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What the Heck is a “Shadomain”? – Creating an Old School Campaign

What the Heck is a “Shadomain”? – Creating an Old School Campaign

Jason Campbell May 13, 2024

By Jason Campbell I discovered TTRPGs with the Moldvay Basic version of Dungeons & Dragons in 1981...

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Campaign Diaries: Mass Combat in 5e

Campaign Diaries: Mass Combat in 5e

Jason Campbell March 11, 2024

By Jason Campbell In the long term 5e campaign I’m GMing set in Monte Cook Games’ Ptolus...

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How To Play the Cypher System: What the Heck is a Cypher?

How To Play the Cypher System: What the Heck is a Cypher?

Jason Campbell February 19, 2024

By Jason Campbell Cyphers are the core of the Cypher System, hence the name. Sort of. But...

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Building the Three Pillars Using the “Five W” Questions

Building the Three Pillars Using the “Five W” Questions

Jason Campbell November 20, 2023

By Jason Campbell The Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook describes three core pillars of the game; combat,...

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So, You Want To Run A Charity Event

So, You Want To Run A Charity Event

GamerMomLuna October 16, 2023

By GamerMomLuna Running a charity TTRPG event can be a really rewarding experience for GMs, players, and...

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Alignment – Good, Bad or Ugly?

Alignment – Good, Bad or Ugly?

Jason Campbell October 9, 2023

By Jason Campbell When I first started playing AD&D in the 1980s alignment was core to the...

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Campaign Diaries – Maintaining Player Agency

Campaign Diaries – Maintaining Player Agency

Jason Campbell October 2, 2023

By Jason Campbell As I’d mentioned in previous Campaign Diaries, I’ve been running a short campaign this...

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Writing a TTRPG Pitch

Writing a TTRPG Pitch

Jason Campbell September 25, 2023

By Jason Campbell You’ve got a really cool idea for a TTRPG one-shot or campaign, now all...

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How to Run a Horror Game from Seth

How to Run a Horror Game from Seth

Shadomain Staff April 11, 2023

Horro is one of the most popular genres fer TTRPGs, but running these games can be a...

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Create Wonder in Your Game

Create Wonder in Your Game

Shadomain Staff April 4, 2023

Today we highlight a video from Emergent GM discussing how to create a sense of wonder with...

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