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Happy Halloween!🎃🦇✨Come join us a little earlier tonight 10/31 @ 5PM PST for our Above Table series featuring :

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#dnd #dmtalk #gmtips #halloween
October 31, 2026 at 6:28 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
When one cool line from Lae'Zel makes you remake the whole battle map! You can download it for yourselves at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
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#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #tabletopgaming #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai
October 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
anvilandink.bsky.social
Hot take: your ghosts should not want to kill anybody. At a table of 2-3, a ghost that only attacks is just another fight. Give it a want (a name nobody says, a grave nobody visits) and the fight becomes one of three doors. What does your ghost want? anvilnink.com #ttrpg #gmtips
October 31, 2026 at 11:54 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
Any BOTW and TOTK fans out there who also play D&D?
Get the maps at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
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#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #tabletop #tabletopgaming #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai #zelda #botw #totk #legendofzelda
October 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
evenreachgames.com
New video! A viewer asked how to beat a villain without a fight, so here are four ways: talk them down, change the stakes, make a better offer, and turn them into allies.

youtu.be/EOzY326hVdM

Have your players ever talked their way past a boss?

#ttrpg #gmtips
When You Can't Just Stab the Villain | 4 Ways to Win Without a Fight
YouTube video by Evenreach Games
youtu.be
October 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
academyofdungeoneering.com
If the dragon never wakes up, it isn’t a dragon. It’s furniture.

Too dangerous and they run. Too safe and nobody remembers it a month later. The job is the road between: hard enough to matter, fair enough to win.

Best fight your table nearly lost?

#TTRPG #GMTips
A parchment card ruled like a notebook page, headed THE ACADEMY OF DUNGEONEERING. Small oxblood capitals: FROM THE GAME MASTER’S NOTES. Large serif type: If the dragon never wakes up, it isn’t a dragon. It’s furniture. Below: A challenge only teaches while the outcome is still uncertain. A handwritten margin note: Too hard, they leave. Too easy, they never arrive.
November 2, 2026 at 1:13 PM
yunari01.bsky.social
Weather on a VTT map in 30 seconds: drag one transparent WebM onto the overhead layer. Done.

Step-by-step + free sampler:
yoka-wan.blog/go/i-dev1-bs/

#FoundryVTT #GMtips #TTRPG
October 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
yunari01.bsky.social
Storm scene recipe: heavy rain on top, a little fog under it, lightning only when the villain speaks. Your players will remember it.

Free effects sampler:
yoka-wan.blog/go/i-fxf-bs/

#TTRPG #VTT #GMtips
October 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
anvilandink.bsky.social
GM tip for 2-3 player tables: give the one clue the scene needs to your quietest player. Don't cold-call them. Give their character a sense only they have, like a ghost's whisper. Let them choose what to share and the its now the table turns to listen.
anvilnink.com

#ttrpg #gmtips #WIPWednesday
October 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM
anvilandink.bsky.social
Hot take: skip the boss's second phase. At a table of 2-3, a vampire lord who stands up again with fresh hit points is not a twist, it is a second fight. Make the rise cost something instead: burn the crypt or lose the lantern. Agree or fight me? anvilnink.com #ttrpg #gmtips #halloweendnd
October 24, 2026 at 11:20 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
What variant did it land on for you? 🫠
Bonus points if you can guess what was the inspiration for this battle map!
Get the maps at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai
October 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
yunari01.bsky.social
GM tip: put fog BELOW the tokens and rain ABOVE them. The map feels deeper and nobody's token gets hidden.

How to set it up in Foundry (free sampler inside):
yoka-wan.blog/go/i-dev1-bs/

#FoundryVTT #GMtips
October 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
Here's an Owlbear cave battle map for all your Owlbear needs!
[No AI]
Get the maps at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #owlbear #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #pathfinder #tabletop #tabletopgaming #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai
October 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
infinitestories.com
This spooky season, face your fears without compromising table safety.
Pro GM Masood Haque’s advice for creative risks and collaborative storytelling.

#ttrpg #dmtips #gmtips 
@mahrudeboi.bsky.social @hapabarbarian.bsky.social @kriticalrose.bsky.social
October 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM
ttjourneys.bsky.social
What separates a good convention session from an unforgettable one? Michael revisits Gen Con Day One.

Listen and share your answer!
🎲 #GMtips #GenCon2026 #TabletopCafe
open.spotify.com/epi...
October 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
Can your adventurers find the fabled Pond of Purification, or is it just an old tale...?
[No AI]
Get the maps at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #tabletop #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai #dndstory
October 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
ttjourneys.bsky.social
What does a great Game Master do to give every player a moment to shine? Michael reflects on the tables that made Gen Con Day One memorable.

Watch, then share your best convention game experience!
🎲 #GMtips #GenCon #TTRPG
youtu.be/sCJFuOOvfxE...
October 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
talesoferyndor.bsky.social
Every GM has that one session where the players ignore the plot entirely and incite a rebellion instead. We see you. What's your 'the party did WHAT' story?

#Eryndor #TTRPG #TabletopRPG #Fantasy #GMTips #dungeon master
October 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
If you got my Mad Hatter adventure, here's a belated soundtrack for it!
I decided to make my music degree useful and make it! Let me know what you think if you decide to use it!
Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
#fantasy #dnd5e #dndsound #dmtips #gmtips #dungeonmaster #tabletop #dnd #ttrpg #dndmusic #noai
October 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
My cat chooses your next D&D encounter! And if you need maps for those encounters, you can get them at Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #pathfinder #lancer #tabletop #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai #cat
October 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
Get hundreds of battle maps for any setting at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
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#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #inkarnate #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #pathfinder #lancer #tabletop #tabletopgaming #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai
October 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
Looking for a Halloween oneshot idea? Here's a whole adventure with a custom book, battlemaps, and tokens!
Get the maps at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
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#battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #halloween #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #tabletop #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai
October 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
Get all the battle maps in one place at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
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#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #inkarnate #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #pathfinder #lancer #tabletop #tabletopgaming #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai #dndhomebrew #ttrpgmap #dndmap
October 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
maplemapsdnd.bsky.social
New map is out! Get all the variants at 🔗 Patreon.com/MapleMapsDnD
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#dungeonsanddragons #battlemaps #fantasyart #fantasy #dnd5e #inkarnate #battlemap #dndmaps #dndart #dmtips #gmtips #pathfinder #lancer #tabletop #tabletopgaming #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonmaster #noai #dndhomebrew #dndbattlemaps
October 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
anvilandink.bsky.social
GM tip: a failed roll should set a price, not stop the scene. The rogue slips off the chapel wall? She still reaches the belfry, but the bell rope catches her hand and tolls. At a table of 2-3, a dead stop freezes everyone. Noise, time, or a lost item. anvilnink.com #ttrpg #gmtips

-Thoughts?
October 14, 2026 at 10:46 AM