain that cannot picture anything.
Method 9 February 2025
D&D Taught Me to Prep... Forbidden Lands Taught Me You Don't Have To
I'm running a Forbidden Lands campaign at 7:30 in the morning on Saturdays, which is ridiculous, but it's a pile of fun.
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Method 6 January 2024
Should You Switch from 5e to OSR? A GM's Honest Take
I started with 5e. Lost Mine of Phandelver, running before I'd even played as a player. I loved it. But then I discovered the OSR and everything changed.
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Method 3 December 2023
Hive Mind: Making Swarms Actually Scary
Swarms suck. In 5e, in Old School games - they just suck. A bee swarm is basically "a weird creature that takes up space." Boring.
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Method 5 November 2023
Sandbox D&D Prep: The 4 Pillars of Dynamic Campaigns
I've run a bunch of sandbox campaigns - one-on-one games, group campaigns, and an open table sandbox which was probably the trickiest. This is the framework I developed to make it
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