This weekend I was at Pax on a panel called “D&D in the Classroom: A How-To Guide for Educators”. As per our official synopsis: Anyone who plays D&D can easily list of a myriad of benefits the games gives; social interactions, problem-solving, and creative thinking are just a few. Now imagine if we could bringContinue reading “D&D in the Classroom: A How-To Guide for Educators”
Author Archives: Dan Machuca
A type of problem player
A fellow game master asked me for advice on how to deal with a potential problem player. They weren’t trying to derail their campaign or anything like that, but they were overly focused on their own goals, would not interact with npcs beyond demanding and receiving their rewards and payment and generally had a veryContinue reading “A type of problem player”
How to use the environment to your advantage
Recently a fellow DM reached out to me with a dilemna. They had just designed a boss fight around the players coming across a grove of evil druids casting a ritual that needed to be interrupted within a certain number of rounds by the players. If there were any druids left arrived when time wasContinue reading “How to use the environment to your advantage”
Dan the Game Master 