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By Maximilian Hart - April 23, 2019

Hit ‘Em While They’re Down

​You know how like … a week ago I sent you an email saying “I’m back!”

Now I’m really back.

Right as my back was getting better I got hit with a nasty cold. And right as I was getting better from that it moved to my chest.

Life, y’know?

Make your game like that for your players. Not to the point of unfairness and no fun, of course. But think of ways to “hit your players while they’re down.”

Maybe they’re off in a dungeon and in desperate need of a long rest, so they hole up and set watches. And then a character gets a sending spell message that some family member is sick and they need to come Right Away.

Or maybe literally have a monster hit an unconscious player. That works too.


​​Tons of ​​Links:

​So You Want to Brew an Adventure?​ – The Angry GM

​Encounter of the Week: Sea Trolls in the Net​ – DnDBeyond

Psychedelic Cellar of the Stone Giants​ – Dyson’s Dodecahedron

Want to know how NOT to create and run a social encounter?​ – Sage Advice

Balhannoth Tactics​ – The Monsters Know What They’re Doing

What Does Critical Role’s Record-Breaking $11 Million Kickstarter Mean for D&D?​ – DnDBeyond

Non-Player Character Gets Third Accent​ – Dungeon Master’s Workshop

More Accounting for Magical Items​ – The Angry GM

How to Play a Troll like a Relentless Survivor​ – DnDBeyond

Matt Mercer: The Power of RPGs​ – Sage Advice

The Major Powers in Your D&D Setting​ – RJD20

Encounter of the Week: April Showers and Foul Flowers​ – DnDBeyond

How to Read Your D&D Books​ – Sly Flourish

The Vault of Tranquility​ – Dyson’s Dodecahedron

Matt Mercer Multiclassing – Handbooker Helper​ – Critical Role

Mechanical Thinking: Overextending​ – DnDBeyond


​Now get out there and tell a story!

Peace,

Maximilian Hart

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