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When it comes to game rules, I'm an incorrigible tinkerer. I like to figure out why some game rule might have been designed in a particular way and how modifying it, or eliminating it can make my game play better. By better I mean more in tune with what I like in a game.

I've been going at this for a while which is good. It makes me aware of my biases and preferences. I like games ...

Updated 05-13-2011 at 12:48 PM by D'karr

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So I have been planning my next session for my home campaign and I thought I would let some of my planning ideas come out here on Loremaster for others to use.
I have been reading a few blogs, mostly Angry DM and Slyflourish , for inspiration for my next game. I have had a lack of a big dungeon in my game so far. On the Angry DM blog he has written the "Slaughterhouse Project." Not only is it a great name for a Dungeons and Dragons thing it is a great planning idea. In a nut shell ...

I saw this today and needed to make it a monster. I thought what does it need? Well it needs to have a bite attack and a snake attack. Now I know it is odd but I needed a signature move. This is when I saw that great tentacle mane. I thought some kind of grab attack was needed as its signature move. Now I like to give monsters things that make sense for their role and what they ...

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I have been missing D&D Encounters. Since it's beginning approximately one year ago, I was a DM for Encounters. This addition to Wizards organized play came right at a time when I wanted to become more involved in public play. It seemed like a perfect opportunity. It was a once-a-week, short game so it wasn't too much of a time commitment. It would offer me a chance to polish my skills as a DM by working with different groups to find out what is effective and what is fun. On top of it all, ...

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The party started its day by moving towards the next Artifact. Across a desert that, to all those there, was caused by ancient magic. After a bit of a walk they found themselves at a cathedral which had a moat of Lava flowing around it. When they couldn't understand the Fire Elemental they asked for something that spoke common. A Dragonborn envoy was sent out and the party was taken in to meet Korax, the volcanic dragon. The dragon had had a recent robbery and wished to have the party retrieve ...