Month: January 2018

Painting Workshops, Bard Masterclasses, oh my!

We bring you two new community workshops on 29 Jan 2018! Together with Games at PI, we’ll be hosting our first “A Class Act” session to help you level up your mastery of the Bard, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition’s most versatile caster! The fine folk at Games@PI will also be conducting a Painting Workshop, where you can learn techniques for preparing, painting,…

Tavern Talks: Checking Egos at the Door – Tips on Managing Your Table

A topic that always comes up when I speak to newer DMs is how to manage the different roles of a DM and at the same time manage the personalities at the table … and still keep the session fun and exciting. Concerns are ever heightened when the DM is running a public AL game. There are no formulae that will guarantee success, but, there are some tips that I use that one can use to achieve the needed goals.

Tavern Tales: On Losing Characters

Player Name: Gui An Character Name: Khaz Modan Level & Class(es): 10 Cleric (War Domain) Adventure Name: DDEP07-01 – Peril at the Port The Story: So, I played at Gamestart 2017, at Peril at the Port, in Singapore’s first ever epic. I brought with me a fully geared character that I’d previously played for 40+ weeks, running the full hardcover…

Tavern Talks: What the *DM* were you thinking?!

If you’re an aspiring DM or if you’d like to find out more about how you can get the most out of your games or are just interested what goes on in your DM’s mind, be sure to drop by! DMs Jonathan T. and Petrina H. “Rev” will be there to share experiences and provide some handy tips! There will…