How To Play D&D

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How to Play a Chaotic Evil Character

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How to Play a Chaotic Evil Character

You’re sitting around a dinner table covered with papers, laptops, electric candles, and WAY too many dice (as if that's a thing). You’re surrounded by your longtime friends, and perhaps some new ones, as your Dungeon Master begins Session Zero for your new campaign. Each of you has spent hours before this crafting the perfect character, and now you get the chance to share this character with your friends! As each person explains their backstory, your final party member clears his throat, stands up and says “I shall be a Chaotic Evil warlock!” The groans from the rest of the party fill the room.

Skill Check Etiquette

Skill Check Etiquette

As you finish the final word of the lengthy monologue from an important NPC, you hear a shout from across the table: “INSIGHT CHECK!”. You roll your eyes as they proceed to roll their dice, add their modifier and tell you their score. The frequency of call-out skill checks really depends on the players at your table and your style as a Dungeon Master.

How to Run Your First D&D Game for Less Than $20

How to Run Your First D&D Game for Less Than $20

Dungeon Mastering is a hobby which can end up costing quite a bit of money. If you are a collector, like me, you are constantly trying to acquire anything you think will improve your game. There is a whole library of books you “need” to have, along with your dungeon tiles, an entire dragon’s hoard worth of minis, a DM screen, a custom initiative tracker, a dice tower, a D&D Beyond subscription, and the countless other resources you find to help run your game.