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Announcing a change in direction: supporting Dragonbane. I am Moving On from 5e as my primary focus. Most of what is here is designed to be used in any system, but a lot has focused on 5e. For a time at least, I will be adapting my work to Dragonbane. I hope you join me in my journey, and if you play 5e yourself, remember that there is a plethora of info already here, and new stuff will be easily adaptable. So don’t go anywhere.

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Director’s Cuts: Looming Threats

Behind the screen, a Gamemaster is a director shaping pacing, tension, and drama. In the Director’s Cuts column we pull back the curtain on tabletop storytelling. Every installment delivers actionable, system-agnostic strategies to elevate your game. In this installment, we look at using impending events we call Looming Threats to increase tension and keep the action moving

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