Got a new D&D player at your table? Here’s a short primer you can hand them: what you need, what a session looks like, and how to start without stress. https://www.questportal.com/blog/how-to-play-dungeons-and-dragons

When the wizard says "I cast Fireball"… where is your party standing? What’s the funniest (or most painful) blast radius moment you’ve had at the table?

Your party reaches the obelisk at last. What happens when someone touches it? - A boon? - A curse? - A door? Drop your best twist (or table story).

For one haunted weekend only, all titles tagged Horror in the Quest Portal Marketplace* are 20% off this weekend only. Will you allow darkness to stir in the corners of your campaign? app.questportal.com/marketplace/... *Sale applies on web only, not mobile

🦸♂️💥 Ready to save the day, or at least survive a Bad Hair Day? We Can Be Heroes is your next favorite superhero RPG: an action-packed, cinematic system powered by the flexible d20-based LZAP engine. Quirky NPCs. app.questportal.com/marketplace/...

In Dungeon Crawl Classics, you basically try to keep your hero alive. Funnel play doesn’t care about your plan. It cares about dice, dirt, and bad decisions. Meet three 0‑level peasants, Alric, Beatrice, and Cuthber, as they step from turnip field to tomb. www.questportal.com/blog/from-tu...

On today's blog, Helgi explains that you don’t have to play online to get the most out of your VTT. Even at an in-person table, the Quest Portal Assistant can be your secret weapon, especially when the players surprise you. www.questportal.com/blog/how-to-...

Today, Helgi describes how being behind the screen doesn’t mean being outside the game. Here’s why it matters to treat your Game Master like part of the party, and how to do it. www.questportal.com/blog/the-gam...

On today's blog, power user David explains how he used our Assistant to to deepen the world of Masks of Nyarlathotep for his investigators: www.questportal.com/blog/how-que...

Heather's go-to one-shot

Helgi likes snake women

Certified anxious girlie Heather walks you through some gentle, practical tips that can help you enjoy a role-playing game night without masking who you are. www.questportal.com/blog/playing...

Follow along as Helgi does a walkthrough of how Quest Portal’s Assistant can spin your off-the-cuff idea into a structured, art-filled, stat-block-loaded one-shot in ten minutes flat. www.questportal.com/blog/from-id...

Troupe Play

What happens when a fire-loving goblin chef becomes a bard? Chaos, cuisine, and charisma, Pathfinder 2e style. Helgi's character walk-through takes you step-by-step through creating a flavorful PC, complete with quirks, stats, and culinary flair: www.questportal.com/blog/buildin...

Would I Date These RPG Systems?

Cortex Initiative

Building interesting and breathtaking encounters does not come naturally to all Game Masters. Luckily, there are a few good tricks and tools for making your TTRPGs come alive for players. www.questportal.com/blog/making-...

Would I date these types of role-players?

Would I Date These D&D Monsters?

Today, Rain reminds us that consent is always sexy, but especially in Session Zero. Using a consent form builds trust at the table, prevents harm, and creates the conditions for the stories people remember fondly years later. www.questportal.com/blog/ttrpg-c...

Want your GM to finally ban Silvery Barbs?

"Managing up to your GM" sounds corporate, but hear me out.

Today on the blog, Rain explains how to start your journey with intention. “Session zero” sets expectations, builds trust, and shapes memorable stories from the very first dice roll. www.questportal.com/blog/session...

If you're an anxious role player, I got you.

If social anxiety makes game night hard, you’re not alone.

Vampire: The Masquerade is one of the most popular modern horror role-playing games, and has been for years. Playing a vampire seems to have a lure that is hard to resist. www.questportal.com/blog/vampire...

2017's Blades in the Dark by John Harper says: start the job, plan in flashbacks.

It's time for some Character Sheet housekeeping.

In 2d6 country, 7, 8, and 9 are the most interesting numbers in RPGs

On today's blog, friend of Quest Portal Thorsteinn Mar discusses how Player Agency in RPG is one of the most important factors that separates role-playing games from other storytelling media. www.questportal.com/blog/player-...

As a player, homework is about respecting your table as a team.

Whether you succeed or fail a roll matters, but in Gumshoe, failing won’t hide the plot.

Big news! Our new Game Master Assistant brings co-creation, spontaneity, and scene-ready prep to your TTRPG group. And it's free for one week, starting Oct 1. www.questportal.com/blog/game-ma...

Should your table be more like a business? No! Well. Maybe?

Words on your Character Sheet can bend the scene. And they pay you to cause trouble.

What do you do when the player characters have attained such power that they seem able to tackle whatever you throw at them? Here are a few ideas on how to make encounters more challenging without adding more adversaries or traps: www.questportal.com/blog/dangero...

Throwing a dozen 10s isn’t enough. We need you to question your Humanity, and try not to eat the plot.

Want to roll a handful of dice with big movie vibes? It’s not Outgunned. It’s the 80s.

On today's blog, friend of Quest Portal Thorsteinn Mar discusses how you get your characters and players invested and interested in your narrative, which is a subtle art, unfortunately often reliant on tired tropes: www.questportal.com/blog/introdu...

You don’t need a hundred NPCs. You need three with secrets

Heather's step-by-step guide walks you through creating a Night’s Black Agents character ready to face conspiracies and vampires: www.questportal.com/blog/how-to-...

In Lovecraftian horror, the monster isn’t just the tentacle; it’s what knowing does to you.

As Ira Glass taught us, "Story equals anecdote plus reflection." That’s it. Something happens, and then we consider why it matters. Heather puts this in TTRPG terms: www.questportal.com/blog/storyte...

Hot take: cut 70% of your lore

Today on the blog, Heather introduces you to something that needs no introduction, Kenneth Hite's Night's Black Agents: www.questportal.com/blog/nights-...

What if building your hero came with a receipt? 1981's Champions by George MacDonald and Steve Peterson said, "Forget classes; instead, buy everything."

It’s the 1920s. You wake in a strange village. Something isn’t right. One wrong choice… and it’s over. Alone Against the Flames by Gavin Inglis is your gateway to solo RPG horror. Play free. Replay until you survive. 🔥 Get started on Quest Portal today: app.questportal.com/marketplace/...

You can hook your table with one question.

You can hook your table with one question.