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One Page Encounters: Farmstead in Flames!
Flames, flames on the side of my face! Today's One Page Encounter has the player characters rescuing the Sutters from destructive...
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Helpful NPCs
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Magical Mixology: Fantastical Refreshments Found For Your Game!
Hello, all! Before getting into our sorcerous libations, we'll take just a moment to direct you to our Kickstarter for Character Case,...
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Helpful NPCs
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Your Quest Awaits with This Random Adventure Generator
Hear ye, hear ye! There's an adventure before you! Villains and foes and terrible troubles await. The kingdom calls to you for aid! If...
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Helpful NPCs
- Mar 6
- 1 min
One Page Encounter: Bugbears at the Blue Boar!
While Ryan and I have been hard at work Kickstarting our tabletop organizers, Character Case, we haven't stopped producing content for...
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Helpful NPCs
- Feb 22
- 1 min
ANNOUNCING: Character Case, Kickstarter Edition.
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs crew here to talk about Character Case. Our all-in-one tabletop organizer debuted to an overwhelmingly...
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Helpful NPCs
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Eat ze Bugs: Random Jungle Foraging Fare!
Continuing our previous table of unusual grub, the Helpful NPCs take you on a jungle journey. Forage in the tropics and let the Helpful...
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Helpful NPCs
- Feb 7
- 1 min
One Page Encounters: Fancy Ogres!
Another One Page Encounter awaits enterprising adventurers! Ogres have beset Frederique the merchant's carriage, and they're insistent on...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 28
- 1 min
One Page Encounters: Goblin Defectors
As promised, we have we have released yet another delightful one-page encounter! Today’s tale is meant to keep your heroes on their toes....
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 24
- 1 min
One Page Encounters: Hungry, Hungry Cockatrices
Hello, all! We're starting a new content series called One Page Encounters. We're aiming to include a fleshed-out encounter you can drag...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 19
- 2 min
The OGL Drama Keeps coming
Get your popcorn ready.The fallout from the OGL 1.1 leaks has been disastrous for Wizards of the Coast. Scorn for corporate blundering...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 8
- 1 min
WotC: D&D Fanbase Not Sufficiently Alienated To Generate Profit
According to a leaked memo, Wizards of the Coast executives expressed concern that D&D 5e is too consumer-friendly to be profitable. The...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 4
- 1 min
A Random Encounter Generator For Your Random Encounter Generator? Yes.
There are a million random encounter generation tables online. We've even made our own. But there are some questions encountered when...
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Helpful NPCs
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Sailing the Sea of Stars (Or Some Minor Modifications to Spelljammer) (Part 1)
D&D 5e's Spelljammer supplement is fairly light in terms of rules density, so we opted to expand the system. There's more to come from...
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Helpful NPCs
- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
5e: Making Skill Proficiency Better Without Changing a Single Number
A lot of people complain about skills in 5e because the benefits of being trained in a skill are miniscule. A meager +2 bonus at first...
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Helpful NPCs
- Aug 24, 2022
- 6 min
OneD&D: Initial (I swear Non-Kneejerk and Level-Headed) Perspectives
What? A rational look at the new playtest that will surely ruin D&D forever? How can it be? I demand hyperbole and wroth! Fair warning: I...
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Helpful NPCs
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Dungeons & Dividends (Or, D&D's Monetization Problem)
D&D has a monetization problem. Recently, while running a D&D game at a Friendly Local Gaming Store, a gentleman approached the Helpful...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
d100 Roadside Encounters for Fledgling Adventurers (Levels 1-4)
How often do the player characters find themselves traveling along a road...only for nothing to happen? Point A time skips to Point B....
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Helpful NPCs
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
D&D 5e: Rest by the campfire with this table of random campsite traits!
Ever wonder what the campsite's like when you're resting for the night out in the boondocks? Never fear, Helpful NPCs has prepared a...
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Helpful NPCs
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
Dungeon Delights and Cavernous Confections
Ever wonder what your hungry, hungry adventurers might find when foraging in a dungeon for food? Take a look at the list below for some...
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Helpful NPCs
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
The Pack Mule, New and Improved
Hello! The Helpful NPCs crew here. We've updated the Pack Mule class with some snazzy new designs and artwork. Take a look at...
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