Dungeon Masters: Know the Beginning, Not the End Knowing the beginning, not the end, is a quick DMing trick that can get your sessions up and running while keeping your players engaged. Are there other ways to run a session? Sure. But this method will help if you don’t have time to prep but still […]
The Mummy (1932) Dungeon masters need to immerse themselves in stories and knowledge. We can’t be flipping through books at the gaming table or spending hours prepping before a session. We need to create a catalog of stories in our minds that we can draw from while running D&D. Let’s consider The Mummy from 1932.
Four D&D Tips from Star Trek TNG’s 12th Worst Episode The episode is entitled “Too Short a Season” and originally aired on February 8th, 1988, as Season 1, Episode 16. The Enterprise is called to take an elderly Starfleet admiral to a planet to resolve a hostage crisis. Once the admiral is onboard, he begins
D&D Tips from Glen A. Larson’s The Highwayman The Highwayman was a TV movie from 1987 that spawned a short-lived series. The show blended modern western and post-apocalyptic themes with science fiction elements. It followed the adventures of a federal lawman known only as the Highwayman, played by Sam J. Jones, and his futuristic tractor-trailer
It originally aired on February 1, 1993, and currently holds an IMDb rating of 6.0. It is entitled “Aquiel.” The Enterprise visits an isolated communications station to find the crew missing and murder and intrigue around every corner. Plus, a dog in an air vent. Geordi falls in love with yet another woman long distance,
The Internet heaps tons of pressure on dungeon masters. The chatter is all about balancing encounters, creating massive worlds, crafting villains, planning epic plots, and developing stories that rival the greatest literature in the world. Let’s be clear: if the dungeon master is supposed to be Shakespeare, then the players had better be Patrick Stewart,
This episode originally aired on May 4, 1992, and is Season 5, Episode 22. It currently holds an IMDb rating of 6.0 and is entitled “Imaginary Friend.” An alien entity assumes the identity of a little girl’s imaginary friend and then grows angry and mean. Yet another light ball invades the Enterprise. Think “The Child,”
I went to Gen Con for the first time in my life, and apparently, I’ve lived to tell about it. I had two main goals: to play games and meet people who work in the gaming industry. I ended up playing a lot of games. However, I got so caught up looking for interesting games
Watch the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/XYjmvQZ-y7Q It aired on November 9, 1987, and is the eighth episode of the first season. It currently boasts an IMDb rating of 6.0 and is entitled “Justice.” The Enterprise encounters an Eden-like planet. However, Wesley Crusher is condemned to death for an incredibly small infraction. The episode was directed
Make Dungeon Master Prep Theater of the Mind | The No-Prep Game Master Let’s face it, we don’t have time to spend hours preparing for a D&D session and then spend hours playing D&D another night during the week. We have to put food on the table. We have spouses and families. We have to
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7-S59YL23FU With an IMDb rating of 6.0, that episode is “The Loss.” It is the 10th episode of the 4th season and originally aired on December 31, 1990. The Enterprise is caught in a field of two-dimensional creatures and, as a result, Counselor Troi loses her empathic abilities. “The Loss” gets a
It has an IMDb rating of 5.8 and is entitled “Masks.” It originally aired on February 21, 1994, and is the 17th episode of the seventh and final season of The Next Generation. The Enterprise encounters an 87-million-year-old rogue comet, which turns out to be a device that holds the history of an entire civilization.
Dungeons and Dragons Tips from Star Trek: The Next Generation According to IMDb, with a rating of 5.8, that episode is “The Child.” It originally aired on November 21, 1988, and is the Season 2 premiere. Counselor Troi is impregnated by an alien entity that unwittingly puts the Enterprise in danger. The premise of this
The episode in question is Season One, Episode 14, which aired on January 25th, 1988, and currently has an IMDb rating of 5.7. The title is Angel One. Searching for survivors of a spaceship crash leads the Enterprise to a planet ruled by women who keep men as second-class citizens. While Riker, Data, Troi, and
Four Dungeons and Dragons tips from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s fourth worst episode. I use the IMDb rating for these videos, and this episode clocks in with a rating of 5.7 out of 10. The episode is entitled “Man of the People.” It is Season 6, Episode 3, and originally aired on October 3,
