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Ah yes. The topic of the Game Master rolling dice in front of the group for all to see has surfaced yet again. Have you seen some of my dice rolls? Either the Player Characters get squished or my poor monsters never land a single hit. What's a GM to do?

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Behind the Screen: New Players.

Game Master suggestions for welcoming new players to a preexisting campaign.

Greetings! Welcome New Players. I’m so happy to have you here with us. Let’s make this a good experience. Disclaimer: This is my approach. Your Game Mastering style may be different. That’s cool. Mine is not the only way. Please do what works best for you and your group. Maybe you’re an old hat behind the screen with new players or possibly a new Game Master with new players. With the arrival…

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Mystery Dice Goblin.com is Awesome!

This is a review of the dice I received from Mystery Dice Goblin.com. All three sets are just gorgeous. I don't think I could have chosen prettier dice if I tried. The red ones are my new favorite dice.

I received three sets of really fabulous dice in the mail the other day. Normally I kind of raise an eyebrow at Mystery Dice because I’m a little picky about my math rocks. Sometimes random grab bags of dice end up being gifts for other people if I don’t like the color or style as much. However, I was pleasantly thrilled with the contents of these three Mystery  Dice…

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New Players and Game Masters: Make Your Dice Count.

Older players will probably see this as a role play vs roll and play discussion. Should Skill rolls in various TTRPG situations take the place of in character dialogue and interaction?

Always ask before you roll, “Do the dice need to be involved?” D&D 5E Skills (SRD) You have a pristine character sheet with a lot of shiny skills and abilities that allow us to do all kinds of interesting things. But do we need to roll for everything? One of the biggest challenges faced by new Player and Game Masters regardless of your game of choice is when to roll the dice and for what. I’m…