Annabelle's Nerdy D&D Blog

Hello all! Today I'm going to take you through painting your Modular Realms "cracked stone" dungeon tiles to have a lava-like feel. I like to use it as traps (whoops! You got dropped into a room where THE FLOOR IS LAVA!) or as whole areas when the party travels to hell or the halls of the Fire Giants. It's a surprisingly easy effect to paint and, like my "Old Stone" effect, can achieved without ever needing to pick up a paint brush. I'm big on painting cool effects with minimal skills required - makes it much easier for me! I would rate painting...

  Armor class (AC) is the measure of how hard it is for an attacker to hit you when rolling to attack. The higher your armor class, the harder it is to hit you. AC is really important in Dungeons and Dragons because if an enemy attack misses, you don’t take damage. There are a fair few factors that are used to calculate armor class including natural defense, armor worn, dexterity modifier, shields, spells, magic items and more. Calculating a characters armor class can get a bit confusing so I’ve broken it down into a step by step approach.  ...

Hello all! I'm back with another painting guide! We're going to paint up a cracked stone dungeon tiles set to make them look all old and dungeon-y. I would rate this painting guide as easy-peasy - seriously, you don't even need a brush! It's kid friendly and doesn't take much time either whilst giving a realistic, textured stony effect perfect for dungeons. Materials Needed: Modular Realms terrain (It's magnetic, double-sided and super cool!) Sponge - I used these Black Primer - I used this one but any hobbyist primer should work. Grey paint - I used "Dungeon Base" by The Army Painter Paler...

Creating fun, interesting and balanced combat encounters can be a real struggle for Dungeon Masters. It can be hard to gage whether your going too easy or too hard on your party - especially at the beginning. Add in trying to manage initiative order, stat-blocks, environmental changes and remembering extras like reactions or legendary actions ... it's no wonder it gets a little overwhelming at times! I'm a big fan of using Dungeon Master tools to make DMing easier and I find the D&D Beyond Encounter Builder genuinely does make running combat much easier for me.   What is the D&D...

As a Dungeon Master, I love the thrill of diving into a fresh and exciting game scenario! On some days, however, I go to write a one-shot and sit there with blank-paper-syndrome for hours. Just in case you get hit with that problem as well, I’ve gone ahead and prepared five great scenarios to pique your imagination. These are great to use as inspiration for one-shots or something new to add to your campaign. While not all of these ideas will fit seamlessly into your existing campaign, they’ll definitely spark some ideas for game night!     Fathoms Below: Underwater Adventure   Why...