Behind The GM Screen

D&D Hermit's Guide to Cypher System

The 5e Dungeon Master's Guide very briefly glosses over immaterial rewards, or at least rewards that are not magical items, gold, and...

I have already covered weapons in RPGs a good number of times, but always in a very narrowed topic, such as two-weapon fighting,...

Last week, we talked about making NPCs in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition. Today we'll look into the more challenging task of creating...

If there is one thing that tends to bother, perplex, or trouble Dungeon Masters in D&D 5th Edition, I've noticed that it very often is...

As humans are the only sentient species on Earth, generally the first fantasy we adopt when beginning a new fantasy roleplaying game is...

Yep, that right there looks like a curse to me. For those of you tuning into Magical Sarcasm 101, we just witnessed my disdain for...

XP, or Experience points, suck. No two ways about it, they just suck. If we were to play "Never Have I Ever" and someone said, "Enjoyed...

A friend of mine raised a question that I think is not often addressed. This is a common issue at the table for a lot of DMs. How do you...