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Setting up a Dungeon Map
So I don't know if anyone on here has used the 4E Keep on the Shadowfell but when you get to interlude 2 the PCs enter the dungeon, but the map is huge. When we play, I have the characters move over ...
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How many hours to go from level 1 to 10 in a campaign?
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I've DM'd before (3 past campaigns). I started playing D&D 4e when I was 12 or 13, so it holds a special place in my heart. However, school commitments took me away from the game for ...
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How can I quickly come up with random encounters and puzzles?
I'm DMing my first campaign in D&D 4e using my own setting, and I need to create some random encounters throughout the map surrounding the starting village. I only have a week available between ...
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What information a DM should have at hand when in an encounter?
I am currently playing D&D 4th edition and will be DMing soon. The party consists of 7 characters (mine included, even though I am a DM). I will be running a quest that I created myself and ...
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Creating NPCs from Real-Life People
I have some friends that would like to be part of my future D&D campaign as NPCs. What I need help with is creating stats for a NPC based on a person.
I am a player in this campaign. Our DM will ...
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Do I need both DMG1 and 2 to create adventures?
I'm working on my first custom campaign for my players and I am wondering if I should read both DMG1 and 2 or if it's possible to just use DMG2 as a guideline. I have previously run modules out of ...
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What race/class combinations would you like to see in pregenerated characters? [closed]
I am running a one shot for the local gaming association and am making pre-generated level one characters for people to use.
So what Race/class combinations would work best in a group of ...