Who actually made sure that things got done in a Medieval town? While there were a lot of different roles and responsibilities, three stand out.

Note: This is a general example of historical practice. Actual practices varied by region and over time. Offer void where prohibited.

The History

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Police weren't invented until the 1800's. So how were criminals caught in Medieval times, and how can you use that to your advantage in your tabletop RPG?

The History

Note: This is a general example of historical practice. Actual practices varied by region and over time. Offer void where prohibi...

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I've stumbled on a system that makes D&D combat move incredibly fast.

Before the session, I wrote down basic statistics for each monster the PCs might encounter on index cards. To be clear: there's one card for "Orc" and one card for "Orc Eye of Gruumsh," not separate cards for each individual o...

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So you want to use those nifty 3D printers for your tabletop RPG games. Awesome!

Before we get into your options, let's establish same basic terms and concepts:

The Basics

You can either buy a desktop 3D printer, or send a 3D model of your mini(s) to a service which will ship you back a printe...

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You're about to run D&D for the first time. Awesome!

I've written several other posts explaining in detail the very basic information that you need to have on hand for your first session. This post summarizes all that, serving as a handy checklist.

What You'll Physically Bring

  • A 3-ring binder,...

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You're about to run D&D for the first time. Awesome!

I've written several other posts explaining in detail the very basic material that you need. This post summarizes all those posts, serving as a checklist for your first session.

What You'll Physically Bring

  • A 3-ring binder, paper notebook, o...

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This is part of a series of posts about planning and running your first session as a new GM. In previous posts, we created an enemy faction: a tribe of goblins. Now we'll think about the goblins' lair.

Why do you care about your antagonists' home or lair? Because the PCs will likely track the anta...

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As a GM, you'll need to record notes about your campaign somewhere.

There are a lot of options, and there's one I recommend. I'll get to that in a minute; let's go through your major choices.

GM Notebook

Some GMs like to use a bound notebook. Often, every page is devoted to a particular aspect...

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