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A Village Name That’s a Funny Puzzle

Here’s a funny, simple puzzle for your game. My mom is reading a book called The Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman. In it there’s a place called Saint Ophere. Turns out the place was named because someone long ago misread a sign. The sign read: Stop here Stop here with some punctuation becomes […]

Make Monster Parts Puzzles For Your Adventures

Over at my Campaign Community forum, Doug the Winter shares a great campaign war story. And in that story lies a fantastic tip: use monster parts as puzzle pieces. Here’s a snippet of his story: The Situation The group has been stuck in the feywild due to an ongoing feud with a night hag coven. […]

Beat Dungeon Slumps With Dungeon Sumps

The first issue of 5 Room Dungeons Zine features underwater gameplay in a location you would not expect to have to swim or fight. Part of the reason I made this unusual environment the 5RD’s Feature Location is to challenge your players to master the underwater rules. When your group learns edge case type rules […]

30 Ways To Deliver Clever Clues

You know how you want to give players clues in clever ways in-game without just blurting them out? The opportunity is there. The need is there. But nothing comes to mind. Then the moment passes and you move on, a bit disappointed, sometimes frustrated. “If only I could have thought of a great way to […]

This Fantastic Keyword Puzzle

You stand before a door. Magic seals it tight. Runes begin to glow. They read: Door is closed Beneath this phrase, more runes appear: water – angry – open – window – soft I found this cool puzzle on Reddit. Here’s how it works. Characters can swap closed with a word in the list. For […]

What’s A Hazard? What’s A Trap?

What’s the difference between a trap and a hazard.This question was on my mind while working on a new Dungeon Generator for Campaign

A Nice Tip On Adventure Puzzles

When I first started GMing I used the kind of puzzles that seemed arbitrary and quirky. After a few years these began ruining the fun because they became too out-of-place and broke our sense of disbelief. Now don’t get me wrong. A chess board puzzle that zaps you for stepping on the wrong square is […]

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A Village Name That’s a Funny Puzzle

Make Monster Parts Puzzles For Your Adventures

Beat Dungeon Slumps With Dungeon Sumps

30 Ways To Deliver Clever Clues

This Fantastic Keyword Puzzle

What’s A Hazard? What’s A Trap?

A Nice Tip On Adventure Puzzles

The Grand Puzzle Of The Runecarvers

Player Challenge #06 All Tied Up

Player Challenge #05 Cypher Texts

Player Challenge #04 Think Sideways

Player Challenge #03 Detections

Player Challenge #02 Hidden Objects

Player Challenge #01 Keep ‘Em Separated