All seven parts of this series are now available. I've had some lovely comments from people who have picked the couple that interested them, or enjoyed the entire journey. Links inside to explore!

Tonight on D&D: The party discover the dangers of robbing a werewolf den while the pack are out hunting… and then leaving a trail back to their camp.

The first radio presenter I ever worked with carried a battered old ring binder into every show. He never opened it on air, so after a year of working together I asked what it was for: “My song and dance routine,” he said with a smile. Today, how that one piece of advice changed how I DM:

This simple tool has transformed my game prep. Make sure your adventures always feel balanced and varied by using the colour wheel. This is part four in the series, but stands alone as a piece of advice.

Movable Keys and Quantum Ogres can offer you the most flexible adventures you've ever created. Today I'm talking about how understanding these mechanics is crucial to writing one shots. This is part 3 in the series, but does stand alone, or you can start at the beginning by following the links:

Why learning to built a fort can help improve your one shots... This is part two in the series, but you can enjoy it on its own or the follow the links inside to start at the beginning!

Trying something a bit different this week, a seven part guide published daily.

I was pleased with how quickly the group solved this one. Although fans of a certain video game get a big head start!

This is my first ever attempt at crafting terrain. Here's how it came together: buff.ly/Lrz4i9J

"Perhaps down the road, counting gold will go the way of ammunition and encumbrance - embraced by those who love realism, but forgotten about at most tables." More here: buff.ly/OHjyYQl

The nice man from Amazon customer service assures me my copy of Daggerheart will be dispatched in 24 hours. Seems unlikely, but he was far too polite for me to call him a liar to his face…

Finally got a dispatch notice for my Daggerheart back order. Looking forward to finally getting a look for myself.

I walked down the ruins of a Roman High Street today. You wonder if they ever imagined it could all end one day.

In last night's game, my party earned the services of an animated armour they quickly named Arthur. I did a funny voice for Arthur and chose a mini for him. I will now let every party member die before Arthur comes to any harm.

These “Scarab Knights” kicked ass. Its over 2 years since I forced my brother to paint these minis for our home game and ran out of time to use them on the day. Totally worth it when I saw the players faces as I dropped them down on the map.

Ability score improvement or feat?

Went for a walk today, spotted my new DM chair…

Adventure starter for ten... You find a portable hole, what surprising thing is inside? Leave your best ideas in the comments!

Summer holidays killing your regular game? In August I'm running a free playtest of my new play by post game: Deal, Draw and Crawl. It's inspired by Dungeon Crawls and Fantasy Football. Find out more and sign up to play here: buff.ly/3mLuIKl #selfpromosaturday #ttrpg

I absolutely adored #Krypto in the new #Superman film. Here's my thoughts on how to bring that magic to your game: buff.ly/OrgqPzy #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #comicbooks #DC

I've seen the new #Superman. I can confirm Krypto is the goodest boy.

I've seen the new Superman. I can confirm Krypto is the goodest boy.

Applied for a job, Didn't think I would get it, Still disappointed.

How do you run an interesting duel in your rpg? That's the question I was asked today by a friend who is running a game this weekend. I'll share my answer below - but I'd love to hear your ideas!

I made a terrible mistake writing two versions of the same Dungeon for two separate groups. The first version went great with group 1, so should I just re-run it for group 2? Or do I stick to the version I wrote for group 2 and see how it goes?

Today a friend at work asked me to explain #DungeonsandDragons. This video popped into my head and I tried it. You won't believe how effective it is. No dice, no paper, but I taught three new players how to play the game on my lunch break...

I've realised most of my adventures end with a big battle. Which is fine, but I'd like to mix things up! What's been your favourite alternative ending to an epic adventure?

I want a series of puzzles, in the style of Indiana Jones' trials for the holy grail. Three puzzles for three gods representing Maiden (Dawn), Mother (Dusk), Crone (Stars). I'd like to set all three challenges to be completed against a 10 minutes countdown. #ttrpg community - do your work!

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a party in trouble, it won’t be the last either. The best designed encounter in the world won’t always survive contact with the luck of the dice or unexpected decisions. When in doubt, trust your players, they’ll probably surprise you. Read the full story👇

Do you know what's great about buying a module? Zero prep. I love me some homebrew, but when you want to throw a session together in half an hour, thank Strahd for these resources. What's the most fun you've had with someone else's adventure?

If you want an act of kindness for today, watch this. @toddkenreck.bsky.social has always come across as kind, creative and funny on camera. As he spins up the gears on his youtube channel again, it's lovely to hear him and @colbypoulson.bsky.social about his passion for the game:

I'm obsessed with these boxes from WarMag. Here's why: #ttrpg #miniatures #dnd

Why I love the harvesting and crafting system from @dungeondudes.bsky.social 'Monsters of Drakkenheim.'

Creating anything from scratch is easy once you have this one thing: buff.ly/cPoRtaI

BIG gap between sessions, but finally getting to play D&D tonight. Just the minor inconvenience of work to get past first.

You would have thought the Ancient Egyptians favoured a D4.

Really enjoying how this conversation continues to expand. Some great thoughts here 👇

If you want to save time, effort and even money, this is my favourite tip: Build around resources you already have.

I watched Twisters today and then followed up with a documentary about tornadoes. My DM brain said, ‘this would be a wild campaign setting.’ Then I thought, ‘what if instead of Twisters, it was Dragons?’ So that's all my brain power consumed for the next week.

At the local games store, ready to run an adventure. Now I'm just hoping some players show up…

There are three books on your shelf: One is there because it's your actual favourite. One is there because it looks good. One is there because you haven't admitted to yourself you'll probably never get time to finish it (even though you want to). Answers in the comments!

Fantastic support from the #ttrpg community to give Hag Covens a glow up. I'll let you know how I get on next week.

How do you make Hags feel like a coven in combat? I'm designing a 5e encounter with three hags, and the coven spells are fine - but are really just more spells and damage. I want the players to feel like they are fighting one entity in three bodies. All ideas welcome!

So the party chose to hide in crates instead of fight. Here's what I did next: buff.ly/f7VUmkp

Last night my players hid in crates to avoid my planned combat. How would you react?

After last night's session, I had to admit to a major pitfall I often land in. I’ve been thinking about how you can avoid making the same mistake:

Using a rotavator in the garden. Guess where my mind is…

Are you asking the right questions? This week I share how the lessons I learnt as a journalist made me a better ttrpg player. buff.ly/pKbhYYN

♠️♥️♣️♦️ Time to draw! Check out my new free Dungeon building tool. I wanted to make prepping a session as fun as running one and I'm very proud of the result. 🃏

Have you ever wondered how other DM's seem to be a well of creativity? More often than not they are relying on a technique no one is talking about: the DM's stockpot: buff.ly/gVOGAov