Hello, Mastodon! If you missed it, I released a new video late last week:
When is Railroading in D&D Okay?
#dnd #fantasy #ttrpg #players #dungeonmasters #railroading #dndtips
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NEW VIDEO: When is Railroading in D&D Okay?
#dnd #fantasy #ttrpg #players #dungeonmasters #railroading #dndtips
NEW VIDEO: What makes a good DM?
A player in the teens D&D group I run asked if their character can wield a +2 Squeegee.
Rule of Cool to the rescue!
Are you a D&D player that is curious about becoming a Dungeon Master? This Q&A with someone who went from 5e player to dungeon master is helpful.
Keep Your D&D Players Coming Back!
There’s a little trick dungeon masters can learn from authors that will keep your players coming back for more. Here's how. #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmasters #gamers
https://ruckerworks.com/2025/05/keep-your-dd-players-coming-back/
NEW VIDEO: Keep Your D&D Players Coming Back!
Authors know how to keep their readers engaged with their story. As a D&D Dungeon Master, you can apply this method to your own game to keep your players coming back session after session, engaged and enthused for more.
More evidence Mastodon is awesome:
For my most recent video [ Table Tales ep. 1 - "It was awesome! Don't ever do it again!" ] posted last week, 52% of traffic came from Mastodon alone. It took 7 other sources of clicks to generate the other 48% of traffic.
NEW VIDEO: Table Tales ep. 1 - "It was awesome! Don't ever do it again!"
A lesson in how to give your D&D players a memorable session -- that you will never want to repeat.
Some of the biggest and best lessons I've learned as a Dungeon Master are classified under "This is what NOT to do!"
VIDEO: Railroading Killed my D&D Campaign
What's the most off-the-wall thing a player has asked for in your D&D game?
One of my players asked to wield a +2 squeegee!
NEW VIDEO: D&D was designed to be flexible from the very beginning. Even the rules say you can break the them as needed. But can table rules go too far?
NEW ARTICLE: Dungeons & Dragons was designed to be flexible from the very beginning. Even the rules say you can break the them as needed. But can table rules go too far?
Sometimes I will deliberately go for a walk, ride or drive to build up my creative juices when planning a D&D campaign. It helps me get out of creative ruts.
VIDEO: Dungeon Masters, Find Your Creative Muse!
#dnd #dungeonmasters #campaign #fantasy #ttrpg #creativity #amwriting #muse #authors
As a new content creator on YouTube, I'm working to put out a new video every week. It's fascinating to see which ones gain in popularity the quickest...
Rule of Cool: There are no squeegees in D&D!
https://youtu.be/ALmoR9Y2uwM
The Rule of Cool says, "If it's fun, do it" ... But how far do you take that?
Is the Rule of Cool a good or bad thing in D&D? At what point does it stop adding to the game's enjoyment and instead takes you into chaos?
Can you relate?
"I used to be a railroading Dungeon Master, but I'm all better now!"
ARTICLE plus VIDEO:
https://ruckerworks.com/2025/04/railroading-killed-my-dd-campaign/
Which do you prefer, to read the text in an article or watch a video of the same content?
Dungeon Masters, Find Your Creative Muse!
ARTICLE: https://ruckerworks.com/2025/04/dungeon-masters-find-your-creative-muse/
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/QLxmKxSdPls
#dnd #dungeonmasters #campaign #fantasy #ttrpg #creativity #amwriting #BookSky #authors
Calypso: LLMs as Dungeon Masters' Assistants [pdf]
https://andrewhead.info/assets/pdf/calypso.pdf
#HackerNews #Calypso #LLMs #DungeonMasters #Assistants #pdf #GameDesign #AI
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