The Story Engine Blog

Whether you're a D&D player or a Dungeon Master, we've all been there: the party is camping between towns, or exploring a story sidepath, and t...

Everyone prepares for a game of Dungeons & Dragons differently. A lot of people I have talked to over the years don’t prep their random encount...

This is part 3 of Pedro Galicia's 4-blog series about how to handle it when the party takes your D&D campaign off the rails. Part 1 was about p...

It's always fun to do a special holiday session for your D&D players, but it's not always easy to find an adventure that fits. Fortunately, the...

I'm pleased to unveil a little something I've been working on with Pedro Galicia (our guest blogger and DM of the World Walkers D&D podcast). I...

It’s time to prep for your next game session. You’ve got books of monsters. You’ve got rulebooks on your shelf that you’ll keep on those shelves wh...

The month of NaNoWriMo is upon us, and we’ve just reached the halfway point. In my experience, it’s also the point where a lot of writers get stuck...

Inspiration comes in many forms. Sometimes, a moment changes your life, and the only way to process it is to share it in the form of a powerful sto...

I've already talked about my love for NaNoWriMo, the one-month novel-writing binge that unites writers all over the world. But as a Forever DM alwa...

Are you bummed that Halloween won’t be the same this year with COVID-19? Me too! But I feel strongly that if people are able to stay home and stay ...