Anyways, this article is about creating campaigns andwhen you create a campaign, you don’t come up 100% with new ideas for everything because there’s already a system definedfor races, classes, weapons, and everything else (unless you’re 100% Homebrewing). The world they exist in, ca...
A setting isn’t just one story or adventure, it’s an entire world, a place where all kinds of stories can happen. So if you’re looking to create one for your campaigns, here are some tips to get you started with your own D&D campaign setting! What are the most important parts of...
Dungeondraftis a world design tool created by MegaSploot specifically for DnD. The tool has tools for drawing, randomly generating, and building any kind of map you may need. There is also a large community of users that create new assets for everyone to use. The software costs $20 but h...
and Tanner Weyland as they distill all the DM tips, tools and resources for the beginner DM, for the DM with a few years of experience and for the Forever DM who's been playing for 20 years. If you're sick of searching for things like, "How to create a homebrew DND campaign?",...
How to create a D&D character If you’d like a step-by-step tutorial for creating your first Dungeons and Dragons character, we have a completeDnD character creatorguide that can help. For a shorter version of this, here’s the key rules you need to understand to create a D&D character...
He was supposed to be the secret big bad of the campaign, but when I realized that both the PCs and the players saw him as a frat boy with an overblown ego, I chose to lean into that characterization. I gave the NPC some "friends" to take over the role of villain and terrif...
World Anvil’s campaign manager is another must-have to run a one shot! How to avoid railroading: don’t! Because of the very limited time a one shot has, players need to follow the adventure path you’ve created, no matter what! So this is not about avoiding railroading—it’s abo...
all needed to be good or neutral, or all evil or neutral, or else it wouldn't make sense for their party to stick together. I got a unanimous "evil". That's fine, but I've never played a DnD game where the PC's are evil, and I'm having trouble coming up with a campaign. ...
Start with a pre-written adventure Whether it’s aDnD one-shotor a long-runningDnD campaign, creating a world, characters, and a plot for Dungeons and Dragons can be a lot of work – and a lot of new skills to learn for someone who might not have a background in creative writing. ...
DnD races 5e (5th edition) refer to the different humanoid species that players can choose from when creating their characters in D&D.