The DM's Table - A DM And His Son

Tomb of Horrors is the epitome of Gygaxian Dungeon Design, and is a fun way to travel back in time to the era where DM’s and players were not necessarily on the same team.Tomb of Horrors is the epitome of Gygaxian Dungeon Design, and is a fun way to travel back in time to the era where DM’s and players were not necessarily on the same team.

My Transition from Homebrew to Pre-made Campaigns

In my past, I was an avid believer that I just had to write my own campaigns. I was wrong...

Dungeon Mastering as a Service

“Remember; the GM is there to be of service―to make players shine. The more they shine, the better and more memorable the game is, and the better a GM you are.”

― Dan Clark, “Making Players Shine” - Kobold Guide to Gamemastering

The Nerd's Guide to the Forgotten Realms

I decided that it might be useful to publish my Forgotten Realms reading list so that others might benefit from what I have researched and read about.

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Using Games as a Method of Teaching

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
― Aristotle, Metaphysics

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Thoughts on Writing Workflow Part 2

From the elevator pitch, I like to develop the basic ideas behind the driving the turmoil and “the big bad” NPC...

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Thoughts on Writing Workflow Part 1

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

My Little Mirror

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

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My Writer's Journey Act 2 and 3

...with some measure of talent and luck the players and DM should be able to craft a great climax ending with the tools that WotC has given...

A DM and His SonAlan DrakeMarch 23, 2017Dungeons and Dragons, Blog, Tutorial, Tabletop, RPG, Role-play Games, Role with Advantage, The DM's Table, A DM and His Son, Tabletop RPG, Dragon, Dungeon, Games, Board Games, Fun, Dice, Action, Adventure, League, Adventurers League, D&D, DnD, D and D, Writer

My Writer's Journey Act 1

I was inspired to start publishing my adventures that I have written in the past by a talk that Chris Perkins gave at the 2017 PAX South...

A DM and His SonAlan DrakeMarch 16, 2017Dungeons and Dragons, Blog, Tutorial, Tabletop, RPG, Role-play Games, Role with Advantage, The DM's Table, A DM and His Son, Tabletop RPG, Dragon, Dungeon, Games, Board Games, Fun, Dice, Action, Adventure, League, Adventurers League, D&D, DnD, D and D, Writer

Finding Balance

Have you ever given a dog three of her favorite tennis balls and watched as she has a hard time figuring out which ball to play with at that particular moment?

Learning to Roll with the Punches

When I was nineteen years old, I decided that I had a story to tell...

Hello World

“Ah … ! What’s happening? it thought.
Er, excuse me, who am I?
Hello?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

A DM and His SonAlan DrakeFebruary 23, 2017Dungeons and Dragons, Blog, Tutorial, Tabletop, RPG, Role-play Games, Role with Advantage, The DM's Table, A DM and His Son, Tabletop RPG, Dragon, Dungeon, Games, Board Games, Fun, Dice, Action, Adventure, League, Adventurers League, D&D, DnD, D and D, Writer