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Ex-RPGNet Review: The Malady of Kings
Each Troll Lord release improves significantly upon the last. The Malady of Kings is a noteworthy, high-level D20 adventure. Review Originally Published May 21st, 2001 PLOT Warning: This review will contain spoilers for The Malady of Kings. Players who may find themselves playing in this adventure should not read beyond this point. A thousand years […]
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November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Advanced Gamemastery: How to Run Horror RPGs
You can be absolutely terrified and still live to scream another day. Ennie Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author Justin Alexander breaks down the four Pillars of Horror, along with the shortcuts and multipliers that will make running a horror adventure in D&D or any other tabletop RPG frighteningly simple! Subscribe Now!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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The Vladaam Affair – Part 16E: Slave Trade Handouts
Go to Table of Contents BUSINESS OF THE VLADAAM SLAVE WAREHOUSE This collection of posted bills records recent sales and transfers of inventory through the lower warehouse. A sampling of entries include items such as: Elven maid, 78 years of age, permanently dominated to any compliance Four dwarf workers, dim-witted but strong in thew Female […]
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October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Ex-RPGNet Review: A Lion in the Ropes
Stephen Chenault designs a solid D20 module, Troll Lord’s first. Although possessed of great strengths, A Lion in the Ropes is held back by a central weakness in its design. Review Originally Published May 21st, 2001 Warning: This review will contain spoilers for A Lion in the Ropes. Players who may find themselves playing in […]
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Ptolus: Running the Campaign – Contract Handouts
DISCUSSING In the Shadow of the Spire – Session 48A: A Night in the Necropolis Standing outside the door were a young man with his brown hair pulled back in a ponytail and a lithe woman with black hair down past her shoulders. The young man stretched out his hand, “My name’s Marcus Hunter. We’re […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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In the Shadow of the Spire – Session 48A: A Night in the Necropolis
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPIRE SESSION 48A: A NIGHT IN THE NECROPOLIS January 9th, 2010 The 26th Day of Kadal in the 790th Year of the Seyrunian Dynasty They cleaned the hall and moved the corpse into Ranthir’s make-shift laboratory. By the time Elestra was ready to force answers out of the drakken, they […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Random GM Tip – Running Background Adventures
Here’s an adventure I see from time to time: The PCs are in a city or a space station or the Keep on the Borderlands and Something Weird™ is happening. Random people are turning purple. Invisible goblins are causing chaos. A false hydra is eating people. A new bratva is shaking down local business owners, […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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After Action – Mothership
I’ve just released the first exclusive video for Alexandrite members of the Alexandrian Youtube channel. This is an after action report from a session of my Mothership open table. I’m planning to do more of these in the future, offering a sneak peek into what’s going on at my gaming table in (almost) real time. We’ll […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Thought of the Day: Elven Teeth
Human teeth wear out. Even if you avoid the deleterious effects of cavities and gum disease, sheer wear and tear will eventually grind your teeth down. So by the end of a few decades of life, it’s not at all unusual for people to start losing some or all of their teeth. Elves, on the […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Ex-RPGNet Review: Points in Space – Starport Locations
If you run a science fiction campaign, buy this book today. If you don’t run a science fiction campaign, then you can wait until tomorrow. Review Originally Published May 21st, 2001 Points in Space is a generic science fiction supplement designed to provide locations and characters which might be found on your stereotypical space station. […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Advanced Gamemastery: Shared Campaign Worlds
Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Justin Alexander all run their campaigns differently than you do. What do they know that you don’t? And what are the five keys you need to unlock these epic campaigns for yourself? Subscribe Now!
