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Paige
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Now Might Be the Time to Stock Up on Emergency Contraception
Hey, yeah. The Supreme Court is full of conservatives who are likely to restrict abortion and maybe even contraception options. Now MIGHT...
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Ben
Sep 10, 20204 min read
The One Simple Change that Derailed My Saltmarsh Campaign
“A butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and a tornado forms in Texas.” About a year ago, I had the pleasure of taking over as DM for a...
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Ben
Sep 3, 20203 min read
A Puzzling Affair: How I Learned to Love Puzzle Design
I’m pretty notorious about playing puzzles in adventures - I don’t like them, and any chance I can wish or divine intervention my way out...
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Ben
Aug 27, 20203 min read
To Take the Next Step Toward Memorable Combats, Take a Step Back in Edition
“It’s too much like a video game.” “It’s not real D&D.” “It’s too complex and over the top.” These are just a few of the complaints I...
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Ben
Aug 20, 20204 min read
Thoughts from a Virtual GenCon
Hey, this is Ben! In addition to Paige’s thoughts on the blog, I’m going to start sharing some of my own related to game design, events,...
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Paige
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Science! - Dioxin and Furan Sensitivity in Birds
Okay, the number of people who know or care about this is vanishingly small, but I think it's cool and useful. Essentially, birds have...
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Paige
Dec 9, 20195 min read
How to Write Your First DM's Guild Project
Wait, back up a step, have you heard about the DM's Guild? It's a website that allows ANYONE to publish adventures. You can find a...
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Paige
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Free resources for new players and DMs
D&D is free. You can play while paying ZERO money*. FREE BASIC RULES You can get 95% of the character rules, spells, magic items, and...
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Paige
Sep 9, 20192 min read
Hey Guys
I don't like being called a guy or a dude or a fellow. PARTICULARLY in gaming spaces. It's not about offense. I'm not offended to be...
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Paige
Sep 3, 20191 min read
Why I DM at DragonCon
Ben and I have been involved with running the D&D Adventurer's League at DragonCon for five years now. In fact, we're five years into a...
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Paige
Aug 28, 20191 min read
She-Hulk!
I'm 48. I was born in 1971. Wonder Woman and Princess Leia were just about my only super heroes for a long time. Then came the 80s....
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Paige
Aug 19, 20192 min read
More Latinos, Women, and People of Color in Games
Someone on the internet said: "So what? You just want more Latinos and women and people of color in games just so they'd be there?" I...
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Paige
Aug 12, 20192 min read
Go Start Your Own Podcast
Did you see this satire article from The Hard Times about adopting a D&D podcast? "Did you know there are hundreds of thousands of...
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Paige
Aug 5, 20193 min read
Interested in the Forgotten Realms?
The Forgotten Realms is the current "default" setting for Dungeons and Dragons in the current 5th edition. It was also the default...
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Paige
Jul 29, 20191 min read
Murder Jackals
I am trying really hard to use the term "murder jackals" instead of "murder hobos". I feel the latter can be distressingly classist. In...
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Paige
Jul 29, 20195 min read
How to Prepare a Published Adventure to Run at a Convention
Specifically DragonCon. Ben and I have been helping run the organized play Adventurers League D&D at DragonCon for five years now. (What...
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Paige
Jul 8, 20191 min read
FIRST!
Ben and I have been saying for a while now that we should have a website just so we could put our writing portfolio online. Well here we...
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