One week to go: how to prep fast with The Campaign Handbook

Like many DMs, I broadly follow Mike Shea’s eight steps in Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master, and the Campaign Handbook is built on a similar skeleton.

Launching soon: The Campaign Handbook

After nearly two years of writing and editing, The Campaign Handbook is nearly here! And we have a release date: Tuesday 5 November, exclusively on DriveThru RPG.

Table energy: what boosts and drains your DM?

It isn’t just the DM’s prep that keeps a game alive: it’s the rhythm of the table. Some things energize the session and keep things flowing, but others quietly drag it down. If you’ve ever left a game feeling weirdly drained, this post might help explain why.