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PSA: Baldur's Gate 3 Isn't D&D
Baldur's Gate 3 is a great videogame. It's a terrible D&D game. Baldur's Gate 3 utilizes the D&D 5e (2014) rules to fuel its gameplay,...
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Apr 10, 2023
How to Tell Your Players "BIG NO."
Have you single-handedly DESTROYED your game by telling your players "no"? Probably not. Have you ever had to tell your players "no"?...
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Mar 4, 2022
Chapter 6, Episode 3: Roleplaying Alignment
How should players approach alignment in D&D? With fear and trembling and consideration of the rest of the table. No classes have an...
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Mar 2, 2022
Chapter 6, Episode 2: DMing Alignment Without Killing Your Game
Nothing kills a game faster than bad DMing, and alignment is ground whereupon a DM must needs tread carefully. As most DMs handle...
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Feb 28, 2022
Chapter 6, Episode 1: The Malignment of Alignment
Take a listen to the fresh beats of the Helpful NPCs crew as they tackle the controversial system of alignment. It has been (rightly and...
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Dec 1, 2021
Chapter 5, Episode 3: The Mighty Mule
In D&D, our parties always have a faithful mule companion. We have never once run a game where the pack mule isn't a central facet of...
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Nov 29, 2021
Chapter 5, Episode 2: Loot and Plunder
Following up the previous topic of frittering away your gold, the Helpful NPCs crew discuss treasure management within D&D. You're going...
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Nov 28, 2021
Chapter 5, Episode 1: Money, Money, Money
Managing your money in D&D - a primer. How do you spend it all? In D&D 5e, the options are somewhat limited, so you might need to get...
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Oct 4, 2021
What To Play When You're Bored of D&D
Spoilers: It's Savage Worlds. Sometimes D&D can get a bit samey and you need a break from d20s, hit points, and saving throws. The...
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Sep 10, 2021
Don't Play Batman
Don't do it, kids! There's the temptation to play "Batman" when playing RPGs, and Ryan and Thomas are here to tell ya: it don't work so...
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