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Get Your New Campaign from Zero to Hero in Just 30 Days!

Get Your New Campaign from Zero to Hero in Just...

David Derus

These suggestions are designed to get the creative juices flowing to bring that tabletop roleplaying experience to life before a single d20 gets rolled. These are designed to be system-agnostic,...

Get Your New Campaign from Zero to Hero in Just...

David Derus

These suggestions are designed to get the creative juices flowing to bring that tabletop roleplaying experience to life before a single d20 gets rolled. These are designed to be system-agnostic,...

Why should you join D&D Adventurer’s League?

Why should you join D&D Adventurer’s League?

David Derus

Adventurer’s League is the official Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition public play system. Adventurer’s League, commonly referred to as AL, is present at game stores, conventions, and home games across the globe.

Why should you join D&D Adventurer’s League?

David Derus

Adventurer’s League is the official Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition public play system. Adventurer’s League, commonly referred to as AL, is present at game stores, conventions, and home games across the globe.

10 Reasons to Make Dice Envy Your Dice Go-To

10 Reasons to Make Dice Envy Your Dice Go-To

David Derus

5. No Hassle Customer Service You want out of our subscription box, you find a funny charge on your card, can't find a set of dice even though the USPS...

10 Reasons to Make Dice Envy Your Dice Go-To

David Derus

5. No Hassle Customer Service You want out of our subscription box, you find a funny charge on your card, can't find a set of dice even though the USPS...

3D Printing for D&D and Other Tabletop RPGs

3D Printing for D&D and Other Tabletop RPGs

David Derus

By: Maxwell Gawlick I’m one of many DMs out there who uses battlemaps, miniatures, and terrain to enhance immersion in role-playing games, usually the iconic Dungeons and Dragons. Being able...

3D Printing for D&D and Other Tabletop RPGs

David Derus

By: Maxwell Gawlick I’m one of many DMs out there who uses battlemaps, miniatures, and terrain to enhance immersion in role-playing games, usually the iconic Dungeons and Dragons. Being able...

Roll For It! December Microevents for Dungeons and Dragons and other RPGs

Roll For It! December Microevents for Dungeons ...

David Derus

The holiday season leaves everyone pressed for time. Between family engagements, merry parties, and yet another cookie exchange at work, what’s a Dungeon Master to do? The answer is simple—roll...

Roll For It! December Microevents for Dungeons ...

David Derus

The holiday season leaves everyone pressed for time. Between family engagements, merry parties, and yet another cookie exchange at work, what’s a Dungeon Master to do? The answer is simple—roll...

6 Awesome Ways to Give Your D&D Character Personality

6 Awesome Ways to Give Your D&D Character Perso...

David Derus

Personality traits are the backbone of your D&D character and experience, so you want them to stand out. Bring more life to your campaign at Dice Envy!

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6 Awesome Ways to Give Your D&D Character Perso...

David Derus

Personality traits are the backbone of your D&D character and experience, so you want them to stand out. Bring more life to your campaign at Dice Envy!

4 comments
Three Simple Ways to Play It Safe

Three Simple Ways to Play It Safe

David Derus

  By Jeff Chaffee Let’s talk a bit how to keep things in your table-top RPGs tense and scary, but safe.

Three Simple Ways to Play It Safe

David Derus

  By Jeff Chaffee Let’s talk a bit how to keep things in your table-top RPGs tense and scary, but safe.

Backstory Part 3: Avoiding Toxic Characters

Backstory Part 3: Avoiding Toxic Characters

David Derus

Here are three ways to avoid building a toxic character.

Backstory Part 3: Avoiding Toxic Characters

David Derus

Here are three ways to avoid building a toxic character.

Don’t Fear the Homebrew

Don’t Fear the Homebrew

David Derus

Every dice roll, every monster block, it’s all math, waiting to be compared, added, and subtracted at the right moment. Unfortunately, that often causes players to fear D&D homebrew games, because another...

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Don’t Fear the Homebrew

David Derus

Every dice roll, every monster block, it’s all math, waiting to be compared, added, and subtracted at the right moment. Unfortunately, that often causes players to fear D&D homebrew games, because another...

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Four Events for Your Thanksgiving Role Playing Game

Four Events for Your Thanksgiving Role Playing ...

David Derus

Homebrewing a DND campaign is a rough gig. Not only are you in charge of creating interesting stories and characters, but you also have a whole world to fill with...

Four Events for Your Thanksgiving Role Playing ...

David Derus

Homebrewing a DND campaign is a rough gig. Not only are you in charge of creating interesting stories and characters, but you also have a whole world to fill with...

Backstory Part 2: Creating a Useful History

Backstory Part 2: Creating a Useful History

David Derus

When playing Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, or any other table top game before you can even break in your first set of dice you need a character. And the key...

Backstory Part 2: Creating a Useful History

David Derus

When playing Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, or any other table top game before you can even break in your first set of dice you need a character. And the key...

D&D Is For Women

D&D Is For Women

David Derus

As they say, the future is female. Women who play games are in for a treat for what’s to come for D&D.

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D&D Is For Women

David Derus

As they say, the future is female. Women who play games are in for a treat for what’s to come for D&D.

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Beyond D&D : Expanding Your RPG Repertoire

Beyond D&D : Expanding Your RPG Repertoire

David Derus

I love D&D. Role-playing games have been my major hobby for 32+ years, and Dungeons & Dragons was the game that introduced me to the world of RPGs. Here are...

Beyond D&D : Expanding Your RPG Repertoire

David Derus

I love D&D. Role-playing games have been my major hobby for 32+ years, and Dungeons & Dragons was the game that introduced me to the world of RPGs. Here are...

Backstory: Three alternatives to being an orphan

Backstory: Three alternatives to being an orphan

David Derus

A central part of how to make a good D&D backstory is getting rid of the orphan trope.

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Backstory: Three alternatives to being an orphan

David Derus

A central part of how to make a good D&D backstory is getting rid of the orphan trope.

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FEATURED PODCAST : Bardic Mystery Tour

FEATURED PODCAST : Bardic Mystery Tour

David Derus

Afraid of diving into a new DnD5e podcast because of all the catch-up? Fear no more! Bardic Mystery Tour is an all bard adventure podcast with short story arcs that save listeners...

FEATURED PODCAST : Bardic Mystery Tour

David Derus

Afraid of diving into a new DnD5e podcast because of all the catch-up? Fear no more! Bardic Mystery Tour is an all bard adventure podcast with short story arcs that save listeners...

Playing Games to Help Kids: Extra Life

Playing Games to Help Kids: Extra Life

David Derus

Five years ago, a buddy of mine—always the idea guy, this one—shot me a text: “Ever heard of Extra Life? I wanna do it this year.” At the time, I...

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Playing Games to Help Kids: Extra Life

David Derus

Five years ago, a buddy of mine—always the idea guy, this one—shot me a text: “Ever heard of Extra Life? I wanna do it this year.” At the time, I...

1 comment
Top 10 Tips for New DMs

Top 10 Tips for New DMs

David Derus

A lot of anxiety for first time RPG DMs comes from how to pick which module to run, how to prepare for the first game, and what will happen if...

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Top 10 Tips for New DMs

David Derus

A lot of anxiety for first time RPG DMs comes from how to pick which module to run, how to prepare for the first game, and what will happen if...

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