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Review: Heroes of the Borderlands (D&D Starter Set 2025)
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve reviewed a D&D 5th Edition Starter Set, I’d have four nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s a weird that it’s happened four times. This particular starter set is Heroes of the Borderlands, and it’s designed to introduce new players to the D&D 2024 version of […]
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Ask the Alexandrian #21: Keeping Track of an Open Table
Johann asks: [I’m running] an open table with three DMs. I was wondering about the information and knowledge players have and seek out. We ask one player to write kind of like a journal entry for the others, but only a very few dedicated people actually read these. The same goes for the wiki; only […]
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October 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Gamehole Con 12
Later this month I’m going to be in Madison, WI for Gamehole Con! THREE CLUE RULE Thursday 8AM Due to travel delays, I will not be in Madison by 8 AM Thursday. YOUTUBE RPG STARS Appearing with Dave Thaumavore & Ben Milton! Saturday 5 PM I haven’t been back to Gamehole Con since COVID, and […]
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October 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Ex-RPGNet Review: The Tide of Years
Review Originally Published May 21st, 2001 With The Tide of Years Penumbra has gone from being one of the premiere D20 companies to being THE company producing D20 supplements – and I include Wizards of the Coast in that assessment. In The Tide of Years Penumbra not only introduces a new set of production values […]
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October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Alexandrian Auxiliary – Game Design Round Table – GM as Designer
In this episode of the RPG series of the Game Design Round Table, hosts Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron are joined by Justin Alexander , a renowned game designer and thought leader in tabletop RPGs. Known for his influential essays and innovative GM techniques, Justin shares insights into the role of the Game Master as […]
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October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Arnecon 3
Later this month I’ve been invited to appear as Special Guest at ArneCon 3 in Minneapolis, MN. I’ll be GMing two sessions of Mothership: Friday, October 10th @ 6pm – Mothership! Saturday, October 11th @ 1pm – Mothership! And also hosting a live session of Random GM Tips! Random GM Tips – Sunday, October 12th […]
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October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The Vladaam Affair – Part 16D: Vladaam Slave Ship – Eye of the East
Go to Table of Contents Beneath its charming exterior, the Eye of the East is a charnel horror of death and despair. CAPTAIN MORSUL: Captain Morsul is a minotaur vampire, infected during a voyage through the Serpent’s Teeth. Use the stats for a vampire nightbringer (MM 2024, p. 316) with the following traits: Strength 18 […]
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October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Ask the Alexandrian #20: Transferable Techniques
T-Prime asks: I really like your Roll Initiative Last video, but how could you use this with the alternative initiative checks from Pathfinder? I often get asked questions like this. Here’s another one: D. asks: I’ve been using your Dice of Destiny system for years. It revolutionized my Vampire game! But now I see that you’re […]
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October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Goblin! – The Saga of Ghost-Teeth
Goblin! is a solo RPG from Hexy Studio and the first installment in the Misbehave series of solo RPG experiences. I’m going on the adventure of a lifetime as the Goblin Who Will Soon Be Known as Ghost-Tooth. Can Ghost-Tooth triumph, reunite the goblin crown, and lead his people to victory against the tyrannical gnomes? […]
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October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Ex-RPGNet Review: Thieves in the Forest
Three Days to Kill, the inaugural product in Atlas Games’ Penumbra line of D20/D&D supplements, was one of the best low-level modules I’ve ever read. It was one of those gaming products that make you instantly eager to call up your gaming group, roll up some characters, and get down to some serious roleplaying. Thieves […]
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Alexandrian Youtube Memberships!
If you’ve been looking for a way to support the Alexandrian without using Patreon — or if you just want your support to be focused on producing more (and better!) Youtube videos — then you should become a Member of the Alexandrian Youtube channel. I’m launching our membership program today. In addition to loyalty badges, […]
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October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Quick GM Tip: Roll Initiative Last!
Want to supercharge your D&D combat? Roll initiative last! Thanks to all my Youtube gaming buddies! Check out their channels for even more awesome RPG and GMing tips: Baron de Ropp – ‪@DungeonMasterpiece‬ Bob World Builder – ‪@BobWorldBuilder‬ Dave Thaumavore – ‪@DaveThaumavore‬ Seth Skorkowsky – ‪@SSkorkowsky‬ Subscribe Now!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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RPG in the Jungle
Next spring I will be embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as the featured GM for RPG IN THE JUNGLE. RPG in the Jungle is a five-day, 20+ hour tabletop adventure at Citadel Fury, the world’s only hand-sculpted gaming fortress in the heart of Peru. Nestled in this untamed paradise, beneath emerald canopies, I’ll […]
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October 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Ex-RPGnet Review: In the Belly of the Beast
In the Belly of the Beast is not only an excellent product in its own right, it deserves to be the template by which other adventures will be written. Review Originally Published May 21st, 2001 Not only is every Penumbra product from Atlas Games a tour de force of excellence, each betrays an immense talent […]
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October 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM