Your Virtual DM: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enjoy Solo TTRPGs

Artificial Intelligence is a polarizing topic these days. From Skynet-style flights of fancy to the very real implications for content creators, it’s an evolving technology that isn’t going away anytime soon. But free from worrying about profiting off of others’ work, using AI at the game table can help provide you with a set of … Read more

Transforming Your D&D Campaign: Shifting from the Railroad to the Sandbox

Back in September of 2022, I wrote an article that asked the question, “Does what you’re currently running still feel fresh and fun? Are your players as invested in it as they were in the beginning? Does something feel missing? Are you burning out?” In it, I discussed how we had transitioned in the all-girl’s … Read more

We Built This City: Tools, Tips, and Tricks on Increasing Immersion in Your D&D Game

Terrain. Maps. Minis. Music. Handouts. TTRPGs aren’t movies and television and we can’t rely on moving pictures to help immerse our players, so what are some ways that you can help the imagination Build This City in your players’ minds? In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave sit down to revisit our discussion with The … Read more

Ubtao’s Blessing: Creating Magic Items That Grow With Your Character

Greetings, 3WD-verse! DM Chris here. While working on the magical treasure index for our new Lord of the Rings Roleplaying campaign, I was reminded of an idea I’d used for my earlier Tomb of Annihilation campaign. Balancing between rewarding your players while still keeping magic items meaningful and special can be a bit of a … Read more

Cobblers, Glassblowers, and Weavers Unite! Utilizing Forgotten Proficiencies in Your D&D Games

Cobbler’s tools. Weaver’s tools. Glassblowing. There are a host of proficiencies that are part of building a character in D&D that seem strange at first for someone who is going out on adventures. For a lot of players, it just becomes something that you picked during character creation. We’ve come to call these the “orphan” … Read more

Halls of Valhalla: 3WDs Player Review of Our D&D Viking Epic, Journey to Ragnarok

It’s apropos that our first-ever players review of a campaign was for DM Tony’s Storm King’s Thunder campaign, as our newest iteration has us returning to the frozen world of the original giants in Mana Project Studios Journey to Ragnarok! We bring on return guests Scott (the Terrain Wrangler), Bonnie (the Chaos Engine) and our … Read more

Conquer the Viking Saga! 3 Wise DMs Campaign Review and Wrap-up of Journey to Ragnarok

After a little over 2 years and 20+ sessions, we have finally concluded our adventure through the Norse Kingdoms in Midgard and the remaining 8 worlds of Yggdrasill, the World Tree, where the Auspicious Signs were successful in stopping Ragnarok: the Twilight of the Gods. Journey to Ragnarok was in the campaign queue for quite … Read more

Dive into a Free X-Men Adventure – Join the School for Gifted Youngsters Now!

Greetings, 3WD-verse! DM Chris here. When I was approached to run DM Tony’s most recent birthday game, I was excited and yet without a clear vision of exactly what we were going to play. Our birthday game one-shots have become a friendly competition, so I went searching for the perfect idea. We’d just played a … Read more

I Don’t Know: 9 Tips to Master D&D Settings That You’re New to Running

“What elements would this game need to include to feel complete for a fan of the setting and the story?” That was the question from Forever DM Larry about running a Dragonlance campaign for players that had read the books… which he hasn’t. In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave reveal the best tips they … Read more

Challenge Yourself Part 3: Dungeons & Dragons and Wonderland?

Challenge Yourself Part 3

While some players aren’t down for an adventure which is light-hearted and silly, it is kind of the risk you run when preparing for a game and its nature is a surprise. However, everyone, including the guest of honor, enjoyed it so the mission was accomplished.