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By Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Nov. 20, 2024
3 days ago
By Jason Campbell
OK, as a fan, there’s nothing wrong with Tolkien as far as novels and world bu …In: It Was the Best of Tolkien,It Was the Worst of Tolkien (for TTRPGs)
5 days ago
By Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Nov. 14, 2024
1 week ago
By Jason Campbell
It uses it’s own system with conversion rules. It uses the levels of each syst …In: The Darkest House - What it Tells Us About the Core of TTRPGs
3 weeks ago
By Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Oct. 30, 2024
3 weeks ago
By Jason Campbell
In the Cypher System RPG from Monte Cook Games characters make an attack roll …In: Cypher System RPG: Weapons and Damage
4 weeks ago
By Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Oct. 23, 2024
1 month ago
By Jason Campbell
NOTE: no money or concessions were provided in exchange for this review. …In: Review: Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide
1 month ago
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By Jason Campbell
I’ve …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Oct. 16, 2024
1 month ago
By Jason Campbell
This is the second of a two-part series of articles. The first focused on tone …In: Theme Versus Tone - Part 2: Theme
1 month ago
By Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Oct. 9, 2024
2 months ago
By Jason Campbell
GMs creating RPG adventures and settings will spend time trying to create a ce …In: Theme Versus Tone - Part One: Tone
2 months ago
By Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary – Sept 18, 2024
2 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Dear Hasbro, Inc.;
Did Dungeons & Dragons 5.24 buff player character ab …In: Dear Hasbro
2 months ago
by Jason Campbell
I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since Ja …In: High Level Campaign Diary - Sept 11, 2024
2 months ago
By Jason Campbell
This past weekend there was a virtual online collection of TTRPGs run from Fri …In: Thoughts From Running Games at Cypher Con 2024
3 months ago
By Jason Campbell
I've been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook's Ptolus settin …In: High Level Campaign Diary
3 months ago
It's Wednesday so it's time for another interview with a member of the TTRPG community! T …In: Tales From the Tavern - Mike Shea of Slyflourish.com
4 months ago
By Jason Campbell
The past few years I hear more and more people who give TTRPG advice for GMs r …In: Why Five Room Dungeons?
4 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Caution: the following article suggests theories which are almost certain to b …In: A D&D Conspiracy Theory - Obelisks In Real Life
4 months ago
We're taking this week off to explore Thedas on our honeymoon.
In: Shadomain's Jason C and GamerMomLuna Got Married!
5 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Monte Cook Games has released their latest modern fantasy genre book for the C …In: Review - It’s Only Magic
5 months ago
By Jason Campbell
For some TTRPG groups it’s a problem when a die roll yields an improbable resu …In: Dice as Storytellers
5 months ago
NOTE: the opinions expressed in interviews are those of the guests, not necessarily those of shadom …In: Tales of the Tavern Interview With Dungeon Mister Ty
5 months ago
5 months ago
By Jason Campbell
We have a Kickstarter campaign (live until June 18, 2024) for a collection of …In: FREE Downloads from Our Kickstarter - The Light Fantastic
5 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Creating an adventure based on another source - one in a different genre - sho …In: Unexpected Adventure Inspiration - Finding Nemo
6 months ago
By Jason Campbell
I started playing TTRPGs with the Moldvay edition of Dungeons & Dragons Ba …In: TTRPG Wayback Machine: D&D 1981
6 months ago
By Jason Campbell
I discovered TTRPGs with the Moldvay Basic version of Dungeons & Dragons i …In: What the Heck is a "Shadomain"? - Creating an Old School Campaign
6 months ago
NOTE: the opinions expressed in interviews are those of the guests, not necessarily those of shadom …In: Tales From the Tavern Interview With Juicy Garland
7 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Kobold Press has a kickstarter going on right now for a new ttrpg book, Campai …In: Kobold Press - Campaign Builder: Dungeons and Ruins
7 months ago
By Jason Campbell
In Monte Cook Games’ Cypher System player characters aren’t defined by a class …In: How to Play the Cypher System - Character Types
7 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Every GM has their own methods for preparing for a TTRPG session. We all settl …In: Minimum Prep for a TTRPG Session
7 months ago
By Jason Campbell
How to prepare for a ttrpg session is always a topic of much discussion among …In: Hard and Soft Game Prep
8 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Index Card RPG is a rules light ttrpg from Runehammer games. The hardcover pri …In: Review: Index Card RPG
8 months ago
NOTE: the opinions expressed in interviews are those of the guests, not necessarily those of shadom …In: Tales From the Tavern Interview with Jim aka RaiseGameFully
8 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Many TTRPG players try to build characters who have a deep personality. Many p …In: Character Building: Backstory and Emergent Discovery
8 months ago
By Jason Campbell
In the long term 5e campaign I’m GMing set in Monte Cook Games’ Ptolus setting …In: Campaign Diaries: Mass Combat in 5e
9 months ago
NOTE: the opinions expressed in interviews are those of the guests, not necessarily those of shadom …In: Tales From the Tavern Interview with Robert Kuntz
9 months ago
By Jason Campbell
NOTE: a review copy of The 4th Generation was provided to Shadomain.com free o …In: Review: The 4th Generation
9 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Cyphers are the core of the Cypher System, hence the name. Sort of. But what a …In: How To Play the Cypher System: What the Heck is a Cypher?
9 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast has said they’ll release an updated version of the …In: Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know Are in the 2014 Dungeon Master’s Guide
10 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Peril in Pinebrook is an introductory Dungeons & Dragons adventure for new …In: Review: Peril in Pinebrook
10 months ago
By Jason Campbell
This is the first in a series of articles explaining interesting aspects of Mo …In: How To Play the Cypher System: Resource Management
10 months ago
By Jason Campbell
What defines your character in a RPG? Is it your personality? Your strengths a …In: How Many Classes is Enough?
10 months ago
By Jason Campbell
Recently I ran a one-shot in the Old Gods of Appalachia game setting, which us …In: Campaign Diaries: One is the Loneliest Number
10 months ago
By Jason Campbell
MCDM wrapped up a Backerkit campaign for their new RPG last week, raising more …In: What Can We Learn From MCDM’s Recent Crowdfunding Campaign?
11 months ago
By Jason Campbell
The Weird is a RPG book by Monte Cook Games. The book is 256 pages with really …In: Review: The Weird
11 months ago
