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Lore, like so many other aspects to our game can be as present or absent as you would like it to be.  Lore makes your world richer and deeper but how do you reveal it to your players?  Tune in and find out.
 
#dnd #pf2e #dmtips #gmtips #lore
Resources:
Matt Colville - Lore Delivery Systems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tBXnD9g0XY 
Sly Flourish - Bathe Your World in Lore - https://slyflourish.com/bathe_your_world_in_lore.html
Alphastream - Make Lore Actionable - https://alphastream.org/index.php/2022/06/02/your-games-lore-make-it-actionable/

Aboleths and Algholthu are amphibious creatures who feel they are gods whose domains have been wrongfully stolen from them by those who they feel should be their slaves.  They are extremely savvy fighters who remember eons of combats and use those lessons when the PCs show up to try to kill them.  In this episode we talk about these huge aberrations and how to use them in your game.
 
#dnd #5e #pf2e #aboleths #algholthu #aberrations
Resources:
D&D 2025 - Creative Commons - https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/edition-2024-sourcebooks-srd-creative-commons
Riches and Liches - D&D Lore: Monster Lab - Aboleth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwHRDlgi5QI&t=298s
The Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Aboleths by Keith Amman - https://www.themonstersknow.com/aboleth-tactics/
The Lords of Madness - The Book of Aberrations

One sure way to put a period (or even a question mark) on the end of your campaign or adventure is by using one or more epilogue scenes.  In this episode we talk about tips and tricks for creating those wrap-up scenes at the very end.
 
#dnd #5e #pf2e #dmtips #gmtips #Epilogues
Resources:
Ginny Di - Give your D&D Campaign the epilogue it deserves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jamWxX3kC4
 

Sometimes we want a break from the rules heavy games and want to play something light and easy.  Sometimes people we know are interested in playing RPGs but we don’t want to throw them into the deep end of a complicated RPG with 1,000 pages of rules.  Rules Light RPGs can be a nice break from the usual routine and can introduce some people we know to the hobby that we love.
#dnd #5e #pf2e #RulesLight #dmtips
Resources:
Clay-O-Rama:  https://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/dragon/D15_Clay-O-Rama.pdf
Mork Borg - https://www.morkborg.com/ 
Fiasco - https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/fiasco 
Lasers and Feelings - http://www.onesevendesign.com/laserfeelings/ 
The Witch Is Dead - https://gshowitt.itch.io/the-witch-is-dead 
Bark Against Evil - https://thebigtabletop.itch.io/bark-against-evil 
Routers - https://clutterarranger.itch.io/routers

Sometimes a break is inevitable.  Your campaign needs to go on hiatus for one reason or another.  If you know it’s coming, what can you do to prepare your game for a leave of absence?  Tune in this week and find out. 
 
#dnd5e #pf2e #dnd #dmtips #gmtips #TakeABreak

Some DMs treat new character abilities as puzzles to solve or speedbumps on the path to kill the PCs.  As characters level up, they will get all kinds of abilities, some of which are carefully selected and crafted by the players.  In this episode, I give DMs some practical advice for embracing these new character abilities.
 
Resources:
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